Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-05-17
An Englishman in America.

under the date Of Buffalo, Jan. l1tb,
writes to the London Shipping Gazette
as follows:
| have row made the tour Of the States
Of North America and think it probable
| | can give your readers some useful in
| formation. landed at New York city
some ten months ago, and have spent
my time in studying the character and
customs of these people, and must con,
fess that if remained ten years the re
suit would be the same and know
very little about them, But upon one
point national pride-men, women and
children are all alike, and the idea of an,
nation of Europe or the whole Of them
put together, conquerihg this country is
perfectly absurd to them. Everybody
reads the newspapers, aud good hu
more1 urchin used 10 rate me soundiy
at Philadelphia for our failures at Seyas-
topoI In the South | spent some time
upon the plantations. and many times
held long conversations with the slaves,
and always with the same result. They
are much better satisfied than | suspec>
ted, and when | spoke Of the probability
Of war. was answered that white
folks wouldn't let nigga fight" ''But,"
said I, 'stie blacks from The West Indies
will come here and help YOU gain your
freedom" What, black soger come
here let 'em cum den, massa let us fight
de nigga, know. and Cor A mighty we
give 'em Cos p Il not expressed in the
same language, tbs same feeling WAS
ever expressed,
l. Mr.. Warren also sends bis countrymen
some war statistics from America, lnfor-
ming them that 100000 Minnie rifles
will be ready next spr'ng; that so steam~
ers, OF 1000 tons each, could be built
and launched 10 eis sht months, that III
less than six months after war is declared
there will be 500 Of the fastest vessels IL
the world, afioat rs privateers, All an
English merchantmen will not be able to
show hersslfat sea; that 10000 enrolled
fishermen would food to our sea ports
that 100000 men could be concentrated
at any point on the coast, III a few days
and sundry other items OF similar lnteiii
! gence. The writer adds:
| regret ! cannot defend my country
as would wish. The Clayton Bulwel
Treaty is plain and explicit, and thest
people don't and won't understand double
meanings in treaties. They say the man
with the white hat does not refer to th'
man in the white cap, and my Lord Johr
| Russell acknowledges the American in
terpretalion. II The treaty is adhered
to, we have the States pledged never te
occupy it, Central AmerIcG) for, say
what we will, they will stick to the treat,
and it never will be annexed abrogatt
it, and in less than ten years it will bt
one of the States OF The Union.
As to trial at arms, should 1t come
to that, Mr.. Warren sums up his obser
; vations as follows:
Mexico. Cuba, and the whole of Cen
ftral America would be annexed in The
South, and have little doubt Of Canads
in the North; millions of treasure ane
thousands of lives ost to Eng land forever
our commerce crippled in every sea, ant
some fighting that will gladden. the heart
of our tried soldleIy.
Now what can we gain A foot 0
territory We don't want it; and if w
did, six feet for the majority of our brav
fellows, | fear, would be the extent. Ma
val or military glory we don't want, AM
as for the sard beach of the Mosquet'
king, it is a decided humbug. Wha
would be the result to this country! |
} would put her back in prosperity for hal
/ century and it would ruin thousand
who are now in amuence, but would eli
rich thousands who are now poor. bn
he great advantage the Americans hav
5 Is that they can produce and manutactnI
| everything they want; the different eli
: mates afford this. They would get &C
customed to to their own goods and dis
card ours forever. But the creates
!, injury to all parties, and may say tn
1 world. would be the making OF tn
nation of 25,OO0,00o warllke people
and once instiIIed with the love OF wa
y the propagandists OF Europe would haV
a fearful ally.
h WoMAs's WLl.-Dip the AtIant1
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