Lord Brougham On John Brown

" Brougham, JNov. 'v. tSir: I feel highly ho.norerl by the invitation to attend the Boston j tion, and give my opinión upon the question, ' How can Ame; iean slavery be aholir-he 1 V I considur the pplieation is tnau to me as conceiving ir:e lo lepresent tlie anti slavery body in this country: and I believo thiit I .spe-. ik their -eniime'its, as well a.s my oun, in expressiny; tlf w dist ihff, r nre if opin ion with ynu upnn mens " iln.se wio pnimotul the Harprr's Ferry xpedition, and up n llu-fatv of (kim wh gvff'tcii 'fiir their ctiiuiuct m it. No one vi!l doubt my wiriitwt de!vo to see plwvery extinfjnished ; bnt ih;u desire can onlv bu iratifiêd by luwJTul meatis - a stnct gard to i.'ic right. f properti, or wltat the lato diclurin u be propcrti, avd a constant npugnurxv to the sluulding f bluod. Is'o man can be oor.r-klered i martyr unlesa hy not only siiüfon, luit is ilne-s to the irmh ; and e dries nut fi ar this ics'imony teio snks a lawful ohjic.t by illis.nl m'Oits. Aliy 01 her c UPe takua tor the hulttfon of slaverycan onlv delay the consumma?ion wo so (ievoiitly wish, besidcs exposing the (otnniunity to tho h:;zard o! un insurreeiion. perhaps I'8S linrlfu! to the master thun the -lave. When the BritUh emancip. ilion was fii.a'lly curried it was aeceomplisluid by steps, and fie years elap.-ed biüween tin; ciimmencement of the mensure in 1833 and its compleiioii :ii 1838 "The declaration of ihe law whifib pronoiinced a 8l uve free as soon as he tonched British gr niid (frronu 'iisly MHcribed tu t!:e Entrüsh court under Luid Marisfield. bul realiy made by the jiuiges in Seotland) may ,-eem to be inconsistent with the prim-iple now laid dowñ But 1 am honnd to rxpnss my dr.vbt if surh a decisión wmlil have ben giren if Jumana tonched upnn the coiitt vf 'this ruvntry II 8 tieftatn ihftt the iudges did not iutend o declare that all roperty in slaves sh.ul in etantly cease, and yet su;h wftiild have been the inevitable eflr.t of th ii' judgment in the case supposed, which some what resem leslliat of America. "In the elevation ot yoiir new President all fnends f Airerica, of lts coni ui.'d Union, uf the finid extiuction ol slavery bv peaceful me..ns, and of thr ut er imillödiate estinetion of the exe erable .-lave :rade - all irunds of the hutiian race mut heartily rejoict-. They will, let us hope. tind in iiim a powL-rful . ally, as his country may exj peet to find an able, a consistent, and an honcst ruler. 11 I have the honor to be, ' Yoit fuithtul si-rvant, ' BrüoOHaM. ■'James Redpath, Esq., Boston, Uj'tuJ States."