The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-11


reverend hypocrisy, that, Al the sahe time he
denouncng the South. (which al least takes of
its worn-out laborers1 there was under his eye, and
ON the records of the city of Boston, recent pre-
sentation of the grand jury of Suffolk Of her aims
houses for her poor at Deer island, in which Chat
grand jury describe degree of suffering misery
filth, Indebtedness, and exposure that "wailings
of the plantations" not even in Uncle Toms Log
Cabin, can approach in disgusting deshtutoni Men
women, and children-the well, the diseased the
dying, and the dead-are says that report all huddled
together under miserable wooden sheds, exposed to
the freezing cold and the drenching rain
That is the way ant-slavery Boston cares for her
destitutes, while the hypocrtical charity of one of
herSbating political clergy goes wool-gatheripg on
the 4th of July to the weed and dry-houscd slaves
Of the South to stir up strife bloodshed, dismidn,
sectional hatred, aud fraternal slaughter
Such is the present apparent political aspect of
Boston on the Slst 4th of July, but assuredly the
time of her delivcrance from political empyrics viii
come. There are national in her midst who
can see beyond this sectional prison, and who wait
in faith for this sort Of political witchcraft which
has diseased the people of Massachusetts so long to
have its rum did the old wichcraft in The time Of
such political parsons as Noyes, Paris, and Ma
tler.
There some hope of wholesome reaction
of common decency and common sense in Faneuil
Hall for, where the dissertation Of the day
slimmated by toastng this prtirent orator and ma
tional libecr as % a TuHy Cato, a Hocard, aud a
Christian /" there symptoms of reluctance
to swallow the " hell BROTH of blood and disunion
which he had concocted for them Even the free
bukcd him for his sentiments in favor of the separa
ton of the States and war between North and
South and military commander, Col. Wright, a
democrat-who was there, il is TO be presumed, only
because he commanded company in the procession
spoke openly of the malignant insults Of the orator
to Senator Mason, of Virginia. and the South. Some
cheered, while others Kissed; and thus stands
the great manufacturing and commercial and in
tellectual city of Boston on the Fourth of July,
1857. seemingly sanctionng in its observance Of
that day not only insult to one-half of the Union,
and to statesmen, however distinguished, who
visit her from that section Of the Union but to her
own most eminent scholar, Edward Everett, and her
retired senator, Hon. Mr.. Winthrop, for extending
hospitality and civility to Virginia senator What
be the estimate, at least out of New England of
Boston manners, when one of her educated diyines
invited by her city council to make an Grafton on our
national birthday, thus audes to the introduction
by Mr.. Everett or Mr.. Winthrop of Senator Mason
Of Virginia, at the celebration of the battle Of Bunker
Hill When were lifting our marble martyr
Warren, said the Rev. Mr.. Mgcr, = TO his niche on
Bunker HILL the Shareholder who forced the fugitive
slave bill down throats was introduced by a
fiukey Of Massachusetts, in the very shadow of that
awful place, an,lwc listened to his haughty-toned
common-placcs with respectful patience?
This minister Of peace would have had the Yir-
GINA senator mobbed doubtless, and that constitutes.
his claim to the toast which called him "Cato and
a Christian!'
And yet there is a ray of national light from the
murky atmosphere Of this abolition observance of
the national Sabbath. The board of aldermen of
Boston have positively refused to thank the rove
rcnl ribad orator, to print his nnscemly address
in the of the city-and that by vote Of ninc-
teen nays, to solitary yea. II is said that two
aldermen only were absent, and Of these one would
have said nay. If this is adhered to, il will be hon
orabe restitution to the country, and Boston will
look more like her ancient sell. Alger must be made
a maptyr' now. The ultra abolitiomsts will lift
their bronze martyr to his niche of infamy for the
nations oscorn to point her slow, unwavering finger
att