The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-03-03
G Editor of the National Era

~ UV EuttOT W TIC NUtOTiut ETu 4.
SIR: perceive that the New York journals
are admitting into their columns attacks on
the Duchess Of Sutherland-the object of
which is evidently to weaken, if not wholly
to destroy, the moral effect of the address
to the women of this country on the sub
iect of slavery, in the preparation of which
that distinguished lady has taken so promi-
nent part The Tribune of the 9Th instant
has a letter from its LonoOn correspondent
calculated to mislead the public mind on this
subject, and to arouse prejudices where none
ought to exist The Herald follows in the wake
the Tribune, and does not hesitate, in its num-
Der of the 18th instant, to accredt an article
which appears in Graham's Magazine for
March, containing charges of the most odious
kind against the Duchess of Sutherland con-
yeyed in language the most offensive. have
endeavored to correct the error for | will use
no harsher term, into which the Tribune and
Herald have fallen, by addressing letters to the
editors of these papers; but hitherto they have
not inserted them, though authenticated by
my signature, and in this respect appear to me
to show as great want of gallantry as of JUS
tice.
With your permission, should like to make
lew corrective remarks on the article in Ora
hams Magazine, for the information of such of
your readers as may not be aware of the facts
Of the case.
In the February number of Graham there is
areview of Uncle TOMS Cabin, which violates
every principle of good taste, as well as every
canon of sound criticism. For this it appears
he has been taken to task by some Of his con-
temporaries and in his March number attempts
to crush all opposition in an article headed
The British SlaUs System, which | have no
doubt will be extensively quoted, and furnish
ample materials for all the pro-slavery prints,
North and South, to feed upon for the next
three months
Now, sir, it is not my intention to take up
your space or the time of your readers by
defence ofthe English and their doings, whether
at home or abroad. have no wish TO palliate
or excuse the evils which afliict Great Britain,
or degrade Ireland; but even supposine the
alleged facts were universally true, have vet
to learn that oppression there can Justify sla.
very here; or that those who oppose the one
and the other in both countries. are to be
gagged in the honest expression of their opin.
@us- or be prevented pleading the cause of JUS
tee, humanity, and freedom. My object now
sto vindicate the Duchess of Sutherland from
the charges brought against her in Graham's
AdgaSine and in doing 30, ] shall answer
the articles which have appeared in the Tn
bune and Herald
The charges brought against the Duchess
Of Sutherland are set forth in tile following
prms in Graham "The great proprietors of
North Britain have been doing all in their
power to exterminate and remove their poor
@nantry and dependents from the homes of
.her ioreiathers, for the purpose Of turning
.he vacated districts into deer-parks sheep
"aAs or large iarms-a score of small farms
eonter'ed INTO one great holding for q single
iainny This system has been remorselessly
varied out 10y the Scottish landowners. And
us remarkable fact and one which all who
nave read OF the Stafford House meeting of
English ladies, should bear in mind when con-
sdering the object which brought them to-
gether. That the Duchess of Sutherland. who
has now the foolish audacity to ret herself up
as the chief censor Of our institutions, was IA
lew years aagol the most wholesale extermina-
sor 10 scotland She
cast out her shoe over 'Chattan's lands SO
WIDE and it was filled with CONSERVATION and
sorrow Her possessions amount TO nearly
20 I''sioh oi acres. The Duchess
Of Sutherland began to exterminate them in
loii' and Tor nine years carried on the legal
1dS''d against them. They were removed Ike
g. g. much vermin-without any respect for the
iieei'hgs they might be supposed TO cherish AZ
anlhan beings. All the north of Scotland was
disturbed ~ by these proceedings n
:. ~ several OF these rdssias-worse far worse.
A AN thCse OF the French against the Arabs in
TX Houses were burnt down, TO smoke
old wo o'eh the people out of them; and one
10 lao nan refusing with imbecile obstinacy
roo',oS 'he chimney corner. was actually
If ecu 70 death. The name of the Duchess
in ~ a'Isfiand was mentioned with execration
trumne ngaands, and her doings were at last
ST. Ie1d by the English press n
viii ' aecIares she has a right to do what she
win her own and can do 40 with a .troro
''. ana high hand. For she II .nnportad
mn, sne law Of England, and kent in counte.
ss. Ie oy the steady practice of ali the other
Sbe eA'erminators in the United KINGDOM
!, 'e asserts her right because gths law siIo-s
ana the Judge awards it,
,ha 11e' then, are the charges brought aua;nst
the e duchess Of Sutherland, and, certainly Il
10 couid be established, she is the Last rerso,,
a. n"g,and who should have presumed 10 al.
Tho = Tue women Of this country In behalf of
Bn, sfaded and oppressed slaves of the South.
With i 'ney are not true and the writer, who
thev much etfrontery asserts them, knows
tn. a,e untrue. The Duchess at the time
,aks, aepIorable scenes are alleged TO have
Of ~ place was but mere child. In the house
conIS 'ather, the late Earl of Carlisle, and
xon,a not have had the remotsst idea that .hs
Sohu ever be united with the ducsI hopss Of
r e.r"nl;d and ID consequently no more
tan "s'oe for the Dispersion of Z clan Chat.
sb.,. .nAn Graham himself The fact r. that
e'ef OF turpitude belongs n III. a. :,