The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-04

other and trembe lest fire not blown shall consume
them.
They dare not receive, without close examination,
the northern periodicals. Many of them would be
glad to peruse the various ansavery journals at The
North-some on the score of curiosity, and some IN
order 10 obtain light But, ii any Of these should lie
sent to them regularly by mail they aware tia,
the saveholding community around them would sus-
pect them Of holding abolition sentiments and 30
bring them into peril or, at least, would cry out
against the reception Of such journals dangerous
precedent Copies of the Liberalor have been repeat
eddy returned TO from the South, solely on the
ground that il would not be safe for the individuals TO
whom they were addressed TO receive them.
Now, that must be enjoyment, and rare civil
and religious liberty, where men are not allowed to
utter their own thoughts, receive such periodicals.
as they desire to patronise or peruse. Il is state of
society peculiarly adapted TO call forth the gratula
tons of the President in his message TO Congress- and
TO fill the minds Of republicans with complacency and
delight!
Having shown how empty is the boast Of President
Tyler, far southern shareholders are concerned,
no arguments or facts need be adduced by prove
that the millions who are held in bondage in this
country, instead of possessing, deprived of all
the blessings of civil and religious liberty Their
condition is so horrible, that humanity cannot con-
template it without shuddering But when did a
Shareholder ever reckon them among the people
If two millions and half of the white population
had been in chains, and deprived of all their rights
at the time he wrote his message could President
Tyler have called upon the inhabitants to reoice in
the general prosperity of the country; Would not
his rhapsody about liberty be regarded as mockery
But saves-let never be forgotton--are by law and
in the estimation of their task-masters goods and
chattels, to all ntents and purposes whatsoever
They are moi deemed part Of The human tamiiy This
is solution of the garng inconsistency that is con-
tnualy presented in the conduct of the shareholders
Here at the North, II is dark enigma to many how
it that these ncorrgble oppressors whose tyranny
n Y "a Ia Joan n.b
declaim against injustice, and raise such shouts for
liberty and equality, while they guilty Of exer-
csing the most dreadful oppression upon others. But
they forget the position of the two parties the ensa
vers and the ensayed at the South. The former
have placed the latter beyond the pale of humanity
and reduced them to the condition of things. This
they have done entirely that when they descan
upon the blessings Of liberty, sympahze with the
oppressed of other lands who struggling for free
dom, bear their testimony against oppression OF
celebrate with unusual pomp the anniversary of Anne
rcan independence they perceive nothing at all in
consistent in their conduct nothing that should ex-
cite surprise in any bosom, nothing at war with the
principles they profess any than if their slaves
instead of being rational and equal beings, real
ly cattle swine! What, then, must be the treat
ment of human beings thus subjugated thus ranked
In the nature of the case it be any better than
shown to mere animals And is that, when extend
ed to those who created in the image of God to
be eulogsed as good Treatments thing that j.
continually done in every part of the free States
| Do the people of the North enjoy civil and re
gious hbery9 Just as much is compatible with the
safety and good pleasure of their master, SLAVERY
| and no Whatever freedom of speech they pos
sess is merely tolerated. and not exercised es matter
of right Ii they dare to be faithful to liberty they
are GU FLAWS and will be treated as such when
| ever caught south Of Masons and Dixons line
They have Constitution engrossed on parchment
but it fails to TO them their inalienable rights
| Where is their right Of petition-a right sacred pre-
cous and the last to be tamely surrendered Where
! Yet SO degraded is their manhood, and so recrean
have they become to the Of Justice and human
ty, ttey will roll the Presidents about civil ant
religious liberty, "a sweet morsel under then
! tongues