The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-22

Houston, to New Ark Missouri
From the Richmond Enquirer.
ARISTOCRACY AND ABoLITIONIsM.
An Irish journal informs the world that the Earl of
Carlisle corresponds confdentally with Charles Sumner
and mpars him many pertinent and useful suggestions
in his warfare upon slavery There is nothing
prising in this development
is something less than century since the cry against
negro slavery orig mated with small and obscure set Of
crazy fanatics ia England and from that day TO this the
abolition has derived its impulse and direction
from British sympathy and encouragement Men of prac
teal and genuine pety Disguised by the false
philanthropy and visionary theories Of The negrophists
George Whitfield personally interested in the support
of slavery in the province of Georgia John Newton
OF slaye-shp for years after his conversion. His
services 10 the redemption OF the negro from the bondage
Of pagansm contrast well with the silly sentimeutasm
of The crazy poet of Oney Still abo,onism spread like
a raging epidemic throughout Great Britain The slave
trade annhilaed and with il the prosperity Of the
second city of the empire and the fortunes of many limo
cent people Planting themselves the vantage ground
of this great success the abolonis organized scheme
for the overthrow Of slavery itself All the platform
phan hropy and Chaplain cant of the kingdom en-
listed in support Of the cause which, although IT
couuered the resistance of vested interest and
sense finally achieved signal triumph Fortunately,
however for the interests Of civilization the American
and thus they escaped the Underwriting ruin which has
siniiten the fair fields and ourshng cities Of the West
Indian provinces. .-~....-
The wonderful Of the anti-slsvery movement Is
easily explained by reference the mingled virtues and
vices Of human nature.
The of the people In Great Britain, weighed down
with the heavy load Of poverty and political degradation
readily offered their sympathy to cause which affected to
against the very evils from which they themselves
suffered severely The white slaves Of England were in
the beginning they now the most jealous cham
pons of abolidonism Pharsees and professional pblan-
thropis sWeed the clamor with long prayers aud dull
harapgues In the din the pulling Of the fedge-
ling poet whispered soft persuasion 10 minds Of congo
NAL imbeciy. Soon the public opinion Of the British en-
pre was inaIned by the ncessant and ncendary appeals
Of the antslsyey confederacy To the mischeyous
ment the arsocrscy opposed Of resistance. On
the contrary they gave money to help II forward and
from very obvious motives.
The British arstocracy are and have been the richest
and oppressive slayeownsrs 10 tho world But they
are not utterly without conscience and M reprovng whs
pers hushed by indignation against distant and i'm
sginay wrongs They kept accounts with Heaven, and
thought balance cheap professions Of philanthropy
against their horrible niquiuos. There much,
too Of selfish cunning in their conduct To reconcile the
white slaves OF England the evils Of their condition the
arsocracy frightened them with terrible represen sous Of
the suerngs Of the negroes To their hered-
tary privileges from destruction the arsocracy compro-
missed with radicasm and consented to join il in the
SADIE against African slavery. With very small outlay
OF money and agreeable gush OF benevolent feeling the
sstocracy Of England conryed to atcr the ser Of their
so with the concei, that he free and weed person
aud divert the searching scrutiny OF reform from the
heavy aud hosry abuses Of their system. Events how
eyo demonstrating that their horsghted wisdom
but folly Of fear and that their own fabric Of pride and
power and gotten wealth must fall before the very
passions which they soothe by concession Aer
the overthrow Of black slavery philanthropy $50 they call
~ has still the best part OF its mission accomplish in the
abolition Of white slavery.
The aristocraey Of England have a special motive for
abeting The ani-slavery movement il this country.
In this country alone does perfect equality Of civil and
social privilege exist among the white population and il
exists solely because have black slaves Freedom is not
possible without slavery Every civil poty and every
social system implies graduation Of rank and condition In
the States Of the South aristocracy Of white men IN
based negro slavery and the absence OF negro slavery
would be supplied by white Now this perfect poIti-
cal equality among The white Of the South Is a stand.
ing reproach to the aristocracy Of England and signal
condemnation Of their social system and civil polity II
shows that equality Of civil franchise not only posi-
BILE but s the normal relation among men Of the same
blood and caacies The spectacle Of republican freedom
and democratic equality IN this country eye-sore to
arstocracy whose system Of exclusive privilege and
arbitrary distinctions upon the false assumption Of
rghtto degrade and oppress whom God has made
good as themselves The abolition Of negro slavery in The
South would not only necessne the substitution Of white
slavery, but would Inevitably end 10 the ruin Of the po
cal constitution Of the country and would by this double
operation justify and consolidate the usurpations Of The
aristoThcy Of England.
We do not TO say that the sympathy between aris-
ocacy and ahotonism Is the anticipated result Of such
refined reasoning Perhaps neither Lord Shaesbury nor
the Earl Of Carlisle presented the argument clearly to
his mind but that instinct Of interest which autic
pas the slow deductions Of logic has shown them the
necessary affinity and alliance between the two mpos-
turea
The South has nothing very serious Rpprehend from
the connection between Sumner and his vceegal CORES
pondent and only allude TO their intimate associations
for illustration Of the natural and hereditary sympathy be-
tween eristocraey and aboidOnism,.