I was shown that if the object of this war had been to exterminate slavery, then, if desired, England would have helped the North. But England fully understands the existing feelings in the Government, and that the war is not to do away slavery, but merely to preserve the Union; and it is not for her interest to have it preserved. Our Government has been very proud and independent. The people of this nation have exalted themselves to heaven, and have looked down upon monarchical governments, and triumphed in their boasted liberty, while the institution of slavery, that was a thousand times worse than the tyranny exercised by monarchial governments, was suffered to exist and was cherished. In this land of light a system is cherished which allows one portion of the human family to enslave another portion, degrading millions of human beings to the level of the brute creation. The equal of this sin is not to be found in heathen lands. {1T 258.2}

Jeg er blevet vist at hvis formålet med denne krig havde været slaveriets afskaffelse, så ville England, hvis de ønsker det, hjælpe nordstaterne. Men England forstod helt følelserne, som var i regeringen og at krigen ikke var at afskaffe slaveriet, men at bevare unionen; og det er ikke i hendes interesse at få den bevaret. Vore regeringer har været meget stolte og uafhængige. Denne nations folk har ophøjet sig selv til himlen og har set ned på monarkiske regeringer og triumferet i deres pralende frihed, medens slaveriets virksomhed, som er et tusinde gange værre end den tyranni der var udøvet af de monarkistiske (259) regeringer, fandt sig i det og var sat højt. I dette lysets land er der værnet om en ordning, der lader en del af menneskeheden gøre sig til slaver for en anden del og nedværdiger millioner af mennesker til et dyrisk stade. Noget ligene, som denne synd, findes ikke i hedenske lande.