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WEE OF UOBDEN.

1849. posal to enforce them in the current proceedings of gover
“= ments and societies, Ifa monk held such language in his cel!
and invited us to rely upon fasts and flagellasions, I could
Bee some consistency in it. But when such sentiments c0m®
from a millionaire in Lombard Street, they pass my compre”
hension. If I wished to do as Little as possible, 1 should
wish to be uble to convince myself that I was in the path of
duty when I folded my arras and exhorted people to pray for
the triumph of Christian principles. St. Paul did somethitg
more than that, and so did George Fox. See the Manchest’
Examiner of Saturday next, for an article which I have gent
npon the Borneo affair. The paper will be forwarded
you. I shall be at Leeds and Sheffield the week after nexb
and will allude to the subject if I can. It shocks me 10
think what fiendish atrocities may be committed by English
arms without rousing any conscientious resistance at homés
provided they be only far enough off, and the victims £00
feeble to trouble us with their remonstrances or groans:
We as a nation have an awful retribution in store for 18 if
Heaven strike a Just reckoning, as I believe it does; for
wicked deeds even in this world. There must be a public
and solemn protest against this wholesale massacre. 14°
Peace Society and the Aborigines Society are shams if such
deeds go unrebuked. We cannot go before the world with
clean hands on any other question if we are silent spectato™®
of such atrocities.”*’
“Dec. 8. ( , )-—You seem to have fallen into the ide®
that I ara looking to the freehold plan as a substitute for #
thorough reform. I look to it as a means to do something
and not an end. I wish to abate the power of the aristocracy in
their strongholds. Our enemy is as subtle as powerful, and 1
fear some of us have not duly weighed the difficulties of OW

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7 Borneo affairs were not fully discussed ie Parliament until 1851. Wh?
Jobden supported Himes motion for inquiry.