the country. From
their habits, the people of the slave-holding States are
constantly contracting more debts in the free States than they
have the means of paying; so that, under the present system of
intercourse, the slaveholders exercise over the free population
of the north, the same control which an insolvent debtor
frequently has over his creditor, by threatening to break and
ruin him, if not allowed his own way. A repeal of the corn laws
would release the free States from their present commercial and
consequent political vassalage to the southern slave-holders,
and thereby take from American slavery, the great citadel of its
strength, and insure its overthrow by the influences which would
arise to assail it from all quarters.

"But as free trade, in destroying the odious monopoly of the
haughty slave-holder, would benefit and not injure him, so would
its effects be found universally. It would give peace and plenty
to England and the world,--it would enlarge and secure trade,
bind the spreading branches of the Anglo-saxon race by natural
affinity to England as their acknowledged head, and promote the
liberty and civilization of the human family at large."

In view of the whole spirit of this discussion of one of the most
important questions bearing upon human interests, I would simply add,
that a wise Providence has bound the duty and the interest, both of
individual and social man, firmly together, but for the trial of his
virtue the bands are concealed.

On the 31st, I took my luggage on board the steam packet "Caledonia,"
for Liverpool, via Halifax, which was to sail the day following,
although it was the first day of the week. The proprietors of the
packets are bound in a heavy fine to sail on the appointed days, whether
those fall on the first day of the week or not. By this arrangement the
religious feelings of the people of Boston are offended, which is the
more inexcusable, on the part of the British Government, as it does not
suffer its own mails to depart, either from London or Halifax, on that
day. Some gentlemen, who were interested in the subject, placed in my
hands a memorial addressed to the Lords of the Admiralty in Great
Britain, praying for such an alteration of the arrangements as would
prevent this periodical violation of the first day of the week. A
gentleman, who was active in getting it signed, assured me it was