, 1863-08-19

Again, We llaye to remark tn ou exaggc
rate exceedingly when Jou statc that there
In Africa whose security and happiness are
connected With the maintenance Of the sys
/ TEN OF IegTo t1ayery. :.
On the Contrary, the system Of slavery IT,
ficts nGthing hut mischief upon the fa1
greater part of the Inhabitants ofAfrica. The
only places in which individual interest il
conuected with slavery are the :slayeholdins
IN exception {if, indeed, there be any excep.
tion), tic people Of color grsatly exceed tie
whites; and thus, even If an injury Werc to
he inflicted on the whites By deprfgiog them
OF their slayes, the advantage es would be most
abuS dantly countcrba1anced and compensa.
ted for BY the infinitely greater number Of
greatest Of human blessings personal uber-
#. Thus the old Benthamtte maxim Of 'tdo-
ing the greatest possible good to the greatest
possible number'' would be amply carried
cut into effect By the emancipation Of the
fou Charge the Abollttonists, as with d
crime, that they encourage 4 negro, lying
from Kentucky, to steal a horse from % In
habitant Of Ohio. In order to aid him, IT ne
cesEary, In making his escape. We are not,
upon full reflection, sufficiently yersed IN
casnistry to decide whether, under such cir
cumstances, the taking Of the horse would be
Ill e4Euetu1H uCL Ut uuts bus5 @tEA EVlAf10A s
t1at it would be sinful, re ara Of this quite
certain, that there is not one, Of you that
addresses us rho, If he we're under similar
circumstances; that Is, having no other means
Of escaping perpetual slavery, would not
make free with your nefghbor's horse to
tftctuatc your just and reasonable purpose.
And We are also sure OF this, that there IL not
frend the rest ct his lite as personal slave,
worked, and beaten, deo1d, and transferred
from Land to hand. mud separated at his ms
ter's caprice, from wife nnd fami1y 1y-con onstgned
totguorauce-working without wages, tofling
without reward wfthout any other 6timu1ant
Rmp-We do EAT that there Is not one Of You
who would not think thename Of pickpocket,
thief, or felon. would not be too courteous q
!in,;i name tor the being rho kept you in such
We cannot avoid repeating our astonish-
ment that you, lrishmen, should be 80 devoid
ct every trace Of humanity Us to become the
voluntary and pecuniarily diaintmested adyo,
Gates Of human slavery; and especially, that
you should be SO in America But What ex.
cites our unconquerable> loathing, is to find
that In your address yon speak Of man being
tie property man--of one hnman being
the property Of another, with as little doubt,
hesitation or repugnnnce, rs if you were
sreaking Of the beasts OF the field. 1t is this
that fills US with utter astonIslment. It Il
this that makes us disclafm you as country.
men. We cannot bring ourselves to belieFe
that you bEcathed your natl air In Ireland
earth that abolished the dealicr in slayss,
The eIaye Trade Of flint day was. curiou:
enough, slaye trade In British yo,ths-ire
land that never was Stained With ncrro ira
ding-1reland, that never committed an Of
fence against the men Of color-Ireland, that
never fitted out . single vessel for the traffic
II Is. to be snre. afflictfno aud haart.ren1fnn
to me In think fhat so many Of lie Irish is
America Should be- so t1erenerated IS to bl
o1nonss the worst enemies Of the neon1a ni
eo1orI Alast nlas We hive tt1at f.act fat 1,1acsd d
beynnd a doubt by tic indisputable testimons
Ioril Mnrnet., This l. n fon1 i,lof tItat ~
wcn1.j f.3,; Vine ntrite ,sont,sson ~ sTn,tri
ated Irisilmcn.
sT,rc vo,, enonrb nf trc ,renpfna Ir,sh ~ IN
1.ff amf:t ~ ron r. a.k what II IL Tint w., ~,
1nirc To1i Ia fios lis Ills. -
;15. W. coi1 nnon von IN +bc sacrcd
name Of humanity, never again to yoluntce,
m heha|f of The i'nnrassor: mr. eyer, far anr
se1finterest 10 rini;cafe Tia hi1anua rr;n1f
~ narsonc' slavery. @
jGnont3 We nsE ron to oes;st IN ererv vav
you can in p,omoting tho education Of ths
free men * cn1nr and in disrnnntenancino
IT, tai fnoIfs ~ ioan faii SaI of teshnssaWof ths
criminal I sellbhncss which makes The white t
infe, me- ior @ rece' &C. '''1 - ~"@'' - - '0S~ -
1nss 3S We ask you to sssist u obi'iaing
~ r;n1.ts md fr,1cf,,.cs of fs.an,sn ~ =. r.
uhafs sScr sta4e he NAV int,b;t 1AA -
E;,,rtd. NJ nsi- rn2 r. eyrrtS vos n
/ cnt1earnr;nr to 3roeure for tie nSn'asf color r.
T., a.-ar., anior tha hanant ~ ts;si hv inr1,
a,,5 n.,oc;n11r haro man in.;etin~ ti,f h;s !;
~ 4",, g. c1a;1oaJ 80 s1,va 'A3A' AZ -
ET0I :. ~ AL vo11 r. aT.rt rorrse1voz r.
2 me .;,.1c ~ rav n in5nca sj,vcnT Tnnr, -
sse1s Tusevas 49, ~ W e7a4as ~ nse;5,n ~.
eH,a nnp,nre W VIZ thnn,.1 not iha frish ir,;
tnls tuapoEot t,,at enoi" no' 'A' @1is4 ALI
| tatG y. lncI1 " ~ 1917 - '1atte ~ .,, ;.
St7M: We ak you e exert yourselves Il
| al me Nays you Tosslo1y can GO pat IN 3a ene
to the internal a1aye,tr Of the States: Ths
breeding Of slayes for sale H., probably, tht
most immoral and dcbasiug Pr1ctfce eyel
| known In the world. 1t Is crime OF tht
| most Aldeons Kind, and If there were no otae
crime committed By the Americans, this alon'
would place the advocates. supporters aus
rraeticers Of american Slavery In the loves
| grade Of criminals.
! Sce,s'h: We ask you to uae every oxert1oi
| IL your power to procure thu abolition Q
| Slavery By the Congress II the District o
Columbia.
Eighth: Wo ask you to use your best ex
| e1tions to compel tho Congress to Eeceir
oAu Aeoo %t@ ,R~tt&tr1S - ]nI EEsaSe ~
g,ofs; and above .all. tic pettaqaso OF thel
| White advocates. -
Ninth: We ask you never to cease your ct
| forts until the crime Of which Lofu Morpet!
has accused thci1r1 IN America, ot 6ein!
The worst esemies u the man Of color.
shall be atoned fos, aud plotted ont and ef
tc1ed ioreTsr; !;,, :a,, ,ou non ro, In .,1 tins
things: You hare already answered tha
question yourseisss; Tor you have sald ! tha
public opinion IL the INV ot Amesica- Cor
tribute, then, each Of }ou IN his sphere, t
make up that public opinion, Where 80
have Inc eaeGIofm n aihoemae, ni g.gGt yonr so1
holy strugglc: .,,a WI,
onaer popplar goVeraint., iat,c .ne an qnan hsr W.
has .ight; nna TeaSon aad fnsuGSt -. and IT, cnae M
aha S ies.,s1at;o4 ~ Us nn111 raar. ~
En,rer Ere 11e has tfa eSaoocn3s ahnnt him If E.
4seatast ,,tiIitv. .and even 3f he shnnld NJ
Sueceed. he can have the hesrt.eoathing = cor uf
snIntfon Of hayineS enfieayored 70 do rra5t an an
sooa ae1iuns. ~ elu e:Jgy, efen IL usisa ; .
~ sMeIt aio. ~ ,.,, Suoc''oteo
P'Unose M reso ~ ai1aaa @ 4hat+ho f,,rra,
~ fran, ~ cmane;3ott1sy tho s'orSe s
ssseaca ,n .r Enah rr1o e,snn e..
~, Une ~ S@tn vnrn,th;n ~ nIr 11rac;nc+. M
tas thas pomes ~an aaan 1's orn thl
1s1aa, 11e - ao.j v,r~3r;a yonia haya f,s1oHa 1s,s
"a na1s Anu auu na2 Val, en5 i.,nT a7a o1,o
S isStd aayerv INT Int tor % tie diabo1ieal practit s
~ {. ra;sIrr i 40 ynn cal1 t. siares far Il
Sau,.ta.s. I6'.x1,n+ II rcsfi1anca AMI death
Tr;ahrren. and the snng Of Irishmcn. hay
many al them. risen 10 him distinction au
newer IN America. Whv did not Irishme,
aaniI he sons Of Irishmcu. write tneir nam,
n tfe h1iebest mares OF tho chaptar Of b,
1non;tr md heneya1ence in AmeIican fistor,
Irishmen! our Chairman ventures
think. and NC agree with him, TINT be b
ciaims On the attention OF Irishnisn In ere
nuorfer of the rlobe,
Tie Scotch md French philosophers HI,
moved by many years OF exrericnce that Ii
: f1islman stands first among the races Of m.
and Europa bear testimony to the Intellectu
capacitY Of Irishmen. Lord, Norpeth b
| 5cE,nns+,,+eG T., fha pr;tieI, Porlfo1nort II