The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-08-20
Judge LOngstreet TO the English
Public.

We have already given brief cxtrscts from the
address of Judge Longstreet, the American dele
gate to the International Statistical. Congress.
We add the following:
"Now, / take leave to say that Briton was
the last man on earth who should cast contemptu-
Gus reflections upon the United States, and the
delegates the last men on earth who should have
countenanced them. Not one of them not man
all the broad surface of Europe, can assai that
country without assailing some near home-bom
friend of his own language and blood, or some
kinsmen by short lineage from common ances-
try She spreads herself out from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, from the Gulf to the Lakes, and,
through all the length and breadth, she is one
vast asylum for the poor, the oppressed, the down
trodden, the prosecuted Of the world. Her sons
are a multitudinous brotherhood Of all chimes, re-
ligions and tongues, living together in harmony,
peace and equality, so far these can possibly
prevail within her borders Say what you may
think as you may, sheer as you may at her "pe-
cuar institution" she is after all, the good Sa-
marian of nations Do a people cry and waste
from famine She loads her ships with supplies,
price. Do an oppressed people strike for liberty
You will find some Of her sons under their flag.
Does a wifc's cry come across the water for help
to find a noble, longmissing husbandl She fits
out her ships, her volunteers man them, they
search nearly TO the Pole, learn the husbands
fate, disburden the wife's heart from suspense,
and then lie down and die from the exposure and
tolls Of the search. Does she find nations
sloop-of-wnr ahoat, still sound bat unnamed
She puts her in decent trim and sends her to her
owner, in charge of her own men, and at her own
expense. "Bear with me-" If 81 am become
fool in clarifying, ye have compelled me, for l
ought to have been commended to you"
=" Slavery is either blessing or
curse. If a blessing, why disturb us in the en-
ioyment of it 7 You Englshmen ought to plume
yourselves upon it, for it is your bcnefaction
If a curse, you should not cmbtter it, We re-
gard it a blessing; why disenchant us of the de-
luson7 You say "it is great SIM / doubt it,
as | find it, and shall ever doubt, while Paul's
Epistle TO Philemon is universally acknowledged
an inspired cpistlc. But suppose it is a sin;
has God commissioned You to reform it And
do you think You ever will reform it by eternally
sprinkling vitriol upon the master As for your
contempt, we would rather not have it, to be
sure but if you will be content with that we
will live in peace forever, for il is an article in
equal store on both sides. If you cannot conde-
scend to our company, will not complain at
giving place to DIR. Delapy, and we can beatty
G.. d.. =.
your intercourse with us do not, for your own
sakes forget all the rules of d,licacy, benevolence
and humanity, for every adult of us can stand up
and say, 81 am man ~
Farewell to thee, London, for a short time
One more brief look at thy wonders, and then
farewell forever Another visit to Liverpool;,I
like her better than London, because she likes
my people better. Interest ~ cotton ~ 1t
may be 50, but | am grateful for love Of any
kind in England. Never in NIL my long, long
life did my hcart-strings knit around a fair one
quickly as they did round a lady in London,
who approached me and said: Mr. Longstreet,
must get acquainted with you. love your
country; have several kinsmcn there" That's
natural, that's womanlikc. 1t is for man to draw
favors from country and curse her. God bless
her! And God bless the family in which she
said it, As Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, slave
holders, in Heaven, | hope to get there, too.
May meet them all there! But whittier SIN ]
wandering Liverpool, another look at Liver
pool, another bencfice to the English Canard line,
and then farewell to Europe for and for ever
A. Is. LoNGSTREET.
"P. 81 forgot to mention many kind invita-
tons that l have received from distinguished
pcrsonages. / declined them ALL not indiffercntly
nor disrespectfully, but because they were obvi-
ously given to me a member of the Congress,
which was not when they reached me, and new
er shall be.