Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-13
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ssAHttat ,John BulI.u

The editor of the Providence Journal in printing,
under the above caption, an extract from Professor
Stoves speech, delivered before the citizens of
Glasgow, located, in parenthesis, that city in England
aud because we said he was a little hazey in his ge-
ography for such location, he is offended, and says
he does not see that be is wrong. The editor Of
the Journal may not il; do not pretend to
say that he does see it, but suppose The citizens
of Glasgow would see it, and world smile too if they
were told that they English, aud lived in Eng
land. There is not, in fact, such power on earth
rs England The kingdom Of England ceased to be.
in 1907, and became an integral part, and nothing
more, of the kingdom of Great Britain. If the ed
ior ofIhe Journal consults his geography, he viii
find that Glasgow is in Scotland, and If he will read
the act OF Union, cunsummated between Scotland
and Engand, in 1907, he win find it provided, in
the 9Th section Of that act, that the United King
dom shall heuceforth be named Great Britain.
Il any Ignorant foreigner to locate Providence
in Massachusetts, would not The editor of the Jour-
nal smile. and consider hun hazey in his geography!
But do consider the question agndterial one,
and we only noticed it as a coincidence.
The editor Of the Journal says, also, in reference
to other remarks which we made upon his article,
entitled "a Hit at john Bu,''
''We quite dull in our efforts to compre-
bend the force of the Spy's reasoning, when it at
templs show that the production Of cotton has
necessarily anything to do with slavery
Now, we do not dispute the dulness Of the editor
of the Journal, and beg leave respectfully TO dis
claim any responsibility on that account. But does
not the editor of the Journal admit all that claim
ed,when he says "That cotton may be raised by free
labor, is very true" We said that ii is not neces
sary to have slavery, in order to have cotton, and
the editor of the Journal does attempt contra
diet the proposition. Now, is not his profession Of
duness, concerning our meaning little too modest!
We think it is
We repeat, that although we must have cotton,
we must not, therefore, of necessity, have slavery.
We can do without slavery. Our country would be
more glorious, great, free, prosperous, and happy
= without it. And with freedom we could have more
cotton, and better cotton, than we have now.
The editor of The Journal says that the abolition
of slavery would Immensely diminish the product of
cotton. Perhaps il would; probably it would, for
year two; but if the free aborers were TO receive
adequate compensation, they would, doubtless, pro-
duce all the cotton the world would want There
are many farmers in Southern Pennsylvania Indi-
ana, and Illinois, who raise little cotton, and who
find a ready market for it among our country
men, and the British abotioniss. This shows that
freemen can grow cotton, and sell it too and il
shows, we think, that there is necessity for keep
ing men in slavery, in order to produce COTTON
VIII the editor Of the Journal say there is such me-
cessly.