The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-27

Of slavery Meetings were held and resolutions wer
passed. calling upon him to desst; they forbade him z
utter his sentiments that subject in any manner Mr.
Loveoy refusing 10 recognise the nqusitoria authority
which his fellowczens had assumed, his press ant
type were destroyed by lawless mob, Another pres
and type were procured, which, the day OF its arrya
at Alton. was forcibly taken from the warehouse il
which was placed BY order OF the mayor broken e
pieces. and thrown into the Mississippi. The mayo,
them to disperse they replied that they would DO 90
soon they got through few days subsequent to this
Mr. Lovejoy was assaled bya mob. and rescued from
their hands only by the heroic interference Of his devoted
wife On every side his ears were assaed by the most
endsh threats and his steps dogged by emorseless
foes who had bound themselves under curses to take his
sailed and night after night his wife driven from sick
bed into the garet to save her life from the brckbals
and the violence sf the mob. Three presses bad been
supe,sisndsnce @ o The the mayor was stored away il
warehouse the 18th OF November 1887 In the even.
ing the warehouse stormed with stones pistols, and
fired Among those Of the defenders who sailed forth
sxtngush the flames was the iamented LDvejoy, who
was shot at by one OF the ruans and deliberately muir
defenders abandoned the building, and fired upon
as they fled The press and type were thrown into the
river.
In 1885 the press Of the Phianhropst was established
at Cincinnati, with view TO the pomugaton OF anti.
slavery sentiments In January, an immense meeting Of
citizens OF all parties was held at the court house, over
Of leading men Of the city, to draught resolutions express
sve Of the OF the meeting against the discussion Of
the slavery question The resolutions reported took the
strongest grouRd against the agitation of the subject Of
slavery in every FORM denounced the aboltoniss and
called upon the citizens exclude the Phanthrops the
ABOLITION organ from their houses. In July, o the same
wealthy families, al midnight broke into tie printing
Office OF the Philanhropst. and destroyed its press a
new one was forthwith set up. Another mob, few
weeks later encouraged by the leading of both par
ties assembled at sundown, broke into the anti slavery
depository made bonfire OF its publications. broke into
the printing Office pulled down the press dragged to
search for several prominent abolionss for the pur
pose Of tarring and feahering them. The press
established; but in 1s40 another mob which held posses
down two printing presses, dragged them in the face Of
the military through the main street to the river in which
they precptated them Against all this violence and the
contended, until the public opinion Of the city
changed, and the Liberty OF speech and OF the press COM
PIeely established and there is now no large city in the
Union in which the ant-slavery sentiment is more de-
cided and more controlling.
These are but few specimens out OF hundreds with
which the records OF that day filled OF the manner in
which aboltonism received by the northern people
Every principle Of law and every safeguard Of property
and every proprety of civilized society, violated by
both parties at the North to put down this movement
And they WED with each other to who might 20
the fahest and the that said the severest things
and who did the severest things against the aboonists,
were those who supposed they were commencing them
this undoubted history OF the facts Of the case Is now
asserted that they were received with favor BY both par
ties al the North and that both parties did their bidding
II has been charged against the aboonists also, again
and again, that throughout this movement they were
sending emissares to the South preaching nsurecon to
the slaves In 1885, when this movement first started it
due in justice to the abotonss to say that they dis
avowed il in the solemn manner and have contnu
ed to disavow il from that day to the present. although
the assertion is repeated here almost every time that any
gentleman has occasion 10 speak upon this subject The
facts are, that from the time when this first
had its origin at the North down to the present time,
these aboionsts have disayowed any such nten-
ton read sir, an extract from the authorized exposi
ton Of the views Of that society," made in 1885, and sign
ed by all their officers:
elm behalf Of the American Anti Slavery Society, we So
ct the candid attention OF the public the following dec
laraiion OF our principles and objects
al We hold that Congress has right abolish
slavery In the southern States than In the French West In
da Islands Ofcourse we desire no national legislation
% We hold that slavery only be lawfully abolished
by the legislatures Of the several States in which pre-
vas and that the exercise Of any other than moral nu
ence to induce such abolition Is unconstitutional
"s We believe that Congress has the same right % abol
have In their respective Jurisdictions, and
their duty TO eiface so foul blot from the national
~ We believe that American citizens have the right to
express and publish their opinions Of the constitution.
laws, and institutions oil and State and nation
under heavens and we mean never TO surrender the ber
Of speech Of the pre-. or 2, conscience nee ;s blessings
intend far as we are abe TO transmit unimpared TO
ab We have uniformly deprecated al iorcibe attempts
the part Of the slaves, 10 their liberty; and
In power address ihem would exhort them
observe quiet and peaceful demeanor and would
them that no insuuectonary movements on their part
would receive from us the slightest aid counienance
"6 We would deplore any serve insurrection, both
OF the eaanities which would attend and OF the
occasion II might furnish Of increased severity and opPres
81. We are charged with sending ncendary publica.
ons the South. III by the term incendiary Is pub.
locations containing arguments and facts 10 prove slavery
be moral aud polite Al evil, and that duty and policy re-
quire abolition the charge Bot II this charge
used imply publications encouraging insnrrection and
excite the slaves break their letters, the
charge unequvocay false We beg fellow citizens
who confess that they have never read publca-
ons; and that those who make IT, offer 10 the public
evidence from our writings In support oft
and i L asserted that phe tendency i 70 excite n
suuecions. Both the charges false. These pubica-
not intended for the slaves and they able
read them, they would find in them to
30. We accused Of employing agents Ia the slave
States distribue publications. We have had
one such agent We packages Of papers any
person in those States for distribution, except to five
spectacle resident citizens at heirown request But
have sent by mail single papers addressed public o
GERS editors OF newspapers, clcgymen and others II,
therefore, object Is excite the slaves nsurrecon
the masters are our agents"
That is the exposition which they put forth in 1895
when this excitement first began These sentiments
have been reiterated nearly every year from that time to
this; and as far az know anything OF the movements
OF this organized society they have relgously and scru
pulousy lived up TO them have yet TO the first
ouon they have passed. the first line they have printed
in contradiction or conlraventon Of this PLATFORM thus
Mr.. DAWSON With the permission Of the senator
will remind him that he has forgotten one mob which
occurred about the same time those he has referred to-
II think n Dovpr in uap