The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-15
MIR. conway,s speech in England.

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lington street, convened by the Leicester
Emancipation Society, for the purpose OF
hearing the recent lectures by Mr.. j. II.
Smith analysed by gentleman announced
as the Son of a Southern Planter" but who
proved to be one who had previously made an
acquaintance with the Leicester public, Mr..
M. d. Conway.
Mr.. Conway said: The question of slavery
was the principal question with which they |
had to do; and that forsooth was the avowed
question with which both North and South
were deeply interested. There was one
thing that had strangely puzzled him, that
while the opponents Of the Northerners were
in favor Of emancipation, and decidedly OPP
posed to slavery, that they blackballed most
nconsiderately and literally the emancipa-
tionista who were the stern advocates of abo-
lition.. The Emancipation Society was not in
the broadcast sense political society, for it
numbered among its enrolled members men
of all shades of political opinions. The society,
comparatively regardless of the politics in
velved in the hostilities with America, had
had for it's great and avowed end the abolition
of slavery. And who could be opposed to
that? Their avowed object was the promotion
by every legitimate means of the abolition of
slavery. The South had rebellcd because
they were spell-bound by the terrible delu-
sion that slavery was right, that ID was di-
vine, and the right state of society. The
Richmond Examiner, in an article written by
his first cousin, said, 1--WE have got to hating
everything with the prefix free, from free ne
groes down and up through the whole cata-
logue of denominations free farms, free labor,
free negroes, free society, &C., all belonging
to the same body of damnable-isms whose
mother is sin, and whose dad is the DEVIL
"But," continued his gentle cousin, "ths
worst of all these denominations, because when
once instituted it becomes the hot-bed propa-
gator. of all, is the modern system of free
schools" Applause.] They had got to de-
eide between two countries, the President of
one toiled up with his own right arm splitting
rails loud applause and was not ashamed
of it; and the other was soft and gentle
President who had always somebody to fan
him when asleep, and when he walked up to
tremble at his word.
Mr., Smith asked where was the difference
between the rebellion of the colonies against
2 Great Britain and the present secession
U The revolution in one case was for a good
cause, and in the other for bad cause
2 IAppIanse. Revolution was not always re-
spectacle or right. If the Americans had
2 fought against George III, to establish ma
= = ton of pirates, they would not have had the
= respect Of any nation; but they fought be
. cause they believed they were oppressed ane
wronged. Then Mr.. Smith had asked what
II good had the war done? He would tell them
> 1t had cmancipated practically and set fret
1000, 900 of slaves so, 900 of whom were nov
6 United States soldiers, bearing arms for tn
= liberty of their brothers. When he could tel
them there were no more slaves to be liberia
ted then they would listen to arguments abou
stopping the war. But as long as they foun
,r that it was otherwise, and that every da
Sc their men were hberating white and blac
ID from the great curse and wrong, it was idl
of to talk about the war not doing good. The
Id knew it was; they saw the fruits of it ever
at day. Then he declared that the South coul
of never be conquered. Well, they were not til
r. first people that ever said that. The peopl
a at Memphis swore louder than any other, til
e. people at Nashville louder STILL Vieksburg il
IS vented the phrase of dying in the last ditcl
s" at New Orleans they said they would tur
he every house to ashes before it should be takel
he at Knoxville they declared every man, w
all man, and child should be dead before the
would surrender. In every one of those towr
n" where they declared they would die, they wei
by living very quietly at present; every one
*, those towns had surrendered. If they wou
he bring any good good reason why Charlest(
lie and Richmond should not follow suit, the
IS; they could listen to, but they all avswed tn
Gu they would be conquered, and they were co
is quered, and did not require large garrison
ty, Their slaves were taken away, and they d
ed not feel any interest in the war after that.
on In all these States they were forming lar
ar organizations for their return as free Stat
OF to the Union.
ra- He had tried the South and the North, al
for twenty years of his life he was placed
nd close observation of slavery, and unless mi
sc, was prevented by growing up among the
the evils, they were enough to freeze the blood
led any heart He had seen a man tearing dov
the the dresses of tender women, and lashi
nts them till they were mutilated. lfthey wal
rm ed to know about General Butler, he fou
ary one man who dashed negro girl and rubb
H." brine into her back, and he took that girl
put set her free and had her tenderly treated, a
avs took the man and had him cast into prise
18th And it was next day that the FIRST quito
we'd about Butler WAS heard. He had seen thu
Dtic things and knew them, and though eve
icle friend and relative he had upon earth was
y Southerner, what he saw was enough to tn
his heart against the whole system. Hew'
God to the North, and there he found men lab
and ing for the freedom of the slave even WI
by they thought it would divide their country
ing They would rather the country were brol
for | into fraumanta than this friOhtful wr(