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E. P. WALTON AND SON, PUP.LISIIERS.
MONTPELIER, TUESDAY, MARCII 28, 1837.
VOL. XXX, NO. 2G...,VVIIOLE NO. 7fi87.
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S2 FER. AN'NUM 81,30 IN ADVANCE.
Tho followtnj; will gralify the f IcnJj & acquain
tanccs of llio gcnllcmnn towhom it wni addresaed,
a nativoof Calan, herc ha was quilc activc in tho
cauio of lcmptrnncc, and who was ur.til riccntly a
rcnJcnt cf thu placc.
From the Wcllsville (Ohlo) Commcrclal Adv.
To H. B. Paot, r.rq. on delivcrinp nn addrcts to
tlic Wcllsvillu TcmpcMnce Soci!y.
Spcak on 1 for wo feel wlicn you'rc tpcakiag
Tliat tlm champion ofvirtuc ii near;
Speak on' for Ihe causo you are plcadinj
Hasnecd of on advocate hcrc.
Spcak on! nnd the dlccncr awakcn
Who drf nms in llie bott'o llicrc's b!is
Oh, lcll liim no drcam is so fatal,
So decp frauglit wilh nnguhli, ns this.
Vou'vo sliown us llio drtmkaid's sad dwelling
Twai a clrcary nnd dvsotato placc,
And thc lcar nt lns wifo de cply ivlbnj
Her sorrow, ucr gncf and disgiacc.
And tlien you look up tho dccnntcr
And showM us llic pnison within,
Hnw nnn, inhis inad'irss, nould liantcr
His lifefor a botllc ofgin.
Speak on ! fir tliy voicc tf pcrsiiasion,
Liko inu?ic falls swcot on the car:
Let liim who would scck dissljiaiion
titop and tliink i n his futal carccr.
Speak on ! for tlic curso of thu nalion
Is passing liku dtrkncss away ;
Muy the 'il iwn nf this inoral salvalinn
Be biight as tlio npening ofday.
Thcn tho tear cf iho ife, broken hcartod,
Shall bc wipcd witli iho tendcrest carc,
And the hopes ihat wert bau'uh'd and bligbtcd
Shall bloom aga'ii, lotcly undfair.
Tlio Gcnius of Temp'ranco awnking
Fivm the trunce, in whicli bIio h.u Inin,
Shall Ftnilo on thc clTorts youVe making,
Norfeink lo bcrslumbers uain.
Spcak on! for llie causo ia proqrrssinj
The bauner of tru:h n unfuilM
And much you have done in rcprcssing
A nn that lias dvluged thn worM, 1'.. C. II. 0.
Wellsville, 2d Kcb. 1837.
For the Walchman and Stato Jo'jrnal.
IlEPORT and protccdings of tho Starks.
boro' nnd Lincoln Anli-SIavcry Socicly.
Thc Slarksboro' nnd Lincoln Anli-SIavcry
Socicly held it8 thild uiiniliil niccliii, nl lliu
Fricnds Mccliug Hoiuc m Starksboio', on thu
4th duy of AJnrt.ii, IS37.
John Dodyo of Fcrrisburgh, dclivcrcd an
ndilrcb on thu occasmn, uhitli w.it) listcncd
to uilli intcnsc inicrcet br ucaily twuhours.
Thu lollort ing rosoUitiona wcre then inlro
dticcd, nnd aftcr rciuarks fruin scicrnl individ
uaU uiiuuiinuus-ly '.atsi.d.
On inoliiiu of Jocl Ijally,
1. Uc.oKcd, That inslcad nf tho inslitution
of rlaery bcing (na Gov. Ali'Duflie of South
Caroltna rcprcscntfd,) llic corncr ftono on
which ii rcpublican governinciil cnn be fcafcly
rsli'blhcd, it is liku a quiiksnnd, conlinually
einking- il inlo tho vorlcx of dcslriiction.
2. P.csolvcd, That Iho opposilion, that has
bocn maiiilcsliMl in the prcsuil ecsaicin of Con
grcfp, by many of thu mctnbcrs of our Na
tionnl Lcgislatuic, to Iho rcciiving und ncling
on incinuriuls for thc nhotilion of slavtry nnd
the slnvc trude in the Distrtct ofOolunibia nnd
tho 1 crritory ol Floiid.i, indicutcs n diordci-
cd rnoral pcrccption und belrayn n dispo-ilion
lo trample uii the sncnd lihl of p t tiun, 1
nnd ouglit lo ninmlnto Iho friend of libcrty
nnd jusiice throughout this Rf-piibliclo a moro !
ncrscvcring cxcr'lon in llio glonous cauio of J
human righls.
3. Rcaolvcd, That thu inagnaniinons ener.
gice cxliilnlcd in Iho prcscnt scssion ol Cnn-
grcss by ihat diMinguighcd incmbur Irom Mus
sachusclts, John CXuiucy Adams, in mniiitain
ing Ihe right of Petiliou, ia worthy ho nc
knowlcdmcnt of cvcry Iricnd of our cliartcr
ed tighta.
4. llcjolved, That llie rapid progrrs in tho
anti-i-lavcry causc ought loinspircin ita fricnds
nn iiumblu !ratiiuuclo Untl,nnU rcncwr.il con-
fidenco in Ihe conlinucd providcnco ofHis all-
sustatning powcr. The philanlhropists of Grcat Brilutn would
5. Itcsolvcd, That nbchlionis'ts ought not ncvrr have nchicvtd llic ncconiplifhmcnt of
lo suffer tho iinpicccdunlid surcci.s of Ihc that glorious cnlcrprine, Ihu nbolilion ofslave
causc of human rights to opcroto aa Piiopiate, ; ry thiounhoiit Ihc Brilish dominious, had thcy
iw Dtiii... ...m. niiu muiv vi v-.xn. "in ui.' ,
a slnnuiani, H riiun ici causo tlicm lo prcas lor
wnrd in thu moiul conflict llirou'li cvcry bar-
ncr uiitil Ihat monstor hlavt-ry, wilh nll Ha
concoiiiilant evils, shall bcanuihiltited through
out our hnnstcd land of libcrty, and through
out llic world.
G. Rt:ulvcd, That tho causo of blccding !
hunianily dcirianda tho most cnergclic cxcr
tions nf (ho hiinianc to obtain thu signaturcu
of cvcry aduli citizen of (ho Unitcd Slalcs to
jictitiotis, diroclcd to our ncxl Cuiigrcs, piay.
ing ihathody to abolish slavery nnd llio slnvu
tradu in the Dislrict of Columbia nnd the Tcr
ritory of Florida.
On motion of Amos Balty,
7. Hesolvcd, That iho proslavrry eplritman.
ilcatcd in sorno of tho roclcsiaslical nnd polil
ical bodics in the iiiin-slnvphold ng sinlus, is
amplc nnd pnwcrfiii iviilcnce that Ihc bnnc
ful and dcmouliziiig t ffert of nogrq slavcry is
nol cniifmcd wiihin thelumts of llio clavchol
ding state?, but that it has laintrd thcrcligioui
nnd inoral otmosphcra of our bclovctl coun
try, and cirrulntcd in rorni ting influciico
ihrougli tho nrtctics of llio wlmlo church and
nalion, blunting tho noble fcnfibilitica of Ihe
linman Iieart.
8. Itcsolvcd, That as wo ru-ard tho rause
oi humanity, tlic prntpcrity nl Iho rhurch, ihc
safcty of tho Itcpublio nnd Iho niftly of our
selvcs cliecred in Iho fluitcrin prospccls for
Ihe fulure by tho eflVct product.d r.lrcndy, by
thn past cfl'orla of philnnlhropv, wo will never
auffcr Congress ngnin to nluinbcr ovcr tho
wrongs of lliu slnvcs, nor ccaso frum our cn
torpriso unlll tho iuonslcr opprcssiun is drivcn
from tho abodcs of mcn.
On molion of Jamcs Ilarlinrsr,
9. "Whercaa, The Gnvcrnorol NewIIamp.
ahire in his incssagotolhoLogiflntnru, iu Jiino
last, npologitcs fur Iho acts, and nlte -ipts to
justiTy Ihc cxistcncc nnd pctpcliintion nfslavc
ry ; nnd whcruis, at a sulxequcnt scsiion,lhe
L
gielaluro pastvd icsolutiona answcrnhlo to
3 viewa cxprrssctl in Ihe Gnvcrnor'a nics.
tho viewa cxprrsscii in me unvcrnor'a nics.
du, ui-i.m,...a v.iki. ." , iinoui long cuvclopcd IIih iniiid in darkncss on Ihe
n violution of tho public faith, nbolish slavcry nalural and inalicnablu righia of man, has in
in tho DisUict of Columbiii, nnlcss upon iho1 n mcnsuro pusscd uway, nnd slavcry, with nll
requcsl ol Iho cnizcns ol Ihat Dnlnt t, and of itt. cvils nnd iniscries, heins lo bIiow ilsclf lo
thu stntfa by wliom that Tcrrilury jvns cr.:, d nn enlighicncd ronnnnniTy. Error nnd fnlsc
tn tho Gencral Governtnont; nnd wlicrcna, hnod aro flylng hefure Ihe mi"htya"inof trnlh
Congress ha cxclutivo right to logislalu on During thu past ycar, Iho nnti-rlavcry cnusu
nll siibjccla whatsocver over tho Di.tnct, i ia niudu rnpld ndvnnce inenta in MnsVachu
Thcreloro Uesolvcd, That Ihecnurso pureu. aclls. At lhoircenlBessionofhcrLiilatiiro
r3 by lliatbody is lotally incompatil.lc willi tho ihcy havc opcncd thcir door to an anli-slavc-
fpirlt ofotir frcc instilutioris, nt vnriancu wilh
iiio luiidamcnlal dnolitnca of this Hcpiiblle,
suuvcrsivc 01 iiio rigiiu oi man, iuiogaiory lo
llic detlnrntinii of righls, as deulared in ihu
constitution df llmt sinlr, und of Iiio Unitcd
Stnles, ciilciilatetl t corrupt thc pnblic inind,
Ij rcak down tliu ctimnion fccling of humanity,
promotc disordcr, nnd violnle llic public failli.
On tnolion of Ilussel Tnber,
10. Resolved, Thnt llio mildncs.i of many
ol nur oncinies, willi thts favoiablo influcneo
of Biindry tnembcra In mnny of tho Legisla
livc bodies, ibu buldncssof many christian pro
I'coiors, nnd tho contlnucd prof pcrily of tbo
Biitish Weel Indics, atc clcar evidcnccs of llic
tncrils of ourcause, and tlmt we liavo ubun
dant rrnson rcverenlly lo thank Qod and tuUo
couragc.
Vutctl, Tliat llie foregoing rcsolutions nnd
tlic rcport of tlio trinnngure bc forwnrdod for
piihlicnliori in onc or moro ol tbo ncwspapcrs
of thfs vicinity.
REPOIIT.
It is wilh cmotiona of gtaliludo to llio nu
ttior of all good, for tlio prosporily wliich lnu
hithcrto atlcndcd tlio progress of tho nnti
slavcry cause, and wilh that confidcnco of ul
timatc succnss wich it tends to Inspire, Ihot
th.! board of Managers of Iho Starksboro' nnd
Lincoln Anti-Slnvery Socicty preacntlhis their
third nnmial rcport,
Willi rcfcrcnce to Iho prospcrity of this ns
socluliun, it hns itcadily piogrcsscd in all ils
ui.dertnhings, nnd haa iucrcascd in nurnbcrs,
and nwakcned a spirit of philanthropy in the
liearte of thoso who bave bcrctofora turncd n
dcaf tar lo tbo causo of ontragcd bumanity.
Tho prcscnt numbcrof thia Socicly ia 42G.
As nn nccount oftliorccciplsand rxpcndilurca
cf iho Socioly during tho past ycar ia conlain
ed in tho Trcasurcr's rcport, we liavo not sta
ted llie parliculars hcrc. It is proper howevor,
lo obsurve, that wo liavo subscribed on tho So
cicty's bchull, (or25 copies of tho Anli-Slave-ry
Uecord, 10 cnpica of tho Emancipator, nnd
(or 40 cupiea ol tho Human Ilights, during thc
lorm ot ono jcar.
Thc board have nlso procurcd nbuut two
hundred copics of Iho Amcrican Anli-SIavcry
Alnianac, and Iho tnost ot thcm havc bccn dis
poscd ol.
Tho board havc nlso raiscd tho stim of n
baut aixly dollnrs for llic bcncfit of Iho Slstc
Anli-SIavcry Socicty, nnd have paid tho samo
lo Baid Socicly.
In ptoscctitmg Ihe duties assigned thcm, tho
boaicl havc procurcd inemorials on tho subjrct
if slavcry in tho Dislrict of Columbia, and
forwarded to thc Senalors belouging lo thu
Uiiilcd Statcs, addrcsscd to Congress; antl
prcparcd othcrs nn tho samo subjcct, addres
acd lo thc Legislatiire of thU slale; taking
early incaurus lo afford cvcry ndult wiihin thu
lunila of this associalion nn opportunity of
sigmng thcin.
Tho pctition ofmalcsaddrcescd toCongrcss,
was signcd by 437 pcrsons, antl lliatof I'unalca
by 510. The pclition of tnalos, nddrcsscd to
tlm Lcgisl.iturc, was eigncd by 333, nnd that
of I'oinules by 300, but through uiistako in ono
of iho romniittco appoinlcd loprcparcand for
'ard Iheni lo tho Lcgislalurc, that of tho fc
inilcs wan not scnt.
Tho pelilions nddrcssed to Congress wera
scnt lo Wni. Sladc. our ronrcscnlnlivc in Cmi.
( grcss Irom this diitrict. Tlioy liavo bceti pre
eenlid lo thnt body, nnd n volo takcn to Inv
ibcu,, nnd all othcrs or liko character, on thu
tablc, withnut reading llicm.
Thu pelilions nddresscd to iho Lcgishturo
wcre prescntcd to that body, nnd referred to u
coinmittcc, who mado a favorable rcport ; but
tbrir praycr was nol grnnlcd.
But this ehould not discourage us in tho
Cnsl, nor bo llio means of ftiiiprcssing n tin-
g0 name. Wo ccrlainly ouht to bo moro
zcaious in tlio causc. Altliougli our praycrs
have not boen granted by tho Lcgislaturc of,
this ttnto nor by tbo Nnltonal Congress, yct
Iho cnu.c is fast gaining ground ninongst the
P"op!o of ihoso TJinlrd Slalcs ; and nllhoiigh
thcre aro mcn in Congress, who stand a che
veaux dejrieze lo prcvent tho Iruth from being
old nnd tlio prnycrs ol Ihu pclittoncrs fiom bc-
ins licard, wo should nol bo discnurncd.
mrncu iinir oaciis io ino cnue nnil auandotl
duncd Ihu wnrfarc on Ihc first attack
The lcading cvcnls in Ihc history of tho nn-li-slnvery
causc. up lo Iho nrcscnl timc. nre
l highly gralifjing, nnd worthy tho considcra
I lion of ivcry cluss of mcn in community. In
vanous patls ol ihc old woild slavcry is rccci
ving n dcath blow. In llic South Amcricnii
Slntcs, nr most of thcm, libcrty and qual
righls havc bccn cxtcndcd to (hc long opprcs
scd slnvcs.
Vo considcr it proper lo notico In this placc
tlic uoblc Elaiid llic Lccislaluro of this btatu
hns takcn upon ccrlnin poinls or principlof,
immctnaiciy connecicy willi llio principlcs ol
lllf UUOilllOllllS.
The Excculivea of somo of llic slavo ntotcs,
during tho post ypar, scnt dncumcnts to llio
K.xccutivn ol lliis slalc, conlamtng n requcsl
inai our icgiioiuie wouiu proluiut, ly lcgal
cnaclincnt, llie frcc discussion of tho suhj.ct
of slavcry in Ihe elalo and to proliibit thc cir
rulntion of anti-slavcry papcrsnndpcriodicals
ko. Tho Lugtslatiiro tonk Iho nbovu inlocon
ndcration nnd passcd Ihc following r'ctolu
tions: Ist. Itcsolvcd, That ncithcr CongrrBs nor
tho Slato Governtnents havo nny constilntinn
al right to ubridgo llio fico cxpression of opin
lons, or the Iransmilinn ol tho samo through
llio mnils ; nnd 2d. Tliat Congress does pos
tcsa iho powcr to nholish slavcry in tho Dis
tricl of Columbia, &c.
The stand thus takon by Vermont wcll com
potts wilh her dignily, nnd Iho conrsc eIic hns
nlwnys pcrBued whcn lyranny nnd dcspolisni
songht nn nsccndcncy oicr libcrty nnd cqual
rights.
Thc causo ofnnli-tlnvpry is tnking derprool
in llio Green Mountnins : in almoslcvarv scc-
lion, socicties nro springing up, thiia showing
au onward march ol thc cnuso in ourown stnlo,
A few ycars ngo, only herc and llicrc waa lo
bo found an individual who lind rnoral cour-
' ngo cnoiigh to plcod tho causpof degradedand
j oulragcd huninnitv : but Ihocloiid. ll.athaBSo
j oulragcd hiimnnity ; but Ihocloiid, Ihat liaaso
ry convonlidti, whcrobut n ycnr ngo they wcro
dcnicd tlmt privilego.
rcnnsvlviinin is nnuiy cominc tip to tno
wotk ; Qovcrnnr Rllucr. in his lasl nnnnal
rncssngo lo llic Lcgislalurc, comcs out boldly,
in favor of nnti-tdnvery. Sinco that, n alrict
nnti.slnvcry convcnlion has bccn hcld nt Ilnr
risburli, whcro llic Lcgislaturc was in scssion.
Tho Lcgislaturo gavo thc convcnlion tho uso
ol tho Ucprcscntotivo's Hall, for thu trunsao
lion of busincsfi, for Iho cvcnings thcy wctc
thero, nnd llio procccdings of tho cunvcntion
shotv thnt n spirit ol philanthropy is nivnkc in
Iho Kcy-slono utatc, nnd argucs wcll lor Iho
cntisc.
The cnuse is fast gnining ground in Ohio:
Ihero nre nbout ono hundrcd nnti-slavcry toci
rltcs in lliis elatc, ono of whicli containa nbout
4,000 mrrnbcrs.
Tho pcpple of Indlann liave bcgan to pcli
tion Congress for tho cmancipalion of tho
slnvcs.
Duting tho prcscnt scssion of Congress, a
petilionon Iho domcslie slnvo trndc has hcrn
pcnl lo that body by a numbcr of fcntalcs of
Virpinia.
Tlio parcnt eocicty liavo about 70 ngcnls in
lliclr umploy ; nnd besidcs ihoso mcntioncd,
they have two lcmnlcs in thcir cinploy, who
wcro raiscd in Iho rnidet of slavcry, nnd who
aru wcll cnlculatcd lo diffttso much valuablu
information.
Thcrc has not bccn so much mobbing nnd
lynching during tho past na there wns tho pro
ccding ycar ; yct wu havo to rccord a few in
stanccs of brutal trcntmcnt to harmlcita nnd
inoffensivc individunlr, lor hcing or suspcctcd
of bcing abnlitionWta.
A cilizen ol New Jcrscy, whilo Ir.ncllingin
tho Sout.hern alntos, upon sitspicion ol bcing
nn nholiiioiiist, was scized by n gung of slnvo
holdcra, nnd thcir nbcllors, without nny proof,
nnd thnt individual tarrud and fcalhcrud, and
compcllcd to lcavc tho stato immcdiatcly.
Tho printing prcs3 of James Q. llirncy of
Cincinnali, wus dcinoliahc.il and himsclf thrcat
cncd of bcing lynchcd, for tho pluin reuson
that he plcad tho cauto ol llic opprcsscd, und
printcd nn anti-slavcry papcr. And this, too,
was dunc by individuals nt thc hcad of thc
mob, who held high and imporlant olficca un
dcr tho stale govcriinicnt wcro choscn to ad
rninistcr luw and cijuity i they lclt thcir ncals
of juitico to bc tlic coinpanions und coworkere
in iniquily, wilh a lanlcsa b.nul of dcspcra
dous, whose cotnpany and cunduct aro tu bu
dcspisrd by all human bcinga. ltut ivo will
not dwcll on aucli sccncs; ttillice il lo say
thcy aro not so nuineroua na thcy wcru thu
yenr btlbre.
As prool of the onwatd march of tho nnti
sluvcry caurc, wc wou'd slalc that during Iho
prcicnt scssion of Cuugrcss, thcru has bccn
ihnbblc thu numbcr of pctilioiis ecnt to that
bodv. tvith Ihribbla llic numbcr of nninc.j, t lian
Ihcre has bein. in nny prcvious scssion of
Congress. It was slated n fcw ycurg ngo by
frluve holding mcn in tho South, nnd rccchocd
by thcir nllius in llie North, that tho anti-slavo-ry
causc wae of shorl continunuco ; that in a
shcrt timc it would ccaso to cxist, &c. Hnt
their hopca and unlicipntioni; nro likoly to bc
disappointcd ; a causc ihat is eonoblcand just
murt and will prosprr.
Alrcady has tho nalion bccn shnkcn to ita ccn
tre, in conEcqucnco of such a syslcm or niis
cry, iniquily nnd dcgrndulion. The grnans
and lamcntations ol" nivarly iwo and u hulf rnil
linns nf humun buings bein"s that arc flcsh
nnd blood, nnd who have a suul that musl cx
i.-t throtiiih all cxtcrnily, nre cnllni" upon llic
pcnplc ol llieso Unitcd htales lor dclivcrnncu ;
und shall wc cxpcct that the Southcrii slnvc
holdcr. whose hcart is hnrdcr than ihc llinty
rock, will plcad tho elave causc? Shnll wo
cxncct him who has violalcd cverv iniunclion
containcd in tho tcn coinmandmonls lo plcad
uio cause oi ucgraocu anu outragcu iiuuianiiy
No. Tho none alave holding tmrt ol coniinu
nily mnst go on, thcn ; and thc mighly revo
lution that has becn alrcady corurncnccd in thu
nono slavo holding slulcs, will erc long bu tho
moans of cxtcrminating slavcry from thc abodcs
of man, &. Ihc Elavcs be pcrmittcd to cnjoy the
rigbta cf frccmcn.
Whcn wo tako a viow of llio past, and sco
the sinall numberthatcomnoscd llio anli-slavc-
ry socicly at lila firrt bcginning, llio ficrco
opposilion by our cncmics, and ihc frcqucncy
ol mobbing nnd lynching of inoflensivo indi-
tidiials; nnd whcn wo tce Ihosu thiuga pas
stng nway nnd viuw thu miglity cnlistnicnla in
lo the plorious causo nf anti-slavcry ; whcn
wu bchold the dying arrny of that Iutcc oppo
silion, nnd Ihe building up ofnnli-slavcr) prin
ciplcs upon its ruiiifi i whcn we hcar of Iho
Ilulls oflegislaturcs bcing opcncd to anti-slavcry
convcnlions, whcre they wcro dcnicd ihat
privilcgc the ycar bcforc, nnd scc thu inighly
nrmy Ihat is coniing up lo plcad for tho rights
of Iho tlavcs wo belicvc Ihal thc inoral scnsi-
bility of rniional intclligcncice of thcsc Unitcd
! Slatcs will be so nwakcntd lo tho condilion of
Blavca eons nnd dauglilcrs nl ftlrtca, hcld in
' linn.lfinn tuttl.mit n n L nrinlnnl lnu. nf itnlit
that they will brcak cvcry yoko and lettlie'op-
nrcescd go frcc.
Lcl us continuoin llio causo of well
unUl our objcrt is fully accomplishcd.
doing
uy ordcr ol tlio Hoaril.
A.M. IIawkins, Sccrctory.
Tho followlns ia n list of officers fur tho cn
suing vcar :
A'MOS BATTY, Presidinl.
15. L. Knighl, Vicc Prtsident.
A. M. Hnwkins, Srcretary.
Ptatlyllill, Trtajui-fr.
Jamcs Hnikucss, ildrnn'aii.
II Cnuncillors.
Per ordcr of tho Socicty,
A. M. IIawkins, Secrelary.
From the Nalional Intclligencer.
MH. SLADE'S LETTEIt.
To the Editors of the Nalional InltUigencer,
Gcnllemtn: Ilaving fallcd in numcrous and
predsing cli'orls (finally tuiminatcd by llie prc
vious qucstiun,) to obtain tho floor in tho
House of Kcprescntativca, on Salurday lusl,
fur llic purposo of giving rcnsoiik- fur my ncga
livo votea on thu iwo resoluliona iclalivo lo
tho right of elavcs to pclition Congress, I I'uel
impclTcd, by consideralinna picuhar to this
casc, and by tho relation in wliicu I atniid to
tho qucstiun of slavery, to ask tho privilego of
bricfly prencnling lo tho Public, through your
papcr, the eubstancu of what I mtcnded to say
on Ihat occasion.
Tho first rcsolulion, nftcr rccilinc that R1r.
Adama had iuquirud of tbo Spcakcr whelhur'
ii wouiu uo in orucr io prescni n pclilion pur
portins to bo from slavcs, tlcelarcs " That
this llouso cannot rcceivo tho said pctilion,
without disrcgardine its own dignily, tho righls
I of a largo claxi of cilizcns of llio South nnd
"West, nnd llio Consliluiion of the Unitcd
otnics.-
Tho rcfolution conlains llirce nrono'iliona :
1. That, in rcoriving llio pclition, lliu Ilouso
would disreard its own clignity i
'2. That it wuutd disrcgaid tho righls of n
largo class of citizcna nt tht South nnd Vt'cpl ;
nnd
3. That it would diircgard tho Consliluiion
oriho U. S.
Thcso scvcral nronosilionc lct it he obscr-
vcd, liavo rcspcct lo a pcttlioii, thc ptirport of
wnoso praycr la nol elnlcil, llio ptcnmlilo to
thv rcsolution conlninin not llic rlighltst nl
lution to it whalcvcr. In nfTirniing thc propo
aitiona, Ihcrcforc, no rcforcnco wna bad lo thc
qucfclinn, whcthcr Iho praycr of tho pclition
waa rcspcciful or insulling, lawfulor unlawlul,
propcr or itnprnpcr. Tho simplc, nnkrd facl,
that it wna signcd by slnvcs, furnicd tho foutida
lion, und iho only loundation, (or tlio proposi
tiona conlaiucd in tlic rcsolution. No inattcr
ifit wcru signcd by flavca rcsiding wiihin tho
Dislrict over which Congress has cxcltisivu ju
risdiclion. and whose lcHslalion nccctsarilv
ncls dircctly upon thcir righls; nnd no inattcr
it it praycu cvcn lor proicclion Irom the cxcr
ciao ol tho most cxcessivo crunlty, for libcrn
lion from confincmcnt by slave-iltalers in Iho
dungcons of thcptii(c prlsons in this dislrict,
or for rcscuo from transportalioii to, and salc
in, a forcign country. No tnaltcr if it wcre
lor nny, or for nll of thcsc objects j lo rcceivo
il, tho rcsolution aflirma, would bo disregard
ing Ihe dignily of the Hoiisc, Iho righta ot n
largo tlas3 of citizcns, and tbo Consliluiion of
tho U. S.
Now, how would thc dignily of tlio IIousc
bo comproinitttd bv rcccivinga prnycr for rncr
cy, and, I may adif, for juslicc, us in tho cascs
I have suppocd, from n slavo ? What tortof
lcgislalivo dignily is thnt, whicli ehulsthc door
ir. tho faco of "a moii and u brotlitr," mercly
bccnusehe is "in honda?" Can therc, on the
conlrary, bo n spcctnclo moro iruly diguificd
Ihnn tliat of n Irgislntivo body bcnuing its car
to tho supplicJliom of Ihe poor, thc liclplcss,
and the opprcsscd ? How benutifully nnd np
propriatcly ure tncrcy & justicc illuatrutcd,
wlicn ncitlicr wcnlth, nor powcr, nor patron
age, comca in nid of thc praycr lor thcir cxcr-1 "Entcrtain not, lor ouu moiucnt, Iho thought
cisc. of petilioning tho Governnicnt for libcrty, much
And hnw, in llic hcxl placc, docs thc nicro lcss of making nny cllbrt to obtain it by force,
fact that a pclition is fiom elavcs rcndcr its rc- unlcs.- you witli to put far ofi'all hopo of thc
ceptioii a dirtgnrd uflhu fights ol n lurgc ' dilivuriinco ol'your rnco from bondagf. Cul
claBSol cilizcns nt Ihe South i West, nnd of tivutf, rulhcr, n quicl sp.rit. lij paticnt,"
Ibu conslilution of tho U. S.? If tho cilizcns "Kcsist nol cvil." "Bc ohcdicnt to your own
of tho South k Witt luvc, tiudir (ha conslitu-1 maslurs j not answcring agnin j not putloin
lion, righls in rcgard tu thcir slavca, doca iljing; but showing nll good lidclily, nol only
ftdlow tliat they uru without hmil? und that, tu lliu good nnd gcnllc, but also lo llic liu
bcjotid that limil, whalcvcr il mny hc, olhcr ' ward."
rig'hls iiiay not cxist? If lliu slac has no right j But why, I am askcd, do you nsacrt thu
to libctty, (I sptak of a convcntional rigl7t,) right of Ihe slatc lo pclilion, if his cxcrciso of
has bo nonc to supplicalc that piccious boon thu right ought niit lo be countcnancid J I
ot thu hands ol nny powcr whicli muy rinlit- nnswcr, bccnusc tho qct biion has bccn lorccd
lully granl il 7 And bas hu nc right to lifu upon mc, and I must mcct it. I would be tho
none lo cxcmption from exccssive crucllv J lusl to bring furward a rcsolution nsscrtinglhe
and nonc lo imulorc proicclion to Ihe onu, nntM
Fpcdrity to thc olhcr? Is thcm no pqvcr on j
carlh to whicli bc may look fur hclp in thcsc
cxtrcmilics 7
To "disregard," in nny scnse, applicablo to
this suhjccl, Ihu righls of thu South & West,
is to invudc tliosc njrlils : and can wo iiivade i
tlicm in Ihe lcgiliinatu oxcrcisc of powcrs grnn- cd brolhcr is propcrly, und nolhing bul prop
ted In llio consliluiion? Tlut coiittitution in-1 crly ; that ho "has no moro right lo pclilion
vcts Congress wilh Ihr powcr cf txeluiive le- ilian a dog or a horsc," und Ihal he posscsfes,
giilatlon ovcr Ihia dielrict. Docb not tniit pow- j in fact, " no lcgal or conslitutional righta
cr iircrssnrily inole Iho right nnd iIk duty of whalcvcr."
ncuriiig poiniuiis iiuui nn.- guvemtu, antl irom
i au ino govcriicu i uinu it nol lio n vt ry
j blrango kind of Governnienl which could nol,
or woultl nol, hcar sui-h pctilion.- 7
If the hcnring ol pclitinna from ihc govcrncd (
lin ihe tcrriloiics of ihe U. &.. consruucntiullv
nfTccts Ihu intcitsla ol Iho South fi West, is it
,n cunsitjucuco oi which tuti ouuin ct w csi
hao a right lo complnin? Thcv wcro partics
to tho Constitulion whicli crcatcd Iho cxclu
sive governincnt, nnd llicy tnust nbido its con
seniicnccs. Supno'o Iho inhabitants of this
Dislrict should coniinue lo presa Congress, as
morc than clevcn nundrcil ol llicm did in lti-28,
to nholish slavcry and the slavc-trada wiihin
ita lirnits : and tihould. iis in ihut nnlilin.t. iln
I nnnni.). m Ri'VPrn nnfl llluinst tin mffi k iiii A
, tcims, Ihe ein'rniilice of both: would lliis ho
j an invasion ul llio righn if Iho Soulh & AVckl,
laml n disregard of tho conslitulitin ? Did C'on-
grcs.-i tvinco such disregard in rccciving Ihat
pctitiun, nnd urilt ling il lo bo printcd 7 And
whnt is tho diffuienco in principle, so fnr ns
conccrns this argnmcnl, bclwccn that case nnd
Iho prescr.l? Llevcn htindrctl frce white citi
zcns of this district bosought Congruju tnabol
Uh slavciy and Ihc slave trnde within its liin-
ita; and picssctl it by nbolilion argumeutt. ,
Dnl not lliis ttnd, nccording In thu iirgument j
ol thc oppoiionts ol tho right of i-lavo pctilion, j
to crcatu uncnsinrfa ntiiong Iho klivcs in llio
Soulh k. WcbI, and Ihus nirct t " llio righta ol I
n laigo clasa of citizuna " in ihosc scclions ofi
Iho country?
Thcro ia grcat looscncsa in tho rcaeoning
whicli infcre violnliant of llie conslilution from
poseihlu and rtinolo conscquciiccs of a pnrlic
ular coursc of legUlnlion. Admil the soiiud
ness of Ihe rcasoning in Ihiacasc, andshutthu
doors of Congrcsa upon pctitions from tlio
bond nnd tho Ircc of this District, toiichingthe
subjcrtot slnvcry, mercly bccaurc of thcir rc
moto lcr.dcucy to thc nbulition of slnvcry in
Ihu Slntcs, (for Ihat is Iho nrgumcnt,) nnd
whnt shall wo havo next? AVhy, Ihe doctrino
that no Stale can ubolish slavcry within ils
limita, bccause, bcing a party with Ihu olhcr
slave slalcs, to tho conslilution which rccogni
zcb tho cxistcnce of slavcry, nnd makcs il tlio
basia of rcprescnlalion, il cannot riglnfiilly do
any thing which shall tcnd tn tho ahohtiou of
slavcry in tho olhcr etatet, and therchy dcprivc
thcm of ihcir slavo rcprescnlalion in Ihe Con
gress of thc U. S. This may now secin a very
slraincd conilrucliun ; but passion nnd intcr
cst have pushcd scnsiblo inrn to strangcr ub
surditicB than lliis.
Tho pccond rcsokilion to which I havo rr.
fcrrcd, dcclaicr "That slnvr's tlo not p.isicka
Ihu right of pclition secu-cd lo Iho Pcoplo of
llic U. S. hy Ihe conslilution."
Whnt does lliis rcsolution mt an 7 Docs it
mcan mercly that llio guaranly ol tho right of
pclition to " Ihe Pfoplc," in Iho coiulilulion
doca not cxtend lo slavcs? For Iho suke of
llio argumcnt, lct it bo admiltcd tlmt it tlocs
not that Iho assumplion isrorrrcl (which has
been rnado in llio dcbntc, but whicli I dn nol
admil) that "tbo Pcoplo," whoso right of pc
lition tbo consliluiion dcclarcs shall not bo
abridgcd, menna mcrely "We, iho Pcoplo "
who lormcd llie conslilution, and not alavca.
How docs lliis adin'usion affect Iho (iicslion 7
Tho existcnce of the right of pclition, ns has
bcen often taid in tho debato, doca not depond
upon thu I'.niirnnty ol tlio conslitulinn. Il h a
right wliich ia bcforo nnd obovo nll conaliin.
tional guarnntics. It has its foundation in uio
ilcpcmlciicics inscparabto Irom thosocial ilalo.
If Iha ronslilution doca not cxprcssly guarnnty
it lo sluve., iicithcr, lct it bo rcmcinbcrcd, doca
iltulco it fruin tlicm. And shnll I nltimpl, liy
my vnU, tu do wliat iho frnmcra of llio consli
luiion did not tliink propcr to do, in thc for
mallon of tlmt inslrumciit7
lf it wna inlcndcd by lltn rfsnlulion to nssort
mercly thiil alnv"' havc not llio bcncfit of tlio
conililulionnl guarnnly of tho light of pclilion,
wiiy was nol tlio ucciarnlinn tmiuein languagu
inlillirililu nnd iinnnitiiniinni? Kucli lanunnnn I
wnn nvniilril. TA ritrhl nf nrttlfnn. nnil nnl !
thc coustiliitionnl giiarnnly, Btnnds forward ns !
,t. -P .l.n . TV.-
iho prnmincnl iuhi:ct of llio rcsolution. The
right ii ono thing ils guarnnty nnothcr. Thu
right is incidi'iit lo nll govcrnmcnls, inslntitly
nllaching In thc rulntion of govcrnnr & govcrn
cd, Ihe iiiomcnt Ihat rclatiun comcs to uxist.
Ilut it may, or it may not, bo guurunlicd. If
it is, tlmt cuaranir is a rr.crc f iii.cucnin" in-
cidunl to Ihe right, And il is in liua light that
1 rognrd llio ulhmon lo it in tho rcsolution.
Tho dcnial, by that rcsolution, of tho right ol
pclition, ia not csscnlially nllectcd by outling,
that tho right is onc whicli has bccu sccurcd tu
Ihe Pcoplo of llie U. S. by tho conslilution.
It io, nf.cr ull, the right of pclllton, in ils grt-nt,
original, casential qualilics nnd incidcnls,
which is rcally dcnicd.
Slnppcd of ils noti-commitlal diagtiisc,thcn,
llic rcsolution atanda oul ncilhcr morc nor lcss
than a broad dcnial of all right in elavcs to pe
titinn. I will givo no voto which can bc cvtvn
turlurcd inlo such a dcnial.
Ilaving said thus much, I owc it lo mysclf
lo udd Ihat, whalcvcr may bc Ihe right ol Ihe
slatc lo pclition, I nm clcar Ihat no countc
nanco should be givcn lo nny nllcmpts to cx
crcisc it. Such nllcmpts can do thu sUvu no
good. From the nat'iro of llie case, his deliv
cranco tnust urisu ftom somu olhcr quarter.
In tbo wholc history ol thu nboliliou of llio
llie slavc trado nnd slnvcry by Grcal Uritain, I
nm not awnrothat thn right of flavcs to pcli
tion has cvcr bccn claiined or bronghtin qucs-
liort. And, il nll llie slavcs in llie land coulU
bc mado lo henr me, I would say to them,
right for which I conlciid. But wlicn 1 am
cnilid on, ns in llio ptcscnt east, to say ycs or
ii u to a propotilion which exprcssly drnici that
right, I must and will say NO, nnd givo iny
rcnvons lorllius saji.ig.
1 will not givo u voto wliich shall, cvcn by
thc rcniolcsl implic&tion, nsscrt tliat my color-
i navc saiti itiui inc uciivcrancc oi iiio eiavcs
inuM ansc Irom tomc uibur tpiartcr than thcm
kcIvcs. Lct iiic not bc mitundcrsloutl. 'i'hu
idca of an nltcmpl by Conpress to ubolish sln-
cry in thu Slalcs ol'thia Union has nevcr, that
I nm awarc. bccu cnteitaincd bv nnv. Nn
olhcr dclieranco is ctmtiMnjilati d Ihan'lhat of
' voiuniary umaiicipuiitm uy inun luuais, or auo
lilinn by force ol logislalion, ncling williin thc
sphcro of ils odmilit.d jurudiclion. lf Ihu nb
ohtionists havc cvcr bccn undcrstnod at the
South as cntciluiniiig vnwa diffcrcnt from
j thcsc, llicy hae bccn grcally misreprcscnlcd
iicj Linviiuiii, tiu.tu.vi, iiiu uj'iiiiuii iiiai j
C'onnrcfS tjobscsscs Ihe powcr (o abolu.li sla-,
very in IhcDislriU of Columbia, and ihat llic . and iiilumy, scars iitiusill on thoaltar dfsla
slulo legiilalurcs havc liko powcr in Iheir rcs-! vt ry, nvon ing most solcmiily Ihal ho ili givo
pcc.ive ftalt'3 j und thcy scck, in the cxcrclfe ! his "coiistilulionnl sanclion" Io no hill nhol
of that frccdom of pp"ech and of ihe press I ithing tlavcry, cvcn within Ihc limils offt tlcral
which ia garuntied to tlicm by lliu coiistittition,
to producti n public cciilimcnl which shall, by
ita fair and lcgilimntc inllucncc, cfluct iho log
islalion llicy so much dctirc.
Thcy bclievo ihat "all mcn aro croatcd
equal ;" thnt " ihoy are cndowcd by Ihcir Cro
atur wilh ihu inaliinablo rigbta of lifu, libcrty,
and Iho pursuil of happincs3 j" and Ihat, lo tho
irciuor ic.no, ncionga inc iugn prercgnuve oi
holdins nroverlti in vian, Planlui" thcmSflvcs
on tho broad batis of Ihcsu ttuths, they asscrt
ihat llio nseumpliiiri and cxcrcise of thnt rinht
1 .. .l.i.:l . .-.;!
by man, U ninong the highcst wrongs which
ho cnn inflict upon his fellow-inaii. Thrirown
drcp convHilinn of this triilh tltcy serk to com
miini'.alo to ihomindi ofolhtrs nut to slavcs,
wilh whom llicy hold no iiitcrcnurse, &whom,
if Ihcy did, they would only ndmonish to pn
Ih'itco nnd subuiision hul lo thcir ninslcra,
lo tbosc commnnilios in whoo Lcgislntnrcs
residcs tbo powcr lo put nn cnd, within thcir
limils, lo llie wronjs of slavcry, nnd furnish
rclicl from ila complicatcd cvila. They look
nt siavery wilh somo conccption of whnt is
comprchendcd in tiiat word ; nnd nro nma
zcd Ihat pbilnnlhropy itself should havu sn long
slept ovcr Ihe cxistcnco of such an cvil; ihat,
whilo olhcr nations, lcss frce in iheir institu-
tions than pur own, havo nbahshcd it, we,
w ho boaet of our altachmcnt to tho principlcs
of civil libcrty, and ourhigh regard for tho in
nl ctmblu rights of man, should still chciish il
in nur very bosom.
In thcir etrong concepliona of tho charac
ler and conscqucnccs of lliis cvil, nholilionists
havo romttinies indulgcd in thc indiscriminntu
no of haith and scvere pcrsonul cpilhcls, tn
which I havo felt n dccp repugnnncr. Wilh
tnr, howcvcr, it has bcen a siibjcct ratlicrofrc
grrt than ol stvcro ceiiBurc j for, if slrong
fVcling nnd slrong latiguago nro cvcr to bo cx
cufd, it is wheti ihcy aro cxcilctl nnd drawn
forlh in Ihe sncrcd causc of human frccdom.
Lct Ihfloc dcnnunro and rccriminato who ncvcr
Ibcinsrlves Iransgrcss llio bounds ofpriidcnce,
when ihcy fccl r trongly in what they bclievo
lo bu a good causo j and cspccially thosc who
havo ncvcropposed or countcnanccdlhcnppos.
ing of mob powtr to Ihu progrcss of freu dis.
cimsion. Mosthcarlily do I disnpprovo of the
iiidiscriminntn ute nf such cpilhcls us woii
stcalcri, robbtrs, and plrtilfj, on tho ono ridc,
nnd vile fitnatUs, inctndtaries, and ivrtrm
on lh olhcr. For tho abolitionijts, however,
I can sny ihat langunge of tituporaiion isgiv
inc placo to fobcr orgutncnta, s.ddsscd to tliv
rcason nnd consclcnco nndcrilighiemdsclf-in-icrcstol
tho slnvcholdcr nnd 7 will hopo Ihat
llio intcllcct of ihe South will hcncelbrth bo
cniploycd in anawcring Ihoso arguinonls, rulh
er lliau indulging in hanli nnd iiidiscriminato
dcnuncinlions o.' thosc whourgc Ihcm.
Pcrrnil mo to closo this commiinication witli
Iho IoIIohi gtoiolutinns, which I find ninong
tliOJo ndoplcd by tbclnlo Anti-slavcry Cunvcn
tion of tbo Slalo of Pcnnsjlvanin :
"llcFolved, Thatin Chrtslian niccUncsswo
intcnd lo inaintnin tho right ul cxhorling Ihnso
who ilphold nn instiluiton so cvidenlly unjust
ns Ihat of slavcry, to ixnminc ita oprralion
llPn H chnscsi cf tlic coniiiiuriily. bolh imli.
tidualty and colleclivcly. confidunt ihat if thcv
tI(J H. wi,l' unprrjudiccd minda und sinmo
inntlVCS. tliriV llll lin rntll-inrerl nf ita ilnrm
motivcs, Ihoy will bo conviuccd of ita docp
stntuincss, unci llius uo prcpnreil locnminrncc,
iinmcdinlcly, the grcnt work of I'reoiiig Ihcm
nclvca und thcir cuuutr) from ilspuralyzingin
fliicnccs." " UcfnUci), That llie Convcnlion rccom
mcnd lo tho culored pcoplo of this Statu to
mninlnin n pcaccful nnd rnoral dcportmciit in
nll llic depnttmcnls in lifo in which thcy mny
be placcd ; Ihat thus thcy inaj ho instrumcn
tal in dclivcring ihcir opprcsscd brclhrcn from
hondagc, nnd rcluto Ihu caluinnics of ihoso
who sny Ihcy cnnnot he clcvalcd in characler
in Ihcse Uniled Slntcs."
"Hesolvcd, That wo rnrncstly rccommend
Ihe colorcd pooplc, btith hotid ft frno, lo cn
deavor lo fulfil nll ihcir uinrnl, snciul nnd rcli
giotis tlulies, nnd Ihus ahow to llie world ihat
ihoy dcsrrve to bc free."
llero is nbolitioninin, snund in ptinciple,
chastcncd in. fccling, nnd puro in spiril.. Aly
judgemcnt nnd my hcart ajiprovo it.
I nm, gciitlomen, very rcspcctfully, jour
obcdicnt scrvant,
WILLIAM SLADE.
Washington, Fib. 15, 1837.
MU. VAN BUR.EN va. ABOLITIONISTS.
Thc nbolilioniata rcceivo lliu Innugural, as
waa to bu cxpcctcd, wilh hot displcasurc
Tho following is from tho Emancipator, a lca
ding papcr:
Tho new Prcaidcnl hns dclivcrcd his tnau
gurul nddrcs., nnd takcn on liim tho onlh nnd
llio rcspoiii-ibilitica oftiirice. So mnili of Iho
nddress na rclatcs lo slavcry, alnrge pontonof
Ihu wlnile, will bo found in unolhcr column.
Vo luvu not timc or spaco to say all we could
wish in relation to it, but wo conl'css wu did
not cxpcct Ihe avowul of Mich scnlitncnta nnd
6ucli lUtcrmiiialions by ono who is, or ralhcr
was tho son of frccdom, thc advocato of dcin
ocrnlic ptiuciplcs and iqual rights, and onco .
at lunsl thu Iricnd of llic colorcd man j and
least of nll did wo cxpcct this nt sjcb a time
nnd on tudi nn occasion in au innugural ad
drcsa. Bul llio decd ia dtms. Thc dcvil ia
uiunaskcd. In the faco of licaven and ciirlh,
Iho Prcs.dent of tlieao Unitcd Slalcs ttanda
foith, avowcdly, tho cucriiy of fncdom, llie
t'pioncntof cqual rights, llio dclctidt-r of sla
vcry, tho slandcrcr ol (rccdom's fricndf, and
thc ir.stiga'or and patron of mob?. About to
assunio the rcapunsihililies of Iho hilirst of
licc in thu gilt of a prolcsscdly frLC pcnplc, ho
slt p' forlh, with lyrunt hcart nnd faco ol brass
and lipi of slandcr, and diclarcs the cfi'urt to
givc l'ieidom lo tbo enslavcd, "iiijuiious lo
cvcry intcrcst, tliat of humanity includi'd "
bligmatizcs it as "dangc'oii.i ngilation" iho
crcotuio of sinistcr dcsign, wbom "objccl wil!
be bcllcr unilcrslood" from timc lo Imie, nnd
as opposcd tu thc "spirit that aclualcd thcven
erabe latbcrs of tbo rcpublici" spcnks of
I'sccues of tlangeroua cxcilcmenl, lerriQing
instanccs of local violcncc" nnd "popular in
dignation," wrcaking its vcngcance on tho
hcnds ol thu fricnds of frcedoni, and rcaoltcs
Ihu wholu inlo "n rccklcss disregard of the con
scqucnccsof thcir conduct" on ihcir part ; nay,
lalks of the rcsistance wilh uhichlhey havo
bccn mcl, ns the ircaturc of "deolion In tho
bond ofniiioii,"n 'prcdoniini ling nflcclion for
ourpohtical sjstcin," a "calm and t nlightcn
cd iiid"emeril"-ul the netinle. thus invitinu nml
inMikmg oulrage and viulmce on ihcir heuds
nncw ; and llicit lo nut llin clininx
jurisdiclion, so loii" as it ia "asainst thu wisb.
ea ol tho elae-holdmg rlato," bul, rtcreant
to cvery principle oflibcrly, justicc and huinan
ily, will, on all occasions and nl all liazariN,
nnd in Ihu (acu of n majurily cvcn. GO
WITH THE SOUTH!
Wcre Ihcse llic scntimenls and tUclaiaiiont
nnd dctcrminaltons of a Callioun or a McDuf
C . 1 I 1 . .
iiu, iiiwn uuiii miu urcu in ino nimospiicrc r
slavery and wilh lh habila of tho slavc.bnli
cr, thcy would be in characler: nnd howevr
! wo might tletcst and cry out nsrainst tho nrin
:t .1 I c. .. 1 .,
ciplcp, wo should at least rcspcct llio mcn for
honcsiy in their avowal of thcm, ns well na
ccnse to regord Ihat avnwal wilh surpiisc.
But ns it is, we can ncilhrr rcspcct the man
nor his principlcs. Su far frorn it, iiis conduct
in this innltcr ia nn ultcr denial and renuncia.
lion of his profntscd principlcs, as ihe fiicnd
of cqual righls nnd Ihoudvocateof dcmocracv,
and it ought, nnd we nre nc prnphf I, or it will
covcr liim willi infamy nnd makc liim n stench
in tho nnstrile of evnry honrst rrpuhhcan.
There is luithcr honcsty, nor rfpublicaiiism,
nor manhood in Iho posilion ho has now ta.
kcn. It ia nn unblushing dcclaralion that in a
frco republic evcn, Ihe mojorily shall nol rule,
and Ihut Ihe loill ofthe people shall nol be Utxo !
it io uauut-ATturs' AND TYIIANNY.
Very wcll, if Marlin Van Burcn can ufiurd
ihus to fclandcr llio fricnds of libcrty ondrqual
rights, nnil invoko on thcm Iho fury of tho
mob, and licl; Ihu tlust and ptoclaim himsclf
the lool oftyranta, the dcfendcruf slavery, and
swcar biriifclf (orcvcr, upon hcr allar, so boit.
And if, in conscqucnce, the spirit ol slavery
growa moro rampant in cvcry port of tho land,
loudcr and moro ovcrbcating in ils dcmanda at
llio South nnd tbo North, moro ioIcnt nnd
hlood-lhirsly in ita inilicliotia on the bond and
tho frcc, Irau.pling nll law nnd all right nnd nll
rcalrui'il undcr fooi, antl brcaklng forlh on tho
right hand and on thc lclt in ncls of violence
und bloot!, so ho il. We aro glad lo know Iho
worst lo sco llic flag nailcd lo tho mast.
Wo shall nut shrink fiom Ihe ronflicl. On
Ihu conlraiy, most clicerfullj- and resolutt'ly
shnll wo brcast us lo Ihu oi.sct ancn', Wu
tcll Ihe Prcsidcnl, Ihal il ho cxpccls to put Iho
qiicttion of nbolilion al icst, nnd xcurc ta
hiniscll a quicl ndministralion, by llic posilion
now takcn, bc, lor onco nt ItMt-t, has rcckoncd
without his hosl. At llio Prcsidentiul nod, lct
tha infiucnca and the mnchinory of party bo
lurncd upon us, and itnder iho broad iibicld of
Prciidentinl sanclion lct "populai indignation,"