Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-03-26

get their integrity. and who though fallen. do no,
despair of tho Republic.
Washington, jefferson end Madison md tho
great founders of the Republic are nv standard
bearers; Liberty md Union is my motto. Never
vet has kentuckan deserted his country's stan
dard, and fled the field. Shall be tho first TO
prove Mt 10 the sentiment which should ever
DO uppermost in the bosoms Of the gallant aud
The free. when danger. no matter whether of tho
sword, moro danning despo.ism threatens his
native land.
Think ttrnnsi ekcr,
The lite blood tracks its parent lake.
And strike home'
| have given my slaves freedom for the public
good. Is more nceded!-Tax mo to the verge
of sustenancc and life. and make my coun,rv
free! call upon all Kentucky TO speak out upon
this subject; Let each man como to the press in his
name; let hear oihers-hear all. Trust
not to those who in private whisper approval in
your ear, but denouuce the open advocates of the
sano admissions. ] do not profess 10 be infallia-
bic, if am wrong. show me the right. no man
will do moro, suffer moro for Cancellation.
listen to advice, implore counsel; but neither
denunciaton. nor persecution. shall silence me
and SO far as the voice of ono indvdal makes up
tho omnipo:cnce of public will. ! say. Kentucky
shall b, free. Let be startled; few
years ago most men looked upon slavery
matter Of course; thing of necessity. which was
to live for centuries. Now few are so ha I'd v
as to deny tina, some 90 or 80 years will witness
its extinction.
The time is, in my judgment, yet at
lan,. A space of three counties deep, lying
along tho ONO rive. contains a decided majority
of the people Of the State, as We. as tho greater
part of the soil How long before saves there
will be, from obvious causes, utterly useess?-
Soon, very soon will they find themsclvs bearing
all the evils OF slavery, without any, the least
remuneration. Does any man believe that they
vii, tamelv submit to this intoerabe grievances!
If slavery does not tumble down Of itself, they
will vote it down, for they will have the power,
and it will be to their interest to do so.-Thc rich
interior counties of the State have the least need
of slave labor of any portion Of the Gobo. The
arc ruined by the decreasing pnoua
ton of the iowlands, and the inability consume
their products, whcre slaves abound. The Green
River country should remember if Pandora's box
was opened again upon mankind, two greatcr
curses and forerunners of poverty and ruin, than
slavas and tobacco, could not be found. Ken
tuckians, be worthy Of your past fame-be heroes
once more. God has not designed this most
favored land to be occupied by an inferior race
Italian skies is oyer Us and more than ST.
US free labor, and wo shall indeed become "tho
garden Of the world. But what if not! Man
was not created only for the eating of Indian
meal; the mind-the soul must be fed, as well as
the BODY. The same spirit which led us to the
battle field. g'orously 10 illustrate tho national
name. vct lives in tho hearts of our people; thoy
feel their false position; their impotcncy of future
accomplishment. This weight must be removed.
kentucky must be free.
CASSiUS N. CLAY.
Lexington, KY, Jan. 1915.