The rights of all. [volume], October 09, 1829, Image 1

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VOX.. X.
MR. O’CONNELL.
This distinguished advocate of the rights
of man, has a very accurate, yet a very
humble opinion of American consistency.
To British Statesmen, our hon. northern
and eastern members of Congress appear
very rediculous, toting for the extension
of slavery io the south, or proving from
scripture the antiquity and justice of that
horrible system. The fact is, that we of
the aorth, have been so unhappy, as in a
few instances, to send members, who have
suffered themselves to be bought, and sold
by slave-holders, and by their conduct,
have manifested as much fear of southern
tyrants as the slaves of the plantations.—
Bat we assure Mr. O’Connell, for the time
to come, we are going to do better—our j
eyes are getting open ! !
But to come to America, the boasted j
land of freedom, but amt rj whose free-j
born sons (free born white, sons he ought
to say) Slavery still existed. And this Sla
very which they not only tolerated, but
encouraged, was justified and defended, <
as a legacy left them by us. It was but |
wed ;
us because you thought we were oppress
ing you with the Stamp Act. You boast
ed of your deliverance ftom Slavery ; you
relieved yourselves from your bondage.
On what grounds do you still exercise a
despotic power over your fellow-men, and
make Slavery even more bitter, by ringing,
in the ears of the sufferers from your ty
ranny, what you have gained —what you
have done—what you have suffered for
freedom?” The Americans, it was true,
might retaliate upon us—they might reply
by allusions to the slaveries we had Great-:
ed or encouraged ; but what would be said
of that individual who should justify the
crime of sheepstealing by alleging that an
other had stolen sheep too ? Would such
a defence be listened to ? Might we not
then say to the freemen of America, !
boast of your lov© of liberty, but you are
hypocrites, tyrants, not freemen. So long
as you encourage Slavery among you, you
are degraded and dishonoured. Dare not
to stand up boasting of your freedom, while
you continue the cruelties of Slavery, and
treat souls redeemed by the same blood of
Christ as the mere creatures of your will;
for &s long as there remains a single Slave
in your country, there will remain a blot
upon your escutcheon that all the waters
of the Atlantic cannot wash out.”—He had
thus ventured to lend his feeble efforts to
the promotion of the objects of the Meet
ing. How, indeed, could he refuse when
be saw the cause of freedom advocated
and supported by one of that illustrious
family whom their ancestors had placed
on the throne to maintain their liberties
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an< uphold their rights , a uwi j
for countless ages he prayed : f
mjly might continue to afford. ■_ i, ;
sic?< he conjured those who •_ ’ 1 > r.
recollect, that in this country the t
mind upheld every thing, ar 1 -L ir
influence they could not fail to -co’ ; i
their object.
From the Boston Journal.
MORI*. HINT'S TO PEOPLE OF MODEBAT?. FOBTUrL*. }
Tqereis one kind of extravagance r •
increasing in this country, which, ■ • . ;
on our purses and our habits > ■■ • i ‘’
worst kinds of extravagance —I rr •
of travelling and lor public amusem r 1i »■ ?
good tie! home habits of our • >
breaking up—it will be well if c;?
our freedom do not follow them * c
to laugh at such prognostics, and . .
aware that the virtue we preach i'
almost obsolete ; but let any reflect:
inquire how decay has begun in eV
and then let them calmly ask them V
th er we are in no danger, in depart;;
rapidly from the simplicity and industry ;
forefathers.
Nations do not plunge at once into ruin—g >
vern neats do not change suddenly--*' e caus
es whith bring about the final blow are n-rt
ly perceptible in the beginning ; but thev
creasy in number and in rower —they >-
harder and 1 larder upQQ die energies
t a ;,r ?~ular. A
without industry, economy, and integrity. ;
Sampson shorn of his locks. A luxurious and
idle republic ! Look at the phrasie ’ The
words were never made to be married togeth- 1
er—every body sees it would be death to one
of them.
And are not Wt becoming luxuriant and idler
Look to our steam boats and stages, and tav
erns ! There you will find mechanics, who
have left debts ;nd employments to take
care of themselves, while they go to take a
peep at tbe grand canal or the opera dancers.
There you will find domestics all agog for
their wages’ worth of travelling. Why should
they look out for ‘ a rainy day ?’ There are
hospitals enough to provide for them in sick- ;
ness ; and as for marrying, they have no idea
of that till they can find a man who can sup
port them genteelly. There you will find mo
thers, who have left children at home with Bet
sey, while they go to improve their minds'at
the Mountain House or the Springs.
If only the rich did this all would be well.—
They benefit others, and do not injure them
selves. In any situation idleness is their curse,
and uneasiness is the tax they must pay for af
fluence ; but their restlessness is as great a
benefit to the community as the motions of
Prince Esterinazy, when at every step the
pearls drop from his coat.
People of moderate fortune have just as
good a right to travel as the wealthy ; but is it
not unwise ? Do they not injure themselves
and their families? You say travelling is
cheap ! So is staying at home. Besides, do
you count all the cost ?
The money you pay for stages and steam
boatsis the smallest of tbe items. There are
clothes bought which would not otherwise be
bought; clothes are worn out and defac
ed twenty times as qoick as they would have
been at Lome ; children are perhaps left with
. -c. r/rangers,ltheir health and mo-
j. ’< under very uncertain in-
•teoci is wasted in ycur ab
have no self-interest to
i 'fulness; you form an ac
uukitude of people, who
• ' t your house in their way,
. . . . c year ; and finally you
: • ed to excitement, that
ho( U • . and it requires no small
/• ■ v ’ • quiet routine of your dti-
' you get in return for all
q • - * scenes, which will soon
’am ; some pleasant fa
•ver sec again; and much
id dust, and bustle.
dy, which formed j) atrik
rjp ■ i•. remarks. The man was
p V Was an active. capable
, f ambition than sound po
i • •ey resolved to take fash
: • 0 Boston, during tbfe sum-
. •* boarders, at the time of
• projecting a jaunt to the
< d cd of Lake George chry-
T *1 music, and English offi-
Ontario,” with its beau
\ lakelets'as Wordsworth
. • „.d how one lady was dress-
/ atogn , and how anothe r
. always opening to drop
; yof the . ,/?thiest beaux,
quiet. i». ;»°1 \ Le
: , - .- • and no soon.-//lad the
■ •—in spile
i T
; .o ’ ’ ' " ‘iofi to Wttow
h f .p . r a.. > . right to travel, as they
have ” ic < ; they have paid us money
enou,/! ■ mra with ; and it really is
a r tjp- o live and die so ignorant
o f ‘ But then we want
the r. ' b ’• ? that stock, which turned
out unlock<;now.*’ Oh that can be
done ne~>‘ { ' .> ;um can always get boarders
enoer >/ will pay handsomely..
Give ’h ' /gage of the house, to keep
him qu ner.” “ But what will
vou d) wi h t..<•/ren ?“ “ Salley is a very
smart f r ill *I r ie she will take care oi
them, as if 1 were nt home.
To make a c tory short, the farmer and
his wife conci-i *" go to Quebec, just to
show they had ■ > tto put themselves to in
convenience, t sed. they went;
spent ali their .noy; bad a watch stolen
from them in t oeamboat ; were dreadfully
off i oil .J"■ ■■ ».*itli; came home tired,
and dusty; found th - babe sick, because Sal
ly had stood '' the door with it one chilly,
damp morning, while she was feeding the
chickens ; aod tha eldest girl screaming and
screacbing at tL thoughts oi going to bed, be
cause Sally, in '«rder to bring her under her
authority, told her a frightful “ raw-head
and-bloody bones" story; the horse had hr ok
en into the garden and made wretched work
with the vegetables ; and fifty pounds oi butter
had become fit for the grease-pot, because the
hoops of the firkin had sprung, and bally baa
so much to do, that she never thought of going
to see whether the butter was covered wkh
six or eight weeks, the children were
pretty well restored to orderly habits ; and the
wife heir.g really a m table and prudent wo
man, resolved to make up for her lost butter
and vegetables by doing without help during
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