The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-11
DECLINE OF ABOLITION1sm

'"c Wch'kn"wn frederick Douglass in his own
paper, furnishes the following candid and ,,,.,
th'hh truthful statement of the surrv nro.n.c,.
ct IN" caus" advocated by thus, wi, ..,,i ,i,a
Ambition of slavery: ~ "i0
"on" has abandoned it hccausc il, ,,lx,.
his'gfccd among themselves; another has ,lront
IT. o"ca'iSc IL has run into politics; still nnr,l,er
"s M''huiawn from It because il tends tu ,lstive
~, ,"e mon II very large number have uui,,cd IL
'e''S' !, '''>'irhS III" church some would. .br
Hp'''"'" P""pi" HAY" separated from il becaus,
u stands directly in The I,,I,w,v or ,,rn,,,;,
some h'v""'''n'l"n"d 1t when they found lin, 4,
principles required them Ia treat The coIorcd ,n,n
u. u.s. IL" "Hl!al brother, III all the relations of lif.
h.S ''S has proved to" much for the AboIi,ionism
~ '.'''''S especially of heads of families, who
j.; 81, '' ''''''a,cn I" he respected ami honored
~ " '''' world. i" hr charged by the proud. over
"caii" lr"-sla""ry world with kcrpin,, cornnnnv
VIZ" "":i"S shiirrs the little souls of the COW.
"''>' an" They shrink into IL si,,alI;, So making
'h'm worthy OF the contempt which the worli
P"''rS upon tlIrn Wv "''u
"Mrl.nchnyns j. ,h. ,,r;: .. :.
:, !" a'""''anc" with She simple truth and
'h''r","rc. should not hr Withheld that ,vhje ti.
S', '""riS h' Tia" South have been grow uu more
an" "'" intensely devoted IL the aint cunnce Of
w.. "'"' 'h Mart ID have hr, ONE r,r q and more
"'M''" !" the cause "I abolition. There are
no" lever workers trr the direct Abo,inn If
S''''ry ina" ten Years ago. There are fewe,
"S'"'S lever presses drv"tr,i iuthni si,,,le nI.ct
'''" smaller amount of nnnry raised ,unu,ilv
'i"c'Iy I" III" end. than ten years ;,o 'rhes.
S''','''l'S We ar" prepared to main,ain by an
pea! 10 I:,rIs'' - up
,il" ",'rv" is literally true" though, it must he
"''NS'" 'h' 'iI. !"ciin" ni Ah"iiinuism Tins Far
'''> resulted mainly from the lack of i,s fr;ends
accomplishing amy Ihing. Wl,n, ~. wan, no,o
Is "'r"t assaults upon tn" ,ngn,.s Of Ambition.
iSh Many people ir"vr, or affect to he.
i"'"' That III" principles ni Almtiouism mr..
All r':h' though tn" time Tor their establish
'''''"' has n"t Yet come. Perhaps the free he.
i;'""s "I tn" North. just such ,uul., rscas ma
Tins Fred D"nglass. have done us much "a ,nw
one '"'"g l." open the eyes Of northern peopIe 10
,i' ~, wrong "i Ah"Ii,"nisn. They have seen, oa
rr'" says that lis principle required them to
urea, the c"i"t"d man. &. .. ncuro) as an puuaI
n'"'hrr, III all rhc rcatuns of liG." This 10
inc correct doctrine. The negro either ia or
Is not equal /" the white man. If h. be tben
'e,or'a'ic doctrines require him to he t. eated .s
s'ri IN all the relations Of life" Th. man wbn
does not assent I" this pr"pusiiionks mouarchist
lie h''lirv"S III classes aud castles nmono eonnIs
ana has II" business to call himself even a friend
"i hrpub''ran Government. Ills tit place is an
y, subject I" Queen Victoria or T. ilunkev to the
i.'"l'"r"r Napoleon. II is no wonder. however
that Nh"ii"n'S,n declines when pcoule begin tn
80" "h"r" II leads. II will continue to decline I'M
III 'h Time will come in The North when such an
i!nW'dent ni.g"r as Fred Douglass will be sent 10
,hc c;.'h""s" If i- darrS to insult the peopIe bv
nus '",'''"'iS suggestion famaiganation ~. Y.
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