The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-30
MRS. STOWE AND QUEEN VICTORIA.

The following piece of intelligence appears in con-
spicuous place in last Saturdays issue of the New York
Times:
alt has been stated that the Queen refused to Mrs.
Stowe her first visit England lest should give Of
fence to the sayeocracy Of the South but whether there
was say truth in the not her Majesty appears
have got brayey her fears southern brethren
If she was sad Of the authores Of nce TH she has no
dread of the authorizes Of Dred The Edinburgh Witness
says:
Among those assembled on Thursday morning at the
Kings Terminus witness the departure OF the royal
family for Scotland Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe On
the arrival of the royal party Mrs Stowe took the oPPortu-
nifty Of presenting, through Colonel Grey, her new work.
Dred volumes just hot from the press On learning
that the authores present. both her Majesty and
Prince Albert forward and Der gracious and
friendly recognition accepting the book with evident pleas
ure.'"
No writer native foreign has done place the
people and the institutions of the United States in false
light and TO make the very OF republican odlous to
the down-trodden Of despoic Europe than Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Men of piety and of patriotism
have assigned her position from which she cannot escape
by any amount of incense that may be offered TO her in
England or Scotland. We not surprised that at the
appearance of each successive Islander upon her country
and countymen she should y to England for countenance
and commendaton and her Majesty evinced her charac-
eristc tact in giving gracious reception to an ally SO
effective The ympahies of Mrs Stowe and her admirers
on both sides Of Atlantic appear to be wholly governed
by color With the imaginary wrongs and hardshps OF
well-fed wellcothed wellcaredfo and peculiarly happy
class Of people in this country their affected sympathes
for conceive them 10 be realare entirely
listed and for other apparent motive than the objects OF
their tender solcitudes have crisp hair and black skins
For the wrongs and injustice and suerngs and al
treatment endured by whtc and Uhts women, the
English and American abotonists have not a tear to
shed or a shrek to offer.
A London paper of a late date informs the world Of
Aminadab Sleeks that brutal place OF nhumanity
than the English wOrk-hOuse dsgraced men, espe-
caly government officials and thus gives the evidence
which came before the board Of examination
Mary Ann Sullivan, aged 10. She In the laundry
department. She ordered by Of the officials
heavy box which entirely beyond her strength
In consequence Of her not being able to perform this duty
she locked up in the cell for many hours without
food water that she entirely amished and upon
ing called out in her weak exhausted state and unable
move she dragged out by the hair Of her head and
beaten with shanefuy The brutes by the Of
Ryan Brown and Green, officers in the house. attend
ed to this particular duty She the ground quarter
OF an hour beaten all that time, these speo
mems Of humanity holding her down by the hair The evil
dence says she struck the face and back
draw blood Immense bruises her person. by kicks
from Brown and Green, well by blows from the
and whip in their hands.
elizabeth Edwards aged TO- deposed that she was beaten
by Brown a certain occasion her back walled and
she attended by the house surgeon who had
lister washes for II.
Sophia Howard, aged Is deposed that for impudent
guago she dragged the and thrown down
by the and Redfrom Green and Brown were sent
for, and they all, with named Parker gave her
sahes the face and back with cane the skin Of
her face broken, and bsd freely her bead was swollen
Sore and her body covered with bruises Several days
illness followed Several other girls were examined with like
results and the testimony Of Charlotte Garrod female who
was ordered make careful inspection Of the bruises
and wales on bodies Of the girls says they were badly
marked across the back and ons-back blue and rodand
one or two Of them with terrible blows which ordinary
nnnishment could have inflicted