The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-05-20
MRS. STOWEI GLASGOW.

In another column may be read a report of
the grand ovation which Mrs. Stowe enjoyed
a: the City Hall, Glasgow. 1t will be re-
membered that the invitation for her to visit
Europe came from that place. Upwards of
two thousand persons were present, filling
the hall entirely. From the description, it
ppears that the enthusiasm was of that char
acter which only religious conviction can rive,
when multitude moved BY common sacred
spirit finds u common language for its utter
ances The speeches on both sides are mark
ed by good taste; Mrs. Stowe said nothing,
but Professor Stowe made a speech. One
sentence of his was a home thrust in England.
sin this country (Esgand) is the great mar
ket for American cotton, and it is cotton that
sustaihs American slavery. do not saw thai
you can do without it. tits scotton that makes
the system profitable, and cotton makes the
price of man f300 in the markets of the U.
nited States"
Mr.. Charles Dickens in his Household
Words said not long since in substance: There
are four millions OF men, women, and children
in England, depending for their daily sub
sistence on the cotton trade with America
and England cannot condemn American sla.
vary without condemning herself" Now, we
have no hesitation in declaring our conviction
| that the oligarcho character of the English
! Government which necessities for its exist
ence the Substituting of the world-the con-
quest of India, the opium trade in China, the
! Turkish and Portuguese treaties, the porcu-
! pine attitude of the continent of Europe-the
scattered population and the commercial con.
vulsions of this country, necessities too, the
perpetuation of Slavery in this country. We
I believe that if the false policy of the United
! States did not impede or crush onr native
manufacturing industry in order TO build up
that of Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham
and Sheffield, .he South would briste with
Cotton Mills and Forges, and the slave would
be ON the high road to Emancipation. and
that road one of progressive intelligence.
! ID. The history of mankind teaches US this les
son: Economy of means is necessary TO the
/! growth Of liberty. Now nothing can be far
ther from economy than the persistence o
the Southern States in policy which re-
quires them to send their raw material on voy'
ages of seven thousand miles to be manufac
tured and returned to them, merely because
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! England has contrived a monopoly which pre-
vents the natural growth of oar native manu-
factures, and lorbids the putting OF the Ccttor
Mill on the Cotton Plantation. We see moi
why the raw Cotton should not be sent tC
China with equally good reason. .. ...
1t is sheer nonsense 10 separate any mora
question from material involvements. Sucl
logic may suit angels, but not men. What
ever transcendental views we would wish t.
inculcate, we must bear in mind the possible
and practicable. Now, so long as American
manufactures are checked in the Sou'h, ST
long will the abolition of slavery be postpon
ed; so long, too, will slavebreedng, and thu
soul-wrenching scenes described bv Mrs
Stowe, be likely prevail. If"England can
not do, without American cotton" on tn
terms which she asks it, namely, the monopl
"A Ief mills, then is England the chief conservo
\ tor Of the system against which the Suthcl