Litchfield enquirer., 1848-02-03

whitening curse over the whole territosv
 which it covers, eating up the fert Iity t., the soil, sapping the foundations of in,
 dustry, impoverishing the country 7. checking the progress of every imnrnye, ment, demoraiizing the white nonuIa, tion, and threatening the Cepopulat;o,,lhf
 large portions of the south. Ii is aS r,,-
 inOus to the prosperity of the natios as;t
 is anti>republican or anti>chrislian' ii
 is relic of barbarism, rapk. luxurianf enormous,in this 18th century, and in inc very heart of an enlightened republic,- a relic of barbarism palmed upon us by Great Britainsy yet but toe readily adopt, ed by'ourselves; a ftature which the wise and patriotic and far>seeing franers of our constitution clearly foresaw could not safely be incorporated in the ecoro, my of our nation. Washington, Jeffer> son, Adams, and the great and wise of that day. clearly foresaw that slavery
 would be workable cancer on our bodv polite that if not ayerted, it would ruin us.
 And has not our experience verified their judgement? Whether in rsspecf'to intelligence; or wealth, or industry. or progress in the arts, what has slavery been but dead weight? We have rlsen, butin spite of It, as good swimmer keeps his head a. the dead body of companion which is lashed to nun. But what has slavery done but to drag us
 down Land, to climax the evil, it has at length
 involved us in a bloody. expensive, dsgracsful
 war ,on eoo are eo now to be quietly called upent to pay Vloouoo,ooO tor the precious privilege ofsre
 sisting the opinion and practice ofthe whole civ ilized world--clinglng 10. in spite of all remon. strance ana entreaty, monstr )us relic of bar. barism. $l00,000.000!! to say nothing of the immortality of war;. of the blood and murd CT, Of the woe and anguish m thousands ot fam llles throughout our land. -1i s-3
 And l. opine, we shall never be allowed to support Our support our system of slavery at a cheaper rate than we have for two or three years past. Iverily believe Heaven has reused Tn righteous vengeance against it, and while we cling to it we shall find ourselves clinging to the vengeance ot incensed omnipotence! Itet that to be fatal day to the prosperity of our couutry when the august council of our nation, by the deliberate act of admitting Texas into the Union our nations appreciation to the existing system of slavery. Addressing you on a similar occasion three years ago, said, iA.rs
 "And should they tthe Congress assembled! m spite ot the accumulated remonstrances Ofall civilized nations and the frown of Heaven, renew the seal of our nations appreciation ofihis sys- tenn ot bondage. and adopt measures avowedly on the part of those interested, to extend and perpctuate it we can only say God have lf1er- cy on us sinners In this thing if we etiI do wickedly we shall be consumed, we and ou- King For at ths.late day, no enlightened ma ton may uphold and identify herself with slave ry except at the expense of all worth her pre- serving. .-..5:
 And whether our experience and present pos. tion contradict such foreboding, judge ye:
 But we will not despair. We are yet in many respects favored nation.s While many ofthc monarchical and despotic nations of Europe are rocked over the volcanic fires of pent up libery., seeking vent and threatening speedy revolution we are comparatively quiet. And while gnunt famine pinches and impoyishes the old world,we have enough and to spare. Their wants have en' riched us. Our lands have been unusually fer tlIe and our large supplies have found ready market andat an advanced price Timely re- pentance may save us. Though he hath torn, he will hesi us, though he hath saitten. he wall. bud up. @@