The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-29


"Mns. sTowE AND Mss MvRnAy.-Tho Telegraph has
the following communication;
AEpovER, Nov. a. 1856.
have received, through Lady Byron, from Hon. Miss
Murray formerly the Queens household and author ofhat
wonderful BOOK audat9ry Of american slavery zee pounds
as with same restrictions that attended Lady Byron
90. l. STOWE.
perhaps Mrs. Stowe has taken advantage Of Miss Muir
ray in publishing her letter. but that must between
the two ladies' However, If the British people of fortune
really becoming charitable and benevolent, there is
much for them TO exhibit these exceences Of their
dispositions at home The country of the United States is
not paupe country and it does not require the assistance
of the abotons OF Europe help along The records of
the proceedings in the lowest courts Of England show de-
gree Of destuon and crime which known here To
the High Duchess of Sutherland to the bees of the Lon
don Times Lady Byron whose dead husband gave her all
the nooriey which she poSsess and he would
taken her side, may say, Look at home. We do not
quarrel with the the trouble, and the suffering
which attends the poor of your country and will let
aone2 You lay your money you please but it
better be bestowed where you the relief which it
affords But if these ladies have money and the phlan-
hropc people England have funds spare let them send
them for the relief of starving people who here
from their shores We do great deal for their paupers
If they are alive to charity let them look after the destitute
people who here to living, without their caring
thinking of politics. and they will lay up better
ward in Heaven than they win by interfering with matters
which they know not Of"
Not content with being ieasted at the tables of the Brit
h nobility the very talented deamer of her country
and its institutions Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe has now
added abect TO alignant fasehood by solicit
ing from her titled hosts and hostesses aims r the relief
of the sufferers from oppression in Kansas Aims for the
purpose have been solicited from the creduous ia
natcs of the free States for the last twelve months and
with the greatest Immense have been raised
in tbaub Laan I;a5
eft Of the socaled sufferers from oppression in Kansas
but for eleconeerng purposes Without any direct proof
have still substantial for believing that in the
State of Illinois alone during the late upwards Of
two hundred thousand dollars of the kansas fund" was
corupy used for the purpose of defeating the democratic
candidate for the presidency
There now have than once stated in these
columns little suffering in Kansas from the want OF
clothing and provisions II is not however suffering from
political oppression but the suffering of who preferred
the sword to the plough anarchy and bloody strife
peaceful, prosperous pursuits-of who entered the
Territory not tHers of the SOIL but ruan bands who
sought to become successful propagandts of political
faith through the persuasive instrumenaies of bowie
knives and rife bullets Happily these wretched dupes
the aggressive spirit of northern secGonalism have had
their opened at last the folly and madness of their
ways, anu nave eVlnCeu Wlthm rev weeks, by many
gratifying acts desire become loyal citizens and good
members of society The situation of of these mis-
guided men is such to enlist aid and SYM
pathes and have such faith in the will and ability
the American people take Of their home poor that
believe the askedfor aid and comfort from the other
side of the water is almost universally regarded here as
both unnecessary and impairment Thus far our country
have not only shown themselves able and willing
to take Of themselves but they have had some
thing spare for the sick starving, and may add the
Oppressed" subjects of Queen Victoria
Not only de we say in the language OF the Boston
Courier the English abolitions "Look at home but
say the the abolitions Of New York and New
England And case in point we invite the attention
IL attention be drawn homewardsof these protesting
sympathzer with the oppressed and degraded TO the follow
ing of utter and beasty degradation as re-
ported in the local columns Of the New York Evening Post
OF last evenings edition
This morning Officer Mcnre, Of the 2lst ward brought
into the jefferson market police the most degraded
specimen OF humanity rccoect having seem She or he
may be- apparently about nineteen years old
had regular features, Of masculine cast but low fore.
head bead OF dirty brown hair, cut close like boys
full Of dirt and bore external marks Of having been for
the last six months wsowing part of the time in ash
heap and the in mudhoe. II bad no bonnet or
hat dirty and faded calico DRESS and what once
have been enemans shirt collar tied around it
With string. On It's feet battered shoes peer.
ing from the ragged fringe OF the ock but no stockings
This singular looking object, when brought in bounded
away from the officer and stood sulky the middle OF tn,
ROOM occasionally biting i fingers splitting upon ock
and then staring those around with expression
half silly and half savage.
"The officer said that his attention had called 10 row
among shantes his beat Second and Third
that he found there great the ragged
denizens gathered about Of the sbanties where laid
moaning and screaming IL she was half killed thu.
the neghbors told him this girl they called IT, had half
killed her mother and showed him beside the door pile Of
hair which would have filed his cap and which they said che
had pulled out Of her mothers bead that upon making
arrest the being fought fuousy with fists and and
nails that the way 70 the he could get informa
from H. but would and then break out with the
violent oursing and swearing and dreaduy obscene
language, and would then remain obsnaey silent that In
bis opinion It GIRL It's dress denoted more knave
than fool, though some had called her crazy
This the conversation that took place between the be
ing and Justice Flsndreau;
i" Judge.-what Is your nameH
Il" Being don't know
/" Judge.-You are know nothing then 2
i" Being don't know. (With A savage look !
i" Judge.-where do you liver
!" BEING don't know.
Z" Judge.-Where was you born
" BEING don't know. Mebby Use born in Catski-he
he
Judge-Hsve you any idea what you were brought here
fort
q Boing.-I dom know.
. udge.-Are you girl or boy
/" Being.-Mebby I'm boy-he hei
Judge-What do you have your hair cut like a boy -
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