The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-01-09
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their government, were accustomed to represent
them "a always governed by nercensry consd.
erstions and too willing to sacrifice jus'ice, hu-
manity, and all the virtues, tc the lust OF gain;
bu, here was a case IN which the cool heads
that directed the action the Government de-.
hberately burdened their country with an inn
rnense debt, not TO open new hslds Of wealth,
but in full prospect Of destroying the CONNER
cial value ofiheir West India colonies, and Of
impoverishing the people and the proprio-
tors IN England-and from all human feeling.
ard high sense ofjustiee--a high sense Of
what is due to poor, helpless, down-troddeu
negro slaves. Il was the noblest act recorded
in history knew ofno parallel 70 il any
when had fnished,' added Mr. L., "Nr.
/ w, turned to me and said 'Mr. Lesoet, do yos
rsully believe that the msn srio cntyol The actoa Of
tFe British Goa0Bment were led By saeS gsotfws
as yon oscribe 10 them. TO sacrifice de commercial
Interests of ttei' eoHatrvf'"
II replied" said Mr.. L., ~that hthe men
who controlled the action of the Britisb gov
ernment really believed that the abolition of
Of slavery in the commercial ruin ofthe i.Iands
could not conceive Of any other motive for
their conduct than the noble one which ] had
assigned e H
We'll, Mr.. Lsggett.' said Mr.. W., you
may believe this. bat do not. believe that
the detioa ofths British government Is n,ade 10
p onaote, as far as passible, the INTERESTS Of he
English Ar'stoeacy." @t
Mr.. L. then asked, "what interest Of the
English Aristocracy will be promoted by the
ruin of the British West India islands?"
Mr. Wilson said that the abolition ofslavery
in the British colonies would naturally create
an enthusiastic anti slavery sentiment in Eng
land and America, and that in America this
would in process Of time excite hostility be.
tween the free States and the slave States,
which would end in the dissolution Of the A.
mericsn Union, and the consequent failure Of
the grand experiment OF democratic govern
ment; and that the rnn OF Democracy in A.
merica would be the perpetuation Of Aristocrs-
cy in England. ! do no. undertake to give the
language of Mr.. Leggett, but the following par
aphrass conveys in my own language, the im-
preston made upon my mind Of the course OF
reasoning by which Mr.. w. came to his con-
clusion. z. ess sssssss aas asaes sssk
The English Aristocracy have ruled Eng
land for ages. Their position is more euviabie
than that of any other similar class IN any 9TH
er country on the globe. They rule tho veal"
thest empire in the world. Their landed es-
tates embrace large portion of all the lands Of
the Kingdom; and these estates are eutailcd in
their iamilies. The House of Lords II c0snpo-
Cu NACiuSlsflF4 Ol Lt16 EATlclDEfRCyY anu tHey
have such influence in the elections that the
members of the House of Commons are TO o
great extent the near relatives Of the Lords.
Offices ofhonor and power, and sinecurs offices
with large incomes, in the Church, the Army
{ the Navy, the colonies, al Foreign G. arts, and
, in all the departments OF Home eovernsnont,
are in their gilt and can be bestowed at their
pleasure upon their relatives and friends. They
have inbered these privileges from their an.
cestors, and their great aim. their ruling desire,
r is to retain them in their families, and to trans.
, nit them TO their posterity. Their control of
the publia press, and ofall the fountains O. pop
ular opinion and sentiment in E, gland. has
enabled them to impress the minds ofthe great
body Of the middle classes there with the belief
that the English Aristocracy, with its powers
and privileges is essential to the prosperity and
glory of the English nation. @ s r
Recently, however this belief has been Sc
riously shaken by the success OF democratic in
stiutions in America. Englshmen are
are getting now to be well acquainted with
America; and they see there o people
OF the sane race with themselves, sreaking the
same language, reading the same books hold
ing the same religious opinions, loving TIE same
pursuits; in Short like themselves in every re.
spect except that they have no arislocracy; and
yet, under their democratic institutions. ,Ame-
ricaus are advancing even more rapidly than
Eng,ishmeD, I'M commerce and the arts, in tbs
diffusion Of knowledge among the people. in
i population, wealth. and all the elements OF ma
tional greatness; and intelligent men of the mid.
die classes in England are beginning to think
that Aristocrac, with its heavy taxation for the
support Of sinecure offices, may not be so es.
sential as they have here, ofore been supposed
to the prosperity of England, and that the Eng
lish people would perhaps make more rapid
progress il they should throw off this burden,
by repuhlicanizng or Americanizing their in
situations The great danger to the English
Aristocracy lies in this idea in the minds OF tho
:, English people; for, il il should take root and
be seed, il might end in q revolution in which
they would lose a | their privileges. Hence
they study every thing in America and Eng
land with the deepest interest in its bearings
on this matter. kss ssrs Il Axssf xss ~
|, "The English Aristocracy know that the
English people are a liberty loving, y liberty
Wanting people. They saw with what ease
numerotsly signed petitions torthe Abolition Of
/ Slavery could be obtained in districts and a.
mong classes, where there was no interest to
check the current Of the popular telling. They
knew that they could have found no difficulty
in disposing oi such petitions in Pa, lament
without granting them for they could have
r continued to receive them respectfully, and
h postpone action upon them cadlessly. if their
/ interest hod required But after time they
doubtless, reasoned with themselves. thus:
;, "'What will be the effect OF encouraging
9 and finally granting these peti,ions9 II slavery
n shall be abolished in the British colon es, by
! compensating slaveholderg ior their losses, no.
/ body in England will then have any iutessst In
}. opposing the widest and enthusiastic expires
!. SONS of anti slavery sentiment. EnglEhmen
% will love to refer with pride and boasting tc
v the large sum sacrificed by their government,
J, with their concnrrence, on the algar OF liberty,
Justice and humanity. They will then look to
>, America, and they will see Slavery still there,
!. for Southorn stockholders in Americs ofcourse
; will never ruin themselves and their country by
b initiating Britain IN abolshing it. Englishnen
can then be easily excited, on account OF Amer
= ican slavery, to look down with scorn upon A.
lnericans and American institutions, and II any
/. popular crater, or writer, in England shall pre-
n pose to deprive the aristocrocy, Of their powers
+ aud privileges, and to sortify his argument,
r. shall refer to the prosperity OF nerica under
= democratic institutions, he viii be met with
. sccrn, and deieated IN his purpose.'
!. s"rhis will be the effect in England OF tho a.
boiilion OF slavery in ttei3riteh colonies; but
10 the most important effect will be the effect in
America. Amei ca is,iiyidsd sllnost tanally !
: betw en- free States and save Siates- befv cen
q States in witch the negroes are 50 lew tha, no
i haI IN ,esuisf1rn thelr emancpation and States
,e lin which Slavery IS so deeply rooted that 1t can
d not be sa ely abolished without ruin to oil clas
!; res Of the population. In the free States .
10 ieice anti slavery sentiment, a bitter hatred of
d slavery and saveholders can be excl ed al