The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-02-20
AN AGrrAToR REpuKEp.

80 AN AGTrATOR REDUKED.
The Hon. John McQneen. amsmber of Con-
gress from South Carolina, has il appears, been
constantly il the receipt nf abolition iaruinenls
from The Nprb. and lately received lone ID rels-
,ion intiie lrgal existence ol slavery in ihe Uni
led States, sigued hg Lewis Tappan and otle,
ag,,ators 4 abolition. TO Ills, Gen. Mcqueen
has responded,i in letter addressed 10 Mr.. lap.
pan, as iolpws:
Letter from Gen. McQueen, N, q, 10 Lewis Tnppan.
Washington, Feb. 5, 1856
slR: hare for wears been in the habil Of
throwing all printed matter srn. me from the
Norm BY vile sholliensis anil inrediaries IN the
FIRE. Is ! consider their flscbood as only sur
passed BY The inpndrncr II illsse Uiln tnd
lem; bur rs YIN (wnl, some Other ianalics)
base seen I'll 10 send me, o,er ynnr own sigma
snfr. communication accompanying petition
10 Congres. expressing doubt whether there
be, or has ever been, any legal slavery in The
Unled Sairs. &c.. VII simply say 10 you
that ! am peltecily satisfied y0uafe aware Your
sell thai your e,eiy asserlion on the subject Of
slavery Is - ialsr and mlsehirrous as your ron.
duct IL sending them 10 me is mpudsnl and IN,
sultng.
II you have humanity. as you profess. which
ven cannol make me believe, you may ind a.
round you, and perhaps in youi own employ
men,, much more needy ohjpr,s q your heneso
lenre Than my oi mixer slaves in The South.
Go ,oa sewing establishment, perhaps with
in one block of you, aud rrlitve The INDECENT mo-
lher who makes a shir ipr SIX cents. whilst her
lluls ores are siIiyerig lar want nf lael 10 warm
their Wlhering flames. and are fa-l dropping in
20 nnimrly graves for want II food and ,aineri
10 relieve IheI squaiIa wrelche,iness. Go into
'he cellars and under ground ahndes Of hundreds
IN yeur cils, of all sexe, and colours. who asso.
risle Iogeihes Without even rags 10 hide their
nakrdnrss, STEPPED ~ every sptcIes Of cllme,
whilst starving FIR every comiuri 81 life, and
shnw yonr benerolence u them and would
recommend 70 sou 10 beslow yonr
hennsoence on those described 10 a..tcren, al.
dress IN the New York public BY lie Rev l..
". Pease, thr benoteieDlllt nf The Five Points
Mrs>lou establishment. as Iollows:
Five wunlers--,laik aud drea'y winlers---
have We sp d, npnn HE Rive Points. surrpuud-
- BY Gpnl and sniieriac, rs brggsry, shame, and
rriinr. The faci Il LIVING here is moi 10 llseIf
80 hard rs tie lack Of means 10 supply Ile wants
Of the woilhy pnor, and to afford shelter and
protection to The homeless. We have been com
PEELED, by our resinn 10 this people, io wit
ness little bare ieei lresJ,ng The lcs payfments
uni ihr nails have been fcxpn from their loes. 10
see their skririun faerrs reached 0ui 10 Us. and
hear their crv Tor bread, when We have no bread
10 give. We have been compelled 10 leave the
widow with her new born babe upon her bosom,
fr,endless and shrlierlrss upon the street, be-
cause We had no shelter fur ier; To see boys
fpsn into criminal manhoad, and girls into waiI.
ION womsnInod. We have heru compelled 10
hear hundreds af unlnfun.ies beg 10 VAN, even
~ lhe name ol orr Saviour, Tor an opportunity
- teiorm, and. when denied, give up IN despair,
and sfIrrwsrds die hupes.,; aud al i,r wari ~
/. lille of lila, on whicl thousands are prodis..
This is hard"
When yon and ynur associates have yer fed
yoa professions. and relieved your Suffering
nsighhurs, il will be time enuugh TO send ne
anything relating To- n,g slaves, who, old ami
young. are SeiI fed. coileJ, aud taken rare ol
--belitr, am satisfied, lhau thousands Of ,!,nsr
shO beginning oduubi " whether there BE-,
- ever las been, any legal slavery ID lie Uni
ed Sidle-." Uniil ynu have done these things.
I hnpe yon vii relfan from Sending me mOIt
Of your false aHd iDsailing camuuacallsns.
JOHN M,QUEEN.
LrwIs TAPFAs. New York.