, 1881-02-08
COOPER TO GLADSTONE.
letter frolit Peter Cooper 10 the Eh-
Hlfr1i 1'rcnafrr-Sonie advice OIL the
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r.cftcr rrn,,, 1pctrr 6.nourr 10 the Ea-
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1rial, Question.
NEw Ynnk. Dec. IL. 1sso.~-7" The IT, Hon.
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~" WI. ~. sS.sa ~ n'',r.'. ra. ~. ,lv a., ~,
american. 10 oher yu'' le" e,FRest'os,s III
reference 10 TIM settlement Of the Irish lanh
question. An equitable sctticrnc,,tu uf TINT gIcs-
@ eaenH ~ w 1,'o y. a" n'as. ~. s'
!ntila now requiring soli'uo'' ny htf Mar'slys
=. m G's v. from n ,oxna ,ns
portant question.
Twenty ycars ago tho slavery auestlon In tho
United Stntcs seemed nullt ns di!l'ct III ee'tlo"
incnt MS the land question now docs III Great
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ineao "c'o t"o pa.,os III .n's eu'nt,y M.,"o
To- e o oh"r T"e
tia rcvruR NJ thcr ,,rt,rrrtv and t,ctna p,tr1 thu
roht nf nrotnctinn fnr s,,ch ,r,,ncrtw In nnv cr
n'h". ~ P's'.ee'il Aot ~ ".'e' I'ope''' ~. ny w
tho United stntos or Terri torles where they
chose to tako tho''. The Abolition pnrty 40.
nea the right OF property men, nm, .e,nanc!
n ~, W .,n""I,,',tss r'r .s,s ,oa.,s
con'rehsatins tho elascao'lcfs lor the losses
Judgment proposcd TINT tho United Stntcs Gov
rrnment sh,uid nnrchnsc tbosn sInycs nj n fnir
compensation anu 1rco tnonts 1nctp WoFc III
that tine abont A,0O,oo0 slnvas III Ibis country,
Including men, women, and children. At vaino
Nf n NJ
r,,s u; Luz ~ r. e cr III ~ waa aya ean y,
az IT, ~ engn; 19 nosa wnI bsv
hcrn 81 4Mt,fssImSi S"o 0''' ""'''A law
NcItilrr IN stu vcho,dors nor tho A,,oltiop,s,s
Tsa 'steH t9S ,asnst T. suc @ q sS
liz pu"po III uf III. Sor,b. wllo wore Il, be tnxGI
tso pay ~ .ho sl.yes. sanction sueh scheme.
slnycboldcrs lost thpir slaves, rcccivinE not ths
niitrhtc.t cotntrns,1,ii,n far tiinrI, ih1t II mill
i,est ilooi Of tic Nation, werc slnilshtsrcd. and
th,,itsa,s NJ ,njilinns n nronnrtv wnrn tstroTrI
by; tlo H., war I;,on. =, t,a sou,,arn s,nt.. ,,,ro
rSh antnSas Sas Pa sSi'
ssat In r..;,t1. "ho,t *sIxstIIHITn r,,,iy twlrc
TIM hIrI,ost ,nuiint rstnintetI 1yhirh thpy Dr0-
pSsed io ,,.s 5q5 A. p;,rsSse a. s,1Ss. @
nInn,rNaT ,,mm,,nf s.t,,,n.nt it, ,vr oSvrn ti",
snychoId.rs f"ir co..inc,,sntion Tor every a,ayo
Innt nvnr En,h S EnrIt @ nm ym,,h 40 '''''
| do not thcso facts RI to siiow that tho tr,o
why to havo scttlc,i tic slnsery question svouiti
Chased the stuyes mud en,ancitnir1 thct,,f 'AA
shoiIi Il" nj EnrIish It'll stmtcs,,ct, icnr,' Wisdom
s .nefh H. 1Gs ,rs ,ns M 5noro III nn rS
stnvrrv2 in mi fn Int,f.inrtis .inin, fin rhe
to nui,opoIize Tho iani n,iii #, cNMnol tnor tGns
Inta f., rlyI, thntn fla arwst snr,, uf tI,n pro-
m,ts ~ I'm famI Iti,nr"h inv rr oh,nti.ti h,-
a s ot ,ru " a sha t"nnts3 ~ & a. otnor nn X
mi Tia fnnnnfs luitn tl..t th mn1 IL tl,, ft ~
n s to tSn wn1. s1pn and iht i 4 wr1f,r Tor Of
INV II, no,,nnnizs, Il njiT do t,iey uo, t1stI,.
a,cst!on the tlcs by wiiich lie ia1ilnrtIs como
IL iInsr iSn,t,ts - ami thcsr nmnt.stnra ft,r ,sn.
rrotions mhs,rc.l onT ma hnrd. ind
| GrdIirrd f,nvnrtv n,,,I f,rIynlint, Hhilr
hxury on tho products nf their Iai'or9 AFRO not
most of the. present lct'nnta ~ poverty Ani on
the ynrge % stnfv"t,o r. @ % .,,n tq II ptsssh r. Of
lius it not boeonp question Of iIfo or death