The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-23

CONSPIRACY OF THE NORTHERN
FEDERAL ABOLITIONISTS AND
THE SOUTHERN FEDERALsLAyE
HOLDERS.
We have long suspected that the federal aboli-
tionists of the North were ready at any moment to
sell themselves to the slave holders of the South.
Recent events have proved our suspicious to have
been well founded. 1t would be thought that oil
and water would mingle, before such violent abo-
onists as William Slade and John Quincy Ad-
ans, and such incorporating slavery advocates
as Wise and Bell would be found yoked in one
common interest and cooperating in any plan
whatever. And yet, since the commencement of
the last session of Congress, they have been as
friendly and united as if the question of slavery had
never been agitated When the resolutions of Mr.
and Wise found it for their Interest; to strike hands
with these Northern factonists.' Have they be-
come abolitionists themselves, or have they learn
ed that the pboltoniss are more worthy of respect
earned' What that it is the great object of the
federal abotoniss of the North to defeat the de-
mocralic party--and that they are making the
slavery question political thing for that Object
That Is what they have learned, and they have de-
termned to assist them at all hazards. The defeat
of the democratic party is the power that has so
suddenly attracted these antagonist forces to one
point. Slavery with both parties is minor consid-
Grafton, down wiih the democracy and any way
TO do it, is their motto, Any one who knows the
horror which Sade & Co. pretend to feel for those
southern murderers,' man steacrs, Sc will be
likely to ask himself why they voted for slave
holder for Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Nh Clark, one Of the candidates for Clerk, was
slave holder. Slade, Adams, Wise, Bell &c. vo-
than this, that the slaves are the last thing these
federal aboli,ionis,s think of when the grand object,
the defeat Of the democracy, is in view To that,
all things else must yield, for that is the ultima
thula of the grand alliance. And in the name of
God, are the Southern States ready to sanction this
black and unholy alliance Are they prepared to
sacrifice the man who has, to his own injury, bold
" stood forth in defence of their principles Have
they forgotten their long, loud and earnest appeals
to the democracy of the North to sustain their prin-
ciples Have they forgotten with what prompt
ness and bold regardlessness Of self the democracy
of the North came to their aid Do they know
that the abolitloniss boast that they have defeated
US loi defending the principles of the South DID
THEY EVER HEAR OF ALBERT SMITH, OF
MhINE' We put the question plainly and dis
tnctly to Georgia, to Louisiana, to North Carroll
ma, iU-Js DO YOU INTEND TO ALLOW
IC-fs .MaRTI.N VA.N buren, TO BE
lCP SACRIFICED FOR DEPENDING
ftp YOUR PRINCIPLES? DO YOU
;C-P INTEND TO STAMP UPO.NYOUR
tip FOREHEADS Il MARK OF IN
ICfs GRATITUDE IND TRE.ACHERY,
tCP COMPARED WITH WHICH, THE
lip" BL.aCRNESS OF D.aRRNESS'
jCFs WILL BE WHITE rs THE DRIP
iUs EN S.NOW? DO you hear DO you
know what you are about Are you stricken with
paralysis Are you asleep Are You mad -
Is justice, honor, integrity, aye SELF, not only
blind drunk, but deaf 10 words of truth and sober
ness Shall i, be said of you by our chidrens
children, that you defeated and disgraccd with your
own hands, the great and sell-imnolated chalnp-
on lfso, then pratc no more Of Southern chiv-
airy THAT PHRASE, IN ALL TIMES,
SHALL BE A SYNONYM FOR DISIIONOR,
MEAN TREACHERY, AND BLACK DAMN
ING INGRATTTUDE. Hear lfyou do, you
do, if you DO, you DO allow your defender to be
disgraced-if you play The harmed serpent pih
him-if you allow the democracy Of the North to
feel that they are defeated by you, for defending
you, when they might have triumphed by abandon
ing you or, il you desert them now, they will have
good cause for saying they ought to have done
bark
's es Take care of yourselves. 81
lfhis is the game you play, we tell YOU that it
is one at which two can play. We can take care
of ourselves, and zee wiH. YOUR ALLIES in
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