Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-12-20

4la'es, senate Mr.. Morris, the only m'
Der OF that body who is himselro no men,
oil the Anti-Slavery Society. "'''Oef
Has the Mercury informed tho @
that there was an amalgamaton tch ",ole
Boston, att head of which was Jo bo' u 70
Adams, with majority of Van Buren v
upon II, and eight negroes? y" men
las IL informed us that tbo,o
this moment an issue between the W. ~ at
State of Georgia, with which we 10, ng
the Van Buren. State of Maine, with ,,t ana
It's acts, on the subject of Slavery n ""'ch
will eventually, in less than 10 6o ""cn
shake this Union? 1'hS,
Let us recall TO the memory Of tho =.
Van Buren, party fact which seem Now
have been forgotten. 10
When the questian was made in ,boS
ate of the United States upon the recen Hou'
of abolition petitions, how stood the so'a
in reference to political parties2 Fvo
Van Buren, man Of the Southern Say
with the honorable exception of Mr. C@
bert of Georgia) voted for their recan,i,a
and every Southern Wing againstitL
Ter, Leigh, Mangum, Calhoun, pre,,ogS
Porter, &c.
Has the Mercury informed US tho, H.,
Abolitionists of Kentucky lately mnJo VI" "e
effort to call a convention to amend , Sa
constitution for the purpose of provid;nU
for the emanci patton Of the slaves az
that the project was defeated by the WIZ
who moved in a solid column agains, n57'
These facts are not brought before tbo
public; nor the leading, gIarng and noIori.
rlous fact that the apers-organs Of ,ba
Abolition Society by Garrison
Lundy and Burnic, have for wear mas,
continually and officially declared that
their friends would not act with par,v
whose candidate for the Presidency waso
Shareholder. If there be any sympathy
between Southern party and the North.
ern abolltionists, it existsin this, thai there
is sympathy and coincidence in theirbos.
tllity to aslavehoding President.
Ofthe saveholdng States, two to one
are ofthe Wing party. Are they AboIi.
tonists?
The Wings Of Carolina act with three.
tourths of the slavehoding population.
They act with Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana.
Kentucky, Tennessee, containing four.
tllhs ofthe slave population ofthe United
States. And against these States, and with
Maine, New-Ilampshre, Pennsylvania and
the Abolition State Of Ohio, the Mercury
acts. There are as many slavehodmg
States opposed to Van Buren,, as there are
Ia the whole union States for him. And
yet the Mercury warns the Southern
Wings how they join this abolition party!
Let US not be Inexperienced. Wearo
not guilty Of what we charge upon others,
OF asserting an exclusive abolltionism "a
galnst one party. We have recalled these
facts which arc studiousy suppressed and
hidden. But we believe that this danger
Gus spirit is dllfused through all political
parties in the North-is increasing and
exacerbating, and is about to make an aw.
full crisis--of which we will say word.
Aboitonism has now come openly in.
to canvass as political element. AT the
presidential election it will
be organized, active, AMI efficient. In the
States Of Ohio and Vermont it is already
in one for the Administration,
in the other against it. The question is
coming. Timidity cannot escape it. De.
fusion can no longer disguise it. President
making will be abashed before it The
non-slaveholding States have been in la
bour, and will be delivered Of frebrand
Great Britain has taken her stand in re-
gard to her own slavery, and ours--for
she refuses to surrender or account for our
slaves driven into her territory by stress
81 weather, and avows that however slave
nay happen under her flag, he is ipSO fac
o free. The negotiation is at an end, and
he northern States will have to determine
whether they will stand by us--wil have
o say whether we vindicate her bounda-
y, she will vindcate our property. Maine
vii have to answer the question of Geor-
ia. And South Carolina will have to
ook upon all this with view to her inter-
st and her honor. We trust that she will
ook upon it steadily, and provide for it
wisely. Be ready to stand by--to aid and
ustain, Wing Georgia, whom cirrum'
tances have thrown in the van of this
battle-and to prosecute the con-
est with Maine, though it does happen
nat that State is ofthe Mercury party
We most firmly believe that a great
rIsls is approaching, which ought to be met
y us with unbrokeh front, and with the
ssstance of all the talent and chivalry
hitch abound within our borders. There
re amongst us those who can lead US on
nth the galIantry and talents of Troup
in whose power Of intellect--in whose
'rce OF character--we may well and fear
ssIy confde. 1t will be a period de-
landing deep constitutional research
ear and captivating argument profound
)peal aud n hirh tone of resistance. And