Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-09-05
COMMUNICATIONS.
Wing Abuse CT Aholi.ionis.s.
RUSilVIILE. Aug 30. 1871

liz 'Nthih-s tl prev tNt appointment. I entered TIE
'"nrt House "i ihis Village, To- deliver an address on lie
SUBJECT 81 slavery. Judge iiacklcmnn. the editor of the
wing, had, ahoa; a week previous, made n personal
attack ON my character, 10 sour the minds Of the citizens
towards me, aud m this Way prepare them 10 malneat me
when ! should arrive TO I'll my appointment. They
We're ready Tor the deed for when / entered he Court
House, | found that iiackieman's, or the q Wing GIce
'""' had assetnb'ed there 90 Tic purpose Of interrupt
ing me; and s hen they were cvilly requested 10 cease
Their noise, that was IN the stand, aud that there was
y desire To hear me, they cried out 20 much The more.
The! beat upon Their drum, stamped with their feet. AID
uttered forth such h.deous Wells. that YOU might have
tiiovghi all the fures If the neither pt were let loose
"ior a little season, WIKI the THO, Clay, Hacklenan,
and satan, II their head, . to 60 out 10 deceive the
nations 10 marshal al the wicked On the earth 10
share the doom al the second death. or The second res
sureciion. ! left the Court House, " here the Wing Mob
remained u crloy-yea, 10 IuSurate on their own IN
i'ny and while ] write, IN my room, I have 10 brook
The in~ults 81 uTchIns IN the street.-The prog, ny Of
Christian Uhig Parfatege-hSsed on by some political
denasosues 81 Their party, who have been dipped in
lie bapusmal font Is a sign e dedication To The IEIscE
OF PEAcK. ! feared the result for in this town there
are some three or four stationed Nlig preachers. n larre
majority Of " bisS, and a great many Who have a religion
without humanity. sai who love tho Lord their God
with I'll their might, mind, soul. and s;reueih, and hate
a Negro "r ar Aholnonisi ~ The yer, de,Ii.
On the Bin &c last month. by in,iisiiun or Wigs. |
attended, al knigh;sicwu, n great Wing Contention |
listened with great delight a. lie srrcf lf~ &c ClIttr ~
Smith, Joseph Marshall. and Caitb T. Smsi. The.
made strong an'tsiaN'Ty speeches. Ih'y stoic, u J.,
rrue, eur abolition bolts 81 thunder, and dashed them.
with considerable effect. upon the already scatlfcd and
bloody pale 81 Si4ttTN. | thought On thai feX. at If
the ~SttHie.s, the -Arnolds, The ii%an4ilipn-, AID Tire y ises
II tie Scutb, had been .,Fosent and head Tire Wing
orator, II the North, they would almost BE- iaaacsA 10
vote tos Ir. Polk, rather iIan cooperate - in ilose - 10
Gsnouuce them ~ the ,ilesi olrr,lv ca earth. Tie
specchcs were designed fo draw or Tie Abolition vote
from Nr Dsnet. aud eitc 1t To- tr. Clny. a.lny 81 the
Aboli'.osssts. fearing IA influence bad tcen %rndgted ~
the speakers, upon tire Liberty party. requested ibat |
Should reply 10 the " tiss- ! consented 10 do 80. pro-
Vidcd iacY had no objection. Tho PRIV itrc waS asked.
and We were denied. as was informed. Il was an
rXLa.-f1 lIr.f d. rN .f..r I-r. L-,f ...- f. L
town after night, iy Nalpelc ana Barrett. Many 81 tie
Liberty patty remained VA town. with view 81 hearing
me when iic Wig tai done s~PeaA'"s hir WalPole
declined speaking Ar Barrett alllosscd ihe people IN
Il speech al az hour and a hall, igIlug which lime ap-
Piled 10 the committee # invitation. who arranged the
speaking. Tor the pri,iit- &c nf following Nr Il. II was
granted and whom VIZ. y. closed las spcoeA. l mounted
the box, II The cal! II msny Vaiccs. Isaac Parker. one 81
JAc representative clcci, from Henry County. q 0uaker.
cfed out, 81 The top If his yoice, lie : M AboIiion-f."
Down with him shouted 4 iurdgtd voices. " liar
him hcaT him cIei as many more. = lie ought to
have his throat euf, said an ugi5 lookin- scoundr,i, who,
! understood. took 4 conspicuous part in the p~cudleion
mob. AID m tits way tiney ciied for nay blood; aud
when ] would attempt io speak. hey would raise such a
feniish scream, tha, ienorance and savage bartatiiv
would blush at midnight 10 peFpe,riie a decd 50 much
heiseaii tie dignity ct contempt. iuE NEIas At
ksiGHTsrovS acted worse Than any mob | have ever
encountered. iLey prevented my spelling Among the
the mpbocrais were Quakcrs, M'lhodIss. and DISCIPLES.
lis due 10 a Hale tn,versaiian Wing. of Newcastle. that
l say he did all IN his power 10 "ain tne a hcai'ng: bat
The either denominations were too strong. shall ever
respect him for his uiinl, stand. IN pleading for the right
the freedom Of speech.
At Columbia, in Fayettc County, I was expected TO
reply to two Whirs who had addressed tie people, but
was prevented by screams, wells. and insults.
THIS * "A blIcf OF the condnct Of the = icccncv party :"
towards one poor Aboliiionist- This is the party that
organized the first Naive American Association in II.
Louis. This Is the party thai murdered the lush in
Philadelphia, ia two nolS. This Is the party who. at
Grccu>burs, sent thcir saucy urchins To insult Gen. Cass,
as he entered their village. This i he :" law and order .
party, Who imprisoned the patriot Dorr, and whosc leader
$500 - - - ~ a.. - a. III II
party whose leader is 4 gambler, a man sicaler, and a
daclIsi.
The great head Of this party tells AboliioniSis that
1.-TWO hundred wears have sanctioned md saprfjfcd nero
slaves a. property . who tells the Nboirioni-is that lee
woull suffer the fortunes Of the inquIsIiion before he
would sign a bill having fox It's object the abolition Of
slavery IN the District Of Columbia. or in any manner
give coua'enanoe to The project. lie also tells Abolition
isis of the North. that
" Discussion implies dclitoraiion; dclhcrarion is pre-
llmInary 10 action. The people nf The North have no
fore they have no tight 10 dclibcraic-no right to discuss"
Ciays SPoeh. 1887.
This Is the party whose leader was brought on the
track because he had done baitlc for slavery, and conid
fight the AhoI,ii"nists more successful, than any other
man IN the South. See Virginia " aurora" Oct. isio
This j. the party who elected John Tyler 10 the Pre-
sidency, ard the SAID Tyler did nominate John G. Cal-
houn, n . Locoioco," ~ Secretary of State, aud n Wing
Senate did confirm said nomination, and place the sand
John & Calhoun ~ a situation " here he could do much
toward eIlecling The annexation Of Texas To the l. States,
aud thereby pespe'uate and defend The institution If ~la-
very and Henry Clay, the header of this glorious party.
on January .. LIS. upon the floor of the senate. in his
place, said, .the Senator irom South Carolina should
never be iprnd ~ front of HIM ~ defending ile instiiu-
ton of Slavery, hence Clay aud Calhoun ac rating
with ear!, o.i,r which shall du the most Tor the peculiar
institution
This Is the p,rt, who refused to meet with abolition
isis IN tras~ meetings. last fiii, 10 rcnonsiraie against the
annexation # Texas bat since. "irr II short mouth" up
pesed It. after They bad got permission OF their slave
oerniic leaicr. bat aglin "a cta8gc. ANOTHER cu,Ncr has
crossed ti. .piut of their dream. and none II them
"rIR~oNtllN have au, % erilpu 10 the aunesa-
tlon al Tcxls either ia the North or South. Tho STATE
80 q Georgia in ratification Convention assembled passed
ihe iolloNiug ,e,p;n'ion unanimously. See pren;ice's
Journti. jul, q. I'LL.
"Rssolrnl, Fiat we are IN favor of The annexation Of
Texas 10 the iuifcd STATES at The eailic~i pracifeaI period
consistent with the honor an! good faith If tie Nation. -
Thus We sce the whig~ ale turning round hy States Tor
annexation. " That i!ic,ing acil Tiri steal the aho-
luton hobby with tie thunder - our orators. nd finding
themselves still dragging like a broken backed serpent,
nrn round aud steal tnom the democrats the already
sralcu hobby 81 john Tyler, aud 60 in for tie iaaaediafc
anpe Naiiaa 81 IeNas.
Thi> j.. The party. with all their biucr, bloody. burning
ouifascs urrn nhaii i,uisis. that ms The I~upuienec 10
call on liberty mn - support their gambling. dazzling,
uesra-reAf1ng ciicf. What Nhcrt, loving n,oltoni>i Is
thcre In tie lanl. vto - 50 inuc! a vfefci 49, 60 vote fr
a man HAT las Aane mere fT SLAYER, than any either tnan
living. NJ lbefty man can vote Or Cla, or 7 Ik with
ont sacrificing his honor and A- principles. Should aho-
iiiolisi> 10 csll thaf good nay come 40, Old ioriit
Should ~iis, follow .ter tie uull'nlc - To evil e:
Ard here i,i ne reptose my abolition t~feitfca IN lie
ia-ruare of Jshn 10 Jshaeupi1f. ->iepidcs' Hcn hep
as aassfa. and ire roa Aei Int he Lcrd' .Asf,iofe
- vfaia u9an ihec ison before Tire Lord.
Very respectfully Npnrs ia the great caiisc of crlal
rights. the Freedom 1t re.sh. ihe liberty oithef tl
the rshi q petition. u. I'LL
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