The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24

The WoHklng lien q uaneAsssef.
The voice Of the working men Of Manchester,
10 center Of the English cotton manufacturing
district, upon the American question, 10 full OF
Digni6cance, % Of earnest sympathy With the best
thought and action on our side. While the lords
Of the loom, who have made more money BY the
rise in cotton and cotton goods than they could
possibly have gained from . continuous supply
Of cheap cotton, and the afistocracy OF the land,
who have felt the American war only in new
strength to their prejudices, and in new guaran-
tee to their sslfish power, give their hearts and
their hands TO the rebellion and to slavery, and
eloat over tho threatened ruin of America, --the
real sufferers BY our war, the cotton-spinners Of
Manchester. and those In trade and mechanics,
who share their fortunes, speak ont boldly and
iuteligently for the Right, comprehend 10 %
engaged in 1 struggle for the highest civilization,
and proifer % words Of hearty encouragement
We give here, in full, their latest and best ut
tsranoess Of good feeling-ths resolutions and
address to President Lincoln Of . large public
meeting, several thousands in number, At Nan
chester, in the last evenipg Of the last year:
~. &, RxsoLUTI0Ks. ~ la3
l-"That this meeting, recognizing the COM
men brotherhood of mankind and the sacred and
inalienable right Of every human being to per-
sonal freedom and equal protection, records ito
detestation of negro slavery in America, and OF
the attempt of the rebellious Southern slave
holders to organize on the great American con-
tinent nation having slavery a. its basis.
4 9-That this meeting, composed of the indus
trial classes of Manchester, desires to record it,
profound sympathy with the efforts Of President
Lincoln andhis colleagues to maintain the Amer.
lean Union; and, also, its high sense of the JUS
tice Of his proclamation Of emancipation, and
other measures tending to give freedom to the
slave, and restore peace 70 the American nation.
TO HIS IxCBLLEscY, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRsslDsNT
OF TIE uu1rID STAIRS OF AMERICA. Is IN,
As citizens of Manchester, assembled at The
Free Trade Hall, We beg to express our fraternai
sentiments towards you and your country.
We rejoice in your greatness, % On outgrowth
of ENGLAND. whose blood and language you
share. whose orderly and legal freedoms you have
applied 70 now circumstances, over region i'm.
mesurably greater than our own. We honor
your free states, - singulsrly happy abode for
the working millions, where industry is honored.
One thing alone has, in the past iessened our
sympathy with your country and our confidence
in tive mean, the ascendency Of politicians
who, not merely maintained negro slavery, but
desired to extend and root it more firmly
tory of the free North, in the war which has 80
sorely distressed vs., % we'll % afflicted you, will
strike off the letters Of the slave, you have At
traeted our warm and earnest sympathy.
We joyfully honor you % the President and the
Congress with you for many decisive steps to-
wards practically exemplifying your belief in the
words Of. your great founders, AL men are Great
ed free and equal"
You have procured the Liberation of the slaves
In the District around Washington, and thereby
made the centre OF your federation yisibly free
You have enforced the law against the slave-
trade and kept up you feet against it, even while
every ship was wanted for service in your ter
rible war. You have nobly decided to receive
ambassadors from the negro republics of Hayti
and Liberia, thus forever renouncing that un-
worthy prejudice which refuses the rights Of hu-
manity to man end woman, on account Of their
color. In order more effectually to stop the
slave trade, you have made with our Queen, q
treaty, which your Senate has ratified, for the
right Of mutual search. Your Congress has de-
unoccupied, or half settled territories, which are
directly subject to its power. 1t has offered pc
cuniary aid to all the States which will enact
emancipation locally, and has forbidden your
generals to restore fugitive slaves who seek their
protection. You have entreated the slave mas
tiers to accept these moderate offers and after
long and protracted waiting, you a. commander.
in chief OF the army, have:appointed tomorrow.
the lst day of January, 1858, as q day of un-
conditional freedom for the slaves in the rebel
states. Heartily do We congratulateyou and
your country on this humane and righteous
course. &f
We assume that you cannot now stop short of
a complete uprooting of slavery. It would not
become US to dictate any details, but there are
broad principles Of humanity which must guide
you. If complete emancipation in some States
be deferred, though only to a predetermined day,
still, in the interval, human beings should not
be counted chattels. Woman must have rights
Of chastity and of maternity, men the rights Of
husbands, masters the liberty of manumission.-
Justice demands for the black, no less than for
the white, the protection Of law-that his voice
be heard in your courts. Nor must any such
abo mination be toler ated ssave breeding States
and slave market-f you are to earn the high
reward Of ell your sacrifices, in the approval Of
the universal brotherhood and of the Divine
Father. 1t is for your free country to decide,
whether anything but immediate and total eman.
cipation can secure the most indispensable rights
Of humanity, against the inveterate wickedness
of local laws and local executives. -e5 r.sg
|, We implore you, for your own honor and vel
fare, not to faint in your Providential mission.
While your enthusiasm is aflame, and the tide Of
events runs high, let the work be finished effect
uslly. Leave no root Of bitterness to spring up
and work fresh misery to yeur children. It is q
mighty task, indeed, to reorganize the industry,
not only Of four millions. Of the colored race,
but Of Eve millions Of whites. Nevertheless,
the vast progress you have made in the short
space of twenty months, fills US with hope that
every stain on your freedom will shortly be re-
moved, and that the erasure of that foul blot
upon civilization and Christianity -chattel-
slavery during your presidency, will cause the
name of Abraham Lincoln to be honored and
revered BY posterity. We are certain that such
. glorious contamination will cement Great
Britain to the United States in close and endu-
ring regards. Our interests, moreover, are iden-