Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-09-01


Mr.. Dallas, complimentary visitor, took his seat
to the right Of the chair; Lord Brougham TO the
left. All things being now IN readiness for the OPP
ening Of the regular meeting his Royal llgliness,
Prince Albert appeared, took the CHAIR and opened
the meeting with that admirable address which has
been published and which carries the highest com
mendaiton upon its face AS soon as he had con-
cluded, and the long resomding plaudits ceased
Lord Brougham rose and after few remarks strong
ly and deserycdly complimentary Of the address,
and after calling upon all present TO testify their APP
proyal Of II by holding up their hands %, he turn
ed to the American Minister and addressing him
across the table Of his Royal Highness, said, 81
call the attention Of Mr. Dallas to the fact, that
there is n negro present; and hope he will feel no
scruples on that account" This appeal to the Ameri
can Minister was received with general applause
by the house The coorcd gentleman rose, and
said, 81 thank his Royal Highness and your lord
ship, and have only to say that ! an a NAN And
this was received with loud applause.
Now If the noble lords address to the American
Minister was meant for pleasantly, | must be per
mitted to say that the time, the subject, and the
place were exceedingly unpropitious TO such saes.
II It was meant for sarcasm, Il was equally uniOr-
tunate IN conception and delivery. Ii il was meant
for insult Il mcrcilcssly cruel to his lordships
hear. refinement dignity. and moral sense. | could
readily have found apology for it in his lordShps
locks and wrinkles II il had not been triumphant
" applauded The European delegates understood
1.-THE colorcd gentleman understood il and, from
its import II was meant as q boistiul comparison
Of his ordship's country with the Minister'S. II
meant as n cutting reflection upon that country,
where negroes are not admitted to the councils Of
white men. This is the very least and best that
can be made Of II, and the dignity Of the American
Minister'S character and Office his entire disconnec
ton with slavery personally, and his peculiar posi-
ton in the assembly, were no protection to his
country from this humiliating assault; nay, he is
selected as the vehicle Of it before the assembled
r. g. Nl...aV
baton Of H. All the city papers tina. have seen
differ from each other in their report Of this matter
but they all soften its rugged features somewhat
The Times is the most correct, but at fault in ma
king Lord Brougham preface his remarks 10 Mr.
Dallas with 81 hope my friend Mr. Dallas will for.
give me for reminding him. &c, and in making Dr.
Delany Cthe colourcd gentleman say to Lord Brough
am, who is always most unilinChing friend Of the
negro" II one or the other Of these remarks was
made, did not hear il; the doctor would hardly
have used the last
Now | take leave to say that a Briton was the
last on earth who should cast contcmptuous
reflections upor the United States and the delegates
the last men on earth who should have counte.
nanccd them Not one Of them not a on all
the broad surface Of Europe assail that country
without aSsang some near home.h1rn friend Of his
own language and blood or some kinsman by short
lineage from common ancestry. She spreads her
self out from the Atlantic To the Pacific from the
Gulf 10 the Lakes, aud, through all her lenghth
and breadth, she is one vast asylum for the poor,
the oppressed the dOwn-troddCn the prosecuted Of
the world. Her sons are multitudinous brother
hood of all cmcs, religions, and tongues living to-
gethcr in harmony, peace and equality, so far as
these possibly prevail within her borders. Say
what you may, think you may, sneer as you may
at her peculiar institution" she Is, after ALL the
| good Samaritan Of nations. DO people cry and
waste from famineg She loads her ships with
| supplies and lays them nj the sufferers doors with
] out money and without price. DO an oppressed
! people strike for libcrtyy You will find some Of
| her sons under their flag. Does a wiics cry come
across the water for help, to find noble, ong.miss
ing husband She fits out her ships her volunteers
man them they search nearly TO the Pole learn the
husbands fate, disburdon the wifcs heart from sus
pense. and then lie down aud die from the exposure
and tolls Of the search Does she find n nations
soop of war nfoat, still sound but unmanncdg She
puts her in decent trim and sends her to her owner,
| In charge Of her own men, ut at her own expense,
| Z" Bear with me- II 4" am become a fool in glory
ing, yc have compelled inc, for ought to have been
commended to YOU"
Such nation is not to be tainted, certainly not
by Great Britain. Her slavery is heritage, not
creature Of her own bcgctting. II was forced on
her against her wishes, her prayers and her procs
| tations-scrcwcd down upon her, pressed into her
| until il has become completely incorporated with
her very being that Is now impossible 10 eradicate
| H. The term "slaya property is borrowed, il is
| not Of her coinage. In all her slave States there
are not ten men living until very recently not onc)
| who ever made slave Of freeman, counting the
llottentot freeman Their sim then is not in ma.
king slaves, hut in not restoring them to liberty in
| courtesy 10 the scnsibilitics Of those who made
them for Us. Before they make this cXaction of us
they surely ought to have the magnanimty Of JUDAS
and lay the price at our feet
[Judgc Longstrcct next glanccs at the immense
loss and disaster, which immediate emancipation Of
the slaves in the Southern States would entail,
showing that nine millions At least would certainly
he ruined by Il the slaves aud their masiCr) the
first fruits Of the measured aud hundreds Of thou
| sands II not millions more in the free States and
| kingdoms, l. e., all who are dependent upon cotton,
rice, and tobacco in any way for living, its uti
mate fruits
Whatever his lordship did not intend by the re.
mark-and am ready to believe that he did not in
tend 10 wound-hc certainly did intend to bring to
the Minister'S notice that England made dis.nC.
tons between men on account Of their color. And
herein his lordship amCntably unfortunate. for
the whole scene showed that not only he but all his
app!auders, made marked distinction between col.
ors. Would not his lorshp have had more respect
for the feelings ofany white man, than to have made
him the object Of special notice AID such notice to
men gathered from all quarters Of the world Would
his lordships discourtcsy To n white man have been
applauded as il was by gentlemen Of refinement and
delicacyY True It hit DIR. Dclany's sensblitcs cN-
actly in the right place. for hc returned thanks for
il but the chances are thousand TO one that It
would have enkindod his Indignation what
he likely 20 have said, is II boast Of the no.
bility Of England that am admitted to a seat among
white men, His Thanksgiving, too, was appauded,
a thing not exactly in keeping with our ordinary
dealings with white men. And when lac proclaim.
ed the indubitable fact " that he was n man" again
he applauded. lfany other man had arisen in
the assembly and said the selisame thing he would
have been laughed at, not applauded Again, his
lordship pointed him out as I" a negro that was
the word-not some OF the gazottcs have it, q" a
colorcd person" or "colOred gentleman" the Times
has it right Now il he had felt due regard for
the Doctors rank, would he not have soi,encd his
designation, the papers have kindly done for him
| am told that the doctor is member Of the Geo.
graphical Society, and delegate from Canada II
so, demand by all the canons Of courtesy, why he