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eradication Uf slavery from the State by means of n
gradual emancipation Of those held in bondage. See
his life b, his friend Epcs Sargent PIP. s. 46. Where
the South would have been with Kentucky against
them the question Of abolition, let the present pos
re of affairs and the events of the last few years an
swer. Nor has Mr.. Clay changed his opnion on
this subject, for he would not only take Kentucky,
but Virginia Also from the South, and leave them a
feeble and delenceess minority. In his speech OF the
20th January 1921 in the Hall of the House Of Rep
resenlatves, Mr.. Clay said :-"if could be insru-
mental in eradlcaiing Slavery this DEEPEST sTAlS
upon the character Of country, and removing all
cause Of reproach account of il by foreign nations
il could only be instrumental in Riding of this
DLor from that revered State IVA that gave me birth,
or tina: not less beloved State which kindly adopted
me as her son, would not exchange the proud salts
facliod which should enjoy for the honor of all the
irumphs ever decreed to the most successful conque-
ror" Page 32G. In his speech in the Senate, on the
9th of March, 1886, recorded in Gales and Seaton 3
Register of Debates vol. IL, part l. page 1856 Mr..
Clay said -" lie contended that as neither Vira.n-
ia nor Maryland nor both combined, could abolish
slavery IN The District Of Columbia, the power NTH
| out limitation or restriction, existed only in Con-
gress." And in the debate IN the Senate, January
IL, 1898, Mr.iCay thought the Senator from South
| Carolina would not declare that il would be uncon-
sritulon1l Tor Congress to abolish slavery in the Dis
trlct or Territories" But the Senator from South
Carolina did deny the power, does Mr.. Polk and
every Southern Senator. II is said however Mr..
Clay deems 1t incxpedent TO exercise the power; but
as he opposes the exercise of the veto power on 1ues
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have in his views on this subject when he distinctly
informs the Abolitionsts that Congress does possess
the constitutional power to abolish slavery in the Dis.
ric tot Columbia and in the Territories of the United
States
On the 9th March, 1886, Mr.. Clay vo,el in the
Senateof the United States in favor Of the reception
OF Abolition petitions. Senate Journal p. 2l0. On
the 81 of June, 1896, he voted against the ergross
nent of the bill preventing The transmission of incen
| diary Abolition documents through the mail and on
the 8lh June, 1886, he voted against the passage oil
that bill, so important to the safety of the South
See Senate Journal Of that year. PIP. 400 and 4l6. In
printed under his own eye in of his friendly pres
sses, the Lexington lnfegencer, and also printed in
Niles Register Of the 18th September, 1885, Mr.. Clay
SAYS: 81 consider slavery curse-a curse TO the
master; wrong grievous wrong 10 the slave. 1r
the abstract il is all wrong, and possible con,n
gency can make it right" Here Mr.. Clay deliberate
grierous ,rrong 10 he STARE y and TO cap the climax
he adds, mo possible contingency can make right
What stronger encouragement can Aboitionists ash
than this Men of the South do yon consider tina
you as charged by Mr.. Clay, are Offering " grlevou
wrong to the saveN If so, write the irrevocabl,
sentence Of your acknowledged guilt and selfde
eradaon, by elec'ing 10 the highest Office in your eff
the very man who has thus condemned, rebuked anc
denounced you. And when you have done the deed
and the rejoicing shouts of Vermont and Massachu
sets, and the other Wing States of the North, ,rium
plant, by your aid, over your friends the PROSTATE
Democracy of the North shall proclaim to YOU il
which you yourselves will thus have declared 81
GRIEvoUs WRONG TO THE SLAVE" "AND no rossID1l
CONTINGENCY cAS MAKE 1T RIGHT" what will be YOU
answer, and how will you escape the sentence o
your own self condemnation Reflect then, Wing
of the South, our rethren AMI ieow-cilizens, paus
and consider well all the dreadful consequences, be
fore you sink us all together into one common abys
Of ruin and degradation
JAMES TOWLES. Chairman.
c. p. SENGSTACk, Secretary,
J WAsHiHGTos CRY, Sept. %, 1911.
Such, Fellow Citizens, is the character o
the Document which Loco Focolsm send
broad cast through the Slave States, to rail-,
that section Of the Union in favor of Can
didaic nomoa,ed expressly to strengthen
extend and pcrpeluate the DOMINION
OF SLAVERY.
= What, tl.en, is the duty of the North p
What course shall we take! How shoulC
, Freemen vote! We leave intelligent, pa
trlolic, liberty-lovng Electors to answe
, these questions at the Ballot Box.-JoW.