The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-02-20
Letter from General Nc Queen, ". G., to
LeIris Iappan

Letter from General Nc Queen, ". C., to
Leris Iappan.
WAsn,SGToN, Feb. s, 1856.
SIR: ! have for years been in the habit
Of throwing all printed matter sen, mo
from the North, by vile ALolitionis,s aud
ineendixries, in the fire, MS consider their
falschool as only surpassed by The impu.
dencc OF these who sent them; but As
you, with some other tanstics) ha 9 seen
Mt to send me, over your own signature,
a communication accompanying peti.
non to Congress, expressing doubt
whether there be, or has ever been any
l"ga! slavery in the United States" &c.
| will simply say 20 YOU that am per.
tectly satisfied YOU are aware yourself
Mat your every asscl, ton on tho subject :
slavery is rs false and mischicyous rs vo.-
conduct in scn'!iag them to me is imrr.
dent and insulting.
II You have humanity, as you profess,
which YOU canno, make mo believe, YOU
may find around you, and perhaps in your
own employment, much more needy ob.
Jects Of your bcnevolcnce than my or other
slaves III the South.
Go to sewing establishment, perl.ap
within on block OF YOU, and relieve the
INDECENT mother who makes n shirt for six
cents, Whit her little one. -: houc are
shiveri"S for wart Of fuel T. warm their
wl,herimS fram?s. ard are fas, dyopriny
INTO un'ihaclv graves for want of food and
r.lllnrlf n r,,aln tl,,,r IL 4
nsss. 6" into the cellars and under
ground sbodes Of hundreds in your CITY,
OF all sexes and color, who associate TO
gether without even rags 10 hide their
nakedness, stepped in every species Of
crime, whilst starving for every comfort Of
!ite, and show your benevolence to them
and | would especially recommend to voa
TO bcstow your bencvolcncc on those do.
scrbcd in 4 recent address to the New
! ork public 10y the Rev. l.. NJ Pease, tho
beneyolcat haad OF tho Five Points Mis-
sion establishment, rs follows:
Five winters-dark and drcarv win
ters have we spent upon the Give Points,
surrounded by want and suffering, hy
bcggarv, shame and crime. The fact Of
living here is not in Itself so hard as the
means to supply the wants OF tho worthy
poor, and 10 afford shelter and protection
to the homeless. We hsve been com nell.
ed, by our relation to this people, to Wit.
n''s little bare feet treadng the icy pave
ments until the nails have been frozen
iiom their toes. TO see their skeleton fin
sers reached out 10 US, aud hear their cry
for bread, when we have no bread to give.
We have been compelled TO leave the
widow with her now.born babe upon her
bosom, friendlcss and shelterless uron the
street, because We had no shelter for her;
10 see boys ripen into criminal manhood,
and girls into wauton womsnhood. We
have been compelled % p"ar hundred, OF
untorinnates beg III vain, even in the name
OF our Savior for An opportunity to re-
form, and when dcniel give up in despair,
and afterwards die hopeless; and all fur
wan, Of little Of that on which thousands
are prodigal. This i, hard"
When yoa and your associate. have
verified your professions, aud relieved
your suffering ncighbors, it will be time
enough! TO send me anything relating to
my slaves, who, old and young, are we'll
fed, clothed and taken caro- of-beucr, !
am Satisfied, than thousands Of those who
arc beginning to doubt whether there be,
or has ever been, any legal slavery in the
United States" Until you have done
the,e things, | hope you will refrain from
sending me more Of your false and insult.
ing communications.
JOHN MCQUEEN.
LEWIS TAPrAS, New York.