Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-05-03
Cassius and Corwin.


'Corwin, formerly Of Ohio, now, or about
to be, OF Kentucky. was chief speaker,
and the Aboltionists his subject. To
those who had heard the Wagon Boy
crack his whip at the slavekolders,-
and with pious uPturned eyes, in holy
horror invoking the pure spirit of Anti.
slavery 10 sustain him and his patty
it was novel and interesting extract.
The table talk did not go very far, be.
fore Corwin caught it; and that too, from
Cassius M. Clay. If Black Tom did
nottnrn blue, white or green, on read.
ing the following, then deserved cast.
CATION can have nothing to do with the
chromaiic scale. How heartily Cass.
us lays it on!
Cincinnati o, April 3, 1853.
To the Editors Of the Enquirer:
In the Enquirer Of this date you have
theifollowing extract, from the Southern
Patriot, Of the 'piquant saying Of the in.
imitablc Toni" "He said they were a
whining, canting, praying set Of fellows,
who kept regular books Of debit and
credit with the Almighty. They would
lie and cheat all the week, and pray off
their sins on Sunday. If they steal a
negro, that made very large entry to
their credit, and would cover multi.
tude Of pcccadlloes and frauds. This
kind Of entry they were always glad to
make, because it cost them nothing
When they could steal ncgroc they
gave something in charity for the exten.
sion of the gospel, and then commen.
cc,l system offraud and cheating, till
they thought they had balanced accounts
with their God" And you add: 'He
has, it is understood, purchased property
in Kentucky as a residence
Whether Thos Corwin includes me,
who have contended, in my own State,
Tor the emancipation on the soil among
the Abolitionists l know not. 1t is
the policy Of the slave party and their
renegades TO render odious the most ul.
tra Of the opponents of slavery, and then
use that odium for the overthrow Of all
the friends Of justice and liberty. For
my part am willing to come under this
category; for, inasmuch as would use
all the opponents of slavery in the
world for its overthrow, so | must not
avoid the consequeces fmy association.
At one time the abolitionists are held up
as insidious knaves, at another as one.
deal fanatics, who are void ofmoral re-.
sponsibility, and unfit to administer any
Government! They cannot be both!
They are neither one or the other. But
do mt propose to defend them--histo.
ry will do that--but to repel the calumny
Of the Secretary. If the abolitionists were
as base as Corwin represents, it is right
they should be exposed. Although a
war Of personalities is always repugnant
to gentleman, yet, If he thinks they
are, (even though they are not,)as he
says, have no objection to the utternce.
But when Thos, Corwin tells not only
what is untrue, but what know he be.
leves to be untrue not only self defnce,
but the instincts Of a generous indigna
tian at so unprovoked and ungrateful
wrong compells me to hold him up to
public re2robation. -.
When Mr.. Clay was the candidate for
the Presidency, in 1874, Thomas Corwin
and l spoke daily for long time through
Ohio in company. That battle wa;
fought in the North at least upon anti
slavery-"abolition" principles, the
friends Of slavery perpetuation being a
vowedly in favor Of the annexation o.
Texas, with view Of keeping up bal
ance Of power in the Senate, by the ac
QUESTION Of more slave States; and the
friends of Jeffersonian republicanism
holding that slavery was an evil-toler
ated-but to be extinguished in due tim,
Morris and South-standing for H
Clay, and against Texas annexation
l came from slave State, embittered ir
my feelings against the slave party by
recent personal and political contests
yet in the speeches. made by Thomas
Corwin, the Shareholders were 80 hearti
ly denounced that my sensibilities as :
Southern man we're continnally Suscepti
bio I am an habitual reader Of VIM
Z. Garrison's Libeator. and Garrison
never surpassed him in heartfelt hatret
hof slavery and e.holders. : His nov
holding friends will gather SOM
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