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AT this moment when some of our citi
zens who have been wings are denounced
because they will not join the black repub
lican ranks, or lose their identity in the
know nothing dens, the following letter
from Henry Clay is most opposite. II
points out, briefly and clearly, the banefu
tendencies of black republcanism-its cru
city, its ingratitude, its falsehood, its hos
tility to the constitution, its hostility tc
labor, its injurious consequences upon the
Irish and German citizens when the blacks
are set free to become their rivals, &c
What national whig world hesitate a mo
ment, in the face of such an appeal, to take
arms against q party so witheringly de
nounced by this great and immortal leader
And what would be the feelings Of Henry
Clay if he were living Now, and saw
black republicansm making an open issue
against the Union Indeed he prophe.
sizes the present fearful state Of things when
he calls upon Mr.. Cotton to show that the
agitation of the question in the free States
" will first destroy all harmony, finally
lead to dissolution I" Are we not already
on the brink of those fearful consequences?
The letter was addressed by Mr.. Clay to
Rev. Walter Cotton:
ASHLAND, Sept 2, 1913.
Ny Dear Shallow me to select q
subject for one Of your tracts, which, treat
ed in your popular aud condensed way, |
think would be attended with great and
good effect. ] mean abolition.
1t is manifest that the ultras of that
party are extremely mischievous, and are
hurrying on the country to fearful conse-
quences. They are not to be concilated
by the wings. Engrossed with single
idea, they care for nothing else. They
would see the administration of the gov
ernment precipitate the nation into abso-
lutte ruin before they would lend helping
hand to arrest its career They treat
worst, and denounce most, those who treat
them best, who so far agree with them ns
to admit slavery to be an evil. Witness
their conduct towards Mr. Briggs and Mr..
Adams in Massachusetts,, and towards me.
Twill give you an outline of the manner
in which would handle it: Show the
origin Of slavery. Trace its introduction
to the British government. Show how it
is disposed of by the federal constitution !;
that it is left exclusively to the States, ex-
cept in regard to fugitives, direct taxes,
and representation. Show that the agita-
tion Of the question in the free States will
frst destroy all harmony, and finally lead
to disunion-perpetual war-the extermin-
alton Of the African race-ultimate mill
tary despotiSm.
But the great aim and object Of your
tract should be to arouse the laboring
classes in the free States against abolition.
Depict the consequences to them Of imme-
diate abolition. The slaves, being free,
would be dispersed throughout the Union !;
they would enter into competition with the
free laborer-with the American, the Irish,
the German-reduce his wages, be con-
founded with him, and affect bis moral and
social standing. And as the ultras go
both for abolition and amalgamstion, show
that their object is to unite in marriage the
laboring white man aud the laboring black
woman, to reduce the white laboring man
to the despised and degraded condition Of
the black man.
l would show their opposition to coloni-
zation. Show its humane, religious, and
patriotic aim. That they are to separate
those whom God has separated. Why do
the abolitionists oppose colonization To
keep and amalgamate together the two
races, in violation Of Gods will, and to
keep the blacks here, that they may inter
fere with, degrade, and debase the labor
ing whites. Show that the British govern
ment is cooperating with the abolitionists
for the purpose of dissolving the Union.
&c. You can make q powerful article
that will be felt in every extremity Of the
Union l am perfectly satisfied it will do
great good. Let me hear fromyou on this
subject.
HENRY CLAY.