Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-05-11

ID tbs world that was not liable 10 abuse anQ atten
ded siih certain portion Of EVIL. And speaking q
the 1brutAlity exercised towards slaves. said
thins very probable Sir Charles that IN the course
Of yGaa long experience you havelxitnessd Is much
hrptAallF in the British navy a. ron would nave
WITNESSED had kon spent your life ln the midst q NE
slaressalders Of Virginia. He said, dare say,
dare ssv, God knows I've seen enough there was =
time VI ben sailors had 70 be treated almost IKE
Erutes bnE that time il past and one can get along
Eowey treating them dierentiystil al shai : nor
Ike slavery slavery cannot be Justified Or delesoee:
Bus said J. Ike the condition 81 the British SAL
lor tie condition Of the slave is becoming ameors-
ted ard improved every day ofthe world and Y his
yoke s al this day CALLING in the least i Is only oe-
causehis ruthless enemies. the Aoollttonisss nave
foreei his master to tighten i upon his neek ne
xetnraed to the attack and quoted euncie TOMS
Cabin But that you know said !. rs ahnge
collestion Of falsehoodsn Il VIII admit said
he sahar it may contain Congregations nut tnere
mus be some foundation in truth for the story y
tells:p 9YeSn said l. q such foundation as could
easily find for writing book condemning the insti-
tnticn 81 marriage as itexissn England at present
For Me last six or eight months past there seems TO
hAve existed among your people perieet monoma-
niA az beating manning, and numbering their wives
ne{cs glance as your police reports that am not
.uectsiar species Of barbarism Women with their
poscs Knocked from their faces their eyes banged
N tseir teeth smashed out their arms broken or
tief skulls cut open daily appear before your ma
estretes suing for the protection Of their miserable
lives against the fury Of their beastly husbands,
,,hot barbarisu you punish by three and six months
hard tabor4-nothfng morel And but the other day
lsaJk that certain English farmer in easy crcum-
sanis accomplished the death of his old mother, by
q long process OF freezing, starvation and frequent
teatsgs with the stalk OF gig whip. Here, GER
tSinEs were some foundation for book thai nigel
Is wEstten against narriagein England and against
the Having OF sons too for that matter STILL pre-
shmelas general thing il IS proper 70 marry even
ID Et.gland though beleveoHr Aholitiensts would
abolsll marriage as well as slavery II they could
What lido saw sir Charles i this thatwiie-heating,
Notwithstanding! and motherskilling never take
r5aee among the slaves, or in those communities
Wherh slaves are held"
Tla Admiral was far from yielding, and as he
nSet ssery argument advanced, with the OLD exeia
nSatian a0h, Slavery cannot be Justified, II cannot
liz defended thex civilized world condemns and re-
yolts.at itn &C. &cs | exclaimed, somewhat warmly
al lesgth, "But how can you say 50, Sir Charles,
Why HE $3.50 can not be justified hare justi-
I'D n and Won have not attempted 10 refute what
Iihavs said. hare defended it and you cannot say
tsat by defence is not good one, just one the
civilized world does not condemn it; for the United
Saatssj Spain, Brazil Russia and Turkey Gas evil
lied i'll some christian countries could name form
do nBs condemn it. It can be sustained, it's sustain
eli ard it will be sustained as long as this world
4 cbntinues what God made IT, &C.. &C.
n sSiI :Charles looked at me n moment, smiled al
4 nv enthusiasm and then said, Oh slayersis bad
I tfind and ought to be put down. Behold the re-
snlt.5s all my talkl had shaken the preiudiees d
the English Admiral about as much aslf had en-
tertaahea him by singing Old Dan Tucker Learn
ftorilss the folly of striving with men resolred te
/ hold tieir olca opinions You NAV convince them
intIfypu do it is against theirNill and you know
4 tile ehect Of that
| However, Sir Charles made me very ample com
lpenSs,ion hy speaking in flattefing terms Of ON
4 CoHaIfry and our people. After making us many
cbnlsiments he said = begin TO believe in the des
\ criIlon which Of yonr orators gave OF tht
\ Anl,Aiean Eagle when he said he sits on the tor
4 81 tI Allegheny dips his beak in the Atlantic and
lis tAiI in the Pacific stretches One wing over Cana
dn he other over Mexico and grasps the continent II
/ lis tlawsp WELL thinks J. that isn'tSa bad eagl,
I ethaf so got him to repeat it, remembered IL and
ain r4solyed to import it aud produeeiiin thesery
nexiktump speech that shall have the blessed pr
4 vileaa ufrnaking on the soil Of the Old Dominion.
f4lay or two after this dinner We received a very
II kinaIinyitaton from Mr.. Buchanan, TO accompany
I h3m 10 the feet Informing sdhat the admiral had
/ sSnta steamer expressly for himself and his friends
1 and:if we could ret ready by eight o'clock mex
/ moriEng lie would lie happy &C. &c. We lrer,
I ready, and upon repairing TO the wharf we found
/ NARY Others ready also. All the Diplomatic Corps
H. (extapt the Ruksihns9 and many citizens. The
moraing was bright and clear, and calm and beauti
;fl and every one seemed bouyant with the prospec
/ OF aaeharming day. But alas for our luck. After
/ waiipg few minutes Mr.. buchanan made his ap
p-afance with ayerysad face, and told us, adispatcl
had sth;ff moment arrived informing him that Ger
tain. Russian intelligence had reached The admiral
/ whii.a had compelled him to weigh anchor and sail
4 at oaeei Probably You never saw so many bright
faces 50 suddenly clolded With sorrow. Some Of the
lades artually wept. For my part, exclaimed men
\ tsll3 It's the first Russian victory, ! wonder if il
Wilde the last. ! received yesesday, Official infor-
/ NATION from Mr. Buchanan that the fleet had depart
cd pr tile purpose of placing in state Of Blockade
al On Russian Ports in the Baltic,' and in The Gulfs
\ OF FsniaDd ard Bothnia
! And now, the spirit being strong upon me, I DC
/ nIoHnt the Tripod find prophesy;'
4 /; Woo to.thec Gfeat Britain
Woe to thee Belle Fraucep
\ For in his war lis Written,
Your arms shall not aGvFncei
Tao chantieleer crows from the back Of the Lion
And Leo finds gaffs for the spurs of the Cock
Tho The red Dogs ofWar have been hidden TO
.she-onl
The burly old Bruin your efforts shall mock
: Fro5nhcr den in the North We may llearken her
/ growing
7 Gu tie banks ofthe Danube her cubs are at work
I A riatkr Of millions, all hungry and bowling,
And painting for blood Of your Ally, the Turk
T VI fingered too long, taking counsel of Terror
iYe played the duh game Of Diplomacy through
\ Now beaten at that and lamenting yolir error,
I sYe hesitate stillas to what We shall d.
4 Gofboekade the Baltic storm Riga aud ReYel,
On the banks Of the Yolga rage horrible war;
/ Blt--nlark the preaicton-the very old Devil
S.4lliall BY your arms, just as soon AZ the Car