Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-07-30

! ..s,a -., $ cruelty, it,
i -ehooo, I, hostility to
Is r.. as hostility 10 labor.
j.. .aJq.oL. jnseqnebces to the Irish
soj German citizens, when the blachs
are set tree, to become tbeir rivals, &c.
What National Wig would he.itste o
moment, IN y ':cr ot -u-,. IN appeal,
% ta1e arms a. MT "a party 50 wl.her-
Ins.y deu0ur"e3 hy th!s great anl i'm
mortal .es!.r Ara what would he tue
feelings Of Henry Cay il tie were living
now, and saw Black "Kepublicanism"
making an open issue against the Union?
Indeed. lie prophecies the present fear
full state Of thiags when be ca Is upon Mr.
Cotton TO show that the agitation Of the
question IN the free States "will first de-
s,roy All harmony, and finally lead to
dissolution !" Are We not already on
the brink Of those fearful consequences:
Tho letter was addressed by Mr. Clay to
Rev. Walter Cotton:
ASHLAND, Sep ., 1913.
My DEAR SIR: Allow me ~ suggest
. subject for one Of your tracts, which,
treated 10 your popular and condensed
way, think would be attended with
grca. and good effect. ! mean Abolition.
Ii 10 manifest that the uItras Of that
PARTY are extremely mischievous, and
are hurrying on tho country to fearful
consequences. They are not to be con-
ciliated By the Wings. Engrossei with
single idea, they care for nothing else.
They would see the administration of
the Government precipi;ate the nation in.
10 absolute ruin before they would lend
b h.. p,ng hand to arrest its cai eer. They
treat worst and deuounce most those who
treat them best, who 80 far agree with
them rs to admit slavery to be an evil.
Witness their conduct towards Mr. Briggs
and Mr. Adams in Massachu setts, aud
towards me.
will give you an outline OF the man.
ner IN which | would hardle it: Show
the origin 1t slavery. Trace its in
PRODUCTION to the British Government.
Snow how !. Is d.-pe.ed Of ~ the Fedc-
Ta! Cons'i,Gtien. lkas It i IL. sxclu.
fiyelY 70 tie STATES, eao. Il 10 regard /,
feg'tTes, Greet toxea ahi representa-
uun Show that the agit.t. a # the
aueei'on IN tho free States vii! destroy
oil harmony, and finally lead to d,sun,on
perpetual war the extinction of the
African rsce-ultimsse military desrot-
Ism.
but the great aim and object OF your
tract should be. 10 arouse the labor.ne
olasses 10 the free States against Aboli-
non. Depict the consequences to them
OF Immediate Abolition. The slaves,
De.ne Tree, would be dispersed through
Gus toe Cnion; they would enter into
competition With the free la5orer; with
the American, the Irish, the German
reduce bic wages, be COMPOUNDED Win
him, and affect bis moral and social
Standing. And - the ultras 20 both for
Aoelition and amslgan alton, show that
their object is TO unite 10 marriage the
!aoonng white man and the laborine
DiacS woman, to reduce the lsborine
wn'.e mao to the de-, pissed and degraded
condition OF the black man.
would sh,~''sii --oo.iticn to the Col
ouizatioL s.uelE 81, h,-,,,.
lEi1ls EGu U
mrs % gep~s4ta
sratel, Hhs an G
pose coloui1au3u
ganate tazrtner .a.tnQ .1s "a. y,.le.
tioo Of ioa's wall, End to hee, the
blacks here that they may interfere with.
degrade and dehase the laborng whites.
Show that the British Government, il 90.
operating with the Aholitionis s, for the
purpose OF Gissolyiny the Union, Gc.
You can make powerful article, that
will be felt in esery extremity or the
Union. nm perfectly satisfied j, will
90 gri st good. Let ne hear from YOU