New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-30
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of African liberatonns This society, it is stated,
embraces large number of the leading anti
slavery phianthropists in Great Britain. AT the
meeting OF this society in New York city, at the
Church Of the Puritans, being their first anniver-
sary, the following was embodied In the report
read on the occasion:
1.-THE remarkable discovery that Africa may be-
come the great cotton-feld of the world. These,
and other considerations, had been pressing upon
the attention of rejecting men in the anti-slavery
ranks for some time; and in various sections Of
the country these thoughts have been struggling
for embodiment in some permanent organization,
which, without touching on other philanthropic
associations, whether laboring for the free the
enslayed, in America or Africa, should fill up the
distance which unfortunately existed between good
men, who were laborng either to overthrow
slavery or to ameiorate the condition Of those who
had been its victims.n
What is this, sir, but the most unequiyocal col.
fusion and conspiracy against the slave States of
America? Is it not plain, then, to the weakeast
understanding, to what object the exertions and
energies OF these puritancally pious Christians are
directeds All their Christianity ana humanity for
the poor African is thus hypocritcally baled up in
cotton. tits cotton philanthropy--cot humanity,
and cotton Christianity.
But the startling expression of his lordship, that
England yet hopes to succeed in her designs in this
country, through the reasoning of her public men,
and Of her diplomatic agents, should be brought
to the immediate attention of our Southern states
men. If it be true that the diplomatic agents of
Great Britain in this country instructed by the
British Government to incite sediton and revolu-
ton among us by their reasonings and eounselings
and there IS no room to doubt his lordship's
statement on this point-then it il indeed time that
we awaken to the extent of the dangers which
surround and threaten us with an rrepressible con-
met. His lordship, as jurist, cannot be ignorant
OF the fact that sedt0uS reasoning for the purpose
OF exciting to revolt, and the overthrow of the
Government and institutions of foreign state by
such acts on the part of another State. is the
gravest violation Of the law OF nations. And what
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the reasoning of the public men and diplomatic
agents of Great Britain in this country? Why sir,
the very state of things which now exists-the
present political condition of the Northern and
Southern States. They in the North have been
taught, by the reasoning Of Englands public men,
that prejudiced, violent, and inscriptions agita
ton Of slavery is a religious duty which they owe
to their God-sectonal feud, dscord, distraction
and dstrust, pervade the land-jealousy and hatred
are nourished, and the most rancorous feelings en-
gendered, which it is pleasing to reflect to the
British philanthropist may ripen into bloody insur
rection, revolution and ruin, and thus accomplish
the heped-for success, and maintain the declared
superiority in Importance and virtue, of England's
Emancipation Act over all others in the whole his
tory of her career This is the grief which his
lordship is keenly made to feel at his brethren
and knfolk in America, for not following the road
to ruin which their British cousins had marked out
for them-and it is in this hope, that we may re-
turn to the paths of virtue that his ordship is led
to speak tenderly of us!
Sir, we have had enough of the reasoning of
Great Britain's men and diplomatic agents, and we
want no more. Let our Government look to it.
Our safety demands that we should set up as part
of the great bulwarks Of defense, and incorpo-
rate it in our international laws and neutrality laws,
that interference in any form by the people of any
foreign power or State with our domestic institH-
tons, shall be declared of war. England
must be taught that this reasoning Of her public
men and diplomats against the integrity and har-
mony of our institutions, is treason to our peace
and dignity, which we will not suffer to go unpun-
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in terms stronger than the declaration of the
Monroe doctrine. We must have something for the
protection and security Of our homes and resides,
and the reasoning OF our public men and dtpo-
matte agents must teach and make England feel
that her otc best interests indeed her safety, the
shores of the British channel nay, in the East In
dies, Ga taste of which has already been expe
renced in her slave insurrection or Sepoy war; de-
ponds on the cessation Of her efforts to extend the
measure OF her emancipation in the Southern States
of America! What is England's interference, to
us, in Honduras or Nicaragua in the protection and
security of our lives, the liberty of our institutions
and the safety OF the Republic? Sir if the enlist
ment Of men in our territory by foreign State at
war with another State, be considered violation
Of our neutrality laws, and an ofense against the
peace OF our Government--if for such an offense
satisfaction was demanded, and the Minister Plen
potentiary of this great British nation was dismissed
in disgrace from our national capital-what should
be the course pursued by our Government towards
that foreign State which openly proceeds, by the
reasoning of her public men and diplomats, to the
enlistment Of our own citizens in conspiracy Of
treason, instruction and murder, in and against
their own country?
If we would preserve our liberties, promote our
happiness, and secure our prosperity we must put
an end to this meddlesome interference by foreign
States, and they, as well Northern brethren,
must be taught the doctrine of non-interference
and that each State must be left perfectly free to
form and regulate their domestic institutions in
their own way. Let our Southern statesmen teach
the North the perfect truth and integrity of our
them knowledge Of slavery, based upon prac-
teal illustration Of facts. And let the North be
aroused from her fatal position, which is gradually
estranging her from the ties of the Union, and
shake off the insidious and poisonous influence of
British Abolitionists-political vampres-who are
leading her on to her own destruction, but to be-
come witness Of the shattered ruins Of our Re-
public The pleasing reflection to them would be,
to see the constellation of States darkened for
ever from the armament of nations. But let us
rather form a closer bond of union and strength,
and If we must take up arms, let it be against our
common foe and if we must fall let our ruin be
made glorious by the struggle which shall unite us
as band Of brothers, instead Of the internal fueds
which shall separate Us in fraternal strife.
SAM e, REID. JR,