The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-06-11


vorable to our abolition principles, and defend GU
cause. Besides we have II large number of youn!
students of academies and colleges enlisted durn!
war. Then we have host of orators lawyers
Judges, and statesmen, who ARE not whit behint
the chieiest in the nation. We have also numbe
Of co!ored persons, whose natural and acquired a
bililes render them capable of any office in the gf
of the people. But it is not all gold that shines
for the ex-president Adams has been called five
sxtis aboionist, because he would go with us
five points out of six yet he was no part of an abb
olilionst, for he would not vote for immediate
emancipation, even in the abstract, and yet he
thought it wrong to hold men as property one mo-
men lie would not vote for liberty now, because
the majority is against it ! What an nnprncipled
principle this vote wrong because others do
Though some think the wings helped us more than
the democrats, think such help as this is worse
Than none. Mr. Slade is another wing helper, who,
after soaring aloN on eagles pinons. bearing away
slavery in his talons, as hawk carries snake for
his prey, and by proof and argumen, strong as holy
writ, wounding this head of the dragon, ms it were,
10 death ; healed the deadly wound (by election
eering for proslavery lcket and bear it carefully
back TO its den Of vipers saying, lay there till ai
ter election, for must vote for Tip and Ty, whelh-
er you live or dies His words in the body Of his
speech, were like apples of gold in pictures of sill
yer but he tied on the cecloncering tail, that like
the sting Of an adder, wounded abolition in the
house of its friend lie went out Of his way TO
plead for the pro-slavery Harrison and s'avehodng
Tyler. lie gave abolition blow, that left it stag
more than oil our enemies. 1t was such conduct
as this, that convinced some of our most sincere
aboitiOnsts of both political parties that mere par
tsans could not be depended on, for they would
only use abolition just far enough to help their par
~. So we set up IN independent nomination, Of
which intend to speak presently, but must say II
little more about men. Although we have some
friends from both political parties in Congress, aud
many, both secret and open in several state legs-
a'urcs, yet only one has, in Congress cleared his
skirts Of the blood of the slave. The democratic
party, to their injury, have given more votes for
gag laws on petitions, than the other party, and
yet they can boast of the only pure, powerful abo
li,ion speech in Congress Thomas Morris, that
genuine whole hearted abolition democrat, in the
Senate, in "A mastery reply 10 Henry Clay, beard
ed the lion in his very den, and laid him PROSTATE
nor did he help him up ogan as did Mr. Slade. In
that speech, he displayed more talent than Mr. Clay
and defended principles rs much elevated above
his as the heavens are above the eartht He warn
ed the nation that the slave power Of the South,
was combining with the money power of the North
to crush the lahoring classes. And who has no,
seen this fulfilling in the recent election while Mr.
Webster declares to the South IN behalf of his po-
lilical friends in the North, that they are with The
South in these things, and calls on Southern mem
hers of Congress for proof, to which they give Il
hearty response Out of their own mouths they
should be Judged. This is n very natural union.
The exclusive privileges Of The slavcocracy and
will jne well together and make
music in the tyrant's ear but be the clanking Of
chains to the oppressed laborcr, both North and
South. But it is very unnatural for democrats TO
be Joined to that mother of harlo,s whose mcrcl-
andize is slaves and souls Of men. 1t is inconsist-
ent to be against exclusive privileges here and in
favor Of them there. Mr. Morris said he would 90
home and set up n beacon light on every hill in
Ohio, and i. faithfully redeeming his pledge. Let
every democrat 20 and do likewise, then we, the
people, shall see their democracy TO be reality.
But if they support slavery, they are only arlslo-
Gratis, sugared over, with name. Let the name
and principle of democracy 20 together, and it will
inspire confidence Otherwise the name of denioc-
racy will be only cloak of hypocrisy. No man
can be u true fiend to his whole country while he
f,vors slavery that plague of the nation. 1t is
injuring the country more than even an abol;onisl
can conceive. About $40 900 900 Just before the
last money pressure, but one and the greatest
share of 500, 900 900 just before the last press
urc,t were lost TO the North by slavery, besides
what the South lost. And the government spent in
the Florida war, which was first caused by slavery
more than every thing else The removal of the
Indians too, it is said, grew out of slavery and
this is vast expense to the nation. The slave Ia
Dor is the capital of the South, and this is only A.
bout half what they would earn, if freed and if
the whites are idle, three-quarters Of Southern la
Dor is lost TO the country, ike the lrshnans mon
ey) for want of getting besides the three millions
Of slave enemies, make the nation six millions
weaker than if they were free friends. 1t is i'm
possible for man to be democrat and slay eocrat
at the same time. And yet, whoever is not in IA
vor Of Immediate present liberty to all, is in favor
of present slavery to some, which is all the slavery
there is and such men are prosavery for the pres
en, for fear that liberty would be bad thing if
comes too quick. They would be democrats, (e.)
in favor Of universal liberty and equal rights, and
A government in the hands of all the people, if
IT, cries out the nstonshed heart-broken slave
II, what-if your were slaves' IL your wife and
children were under the auciioneer's hammer,
.o;nr ,or, oone, All VOC that nlters thu nnae