Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-11-01
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caried a. candidate President, aad Polk no"ns'sd
efers this gsa, object. And 's'~ shs s'a"e""o'"s
States called upon eonsummate The seaeme WI"
he People OF The Free States elstns resae"'
thus thrus, upon ,hsml
The Washington A..oc then proceed show hs
Mr. Clay, like Patrick ueary. Thomas Jshsr'o"' ana
Jam.s Madison regards Slavery Naso"a! evil, and
looks farward those lus,rous Statesmen and Phan'
hro2i., did, &c il. ultimate Abolition. Upon ,his p'ns
they say
.In life Of Mr. Clay, by his confidential friend A"a
chosen bogr apher, Mr. Frencs, OF Louisville he ssys--
ale (Nr Clsy) been slaves friend through life -
Ia all stations he pleaded in the OF African es-
dom, ithau high low To him. more tina"
any other individual, owing that great foSoiut""
which taken place shis subject revolution ~hse
wheels mu'' continue I" move on~ ard until s"ey '
goal pnive cal lie also sndsavored 10 d,ssev
Kentucky from the South. by proposing to insert IN hes
Constitution clause for the prospective eradication OF
slavery from the State, means OF gradual
held in bondage, See his life by his friend Epes
Sa rgen, PIP 5, &c Where tho South would Lave been
with Kentucky agsn,, them tho question: OF aooon'
let the present posture OF alta aud the events OF he
ysass Nor has Mr.. Clay CHANGED his "p'no"
this .obsct he woIlI only take keoucsy, ou,
Virginia also from the South, and leave them ieens an"
tefnce manory. In his speech of the Goth Janua-
ry, 1927, tho Hall House Of Representatives Mt
Clay said :-"f could DO instramen,a in sradca'ng
slavery deepest upon the character Of our eoun
try, and removing all of rcpronch account OF oy
nations: i'll could only 90 instrumental IN RIDING
fo, blot from that reverend State IVA that gave
BIRTH that less beloved State which kindly sdop-
ted her son. would exchange tho proud sans-
ever deefeed to the most successful eo"qus'of:
326 In his speech in The Senate, the 9Th OF March.
1886 recorded in Gales and Sea,on's OF Deoae
VOL IL. part pngo 7o6, Mr.. Clay said--e commended
that, neither Maryland, both combined.
could abolish slavery h- District OF Columbia the pow"
rkto limitation restricton, existed only !" Con-
sess" In in the debate In the Ssna,e January lI 1888,
Mr. Clay though, Senator from Sou.h Carolina would
declare that would DO unconstitutional for Congrsss
abolish slavery in tn. D.,ric. Territories" Bu, tho
Senator S. Carolina did deny power. does MI
Polk and every Souhen Senator Il 10 said how over, MI
heem tn
opposed the exercise Of the veto power OF ex
pedency what saegua would the South have in hs view
This when he distinctly informs the Aboitonss
that Congress does the power to aoo
ish slavery in the Dsc, Of Columbia and i" the Terrific
ries of the Z. Staesl
On the 9Th March, 1885, Mr.. Clay voted in the Senate
of the United States favor Of the reception Of Ahci'o"
petitions Senate Journal, p. $50 On the I'd Of june
1886, he voted against the engossmons OF tho bill prevent
ing the transmission of incendary Abolition documents
through the mail and the 9th June, 1886. he voted
the pa bill. important he safety of
Souh-Sce Senate Journal Of that year, PIP 400 and
46 In his speech Lexington. Ky III September. 1896,
printed nnder hi. own eye in one Of his friendly
the Lexington Inteilgencer, also printed Niles Re-
gis,e of the II September. 1896. Mr. Clay III
slider slavery as curse TO the master: wrong g'evous
the slave In the abstract il 10 all and
possible contingency make it right" Here Mr.. Clay
deliberately denounces slavery asa curse, vrong."
"a grierous prong TO the saue" and, the climax.
ne adds mo pos''ble Contingency can make It 'shE"--
What stronger encoura cement Abotons,s than
charged by Mr.. Clay. offering "a gisvous wrong
slave!" IL write the rrevocable
acknowledged guilt and self degradation. by elec,ng
hghes, Office your gift the very who has thus
demned. rebuked and denounced And when have
done thu deed, and the rejoicing shouts Of Vermont. and
and the other Wing States of the North.
triumphant BY your aid your friends the prosrats-
Democracy Of the North, shall procia the Ian
guagc Of your President, ABOLISH SLAVERY, which you
yourselves will thus declared mrong 10 the
'lare, and possible contingency make ii right
what will you answer, and how will you escape
of your self condemnaiion Reflect, Wings
the South, brethren and fellow citizens pause and
dcr well all the dreadful before you snk
All together into abyss Of ruin AID degreda-
lion
JAMES TOWIES, Chairman
CT SENGSTACK, Secretary.
Harrington City, Sept. IS, 1874.
Such Fellow Citizens the character Of the Do-unen
which Loco Focosm sends broad through the Slave
rally that section of the Unun Can
'dste nominated expressly strengthen extend per-
,ctuate the DOMINION OF SLAVERY.
What. then, is the duty Of the North, What cou.s.
hall takel How should Freemen vote We leave in
eig.n, patriotic liberty loving Elec,orA those
questions at ,he BALLOT Box -.4U1ay Journal.
READ AND REFLECT
From the Pi,,sbutg Morning Poe,