South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-11-21

commands Of God laws destructive
of human happiness and the divin
constitution, and before God and nal
they are NULL AND VOID. They de
| feat the very purposes for which 1oi
made man, and throw him mindless
helpless, and worthless, at the feet o
( the oppressor.
| And for whst purpose are we called
to throw down our pens and seal uF
| our lips, and sacrifice our influence
over our fellow men, by the use Of fret
/ discussion Z lit was fer an object q
benevolence, that we we're called e
renoun ce that freedom Of speech witt
which God made US, there would be
some color Of fitness in the demand.
But such sacrifice, the cause Of truth
and mercy never calls US to make. -
That cause requires the exertion, not
the suppression of our nobless powers.
But here we are called on to degrade
and unman ourselves, and TO withhold
from our fellow men that influence
which we ought to exercise for their
| good. And for what will tell
you for what. That the oppressed
may lie more passive at the feet of the
| oppressor !; that one-sixth of our A.
merican people may never know their
| rights that two and half millions OF
our own countrymens crushed in the
cruel folds of slavery, may remain in
all their misery and despair without
pity and without hope.
For such purpose, so wicked, SO
Inexpressibly mean, The southern slave
holder calls on US TO lie down like
whipped& trembling spaniels at his feet
Our reply is this: Our republican
spirits cannot submit TO such conditions.
God did not make US, Jesus did not
redeem Us for such vile and sinful uses.
knew before that slavery would
not survive free discussion. But the
demands recently put forth by the
south, for our surrender Of the right
of discussion, and the avowed reasons
of that demand, involve full conces-
sion-of this fact, that free discussion is
incompatible with slavery.-The south.
by her own showing, admits that sIa-
very cannot live; unless the north is
tongae-tied. Now you, and I, and all
these aboltionists have two obisctions
TO this: One is, we desire and purpos.
to employ all our influence, lawfully.
and kindly, and tempsrately,to deliver
our southern brethrea from bondage.
and never give res, to our lips or
our pens till it is accomplished.
The other objection is, that we are not
| willing TO be slaves ourselves. The
enormous and insolent demands pul
forth by the south, shows US that the
question is now, moi only whether the
blacks shall continue to Be slaves: but
! whether our necks shall come nnder
the yoke. While we are trying TO
break it off from others, we are called
to see to it that it is not fastened on our
own necks also.
II said, "The south will not mo-
lest our liberty, il we will not moles,
their slavery they do not wish to re.
strict US if we will cease to speak OF
their peculiar Institutions" I reply,
The liberty we contend for, is STOW.
cd by God, aud we will have it as he
gave it. Oar liberty is not our er era.
fsd privilege, conceded to ns by the
south, and which we are to have, more
or less, as they please TO allow. No,
sir. The liberty whic'a the south prof.
iers US, TO speak aud wfita and print
y we 90 not touch tina. subject, is q
liberty we do not ask, a liberty which
we DO not accept, but which we scorn.
fully reject.
It's not to be disguised sir, that wal
mas broken out between the south, and
the north, not easily TO be terminated
Political and commercial men, for theil
own purposes, are indIslriously striv.
Ing TO restore peace. Bat the peacs
which they may accomplish will bs su.
| perficial and hollow. Tlue and per,
manent peace can only be restored b,
removingthe cause oil the War--tha. i,
Slavery. II Can never be established
on any other terms. The sword now
drawn will not be sheathed till victory
entire victory is ours or theirs. No
| until that deep and damning stain il
! washed out from our nation, or the
\ chains OF slavery are riveted arrest
where they now are, & on our neck
alsc. It is idle, criminal, TO speak O
peace on any other terms.
| Does any man ask for proof OF this
Not TO speak of any other facts, who
can read the simple, truthful, modest
narrative of AMOS DRESSER, and 40