Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-19
For the Journal.
AbOlitiOniSm.

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y Mr.. EDITOR: You are somewhat mistaken:
did snot expect you to discuss that ssunin-
telligible school boy jargon." Your posi-
ton was beyond the reach of defence, and
could not expect man of your good sense
to compromise himself by trying to defend
such a position.
You say OF the Free Soil party, ssNo COM.
bined set of individuals have raised more
excitement" &c., sswith less useful action,
We may differ about what useful action is.
but we must judge of what they have done
by what they attempted to do. Their OBJ
ject was to change public opinion in tho
North-we will see with what success Six.
teen years ago, abolitionists were murdered.
mobbed, and driven from their homes; their
property destroyed, and every possible in
dignity heaped upon them the malice of the
mob could invent. There was scarce any
place they could with any safety discuss
their sentiments. Now they can with safety
discuss their principles in almost every town.
ship in the North; are elected to Office bv
the people, and appointed to Office by the
President; ale as secure in their person and
property as other citizens. Then the 2I.&
rule excluded anti-slavery petitions from u
nearing in the House of Representatives.
An attempt was made to reprimand the ven.
erablo Adams, and Giddings was expelled
from the House for presenting Abolition pe
titions. Now the 2lst rule is cxpupred.
such petitions are received and referred.
and that same House tasks the "Wilmot
Proviso" upon the Territorial bills in spite
of the walls of tho South. In some of tho
States of tho North, the negro votes: in
several of them the Free Soil party holds the
bnlance of power, and the two dominant
parties are vieing with each other to obtain
their support. This shows slight change
inlpublic sentiment, at least.
I You say "There arc some States that ara.
waiting for this warfare to cease to free
their slaves Give us the papers for that,
will you? If the signs of the times arc
worth any notice, they prove that the slave
holder is holding to his favorite with tho
grasp of desperation; statesmen asserting It
to be blessing; ministers of the gospel
siandering the bible, disappearing the HOLY
ohost anu prostltuting tn" cowl and gown
by attempting to prove slavery, with all its
crime, child of God.
4 "They can procure voluntary slaves ot a
much less cost" That is rather a left.bo,d-
ed compliment to their good sense, but il is
moro than half true. The community. or
individual who adopts or sympathizes with
slavery, their sagacity is much at fault.
= You say "the Abolition party must he nm.
initiated. ere the South will free their
slaves" Queer reasoning that. On the
same principle let temperance men Quit lee.
turing; preachers leave their pulpits, aud
intemperance and wickedness cease Of them.
selves. You denounce slavery as political
and moral evil. The Abolitionists are the
only men In the nation who combat the evil
and reproach SHAREHOLDERS, and you ask them
to cease.
/Abolitioinsm is but phase of that nr;n.
'cipie that has ever withsteod sin-that b AZ
reproved sin-that has turned back that
hooa Of wickedness which was ready to On.
gui1 the world. 1t will never cease so lopo
as the clank Of captives chain can he
heard, or oppression shows its bloody hand.
slavery IS now Keeling before its we'll. dealt
blows, When that dark spot shall be oblit-
era.eaLwhen every man shall worship God
beneath his own vine and flo treep,,hor
none shall hurt nor annoy -whenpeace, char
NY and righteousness shall cover the earth.
then will Abolitionism cease. e'''1'
, iou say you are Supposed to slavery"
am giaa OF IL. But that article is a car
OF it Is in sympathy with the STAKEHOLDER.
run OF unfounded assertions, and some mis-.
representations. If you hate Oppression.
lay down your principles, true to the line.
n nn ,e; .ne ohips hy where they may; make
no invid.ous exceptions. | do not ask Won
TO be a Free Soiler, but give us fair piay.
complain. .Wsxv
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