The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-10
The Origin al Anti-Siavery Agitators.

The Original Antl-Siavery Agitators.
There is not man living who wishes
more sincerely than | do TO see plan
adopted for the abolition of slavery
Geo Washington, AprH l2, 1885.
The scheme, my dear Marquis,
which you propose as precedent to en-
courage the emancipation of the black
people in this country from the state of
bondage in which they are held, is a
striking evidence of the benevolence Of
your heart. - Washington to Lyoyete,
1898.
"Il is the most earnest wish Of Amer
lea to see an entire stop forever put to
the wicked, cruel and unnatural trade in
slaves Meeting at Faiyas, Va, July
18, 1874, presided over by Washington.
tremble for my country, when l
rehec, that God is just. Hisjustice can
not sleep forever. "-Jeferson's Notes
on SlaUery IN Virginia, 1882.
The King of Great Britain has wag
ed cruel war against human nature ITSELF
violating its most sacred rights OF lite
and liberty, in the persons Of distant
people who never offended him capt.
vating them and carrying them into
slavery in another hemisphere, or 10 in
cur miserable death in their transporta-
ton hitler. "-Jefcrson original draJt
Of tie Declaration Of Independence.
" fter the year 1900 Of the Christian
era, there shall be neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude in any of the said
States" all of the territories then belong
ing to the United States. )-JcgerSca' $
/ Ordinance of 1897, unanimously approv
ed by Congress and signed by Washing
| tor.
We have seen the mere distinction
of color made, in the most enlightened
period of time, ground of the most
Oppressive dominion ever exercised by
man over man. flames Madison.
/" We have found that lhis evil has
preyed upon the Gerry 0itals ot'Me Union
and has been prejudicial to all the States
in which it has existed. James Non
roe.
I" The tariff was only the pretexi, and
disunion and a Southern Coftederocy tie
real object The next pretext will be the
negro or slavery question ."-Andrew
ia kson, Nay, 1888.
:" Sir, | envy neither tie heart nor the
head OF that man from the North who
rises here to defend slavery on princi-
pie ."-John Ranaokph Of Roanoke.
The people of Carolina form two
classes, the rich and The poor. The poor
are very poor the rich who have slaves
to do all their work, give them no EN-
Payment. The lite they get is laid
out in brandy, not in books and news
papers hence they know nothing of the
comparative blessings of our country, or
of the dan gers which threaten it there
fore they care nothing about it, Gen.
Francis Marion to Baron De KaD
= So long as God allows the vital cur
rent to flow through my veins, | will
never, never, never, by word or thought
by mind or will, aid in admitting one
rood Of flee territory to the everlasting
curse Of human bondage. "-Heny Cloy
Abiding to the time The above semi.
mcnt was uttered, Thomas IL. Benton
says:
" That was proud day. | could
have wished that had SPOKEN the same
words ; | speak them now, telling you
they were his, and adopting them as my
own"
1--WE consider the voluntary ensaying
OF one part of the human race by another
as utterly Inconsistent with the law OF
God, which enjoins that All thing,
whatsoever ye would that men should do
10 you, do ye even so to them. Res
buttons unanimously odopted by tie Gen.
eral assembly ofMe Presbyterian Church
Of lie United Suites Of -1nteyica.