The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-08
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EngIand'S Protest against Summer,
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EngIand's Protest against sumnsr,s
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from The London Times, June 1871
Although the great events which are now occurring u
Europe receive and deserve our inoessnt attention.
impossible not from time 10 time 10 turn our eyes to the
New World, where problems are 70 be solved that
nearly affect ourselves II il part OF the destiny a
s country that from it's world vide dominion and UNI
verss pterests ths Of State indifferent
Ia it, Frenchrnan "a German may concentrate all his
attention on ~ha, spassne a Palermo 70. be hss hardy
any relations with the world cyond hs Atlantic south
az the equator we, however, are conta uay renindex
that We are not only European Power, an
of Europe in observing the u own rsos
in newly settled regions Of the globe. Pernps
Of American slavery. Our rotations with tho Uasss1
States through trade ard community OF origin,
close that II is impossible their moral condition shos
not affect The rivalry which exists betweea ths
two countries make it difficult 10 discuss any ntcrn~tea
al subject without the chance Of giving usnbragc and yee
the feeling OF Enghmen regard slavery is such shaa
when travelling the southern States wnere frss
dom Of speech be dangerous they cannot forbear ~
the greatest interest in the decay OF this mighty eva
The reputation Of this country for wisdom ~
the negroes Of the West India colonies enanoipaeA
not only on the ground OF humanity but th. calculates
that FREQ labor was more productive than that
These islands still lie at the threshold OF the Amel
republic, and II the STARE and stripes shall fsAA
Tie walls Of Mexico and Havanpa the British Antilles
will be exposed 70 ali the influence Of pro slavery propa
ganda How important, then Ia II for that before thoos
great territorial accessions which seem Inevitable scsu
take place the system Of slavery shall have been modified
That viii come 70 an end in our time is indeed NOT 70
be hoped but hatthe South should be induced ~ acQu
esce in the principle that slavery an evil and ought n
be abatef, is What every map Of humanity ought v
desire and work for Some beginning Of emancipation
preparation for gradual change. are beyond
the hOss even of those who have been depressed By
the recent legsstion Of tho republic and the bold
ness with which the most cxtr~ne opinions
are avowed by the Southcrners II such change
promised, we should soc with less uneAsaess the progress
OF American dominion aud not regret that the eKtcusa
OF oar langa and religion ddused larger
the degradation Of subject race.
Whenever there Is lull In the storm of dscussioa
which RACES between North and South begin to hops
for some good in this matter The freedom OF IOmbars
Sciians may be worked out by the sword and
is ner spectacle than that of the bold makes
war against the Tyranny which brushes his counrymea
But the African will never be saved by sach means
He is too low " rise up "a his own deverer, nar
would humanity gain by the substitution Of negro
anarchy for the pres.nt social institutions of the
Southern States The white man him by the
aid OF white men, and above ALL by the aid of
ter The polite ian who eudeavors set hatred betweea
different classes OF Americans on this subject who en-
COurags the negro 10 look " violent for bis do
verance, and fills the owner with Increased dread e
bloody reprsal by his bondsmep, is an enemy TO u
in which he forth his acrimonious e0qucpCo
John Brown himself has not Done nofo harm TO The
cause Of abolition in Virginia than MN like Mr. 6an
when he drives the Southern senators 10 fury By suoh
violent and uncaled for philippe as our American Ger
respondent notices to day.
Ii years Mr. Summer had raised his voice
in the assembly TO which he belongs The results which
followed bis last onslaught on slavery are still in the re
membranes Of every one In 1859, when the Union was
agated by the contest between Buchsnao and Fremont
and party spirit at its highest Mr. Sumner delivered
an antislavery speech almost as strong as thai
house, exasperated by summers language and perhaps
urged by rowdy friends fcrociously assaulted hin
while he was sitting quietly in his chair, innicseA
such injuries endangered Mr. Summers life,
and forced him to retire for . time from public
affairs. Brooks has since gone TO his account, anA
from Massachusetts has not learnt temperance OF aa
gusge from the incident which nearly endet his days
acrimonious but the last one sesms entirely 70
The Southern gentry pride themselves the possesss
Sumner, knowing this makes Grafton the barb~is
OF slavery. II may certainly Be sah that has Q
right u stgmatze ~ bar shose who defended asA
even praised his would DO murderer; but Mr. SauAnes
ought 70 know that II Ia immoral well
like 20 provoke men Of violent temper and that BY
doing he only presses down tho yoke still closer
the neck Of the slave But h1 puts himself forwar1
a. II purpoeely to sggAvxte his opponents. Every
sneer every cutting epthe, every provoking nsau.sss
his antagonists slavery must breed barbarians" he
m dcvcopes every whore alike In tho individual
elements Of bsrbarism" Violence brutality Injustice
bsrbarism, must be reproduced in the lives Of all whs
live within their fatal sphere" The shares
barbarsm u the society which he keeps" ann 20 on
We mua, in the nase " English aholssoniun AZ kaa,
S%sa a Sas W. @ yoS.sn ana sns As,sne
gun " die away than out comes Mr. sumner ascA
which will set the whole south In We cas w-u
been already damaged by IL. Mr. sxmser u one Of Aa
5ds q pitcsaSs ~Ao sAoSld Be msssed BY <r frseNAs
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on the American continent long before the assembly e
supposed to depeod the prosperity Of half The io,.s
The looms Of Lancashire and Normandy veil q thoes
Of Mr. sumnsrs own state are supple, BY s.verows
invested In saveworked plantations Slavery ,si -
riots ths deep in the soil, Is not 10 b rooted sp by any
clio fri Su.s victory sr de cause o ss. III ~ =
vvy dstreW t~per % tse Senator from AassacAssas.
switzerland and the savoy Frostier.
tItal.
dressed by the Helveic government 10 its diplomatic
agents abroad
We learn from certain authority that the French 70
verDment taking account Of the position assumed b,
switzerland N the question OF savoy is endeavorng
get the high Powers 10 agree 10 other expc ts with
regard 10 which II IL pretended that they much 10
the interest Of Europe ~ Ia that OF swiz rlAnd aud Of
nature ~ offer sufficient compensation for the rights
claimed By the confederation, which we're gaarantssd
to them The new propositions are essentially FOL,
lows
L ccsson to Switzerland Of line OF mountain frou
Meillcre 10 Collide. Ferret
The engagement the part Of France TO establish ne
armed notla on the lake VI Geneva the Swiss
In this respect strict reciprocity
France wiz engage herself NOT to raise any fbrtiics
"a by the mountains ~ vusche, Of son, ad q s.eye
We have the honor Of inlrmng yoa that thee wope
siions do MT At all satisfy and that they not ~
nature 10 tranquiiize swz,riand aly more than hsy
can oompensaie fr the tights advantages that
soh mn awarded and guaranteed ~ the Confederation In
1918 by the naturalization stp Hated BY Europe Tor The
hyou Io.k at the map you VIII perceive at the nps
glance that the tile frUm Cal de Ferret "a Mriere
be admitted ~ con lesion as all the Lake in front e
Neire will rem AN IN the possession If France while
the minute strips u srrory H. be ceded 70 Swxeraad
would be OF mo utility, they ofer no line Of
As unsatisfactory also the Offer " tsbl shrng
an armed fota on the Lake of Geneva and of
ing any Qualifications within certain district The
already clear right 10 that since the Fr-noA
have acquired The provinces ~ Faucguy, Cbxblass,
der the same ccrd,ons as those by which ,hey wrr,
held by sardinia namely PORTIONS Of ths territory M
which Europe stipulated IN favor OF Switzerland same
neutrality as that which has been assigned by ewit,cr-
land herself
Now u is evident that armed notila can he csts
osned nor any publications raised, neataIzed
rtory 70 which thus naturally belongs portion ofshe
lake OF Geneva ~hcther Savoyari or French
in tbs respect, France has, therefore, no ngaxemcne
70 Contract any more than Switzerland bound 10 pro-
MRS TO observe reciprocity sw,rriand must In Coz
sequence, maintain her original progrsmme-a ccssios a
territory frum Code Bonhomme the streams OF The
Uses the Rhone Powers shouli he brouxhe
TO reject that The weakening OF stzrand would be-