The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-03-27
From tho ", Y. Independent.
Doushfuce Merchants.


The following communication from ga
Southern merchant" will show very conclu
siycly how fair minded men at the South
look upon certain class of "dirt .estng"
men, as he calls them, in lis ncighbOr.
hood. Tho writer is an entire stranger 10
u.s. but he has given Us his name and resi-.
dence in private note, and we have salts.
fed ourselves that it is from member of
n highly respectable mercantile firm.
-, February 20, 1860.
COMMERCIAL Ed. OF THE INDEPENDENT.
must confess that ordinary Dough.
facei,m has been full " outdone by some OF
your respectable merchants in New York,
see that some Of them have so far forgot.
ten themselves, and tho honorable position
they hold in society, as to humiiatc their
dignity, ard hHnsJty pray Of the honorable
members Of your Legislature to create a
"aougyace" law 10 guarantec to as, their
"Southern brethren" tho full protection
to their slave property for nine months
from the time they first arrive in the State
Of New York. Srch dirt sill creeping is
sickening to the sui Of any hgh.minded
man. would shun such persons rs
would an adder. / would like to kno if
they think we are such consummate fools as
10 swallow that kind Of ba,l If they do
they are most cgrcgioully mistaken. They
would like to have us conlile il them, and
take n few hundred slave servants to New
York, TO make it more convenient for them
TO run them off into Canada-ha what y
beautiful idea that would be for the New
York merchants TO tap our negroes for
Canada hunters. Your honorable mer.
chants are b?ing made fools Q. themselves
by the ucgro.thlcrea.
| wish to say cue word to those mer.
chants who are afraid Of their own shadows,
and wish to introduce slavery into New
York, (Which would bc the worst cufse that
could bcfall herr Ii they will only attend
to their legitimate business, and pay no
regard to the threats and sayings Of these
political dcmagogucs, wa Of the South I'M
ion men would think much more OF their
integrity, honesty, and manly department,
than we do now. It is net natural for yoI
20 Ike slavery, ami we cf the South ID
no expect it, or lool for it. We like to
sec men who a-e open and true to their
institutions and to their political opinions.
We late u hypocriH
What would YOU think Of Us Ok tie
South, five should pray onr Legislature
to create q law to protect the abolition SER
wants of our Northern "brcthren" for nine
months (who come amorg ny from the
time they first enter the State? Would
vou not call Us class Of contemplate ass.
cs? Or would you not consider us j
pack of modern hypocrits-leaviug plan
to entrap abolitionists' What do you
think of all this iow g.oysliag dirt eating
humiliation, 50 willing to be submitted by
a certain class OF New York merchants!
heard slaYcEoId;ng merchant say the
other day, that he actually stood in fear
Of those New York merchants who held
out such great prelcnsions of love for the
South and our peculiar institutions; lie
would much rather trade with those who
are termed AbcIitioni,t., for they are gen,
orally open hearted, generous, and fair
men to deal with. You know exactly
where to find them Such is getting to
be the prevailing feeling among our mcr.
chants South.
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