Smyrna times., 1860-08-30
From the Liverpool Post, July Both.
An English View of American Abo.
liti0nists.

II is unfortunate forth cause of freedom and
civilization that the anti-slavery party in the
United States Gudging from its representatives
in England) resembles, in one respect, the tee
total advocates in this country. With the best
intentions they are impractical and appeal to
The sympathIes without pointing to possible
remedy for the evil that they desire to exter-
inmate.
Let Us hear what lie the nature of the argu-
ments and of the proposals made by those who
visit our shore for the purpose of soliciting our
aid in their noble cause. "Slavery," they say,
+" lis IN abominable crime it is not only MAS
ma that taints the atmosphere of the States,
but one for which all humanity is responsible !;
and you Englishmen, you men of Liverpool,
are amongst the supporters and abettors of this
crime. Not alone do you look ON com placent-
ly, while your brothers are being bought and
sold, but you actually encourage the trafice by
clothing yourselves, your children, and your
dependents with vestments made from the cot.
ton that is cultivated under the lash of The slave
driver, and of which every bale ia drawn from
the womb of mother earth at the cost OF tor
tured body or an oppressed spirit. Shame on
you, mercenaries Will you not so far deny
your selfish wants as to mark your detestation
OF this pernicious system by refusing to pur-
chase the bodies and souls OF these dark BROTH
ers 10 the shape of Yankee cotton Break of
all association with these man vendors. flour
teachings have not served to convince them OF
their error, your displeasure and expediency
will probably bring about more favorable re-
suit"
Now, reader. what does this practically mean!
| Why, it amounts to this:
Until you are in position TO grow cotton in
your own territories in sufficient quantities to
supply your wants, you must lay up against
your quays few score of vessels, and allow
them to rot; you must throw out of employ
ment some hundreds of seamen, leave uncloth.
ed myriads of your countrymen, and must beg
ger hundreds and thousands by taxing them
exorbitantly, in order TO increase the accom-.
modaton in your poor houses, and provide fol
the shelter and support of other thousands oil
your citizens.
| And, lastly, you must quarrel, and rupture
your connection with those whom you wish tC
influence for good. And for why?
Because we, inhabitants of the Northern
States, are unable, by precept and example
to convince our Southern brethren that slavery
is crime in the eyes of God and man, and ar
institution that should be Immediately abolished
at any sacrifice.
But there are rejecting men who may ask
lfyour Northern cousions are doing their utmos
TO eradicate this evil, how comes il that Levi
Smith and Elda Rose, to American slaves, VIII,
have succeeded by dint of arduous toll, beyont
labor hours, in purchasing their own freedom
and that of their wives and the greater part o
their families, are obliged to come over to Eng
land and appeal to genuine Christian charit
; for fl000, required to purchase the freedom
of the four children of Lewis Smith still il
slavery ~ How is it that the leading anti
slavery men of the United States could no
manage to extract these pallry 5000 dollar
; out of the pockets of the wealthy Of the IRE
} States! Did we, whom you accuse of bein
, the abettors of American slavery, allow on
slaves in Jamaica to appeal 10 The charity Q
other nations for emancipation Did we tax
DOR ueghbors on the Continent TO task for con
suming slavegrown sugar!