The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-23

SOD, regards Slavery as National evil, and
looks toward, as those illustrious Statesmen
aud Philanthroplsts did, to its ultimate Abo-
lition.
Upon this point they say
In the life of Mr.. Clay, BY his confidsn-
tial freud and biographer, Mr.. Prentice oil
Louisville, lie ays:-"He (Mr. Clay has
been the slaves friend through life. In all
cases has he pleaded the cause of African
freedom, without fear from high or low
To HMM than to any individual, Is ow-
ing that great revolution which has taken
place ON this subject-a revolution whose
wheels must continue to move onward until
they reach the goal of universal freedom.
He also endeavored TO discover kentucky
from the South, BY proposing to insert IN her
| Constitution clause for the prospective
eradication of Slavery from the State, by
means of gradual emancipation of those
held in bondage. See his life by his friend
Epes Sargent, PIP. 5, 46. Where the South
would have been with Kentucky against
! them on the question Of Abolition, let the
present posture of affairs and the events OF
/ the last few years answer. Nor has Mr..
CLAW changed his opinion on this Subsection
he would not only take Kentucky, but Viz
ginia also, from the South. and leave them
feeble and defenceless minority. In his
speech Of the Doth Of January, 1897, III the
J Hall of the House of Representatives. MIR.
Clay said :-"If could be instrumental in
eradicaiing Slavery this DEEPEST STAIN
upon the character Of our country, and re-
moving all cause OF reproach on account OF 1t
by foreign nations; if could only be in
strumental in Kidding of this FOUL BLOT
from that revered State (Va.) that gave me
birth, or that not less beloved State which
kindly adopted me as her son, would not
exchange the proud satisfaction which
should enjoy for the honor of all the tn
nmphs ever dccreed to the most successful
conqueror Page 32G. In his speech in
the Senate, on the 9th of March, 1886, rec
orddd IN Gales and Seaton's Register, OF De-
bates, vol. II, part !, page 7o6, Mr.. Clay
said :-"He contended, that, as neither Viz
ginia nor Mary land, nor both combined,
could abolish slaveryin the District OF Co
lumbia, the power, ioithout Limitation or res
friction, existed orly in Congress" And in
the debate in the Senate, January ii, 1888,
''Mr. Clay thought the Senator from South
Carolina would not declare that 1t would
be unconstitutional for Congress TO abolish
Slavery in the District or Territories" But
the Senator from South Carolina dia deny
the power, as does Mr.. Polk and every
Southern Senator. 1t is said, however, Mr..
CLAW deems it inexpedient TO exercise the
power; but, as he opposes the exercise OF
the veto power OH questions of expediency,
what safeguard would the South have in his
views on this subject, when he distinctly in
Il II .L,& Ioac
possess the constitutional power TO abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia and in the
Territories of the United States!
On the 9th March. 1896, Mr.. Clay voted
in the Senate of the United States in favor
of the reception of Abolition petitions-Sen-
ate Journal, p. 2l0. On the 2nd ofJune.
1886, he voted against the engrossment OF
the bill preventing the transmission OF lncen-
diary Abolition documents thorough the
mail; and on the eight Of June, 1886, he vo-
ted against the passage Of that bill, SO lmpor-
tant to the South.-See Senate Journal Of
that year, PIP. 400 and 416. In his speech at
Lexington, Ky, in September, 1876, printed
under his own eye, in one of his friendly
presses, the Lexington Intelligencer, and also
printed in Niles Register of the 18th Sep
TENDER, 1886, Mr.. Clay says: al consider
slavery as a curse-a curse TO the master;
a wrong, a grevious wrong 10 the slave. In
the abstract it is all wrong, and no possible
contingency can make it right" Here hir.
Clay deliberately denounces slavery rs
course" "a aorOng," ga grerious 1rrong 10 The
siare;" and, to cap the climax, he adds,
mo possible contingency can make 1t night"
What stronger encouragement can the abo-
litionists ask than thisl Men of the South,
do you consider that you, as charged by Mr.
Clay, are offering "a grevious wrong TO the
slave!r If so, write the irrevocable SEN
tence Of your own acknowledged guilt and
self-desradation, by electing to the highest
office in your gift the very man who has thus
condemned, rebuked and denounced you.
And when you have done the deed, and the
rejoicing shouts of Vermont and Massachus-
cts, and the other Wing States Of the North,
triumphant. by your aid over your friends,
the PROSTATE Democracy Of the North,s shall
proclaim to you in the language OF your
President, ABOLISH SLAVERY, which you
yourselves will thus have declared "a GRE
vIoUs WRONG TO THE SLAVE" "AND NO Poss-
I3LE CONTINGENCY CAN MBKE 1T RIGHT,
what will be your answer, and how Will you
escape the sentence ofyour own selt-con-
demnationl Reflect then, Wings of the
South, our brethren and fellow-citizens,
pause and consider well all the dreadful con-
sequences, before you sink us all together
into one common abyss Of ruin and degrade
ton.
JAMES TOWLES. Chairman.
CP. SENG STACK, Secretary,
Washington City, Sept. 25th, 1874.
Such, Fellow Citizens, is the character Of
the Document which Locofocoism sends
broadcast through the Slave states, to rally
that section the Union in favor of Candi-
dafe nominated expressly to strengthen, ex-
tend and perpetuato the DOMINION OF
SLAVERY.
What then is the duty Of the North p
What course shall we takel How should
Freemen votel We leave intelligent, patri-
otic, liberty loving Electors answer these
questions at the Ballot Box.-JOur.
WELL PUT.
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