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ion Post Tor his gallant bearing III I"4s
controversy. For years he has stood
almost SOLITARY and alcne''-himself a
ho>t-hattling against the spread Of this
principle, so threatening 10 the salvation
Of the Union; when other politicians,
when party was endsngered-when a
candidate was TO be elected, have basely
~paudercd TO the spirit Of flnatici>m, he
has boldly refused to bend the knee TO
lis baIeiul spirit-he has planted him.
self upon constitutional ground, and de-
Tended with a boldness, the rights of the
south which astonished those less bold
than himself.
But We give, at length, an article from
the Boston Atlas, which CAPT, II ell
MAX of all that we can conceive Of that
kind of treason, which would revel and
glory in the defeat and overthrow of its
own government. Read it.
"But the war which, thus pregnant
with evil, il is right and reasonable for
us to fear, has not yet come. 1t may,
perhaps, be avertcd. Our government,
reckless and desperate as it is. can 90
no further than it is permitted by the
voice of the people. Let the voice Of
the people then be heard against this
war.
Where are now those voicies, that, in
Faneuil Hall, so Indignantly r~epudiated
the idea Of New England'S concerning
TO the annexation Of Texas? Where
are those who said that the act Of an
ncXation was the dissolution Of the Tn
ion? Where is he who declared IF
Texas is annexed TO the United States,
| pledge myself, from that moment, to
spend my life in laboring for the aboli-
ton Of slavery, SO heip me God!'' Let
those able, hGnored and influential men
now make good their words. Let them
call upon the people TO send forth, ( ON
their primary assemblies, their emphat
ic and unqualified condemnation of this
infamous attempt TO strengthen and per-
Petuatc slavery. Let their eIoquencc,
never more needed, now arouse men
who seem slumbering on he brink of /
precipice, and persuade them, if posi-
bic, 10 lay a firm and tenacious grasp
on those rights which the slavcholdiur
power has long been stcallhily with
drawing, and which She now seems de-
telmiued 10 wrench, with sudden vio-
entirely from their hands. Al
let US not be ruined without an
Let every man Of Massachusetts. and
every woman too. (tor the influence of
woman, never trivial, becomes immense
Md overwhelming when directed 10 a
moral improvement,) sign, and
promptly and vigorously circulate, the
.3ati-S a-cry Peace Picdge.
We the undersigned, citizens o: Mas
'achnsetts, hereby so!emnly pledge our
selves not TO countenance or aid the L.
states government, in any war which
nay be occasioned by the annexation Of
eXas. or in any other war, foreign or
domestic, designed to strengthen or per-
'etuate slavery"
Our readers will mark the similarity
bat prevails in all Of these pledges ,
is TO be found in the accredited or ,
Of the Abolitionists, the Boston ,
-lberator: simultaneously these dctesta-
lie sentiments are uttered by the ac-
.nowledged organ Of the wing party, ,
Massachusetts,. Does this not ap- ;
ear as though their purposes were G. +
as settled, and equally as danger I
Us! In contrast 10 these ignoble and q
chasing sentiments, we insert the clos
1g remarks of the Boston Post, upon |
as movement, and ask which is most ,
be admired by Americans, the Dem +
cratic Post or the Federal Atlas? +
From The Boston Post. i
Wv nat, II j CRISIS Is At hand. - the 4
nty OF Americans! Obviously 10 {
cep united; to rally about their flag Q
!Ilh q determination to sustain the !
onor Of the nation; to give to the I
overnment the assurance that pub t
c opinion will bear il coward in I
a manly and independent II
CURSE. But instead Of this, we find Il
mong us a herd of traitors, going L. Il
out with a disunion and treason q
'edre in their fists: we fad presses I
their columns to promote &
lch detestabIe purposes. Dat upon y
consummate political viIlany!--
he men, the presses, engaged in IT, 4
iould be branded as false TO their Il
'untry-faIse TO their race, and I'M b
TO breathe this free atmos- II
Public opinion should wirher