Litchfield enquirer., 1850-09-19
Eor he Eaonirsr.
PaIalcaI DulIes.
No. IL.

Ma FDrToR In my former article ol
 fi,e snubiect of "poIilical duties" I en
 1.nvored to give q brief, but eomprehen
 size view of the principles and measures
 of ,he friends of emancipation and of tSe'
 soil. from the commencement of the pres.
 ant agitation in 1882, to the present
 time: and trust, that the history of the
 movement, though briefly narrated, will
 nnt fail to produce the conviction, that the true friends of human freedom, have been entirely consistent, and that they
 have legilirnately prosecuted the grand
 object for which they started, to wit: the
 freedom of the slave. and the redemption of our country from the blighting curse
 of slavery. a Moral suas:on," G liberty
 partyisrn." and " free soilism, have been
 so many necessary steps in this great
 work of reform, and 1 hope to show, that
 the recent utilization of the abolitioDists with the whig party on certain great questions of national interest, is not a de- parture from, but a judicious and con- ssistent prosecution of the same great prin- ciple which has from the first guided and controlled them. This last step l shall undertake to justify by facts
 Some men, who claim to be relormers, are SO self>willed, that when the very foundation itself, of all obligation, cham gcs, they will doggedly persist in the same course of action, which at first, might have been right and proper, but by change of circumstances, becomes absolutely aorong. Such menoften bring q great and noble reform into disrepute, and do immensely more harm than good. The object of these articles is to throw some light upon the minds of such men, respecting their duty to the slave and the country, in the great contest now going
 on in the nation, growing out of the agi- tation of the slavery question--a contest, threatening in it's bearing, yet. to those who look with an eye of faith, most prom
 ising in its results,
 While there are many reformers, so
 called, so doggedly set in their own way. that though everything else change, though the yerything they would exter- minaIe, should change positions, they are still bent upon the same course 9 ac- t;;o,., making their ttrusts, and leyelling their blows where they can accomplish no good. There are others. equally bent on destroying .he monster, who only need to Dc told that the enemy has changed his mode of defence, and they are prompt to change their mode of at tack. This latter class constitutes the effective portion of laborers in all re- forms.
 Having thus promised what I intended 10 say in this communication, l will now proceed to the ful6llment of promise l made at the close of my last, viz, that the character, course, and tendency of the other two, the whig and loco-foco prrties, will speak in future communi- cations"
 In the settlement of this question, we are greatly aided by the facts furnished in the history of these parties, and by the providences of God, since this mod ern agitation of the slavery question com menced. In order to ascertain if any change has taken place in the parties res Terred to, and if so, which has taken the side of liberty, and which the side of ,loyeyy, it will be necessary to examine briefly, the progress of events for the ast few years. We will begin with the Seminole war :--that contest between light and wrong. between justice and op> ,ress;on, is within the recollection of most whom now address: The Indians # Florida were making inroads, unde~ ,ignedly and unconsciously. upon the in- 1 ,titution of slavery :--the slaves of the extreme southern States, Georgia and and Alabama, more particularly, were leaving, in considerable numbers. their cruel servitude. and seeking shelter and protection among the Indians inhabiting the swamps and morasses of Florida; This thing had been going on for many wears, so that intermarria ges had taken place, and children. edually allied to the black man and the red, had grown up | to maturity, and one of these, had be- come the wife of the noble and majestic l Oscola. At length if was ascertained, by l a family in Georgia, that among others, the wife of Oseola descended from piece of property once held by them, they sent and seiz ed her, tore her away from all that she loved and held dear, and bound her with chains she had nev- CT felt before. This, of course, excited the Indians, and aroused the just indig> nation of that great chief, Oseola. Had not the Indians been aroused and had Oseola quietly submitted to the outrage, the Infidel might have said, with some show of reason, ]" they belong not to our race :" but the facts were otherwise, and the Indians. as might have been anticipa-
 ted, committed depredations upon the
 whites they did not appeal to Com
 gress for redress, for the whole history
 of their diplomatic experience had taught
 them, that this government was not for
 tie protection of the red man or the
 hlanly hat fnr thn whita man and fhov