The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-18
BY DANIEL r. GoopLoE, on NORTH CAROLYN
CONTINUED
ANNALS OF CONGRESS.


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1890.
Mr. Fitzsmmons presented tho following
address to the Senate and House of Represent
alive of the United States
To the Senate and House of
Representatives, of the United States
The address of the people called Quakers, in
their annual assembly convened
Firmly believing that unfeigned righteous
ness, in public as well as private stations, IL
the only sure ground Of hope for the Divine
blessing, whence alone rulers can derive true
honor, establish sincere confidence in the hearts
of the people, and feeling their minds animated
with the ennoblng principle Of universal good
will to men, find conscious dignity and felioi-
ty in the harmony and success attending the
exercise of solid, uniform virtue, short of
which the warmcst pretensons to public spirit,
zeal for our country and the rights OF men, are
fallacious and Elusive.
Under this persuasion as professors OF faith
in that ever-bessed, all-perfect Lawgiver whose
injunctions remain of undiminished obligation
on all who profess to believe in him, "Whatso-
ever We would that men should do unto you, do
you even so unto Them" we apprehend our
selves religiously bound to request your serious
Christian attention to the deeply. interesting
suDIcct WntTcon ouf rcliSious SOCiety, III thcT
annual assembly, on the tenth month, 1888,
addressed the then Congress, who, through the
Christian rectitude Of the concern, was by the
delegates generally acknowledged, yet not
being vested with the powers Of legislation,
they declined promoting any public remedy
against the gross national iniquty Of trafhck
ing the persons of fellow men bat divers of the
legislative bodies of the different States on this
continent hovo simon An, ,;f,ofod THAR aayle M
the public detestation due to the licentious
wickedness Of the African trade for slaves, and
the inhuman tyranny and blood. outlines in
separable from it the debasing influence
whereof most certainly tends to lay waste the
virtue, and, OF course, the happiness Of the
people.
Many are the enormities, abhorrent TO com.
mon humanity and common honesty, which,
under the federal countenance given to this
abominable commerce, are practised in some
of the United States, which We judge it not
needful to particularize TO body of men cho.
sen as eminently distinguished for wisdom as
extensive information. But we find it inds
pensably incumbent on US, as religious body,
assuredly-beleving that both the true tenn
pOral interest Of nations ar d eternal well being
Of individuals depend on doing Justly, loving
mercy, and walking humbly before God the
creator, preseryer, and beneiactor Of men--thu'
to attempt to excite your attention to the af
fecting subject; earnestly desiring that the in
finite Father OF Spirits may so enrich your
minds with his love and truth, and so influence
your understandings, by that pure wisdom
which is full of mercy and good lruts, as that
a sincere and impartial inquiry may take place,
whether it be not an essential part of the dnty
Of your exalted station TO exert upright endeav.
ors, 10 the full extent OF your power, to remove
every obstruction to public righteousness
which the influence Of article of particular
persons, governed by the narrow, mistaken