The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-19
From the London Leader, March g.
AbOlitiOnist Kite Flying.

The Duchess of Sutherland and her friends have been
exhibiting the address to Mrs Beecher Stowe and It's
signatures, in public the Spanish government going to
emancpae the slaves in Cuba; and OF our sub
scbers have sent US very indignant letters The course
which We are taking in American poli,lcs We believe
that the Union President Pierce and the Leader will
vive thesebo But where fate threatens such awful
lnfueaces II is we'll that should understand what we
have TO confront
frswe are TO be deprived Of the approval of Mr. A.
and Mr.. B., with strong nlimation that Mrs BIS in
uence is conclusive against u.s. and we are told that
are maintaining system OF henous tyranny and cruelty
Perhaps there lover OF freedom that has not been
subjected exactly 10 the same charge aud, knowing
how inevitable ii should scarcely to rebut il,
il we had not sociiude for the right mind OF readers
Let US assure them that we act according TO The best OF
our judgment for promoting the ultimate solution of the
question OF involuntary serviiude, and we believe that
President Pierce, in common with the most intelligent
Americans who maintain the compromise, is taking the
sibIe
TO il lies in the relations which the most prominent OF the
ladies' getting up the affair have to distinguished members
OF our own statesman class Not addressing ourselves
TO the ladies' whom We regard as having been very I'M
fairly dragged into this public scandal let ask Lord
Shafesbury and his colleagues whether they attach
much Importance 10 signatures OF address and petitions
We notice that this address contains less than 500 900
sgDatures-not many more than the odd thousands TO
"the monster petition" in favor of the charter, which
amounted to mons yet that bulky roll was not viewed
with great respect in the House Of Commons. Nor
ought those half million OF atures 10 te Copies Of
the address have lain in numberess shops about the
ropolis and the country towns Women seldom trouble
themselves much about the subject matter Of that
which they attach themselves, and vague idea that
sign their would he doing great service n
the cause Of the negro. and something also connecting
the fair writer with the Duchess of Sutherland, and d.
vers literary ladies, forms an easy premium to purchase
autographs, more valued probably when attached to
youthful documents not Intended for the public eye
We are certain tina, many fair hand has done wiser
act from kinder motives than in this inconsideTate en-
OF the Duchess OF Su,herands monster negro
love letter.
The Spanish government has quite taken the wind out
OF the sails of Lord Shaesbury and his fair fellow
ayers. To emancipaie the slaves of colony is q dis.
,inct act, practical result We may suspect, indeed,
that Spain is perpeatng that OF benevolence ex
actly ON the same principle that which acuated the
chimney sweeper when he handled the tart in the pas
ry-eooks ssop-thasis, 10 keep il 10 his own use
Spain may desire Cuba TO seem less anneIas Ii il pos
sble, however, that the project may expedite the Amer
ican act which is intended to circumveni in any case
compllcaies the Spanish and negro question in the
West lndes It may lead TO international questions and
difficulties, and then the husbands OF the Mrs.. Beecher
Stowe party in Stafford House may find it very inconve-
nen to have had their wives figuring this attempt al
pet'coa, coercion OF the great American republic.