The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-11-18
VOL. VI |

truth, to ourselves requires this nor gt cause
hands, at o.
Mr. Rye copies the card of Mr. p,r.
then proceeds: Jug an
al have heard him MIR Ewin,.s
advocating the policy Of the Frss., 'Se9Uendl
in promiscuous assemblies; and on 'oa part
sion, remember, there was a thru, one Gcci
him with the scarecrow 'Aboyjon,,aiia maze
he seemed to receive with some nee, '1 VINE |
lantry. ! have noticed when in Gu, auu "a !
by his manners that he sided with m ,o'er y
has had the loan of my National E F..
quently gave him the speeches Of Snu II
Giddings, Mann, and Townsberd s toi
with the platforms Of the several Io' %seh
one sheet and he returned the nlatc'eS
me, and with his finger on the PittsbnrYaJilrs,
form, remarked. those were his sentir'6s5 81 pa
actly and he did know for ecytni" VnS
The policy Of the Free Soil party pas 'y U'
Alter this meeting had been doto.,..
on, | invited him to attend and NAMED "a.
jeet ms a
When the day arrived for that meetiD, y
went there In company. showed b;n .. NJ
resolutions &c, which had been drawn nun M t a
the consideration of the meeting Ho p ~
them one by one, and as he read then, bo 'e "N
pressed opinions upon them. When bo .osi
that which relates to the National Fro b.
marked that 1t 1cds first rate. When 10
that one that relates to Cas-, &c, he nrono n'a
ed it very good. When we arrived ~ n]
place OF meeting, the resolutions, &c waro l.;
upon the table, for the inspection of ali nra
ent. P'01
The moment he was recognised as a Free,
Soller, he was congratulated and at the samI
time cautioned, in relation to the step he wa
about to take that there would be likely .,
influence set against him; TO which he AL
swered, in the spirit of Peter, Il am the scr
Of no party but intend TO 20 ruth those ,r5om
belieue TO be IN the right After the meeti,,
was organized, the resolutions. the platGorr'
the constitution and all, were read freouenrly
and passed separately; and he moved and
seconded, and did almost every other thin,
that an active man in a meeting could do
There was resolution, with the pams,
blank, taken to that meeting, appointing !
committee to draught an address to the pe6nla
of Virginia, and the blank was filled with nv nv
name, upon his motion, or his second"
"The proceedings the resolutions. the con.
stitution and platforms, were signed under hi.
own hand, which can be seen at my house az
any moment; and also, that he was elected
secretary for one year, really, not nominolu.
Eight days after this meeting. he remark
ed to me, that they had threatened to take
their children from his school, if he voted fr
Hale and Julian, and that he believed he would
nfu hot ha ho1 L.
ter fully. asked him for the names of thos
persons who had made those threats; he re-
fused to give them. On the same evening ,
gentleman informed me that he had heard hin
threatened in his presence, but refused alsO
to give the name. And here is the secret O
his change"
AS though we could not get along withou
him, he has had the impudence to tender Us
recommendation. Take it back, we need nNa
from such source. Our cause is n sufficient
passport to the favor of the Just, the wise tn
free, and the brave; and as for the opinions Q
others we care nothing about them"
Young man, think you that your maste
has forgotten the old adage-
Convince man against his will,
He's of the same opinion still
No; he is now cursing you in his heart. Loo
around you, and what do you hear Tn
most abiect services, and even the boys in tn
streets, declaring that they would have suffers
their arms to be talsen off, before they wOul
have yielded as you have done
"Then, take this as a lesson and a. yO'
journey through life, let this be your rule q
action Speak the truth, be ever what 20
seem, and this will insure you the respect eve
of your enemies.
"Hunker Democrats Were to proclail
the fact that a man had been driven to tn
polls, like slave to his work, and a gross out
rage committed upon the elective Franchise
should be with Republicans and Freemen hk
the cry of fire in dense populace at midnigt
DWELL, the deed has been done and Il
mean seducer turks within your lines See
it. that he is ferreted out, that he may take b
proper pOsition-tbe scorn of freemen, the az
miration of tyrants, and the terror of slave
Remember, Liberty has been wounded, yoc
rights stricked down in this man for they ar
derived from the same source held by tb
same tenure, and lie upon the same altar.
one man is robbed, and bowed down by tn
arm of power, who is safe! Do not the woun'
and the insult attach to us all Then deia'
the right"
at is within the memory of this generator
that in Virginia none but treeholders coai
exercise the right Of suffrage.
In 1880 it was extended to the heads o.
families, who paid into the treasury OF tn
State.
"In 1851 universal suffrage was proclalme,l
The whole sovereignty was placed in the hand
of the whole people. The victory was com
plete. u
"Tbe question, then, is, shall the eaiG' = re
main pure and untainted! If so, shlell 'I N
poor man from those vile and improper appA
ances And whilst you are examlnlrs you
rights, and estimating the value OF them It
member this poor man, who lies prcs'fa.
with the heel Of the tyrant upon his bo'oI
Tell him to break the chains, stamp them
the dust, and be himself again"