The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-10-04
Old Time Dem ocracy.


"Your late purchase of an estate, with .
view of emancipating the slaves on 1t, is a
generous and noble proof of your humanity.
Would to God like spirit might difTuse it
self generally into the minds of the people
Of this country. - Washington's Letter t.,
Lafayette.
IL never would have drawn my sword in
the cause Of America, if could have con-
ceived that thereby l was helping to found a
nati5h of slaves. ."-Lqtayette.
Zone hour of American Slavery is frau ri:t
with more misery than ages of that which
our fathers rose in rebellion to oppose"
81 Itremble for my country aehen / remem-
ber that God is just, and tina. His justice
cannot sleep forever. a revolution is among
possible events. The Almighty has no at
tribute which would side with US in such q
struggle y Thomas J.ffsrson.
at is de't we owe to the purity of our
religion to show that it is at varienre with
that law which warrants Slavery. Give me
Liberty CT give me Death ?"-Pdtric Henry
Of Virginia.
"Sr, envy neither the heart nor the head
of that man from the North who rises here
to defend slavery on principles.
81 give to my slaves their freedom to
which my conscience tells me they are justly
entitled 1t has long time been matter
of the deepest regret to me, that the circum
stance 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 in
tcntion to do IN ease can accomplish it."
John Randolph
slavery is contrary to the law Of nature
and nations"- HUliam Wirt.
Slavery stifes industry and represses en-
terprise; 1t is fatal to economy and Provi-
dence; it discourages skill, inpairs our
strength as community, and poisons morals
at their fountain head. d."-yudge Gaston, OF
North Carolina
1.-The earth, which multiplies her produc-
tons under the hands Of the free born labor
er seems to shrink into baroness under the
sweat ofthe slave'-Dr. Rush.
$50 long as God allows the vital current
to flow through my veins, viii! never, new
er, never, by sword, or thought, by mind or
will, aid in admitting one rod of free territory
to the everlasting curse of fhuman bondage"
Henry Clay.
"My opposition to the extension Of slavery
dates further back than 1S54-forty years
further back: and as this is suitable time
for general declaration, and a sort Of gener
al conscience delivery, will say, that
my opposition to it dates from 1904,
when I was student at law in the
State of Tennessee, and studied the subject
of African Slavery in an American book
"a Virginia book-Tucker's Edition of
Blackstone's Commentaries Thomas II.
Benton.
slavery Is an atrocious debasement OF
human nature"-Dr. Franklin.
ut is wrong to admit into the Constitu-
ton the idea that there can be property in
man flames Madison.
1--WE have found that this evil slavery,
has proved upon the very vitals of the I'm
ion, and has been prejudicial to all the State
James Monroe.
at would rejoice my very soul, that ev-
cry one of my fellow-beings was emancipa-
ted. We ought to lament and deplore the
necessity of holding our fellow-men in bon
dage Believe me shall honor the Quakers
for their noble efforts to abolish slavery
Patric Henry.