The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-28
ABOLlT1ONISM LOCOFOCOlSM = DR..
DUNCAN GOV. NORTON.


The Southern Locofocos are in the habit of
charging Mr.. Clay and the Wings with being al
lied with the abolitionsts. Now, let them look
at this picture. DR.. Duncan, the great Locofoco
leader in Ohio when candidate before the peo-
pie in 1888. was called upon by society of abo-
lltionists to know his views of slavery, to which
he responded as follows
"There is no man living, perhaps, who is more
deadly hostile TO slarery than am. My feelings,
my education, the circumstances that have sur
rounded me through life, together with my prin-
cpes OF what believe to constitute the natural
political rights of man, all conspire to make me
abhor it as of the greatest evils that exists
the face of the earth. Yes, greater in its moral
effects and corrupting tendencies than all other
human coils put together. 1t is not only moral
and political evil within itself, or intrnsicay SO
OF the darkest and most DAMNING character, but
10 all its bearings and effects calculated to pro-
duce the most fatal effects on both the moral and
political institutions OF our country 1t is an evil
that has, does now, and will in all time to come,
while 1t exists involve in it, we'll in its present
position as in it's future operations, crime, fraud,
robbery, murder, and death. For the truth of
what say as to its present effects upon the in
stltutons of the country, have only to refer you
| to view of the slave States in our Union, and
| comparison between the relative condition of the
| improvements of them and the free States. You
see the free States happy and fourishing, to the
| admiration and establishment of all who see them.
Public improvements and private prosperity are
| swift and ahead in the race, while, on the other
hand, poverty lean and hungry sterility, and squa-
| lid wretchedness, seem to cover the face of the
land, in many parts, where slave institutions have
a residence. Cross the line that separates the
free from the slave States, or stand upon it and
look across the former you will see comparative
ly all life, and happiness, and prosperity, both
public and private; but turn your eyes upon the
latter and survey it-every thing material Except
few of the wealthy proprietors) bearing the i'm
press of poverty and dilapidation; all look as if
pestilence and famine had been making their sad
innovation. The anger Of God and vengeance Of
Heaven seem to rest upon every thing upon which
you cast your eyes. Every prospect seems to be
withered and wilted by the frown and disapproba-
ton of avenging justice and violated humanity
In short, almost every institution, every prosper
| lty, public and private, seems to be sickenng and
| dying from the corrupting and corrodng effects
of slavery But the curse be on the heads of those
| '0ho sustain such an institution"
Equally in point is the following extract of a
letter from Governor Morton, of Massachusetts,
another great light of Locofocoism. Writing to
Merlin Eddy, in 1887, he says:
Il DEEM SLAVERY TO BE THE GREATEST CURSE
| AND THE MOST PoRTENTOUs EVIL WHICH RIGHT
| EoUs GoD Take not the name of the Lord thy
God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guilt
less who taketh his name in vain 7 EVER IMPLICIT
ED UPON A NATION, and that every effort consist
ent with moral duty, and the Constitution, and
the laws of the Union, ought to be made to miti-
gate, and, if possible, to extrpate from the land
"That Congress has the CONTROL OF THE WHOLE
SUBJECT a0ithin the District Of Columbia, enter
tain no doubt. have seen two droves of human
beings, manacled and chained together, driven
like cattle by driver under the walls of the
Capitol, in which were assembled the Represent
atives of People, proud and boastful of their
liberty. Can such things be suffered to continue
without bringing down the vengeance of an Of
Tended Deity.
| "In relation to the admission of new States,
with power to hold slaves, need do no more than
refer to my recorded votes against the admission
of Missouri with this power. That opposi,ion
which it required some courage and frmness to
persevere in, would doubtless have proved sue
cessful u but for the extraordinary influence
and extraordinary efforts of one man, (Henry
Clay) who was supposed by some to have resort.
ed to extraordi nary means to accomplish his pur.
pose." Ed