The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-10-04
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9intg l)Olumt Of Gl9e 0atipnaI era,
Washington, D. c.
!. BAILEY, EDITOR Am PHOPRTrTor

G. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR:
JOHN C. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDENCE EDITOR
The National Era is an uncompromising %.
ponent of Slavery and the Slave power; an adj
vocatc OF personal, civil, ana religious liberty,
without regard to race or creed; a foe to all
secret combinations to control the Ballot Box,
whether under the direction OF priests or lavmen;
friend Of Temperance, the Homestead and
all reforms calculated to secure 10 Labor its Just
consideration, rccOmpensc, and political weight,
and to Trade, its Natural Freedom in virtue of
which every man has a right 10 buy and sell ia
whatever market lie pleases. 1t believes in the
right of individual Judgment in all matters,
whether OF religion or politics, ard rejects the
dogma OF passive obedience ard no,,-resistance
in both Church and State; holding that no man
who swears to support the Constitution of the
United States can deliberately violate his own
settled convection Gifts meaning, without incur
ring the guilt of perjury, and that no citizen can
obey human enactment which requires him 10
commit injustice, without immortality.
1t regards Slavery, and the issues involved In
it, as forming the great Political Question of
the Day; taking the ground, that Slavery, from
its necessities, instincts ard habits is perpetu-
ally antagOnistic to Freedom and Free Labor.
and unchangeably aggressive; that its workings
can be counteracted only BY a permanent sys-
tenn OF measures; that the Wing and Democrat
&c Parties, not having been formed with view
to the issues raised by the Slave Interest, but
being held in thrall by it, SO far from present
ing any resistance TO ATS eyactions, afford faci-
tiles for enforcing them; and that one or both
must be broken up, and the true friends of Lib
erty be united, without regard to old issues or
preludices, on Party Of Freedom, "a a neces-
sary preliminary TO the overthrow Of the Slave
Power. 1t, therefore, gives ts earnest support
TO the Republican Movement, so fer as its policy
has yet been develOped-a movement which
promises to effect such n union.
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