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There period whe, South in
much danger at this moment. To procure the Abo
party OF the Nortn their leading presses legislative bodies
and statesmen, have denounced South they
slavery crime, they promised speedy union
effect its overthrow with tho Atoiitloniss, and
joined with them i'll holding the South oboquy and
reproacn. The used by this coalition
tbs people Of the South their sister States and
the world disgaced and degraded by the institution
OF slavery aad unworthy Of Christian communion and
social intercourse. Already this demonac feeling has dis
solved the Methodist Church. and other Churches
thre with SINH lar fate The object the
South render infamous to put the mark of Cain upon
our forehead, and to deprive Of character first: the
of despoling of property afterwards Men
the South. the effort disgrace and degrade you
your children forever Ina, such party exists in the
North is conceded They denounce their presses.
petitions and speeches. man-steaIe robbers, flesh
jobbefs slave breeders, convict criminals vile
and lnfao as unworthy Of Christian social commun
ion. and, finally, existing only bv suferasce Of
the Union Nov if, shall demonstrate, the party
which thus deuounces the South is coled by the Wing
y OF the North, if they assured. shall show, by
the Wings of the North that their vie Identical with
those OF the Aboons,s, that they only using differ
accomplish the object, AM that abo-
lion of slavery will be certainly effected by cleo
ton Clay than Birney surely you continue
united with the Wings of the North, who thus join with
your enemies TO disgrace and degrade you
They then proceed show that John Quincy Adams,
Daniel Webster, VIM. II. Seward. William slade, Geo.
n Briggs. Truman Smith, Christopher Morgan Ma,
port Henry Clay oppose the Annexation Of Texas
Union upon the ground that the and perpeiuy
Of Slavery be thns accomplished They refer,
also, fact the Wing legislatures of Massaebu
and Vernon, adop.ed Resolutions sgains, An
upon the very sironges, Abolition and An-Savs-
nv s:oun!s.. They then cay
Tine do-trine of the Wing Legislatures Of north
that slavery crime and disgrace, al! that the slave
holding States ht for free
the North: and Mr. Clay adopts
iuons by giving them issupeEa5e objection
annexation. And how stands the case! By az
last the North has l35 Representatives Congress-
and South but 50. being joty of ~ in favor of
North which is still increasing The
Senate is still; equally divided but Wisconsin and Iowa
both De admitted free ani if Florida
admitted time, woald make majority
agans, the Senate The only hope Of South. them
the annexation OF Texas which would give the Sou,
ori.y 10 the Senate, while the North maintained its
peponderan-e the House, thus gre eec;oai secur
the South and greatly tend and perpesu
Union- which. with the growing spirit of abolition
in North woli be greatly endangered by giving
North the unressained majority in both Houses of Con-
gress. Even if Mr. Clay opposed to annexation
I'll. whole Wing of the North and their
would be the defect Of annexation shstsTe the .s~s Of
Mr. Cay nigh, BE
Hero open, dis,ine, avowa that the of
Texas dem banded for the purpose of securing Save
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