The New York herald., 1845-01-07
with unknown quantities Of slavehoIding States

We protest against slavery's drain from the
North, II the shape OF more than $500 0OO, 600 OF
credit In the aststweny years, to be paid In bank
ruptcy and outlawed promises.
we protested against the violation OF the C0nsti.
tuition OF United States. by which the right OF
petition, the elementary right. from which all
face OF the ma ion, at MONDAY, by the forms Of
law at first by the 2lst and afterwards by the
18th rule OF the House Representatives Of the
United STATES. We sought to exercise the right OF
sons claimed as the victims Of Slavery, in the
District Of Columbia, and as affected by the inter.
nal Slave Trade, prosecuted and carried on with a
barbarlty, from this home of our National Sover.
e'gnty, which threw into the shade, the horrors OF
that OF the Guinea Coast, and dstanced the bloody
and heartrendlng abductions OF the Senegal and
Gambia.
More than two millions Of the signatures of some
OF the best men and women of this great country,
have been signed to petitions, between 1884 and
lSaO praying in the most dignlfird and respectful
language, the Congress OF the Unlted States to
abolish slavery in the District OF Columbia, and
the internal slave trade between the States. They
claimed that Congress had, by the Constitution,
power " to legislato in all cases whatsoever" over
the District of Columbia, and by the same instru-
ment "had power to regulate foreign com
merce between the States and Indian tribes"
which would authorize that body to destroy the
commerce in slaves between different States, by
restricting the slave to the State which the law
found him. These petitions, including some other
propositions, unread, imprinted, unreferred, unde
bated, and unconsidered, were sent by arms-iulD,
to repose in room, some fourteen feet square, IN
an angle Of the Capitol, and as the entombed hu-
manly OF the nation-the great unperused memo
rial OF the deeply wronged.
The Abolitionists, during the years 1886, 'S7, 3S
and S9, interrosated the candidates tor Governors,
State Legislation and Congress, on the subject Of
Slavery in the District, the Territories, inter-
nal Slave Tra'e, and the act of Congress of 18th
February, 1898; And whether said candidates, #
elected, would do all in their power, constitution
a ar 0f nd
preston. But the candidates show wed whatever
might be their abstract opinions, that they had
much more to fear from the searching vigor OF
pro-slavery power, than from the arxlous humanity
OF the Aboiticnsts the answers, therefore, OF the
candidates, when given, were framed with that
casustry which should have marked the Jesuit,
'plicity of asturdy republican in which the power
OF concealment was studied rather than the simpi
city of a candid exposition. Again, those answers
almost universally came too late for wide spread
distribution; therefore the object of the interroga-
tors was defeated in more ways than one and
in many cases what seemed to be- the word OF
promise 70 the ear, was broken to the hope" Il
the candidate was Wing, and answered fa-
the Democratic Abolltionist did not vote for
him, while the Democratic Abolition voter would
say / fear the candidate is more of a Wing
than an Abolltonist, therefore | shall vote
my old ticket" The same occurred when the de.
mocratic candidate answered favorably. The
questioning system was as great failure In the
voter as in the candidate, because the voter and
candidate were yet in one or the other of the great
pro-slavery parties Each OF the parties refused to
nominate an out-sroken, talented Abolitionist, who
had the power to make himself felt, or his positions
to the little end Of both parties, or the ethrd,
being the shareholders, who ruled the abject north
of twothirds and if either party at the north nom
mated an abolitlonlst OF the Liberty party stamp,
would say to southern slave-holding whigs-"Ah
did we not always tell you the wings were tn abo-
liuon party-see their abolition candidate" And
SO Of the wings. if the democrats were to nominats
abolltlonist, the land would ring with-"Ahl did
we not always tell you the democrats were the
abolition party-eee their candidate -
Each party hoped at the North, by ringing the alarm
bells Of abolition, that the party who nominated an abo
tionst would lose its entire strength at the SOUTH and
1t Northern Wings nominated the aboonist, the entire
and the Northern Democrats acted the
Democracy would fee to the Wings for shelter. Thus
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deporbe conformity, and suffered herselt to be govern
by the most sury and selfish despoti.m the world had
ground to powder between the upper and neither mill
stones Of the two great parties Of the North who had
vlest opprobrum, and by the burning our halls ouI
churches Sand murder OF our people. The North
which the souh have n this momsn e;sht msr,r: -
and of the best Of the North in their dungeons
and penitentiaries whose offence was the showing the
slave how he might escape right the slave always had
by the laws of God and Nature and what the perfect
right Of another which is withheld from him, may law
gentlemen of them studels of Quincy Institute II
lnos by the of Thompson Burt snd Works. three
Twelve years to the Missouri pentenisry without any
statute afixng the punshmsnt, It being matter Of dis
crsticnary bsrbarity in the court These young men,
one afternoon for amusement passed over the Mississippi
into the State of Missouri and were asked by save how
he might escape from slavery, and answered simply
behind hedge heard this answer from Of the
hree and swore to It, and the terrible desolaton Of
IN %.s no s
One OF these three had wife and daughter; the
imprisonment Of the father was the cause Of ths daueh
twelve years, and placed there some two three
years ago for the ofsnce The Rev. C. f. Toney
for six Gait Walker il In Pensacola dungeon
the Guph Of Mexico and the Rev MIR Fairbanks
Young lady from vermont Is in the pSblc s a.
Lexington, Kentucky with Mr. rsirbanks charge d with
the same offence South Carolna and several Of the
Constitution Of the United States, by unconstitutional
State laws, arrest res coored mon the moment they
ship in which they cane sails These piracal autheri.
ties then demand pay sr hoard and jail fees Of their VIC
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liberty. Yes! free born men Of Massachusetts and
under the guarantees Constitution enter several Of
prosecuted, for certain pensltirs for coming the
Charleston, South Catolna, within the last month"; dr
wing, by mob law, from that State, the Hon. Mr. Hoar
Of the most worthy and distinguished Of Massa
chusetts formerly in Congress- who was sent as the &C.
credited agent Of to protect hose free
lored citizens OF Massachusetts from being Kidnapped
tending to tsst the consitutionslty Of south Carolina
law this subject before the highest tribunal OF the
country But South Carolina drives the venerable old
man from her shores rather relying on the brute force
argument enforced BY mob than legal adjudcatons,
on any point in which slavery concerned or where
humanity Is to be outraged, and the common sense Of
mankind to be defed.
It was a matter Of great reluctance, when We formed
distinct liberty party the part Of Of our friends
But constrained either to form liberty party
abandon the agitation of the question of slavery We
could carry forward great moral and political
erprise for the overthrow Of the triumphant interest Of
the country without resorting to that political power
which slavery had succsssfulIy welded for its
advancement. We further found, while one portion Of
were danger Of being annhIaed by adverse influences
flowing these parties and the utter absurdity Of
condemnng slavery and voting for slaveholGers for the
highest Offices On the let April 1910. we formed the
liberty party and nsninstsd candidates ior President and
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