Chapter 619 American Anger
Three Clapham Street.
The reporter looked at Wilberforce eagerly and said: "So, you have heard about the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act on a certain island?"
In fact, "Clapham Members of the "Saints" had only heard that the Assembly of Saint-Domingue had passed the abolition bill, and the specific details were unclear.
But just now the reporter brought them "the latest news obtained by the newspaper", so they had no doubt at all.
Wilberforce nodded: "Yes, that's really exciting news for me."
"What is your attitude towards the Abolition of Slavery Bill?"
"I have always opposed inhumane slaves. Trade, so any behavior that can free slaves should be encouraged."
As a government official, Wilberforce could only say some official words, and then he looked at it. Thomas Clarkson, a member of the Clapham Saints.
The latter obviously had no scruples and said with a smile: "The French persecuted those West African blacks extremely cruelly, and now the slaves are taking revenge on them. This is a huge victory for the abolition movement.
"I wish Saint-Domingue...ah, the free blacks on that island and their allies can make the slave owners pay the price they deserve! Haha, you can't publish these."
"Kara Several other members of "Peng Shengsheng" immediately started laughing.
The British have always been very happy to see the French being frustrated. In fact, the British had far more black slaves in places such as Jamaica and the West Indies than the French, but double standards have always been what they are best at.
Earl Middleton said from the side: "As we all know, the French treat black slaves the most cruelly in the world. It is not surprising that they would encounter the situation today."
Reporter After a long interview with twists and turns, and through leading questions, Wilberforce and others seemed to be quite familiar with the situation in Saint-Domingue.
The next day, the reporter showed the written interview script to Wilberforce for review.
The latter just read it briefly and saw that no specific name such as Santo Domingo was mentioned above, so he agreed to publish this article in tomorrow's newspaper.
Since Wilberforce was a famous abolitionist, his support for the abolition of slavery could actually enhance his political prestige. At the same time, this thing can disgust the French, so he will naturally not refuse.
As a result, British newspapers soon published his interview about the abolition of slavery on a "certain island", and it was soon reprinted by many countries, and even American newspapers published it. arts.
Wilberforce did not realize until this moment that he had fallen into a pit.
The reporter was naturally arranged by the French Intelligence Agency. Many of the situations in Saint-Domingue he introduced to Wilberforce and others had not yet been reported to the UK.
For example, Auger's army defeated the Saint-Domingue government army, the Booker Movement people fled Saint-Domingue, etc., these all happened more than a month ago. The French Intelligence Agency has known about Ouge's plan for a long time, so it can send the news back to Europe as quickly as possible. However, it will take at least a week for the British to learn about the matter. After all, there is no Internet in this era, and you have to send someone to the scene. Figure out what's going on.
But Wilberforce got "spoilers" from reporters and wrote them into the interview transcript.
More than half a month later, news of serious slave riots in the United States finally reached Europe. People soon learned that the black ghosts sweeping Georgia, USA, were members of the "Booker Riot" who had been driven into the sea by the government forces in Santo Domingo.
Then came the explosive news that these rioting niggas spread the word that the "Great Duke of Leeds" had provided them with weapons. When they were routed by the forces of the Governor of Saint-Domingue, it was the Duke of Leeds' ship that carried them to America.
These niggas even forced American craftsmen to erect a statue of the Duke of Leeds in Merry Town - with his full name engraved on the base of the statue.
St James's Palace.
In the reception room on the second floor, the American special envoy Connor Tristan was handing a note with a cold face to Lord Grenville who had just returned to the country.
"If you cannot give a reasonable explanation, then this behavior of your country will be regarded as a provocation to the United States!" Tristan roared angrily, almost to the extent of disregarding diplomatic etiquette.
Thousands of people in Georgia have been murdered by Booker's thugs, nearly one-third of the plantations have been destroyed, and more plantation owners have chosen to leave their homes for refuge because they fear for their own safety.
Currently, the city of Savannah is being besieged by more than 1,300 black ghosts, and there are more than 70,000 people living there. Once it is breached, the consequences will be disastrous.
You know, so far, no white person who has fallen into the hands of those brutal niggas has survived, and most of them were tortured and killed. More than a month ago, more than 50 white people on a certain plantation were thrown into boiling water and cooked alive, which shocked the United States.
Lord Grenville took a deep breath and defended: "I think those niggers are just trying to frame the Duke of Leeds. I can assure you that he has absolutely nothing to do with this matter."
Tristan said coldly: "You may have seen the interview with Mr. Wilberforce in the newspaper more than a month ago. He is obviously very familiar with the situation in Santo Domingo. It just happened at that time. Within a month, he had already told many of the details, and it was impossible for the news to reach Europe at that time.
"We can only explain that he is one of the participants, so he can know the inside story in advance."
Lord Grenville cursed in his heart, why did the Duke of Leeds tell Wilberforce, an abolitionist, about this matter? ists. And Wilberforce, this idiot, actually told a reporter such a secret thing!
He had no choice but to pretend to be confused: "There are many possibilities. For example, Mr. Wilberforce happened to send someone to Santo Domingo to handle official business and accidentally witnessed the incident.
< br>“Actually, I remember that Mr. Wilberforce didn’t mention Santo Domingo at all in that interview...”
“You can’t fool even a child with your words. . Tristan said loudly, "I hope your country can give our country a reasonable explanation for this matter and compensate our country for its losses!" ”
"No, no, you are too arbitrary. I reiterate that our country has nothing to do with the abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue. I will send a formal note to your country later."
Tristan He protested for a long time, but to no avail, and finally had to leave angrily.
At this time, the United States was still a small, poor and backward country. Even if the world hegemon, Britain, really wanted to attack them, they would have no choice.
However, as an important source of raw materials, the United States can make some small moves in trade to retaliate against the British.
As soon as Tristan came out of the living room, he saw the French envoy Segur passing by him with an angry face and rushing into the hall.
(End of this chapter)