The Daily spy., 1849-09-28
WashingtOn's Anti-Slayery Platform.

MAGICAL GaZ elite, the 'heSPectdfe Ddhy uh"oi'"NN'
10 snub Mr. Sumner the eputed writer OF that Address
IN order 10 bit with the blow, his persoha integrity,
and the honor OF the whole Convention. No one at aIl
acquainted with eiher OF those papers would suspect
either the one or The other of caring hs a5o the ex
tension or abolition OF slavery for neither OF them seem
to have any gret as that oil keeping The public
in total darkness, aud OF represSng every attempt 10
wake up tue public of duty and interest on
that important subject.
And what, pray, was the mighty oh'eace Of the Cons
venon and OF The writer OF its Address, which ai cts
.hose very Conscientious and love paiiIng journals ?
Why gentle reader, it is this -the Address OF the
Convention the people OF Massachusetts contains
very unpaladbe extract, from Litter of Gen. Wash>
iugton Robert Morris, in ZIG, on The subject OF
slavery, quoted with substantial accuracy, and applied,
its and proper spirit, 10 the greai question new OIL
the mind OF the whole couiuy
TO divert The public nino Tom the true issue, aud 10
destroy public confidence IN those who are Leepl tha
issue and its importance distinctly before tn people the
Respectable Daily aud its Salem pu Pretend The
former that "tie Free SoiL address giuss disingenu
oas quotation" and the latter, that Mr. Summer has
Yaraded this frdgnen, of sentence from Washington
for the purpose of his parity" both of these Journals
tending make the impression their rades that The
Convention in geaeral, and Mr.. Snmncr in particular,
had by breach of honor ald integrity abused the
tments OF Washington for the purpose OF abusing the
confidence Of the people. But neither the 'Respectabe
Daily" nor the just as "Respectable" Gazette has
pointed out, they point out wherein The mpugn>
ed extract was mutidted, wherein all sap
Piled We now subjoin the from Washin Is
letter frst as quoted in the dress Of the Convention
and secondly, gwen the letter ITSELF copiej into the
F'Daily" from the columns of the zeltc, talicIsng
their variations:
/. In the address
"TheTe is but one proper aid fec tusl mode by which
the abolition Of Slauery can be llshed and that
is by legislative action and that, iar ny suffrage
can 60, shall not be antng"
g. From the advertiser and Ga&ette.
'There is only proper aud efectud mode by which
Il can he accomplished and that is by legislative action
and this, as far my suffrage tciH go, shall b,
wanting"
Though there are slight va lat ons oflanguages in bt
foregoing copies, it is not questioned By any tina
their Indepe ndent meaning and the same. But thc
Respectable Daily" and the Gazette pretend, an'
j. is an indecent pretence, that lie meaning Of tn
extract by itself is different from lis meaning connex
ion with The rest OF the letter. and that therefore Nh
Sumner and the Convention "disingenuons' il
giving "the iragmen, of a sentence from Washington
instead Of his whole letter.
Now, what the i'm Mediate subject of that part O
the Address of the Conven ion which contains the IN,
pugned extract This is clearly stated in the Addres
itself in the following words, =" The Anti, Sauer
Sentiments Of the Founders Of the Republic" And il
order to show, under that head, that Washington wa
opposed to slavery, and desrous of aiding abolish il
was the extract from his letter cited. And what can b.
palmer to common than that the cited ffragment
does fully vndicate the end aad object for which wa
professedly quoted?
Every one not thoroughly supid knows the inconve
nence and folly, in citing authorities, OF copying the
tire statute, legal opinion, speech, or letter whc
contains the authority and The folly which fqures
is much more OF the heart Than Of The understanding
The entire letter Of Washington unnecessary an,
would have been cumbrous AMI oat OF place, serving
rather obscure The general subject in hand and
vert the mind from The special point which it sIlou
be drawn in the direct way. That brief saiemeu
of Washington has in Itself vital truths-a nearing o
lis own, unambguous and perfectly clear which otIe
part of the letter modifes the least degree and tn
pretence sci up by he Gazette and so unscrupuIousl
adopted by the "Respectabe Daily" dishonorablc c
their editors, and shows Willingness to peIycr truth
and de,ract from the just reputation Of Washington If
may thereby shore up the unjust ieputato Of Gen Fay
or and thus subserve the corrupt ambition Of his party
leaders. II was base in the Gazs:te 10 abuse MIR Sum
ner by accusing him of having garhIed the meaning o
Washington for party purpose and it equal,
mean and detestable on the part OF The R s,eclab
Daily" 10 copy with flavor" the false mpuialion OF the
Gazette, and TO add its false statement that The
Free Soil Address gives dsingemous quota N" from
the Letter OF Washington.
Let any one read, with common understanding and
honesty, that brief but comprehensive statement OF
Washington and whether taken by itself read in the
light that surrounds it, he will that is broadly sig>
ni6cant Of all f,r which professedy and really
used by the Convention and by the wrer oil its Ad
dress He cannot escape from The conc usions ilatby
il Washington declared
]. His Tepugnance to slavery.
2. That the proper and only proper way abolish il,
b by the legislation OF the government under which
exists. And
s. His readiness 10 vote for such men as legislators as
he could rely ON to put end TO the evil of slavery
These, and nothing less than these, were the vowed
sentiments of Washington. They stand out with