The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-18

who, permitting onehalf of the citizens TINS trampIe on
the rights of the other transforms those into despos and
the patriB ofthe other Can the liberties of
be thought when have removed their only firm
liberties the gin of Godthat they violated bat
by his wrath! Indeed Inerble for my country phsa
fleet that God j"s and has justice ndrnot steep forereTn
In addition to this, hold in my hand a copy
of letter written by Mr.. Jefferson, only six
weeks before his death, in which he reiterates all
of his former opinions and views on the subject
of Slavery, and declares that, Z" living or dying,
they will ever be in my most fervent prayers"
| regard this letter as of the most important
and valuable of the papers lett by Jefferson. 1t
reads as follows:
MONTICELLO May 20, 1923
DEAR SIR: Persuasion. perseverance, and patience,
the best advocates questions depending upon the
will of others The revolution in public opinion which
this requires not 10 be expected in day. per-
haps in age; hut time which oullives all things, will
outlive his erI also My sentiments haze been forty
tcoud hare only become the stale and readbare Al
though shall not lice them eonSuniaed they tcH
rent prayers This is written Tor yourself and
for the public. IN compliance with your request for
lines of sentiment on the subject.
"THOMAS JEFFERSON.
"Mr JAMES HEAros, BfddlaOic,i, Butler Co.. Ohion
In Mr.. Webster's celebrated Marshfeld speech,
in l848, he said
" feel that there is nothing unjust, nothing of which
any honest complain, if he is intelligent and
feel that there Is nothing of which the civilized world,
if they take notice of so humble individual myself
will reproach me- when say, said the other day,
that have made up my mind for one, that under cir
will consent to the extension of The of
Slavery in the United States the further of
slave representation i'll the House of Representatives"
And again, in $780,
"sir wherever there is particular good TO be done
wherever there foot of land 10 be sad back from be-
coming slave terriory-I ready the principle
of the exclusion of Slavery"
Said the noble old statesman of Kentucky
Henry Clay, in 1850:
90 have said that could for myself; and
reOeat, that never can and never will vote, aud
earthly power will make vote TO spread Slavery
over territory where ii does not exist
With this declaration of Mr.. Clay take my
stand. 1t was my privilege to be one of his hum
BILE but true supporters while living-even when
Kentucky and the South forsook him in the Ma
tional Convention at Philadelphia in ls4s and
now that he is dead, revere his memory, and
will defend his ilustrious fame.
Mr.. Chairman, having spoken Of the causes and
objects of the Slave Power in the present crisis,
and given the action of Congress, the decisions
of the courts and the opinions and views of JEFF
ferson, Webster, Clay, Fillmore, Bronson, and
Benton, respecting the power of Congress over the
institution of Slavery, and its extension into the
Territories, beg the attention of the Committee
for a short time, while proceed to speak of the
results of the acquisition of territory by the United
States, and the manner of its disposal: