The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-05-12
MRs. STOWE IN ENGLAND.

MRs STOWE IN ENGLAND.
On the 18th of April, Mrs Stowe was well
coined in Glasgow, at soiree, attended by
1000 persons. DIR. Wardlaw moved an appro-
pirate resolution, and, in supporting it, re-
marked
1t may sound strangely that when assembled
for the very purpose of denouncing property
in man, we should be putting in our claims for
q share Of property in woman. So, however, 1T
is We claim Mrs. Stowe as ours renewed
cheers mot ours only, but still ours She Is
British and European property, as we'll as
American. She is the property of the whole
world of literature, and the whole world of hui
mainly. Cheers Should our transatlantic
friends repudiate tho property, they may trans
fer their share. Laughter and cheers. Most
gladly will we accept the transference. Mrs.
Stowe has taken her place on the platform of
this great gathering, of which she is herself
the attraction and the nucleus supported and
countcnanced by few friends of her own sex.
OF the iniquities and horrors of slavery, say
nothing leave them to those who are to fol-
low me, and especially to our esteemed transat-
lantic friends themselves, DR.. Stowe and Rev.
Edward Beecher, one of the brothers of the
gifted lady whom we are this evening assem-
bled to honor. The subject is one on which,
happily, We are all of one mind. The entire
question, indeed, is wrapped up in that diyinely
simple and divnely comprehensive law, the
universal adoption Of which, and practical con-
formty to its principle, would in one moment
annihilate slavery, and sweep from the face of
the earth all social wrongs Therefore, all
things whatsoever We would that men should
do to you, do ye also to them likewise
DR.. Robson seconded the resolution which
was cordially agreed to.
Professor Stowe was received with great
cheering. He said:
inhabitants of the free city of Glasgow, in
the name Of Mrs Stowe and in my own name
have to thank you for the warmth of your
reception but cannot find words to do it, Is
it true that all this afiecti0nate interest is mer
tied Great applause, cannot help feel
ing in regard to that book, 4" ! don't 'specks
anybody ever made that book, 'specks it
growed" Laughter. Under the pressure of
n horrid Fugitive Slave Law, the book sprung
out of the soil ready made. | exceedingly re-
greet that, in consequence of the very feeble
state Of Mrs. Stoves health, and in conse-
quence of the great pressure of engagements
upon myself-engagements Of public nature,
which cannot be pretermitted on account of
any private feengs-we are not able to re-
spond to the many invitations we have received,
in the way we could both wish We are not
able to spare you the time which you desire.
Had time permitted, and our own feelings been
consulted, VIC should have gladly settled down
among you, accepted your congratulations and
spent with you the entire summer Applause.
But this cannot be the state of Mrs. Stoves
health is such that she cannot bear so much
kindness, and my own engagements are of such
a character that | must be in many distant
places, and by the lat Of June must be again
hard at work in the United States Scotland
has ever been distinguished for her love of free.
dom. And, though almost all the religious de-
nominations in the United States are, to a
great extent, silent regarding this system of
oppression, yet there are two denominations
which have never been silent. Two denomina-
tons have ever stood firm; for the old Scotch
Seceders and the descendants of the old Scotch
| Covenanters have never been silent on the sub
Ject of slavery. Never have they been silent
even in the slayeholding States [Cheers Ii
IL true that some of the Scotch Seceders nave
| fallen away into slavery notions, and gone with
| the current; but they have never done 30 while
| they belonged to tho Scotch seeding BODY.
| There are, Also some other bodies free from
| slavery opinions but they arc not 30 bold as
those to whom have alluded. These are of
the class who are polite and easy in their Ian
guagc There IL, also, one other denomination
tree from the faint Of slavery--tbe disciples of
| old William Penn-for there is not Quaker
| IN tho United States who owns slave. There
is not Quaker who can own q slave, without
being elected, at once from tho Society of
Friends. At one time long ago, many Of the
Quakers held slaves; but they were told that
it was wrong, and they appointed committees
to labor among all who owned slave. They
did not denounce the system at public meet
| ings; but they passed resolutions and appoint
ed committees to visit every individual, and to
labor with that individual and the result was,
that in less than twenty years they succeeded.
| do not know indeed, that in less than ten
years every Friend in the United States was
not free from the curse Of slavery. Cheers.
And had other denominations pursued the
same course, there would not, at this day, be n
slave in the United States. No, not one.
Cheers believe that the passing Of the Flu
gitive Slave Law is tho last desperate effort
and the dying struggle Of the system Cheers
But there are real difficulties connected with
the slave question in those States IN which
slavery exists All the social habits Of the
people are connected with the system, and they
don't know what to do without slaves where
they are 80 numerous and whero they have
always been accustomed 10 them
There is another great difficulty connected
with this quostion-that iA that the slayehoid
ing States are, as political bodies internall.
independent The lavcholders possess oil po
ltical power, and no movement can DO mad'
for the amelioration Of the slave, excepting b.
the shareholders themselves Il is not the SAM
as in this country, where your Parliament coul'
hold rod over the slaveowners There 1t
the Shareholders themsslvss Who hold the rod
and they are accustomed 70 use It, There or
only two ways, therefore 10 which chang
can be looked for. Either the siavehoider MN
self must be persuadcd 10 adopt system 60
the abolition of the evil, or the evil will b
brought to an end by . bloody revolution Tn
slayoholders have oonsciencss, and these vii
be awakened in tilus BY truth end Christa