Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-22

possible that slavery can continue much
longer hear, hear. But good Heaven! can
lrishmen be found to Justify, or rather 10
pallate, for no one could dare attempt to
Justify a system which shuts out the book
of human knowledge, and seeks to reduce
to the condition Of slave, 100000 human
beings-whch closes against them not on
ly the light of human science, but the rays
Of divine revelation. and the doctrines
which the son Of God came upon earth to
plant. The man who will do so, belongs
not to my kind hear, hcar1 Over the
broad Atlantic pour forth my voice, say
ing, "Come out of such a land, you Irish
men; or if you remain, and dare counten-
ance the system of slavery that is support
ed there, we will recognise you as lrishmen
no longer (hear, hear. and cheers.) But
is that all that can be said against slavery
Can anything be more dreadfully destruct-
tive of morality | am prevented, by the
presence in which | speak. from entering
as fully into this subject as might before a
more select, but less pure auditory than the
present, but ask lean there be morality I'M
der system which prevents the marriage
state, or where those who are married to-
day, may be forced from each other to-mor
row; where the husband is sold TO one
slave owner, and the wife to another; and
where the children may be torn from their
parents and sent elsewhere? Can there be
morality where the power of the master o.
yer the female slave is unlimited. and where
no passion is so brutal that it has not means
of its qualification! say the man is not
a Chrstian-he cannot believe in the
binding law of the decalogue-he may 60
to the chapel or the church. and he may
turn up the whites of his eyes-but he can
not kneel as Christian, before his Creator,
or he would not dare to palliate such an in
famous system. No; America, the black
spot of slavery rests on your star-spang led
banner; and no matter what glory you may
acquire beneath it, the hideous, damning
stain of slavery remains upon you: and a
just Providence will sooner or later avenge
itself for your crime oud and continued
cheers.l Sir, have spoken the sentiments
Of the Repeal Association (renewed cheers.)
There is not man amongst the hundreds
of thousands that belong to our body, or a.
mongst the millions that will belong to it,
who does not concur in what | stated. We
may not get money from America after this
declaration, but even if we should not, we
do not want blood-stained money (hear.
hear.) If they make it a condition of our
sympathy, or if there be implied any sub
mission to the doctrine of slavery, on our
part, in receiving their remittances, let them
cease sending it, at once.
But there are wise and good men every
nd thoro ,1,ieo nd SrnOI N
America-and that document which you
have read, sir, is proof, amongst others,
that there are-and | would wish to cult
vate the friendship of such men; but the
criminals and the abettors--those who com
nit, those who countenance the crime of
slavery--I regard as the enemies Of Ire
land: and desire to have no sympathy or
support from them cheers do not wish
to 90 one line beyond my duty towards the
Irish people; but this ! will say, they are
not what think them, if they are IN any
way displeased with me for denouncing.
with a voice that desire to be loud and
emphatic. the horrors of slavery, and the
crime and guilt of Shareholders cheers.
There is one bessingth Ireland possesses.
and that is that slavery has been unknown
amongst her people almost since the days
of st. Patrick [cheers.] For about half a
after the conversion Of Ireland to
it continued; and who do you
think We're the slaves! They were English
captives. brought over here hear, hear.
But the first ant-savery law that was ever
passed was adopted in Ireland, giving free
dom to those English slaves, Why, it
seems to be one Of those things that would
be invented for the occasion: but | assure
you it is historical fact. and am ready to
read the document. whenever may be cal
led to produce it hear, hear, Heaven
knows the Irish people have since then sut-
fered enough--they have been obliged to
endure every oppression, personal. rell-
yious, and political, with which tanaticlsm
and tyranny could embitter the cup Of mis-
cry, but the very repletion of the poisoned
iraught should only excite our minds to-
greater exertion hear. Yes, | rejoice in
belonging to people that for sixteen humid
red years refused 10 countenance slavery
amongst them cheers.] No slave ship cv-
er sailed from ireland, while Liverpool was
tainted with slavery, and her people, as at
present were exceedingly pious as far as
verbal devotions and outward form extend
ed, but at the same time the determined en-
emies Of civil and religious lberty.-Ycs,
Liverpool was crowded with slaves, while
not a single SLAYER ever sailed from Dublin,
~ Drogheda, or Belfast, or Waterford, or
Cork, or any other port in Ireland [cheers. J
My countrymen, we deserve better fate
han we have yet enjoyed; and let me tell
you, that we will find much of generous
from America, telling US that we
are too good 10 continue in state of thral-