New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-27
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There are certain notable admissions in Mr.. Pol
lard's lugubrous letter, to which we hope the at
teut,op If Southern Vigilance Committees viii not
be called Mr.. Pollard is too unhappy already; and
II would surely be cruel and unconscionable thing
70 tar and feather such mournsr; or to ride him
ON mil. He tells W, to begin with, that "the
g moor ubite men of the South arc now oppressed
4" b. the monopoly of sIaseholders." "Tnese poor
"whte men," ss in their sore estate, they VIII DO
bappy to learn, have Mr. Edward Polards syn
"pa,by," which, Iext to having enough 70 eau
must be the mott pleasing thing in the world to
uo,,e,s. Dir Pollard donors them. I'm saer
:. toll and belplessness" he hoDors them. Wuh
(" n boa,ipp heart" be honors them. "ln poverty
4" as ono of then, he honors them. He promises
ard reviving promise we hope tuey VIII bnd the
premises 10 be the champion of their cause" and
to remain steadfsst Through poverty, oppression
I" aud toil.n This is all pretty enougO, ana does
credit TO tie setter sections of Mr.. Edward Fol
laro's nature; but for saying 10 more THAI tos-A-
,boueh TO be sure, he said it in tolerabe Eogbsh-
Mr.. Helper has been denounced as perfect fin'o
Of n bar and tas been threatened, should 10
visit The Slave S,stes, With tary, plamy' or
even hempen marks of dsapprobation. Heaven
OILY knows what martyrdom may be In store TOR
Mr Edward Pollard, when he pays his next plous
yist to the grave of bis "mammy."
But this leaky gentleman ia not through with his
confessions. He passes to a consideration OF 1.-THE
crueltes and inhumaDnes Of the present system
of Slavery in the South" Tnese he ascribes I" TO
"tbe irresponsible, high handed, and defiant feadal
rule of conventional aristocracy OF slavehold-
ers"-or "feudal pIoprietors." Who is it that
utters these treasonous words Not rantDg Abo
ltioDist not sounding and furious Republican, but
man who is altogether lover OF Slavery aud VINO
dreams of reyyiDg the African slave trade Is that
but ebo,eric eord in "pretty Poll" which would
be fat bl,sphemy in a Republican Senator
F.udal rule of conventional arstocracy OF saVe-
holders" Alas! Mr.. Pollard must have been
reading the excellent speeches OF Gov. Seward! LII
order TO reduce the number OF "feudai proPr'e-
&" tors" Sir. Pollard proposes that the : Disgei
,hsll no epger be laxury but that every white
man shall have one or more he wants to make
90 Slavery common and popular" He wants to
mske it Gan institution Of the people" and not
an sppansge OF an aristocracy" we do
Lot clearly see how ga niger" can be "ao aPpan-
"age" any more than he can be q tenacre lot.
When every white man has his black man, thee,
and then only, will 81 the beneGcent results which
logically belong to tie subsection of the neiort TO
ga superior race" appear. This is the conclusion
TO which Mr. Edward Pollard has come, after
Christian reflection in wrestiog of conscience IN
{" the daIk hours of troubled thought aud 10 the
" darker hour of prayer on his bed" Now, il Dir.
Pollard finds it pleasant and profitable to pray ION
" his bed" we have not the least objection, Dor are
h, recumbent devotions any of our business; but We
do not believe that any man ever arrived at SOUND
system of Political Economy by praying for it "ou
"bis bed If it ia not worth getting up to pray
for, it is not worth praying for at all. When DIR.
Pollard next "wTestles with his conscience" we
advise hin to arise and westle in his shirt. Before
be departs upon his emission of humanity" We ad-
wise him to wrese great many times, in bis shirt,
in his drawers, in nothing at ell by constant
practice, he may get the better of his conscience,
which seems to be rather q Psickly article at
present.
In ole enterprise, upon which, after due wreS.
tirg Mr. Pollard proposes to enter he will bave our
humble but hearty concurrence. He has " been
brought to the idea Of preparing we.k recon-
mendiDg the organization Of societies 10 the South
to secure and TO promote humanity TO the slaves"
"TLis," says Mr. Pollard, sis 10 slight and pass
" ing thought" We have right, therefore, to an
ticipate the work." and we only hope that Mr..
Pollard Will not attempt to write it in bed. He
proposes also to do something which, if he does un
dertake it, will inevitably compel him TO get up.
a man upon his legs, and with oil bis sepses about
bin, will have enough to do in organizing what Mr..
Pollard projects viz: " Great Humanitarian So
/" cieties," which are TO afford I" the best protec-
ton against tie insolent advances ofNOrhern in
I" tefyeDiion." Now, what are the Pollard Humsni
taian Societies to dot Tnoy are 'to suppress
" negro EnchiDgS." So there are such. They are
Z" to reform the Slave Code" So il needs feorma-
ton. They "would give assurance Of humanity to
" the negro" So such assurance is called for.
They would "secure the slave from violence aud
wrong" So be is now exposed to both o Pol
lard Edward Pollard whist an extraord narlly
large number of cats you have let out of the bag
"Are you willing to engage in reform Of this
sccpsl" the Founder of the Humanitarian So
ccty axis of us directly We really do not know
We must take time TO consider. Perhaps we shall
not be needed. Perhaps when Mr. Pollard has vim
dcated the rights of man by establishing tie slave
trade the Humanitarian Society will bo unneces-
cary. At any rate, before Offering Ourselves for
membership, we will wait unit the FIRST Annual
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