The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-07-13
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slaves here-so it's nothing to you. You might
have had them too--but that's not our affair
This is pretty talk for the sons of the revolution.
ers some of them say slavery is right others
like Mr.. Clay" the blacks are here-wha shall
we do with them, we must COLOMBO Africa, and
THEY will RENovATE it. Slaves? "No, no, free
blacks" The color will rim ont in about $50 OF
200 years.
Mr. Clay, perhaps, does not know who stem
med the tide of misrule, between the peace of S3
and Washington's administration in 1889. Who
were they who put their shoulders to the wheel,
in the times of dire confusion and despair? Who
protected the United States stores at Springfield,
when the loss of them, and the triumph of anar-
chy, might have been the destruction ofthe Union,
of the country and all its fair prospects? Does
Mr.. Clay know | know, san. They were
aboIitionsts, sir every one of them; planters
corn-planterS !-owners Of the soil, not northern
white slaves
But Mr.. Clay, and the petitioners, and Mr.,
Clay's speech. 81 hare been taught to CALL NO
MAN MASTER, to respect men according to their
powers, sanctioned & sanctiied by moral worth. "
And so | would deal with Mr. Clay. regret to
find him so ll-informed about the American peo-
pie, and the real American character-of the diff
erent ranks and classfcations of our society, the
manners, habits, and customs This he has shown
in his classes of abolitionists, the qualiers, &c
True they wont fight, nor gouge, nor pistol, nor
play the Bowie knife. But they will give bad
things bad name; and they thus confute the
Atherton gag-law doctrine. that you can't do that
Indirect which you can't do directly, And they
can show Mr.. Clay how it works too, equal to
any thing. This was poor bush for him to hide
behind.
"The apparent abolitonists." These will
teach Mr., Clay pretty considerable lesson. They
might read to him nearly in the words of Paul,
For their petitions" says Mr.. Clay, care weigh
ty, but their bodily presence is weak, and their
speech contemplate" Let Mr.. Clay think that
such as we are in word by petitions, when we are
absent, such will we also be by deed when we are
present"
The ultra abolitioniss. OF this class Mr..
Clay says, their purpose is abolition, universal
abolition, peaceably if they can, forcby if they
must" Of the two modes of action mentioned
by Mr. Clay only the first is correct. What au-
thority had he to say they looked to force in any
event? They have not declared it in their publ
cations, petitions, memorials, or oral declarations
Such assertion, sir, is bold, unauthorized assump-
ton. | am personally acquainted with many of
those abolitionists in Ohio. They hold no such
thing, but hold the contrary. | would not coun-
tenance any such project, by moral poaoer only
and we have enough of it, if properly used.
[ AM FOR PUTTING DOWN MODS; aye, and
even your market-house committee mobs-
PEAcEBLY IF WE CAN, FoRcIBLY IF WE MUST! As
for slavery, whether in the slave States, or the
(professedly) free States-weve got too much of
it. Mr. Hammond. | say, with all proper defer
ence to Mr.. Clay-to the balot-box to the bal
lot-box Let us regulate the Confederacy and
the Presidency Gf we can) through the BALLOT
Box. As for the Presidency-I say nothing more
now-only-lool to the West to the Vest!
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