Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
Old Time Democracy.

"Your late purchase Of an estate, with
view of emancipating the slaves on it, is |
generous and noble proof of Your humanity
Would to God like spirit might diffuse itsel
generally intothe minds of tile people oftl'i
country Washington's letter to Lafayette
81 never would have drawn my sword il
the cause Of America, if could have con
ceived that thereby was, helping to found
q nation OF slaves. .''-Lqtayette.
"One hour Of American Slavery is fraugh,
with more misery than ages of that which
our fathers rrse in rebellion to oppose
81" 4 trem6le J1r my. country whes 4 remena
bar that God IS just, and that His justice
cannot sleep forever. A revolution is among
possible events. Tho Almighty has no
attribute which would sideewith US in such a
struggle" homas Jefferson. t,
"It is a debt we owe t., the purity of our
religion to show that it is at variance with
that law which warrants slavery. Give me
Liberty, or give me Death !"--Patrick Hen
~, Of Virgsnia.f #am'7
s'Sir, envy neither the heart nor the head
of that man from the North who rises here
to defend slavery on principle.
III give to my slaves their freedom to which
my concience tells me they are Justly entitled
1t has a long time been matter Of the
under which / inherited them, and the
obstacles thrown in the way by the laws of
the land, have prevented my emancipating
them in my life time, which it is my full
intention to do in case can accomplish it,
John Randolph a, -.
'Slavery is contrary to the law of nature
and nations" ns."-Walliam Wirt.
Slavery stiles industry and represses
enterprise it is fatal to economy and Provi-
dence; it discourages skill, impairs our
strength as community, and poisons morals
at their fountain head. ."-Judge CASTOR, Of
North Carolina.
'The earth, which mutiplies her produc-
tions under the hands of thefree born labor
er seems to shrink into barrenness under tie
sweat of the slave."--Dr Rush.
$50 long as God allows the vita current
to flow through my veins, l will never, never,
never, by word or thought, by mind or will,
aid in admitting one rod OF free territory to
the everlasting curse of human bondage."-
Henry Clay,
'My opposition to the extension of ofslavery
dates further back than 1844-forty years
further back; and as this is q suitable time
for a general declaration, and sort of gen.
eral conscience delivery, 1 will say, that my
opposition to it dates from 1904, when | was |
a student at law in the State of Tennessee,
and studied the subject of African slavery
in an American book-a Virginia book
Fuckers Edition of Blackstones Commen-
es.'- Thomas II. Benton.
slavery is an atrocious debasement of
human nature. .'-Dr. Franklin.
sit is wrong to admitinto the Constitution
The idea that there can be property in man."
James Madison.
''We have found that this evil (slayery),
has preyel upon the vitals of the Union, and
1as been prejudcial to al the States."-
James Monroe.
"It would rejoice my very soul, that every
ono of my fellow beings was emancipated.
We ought to lament and depore the necessi-
~ OF holding our fellow-men in bondage
Believe Inc l shall honor the Qualiers for
heir noble efforts to abolish slavery
Patrick Henry.