, 1863-11-20
Qt|ifago Qrt'nttt.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBEk ~. loo.
nonwrer op DEL1tERANCE.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ". loo.-
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.RRom1sE ~f nnnosed to Slavery
j, - gu JUS - h,,+ # Is permitted by tho
:. - ,oa .:.,,.;o,. - and think more Of the
:. ss,ac-itv and iny1olnbiiity Of that instru-
uH.nt than I do Of niggers When
u clauses which protect Slavery, and thus,
anv implication, authorize it, arc stricken:
:. o;,t of the Constitution, I viii 80 with
4. YOU for the abolition Of the institution
1t Until then / am a, ,ConscrsatiVeT. This
is the language that the rank and ne o.
the so-called Democratic partY nave
a1ways held for the public, and Inc Jusun'
ca+;nn of their creed and policy which It
imn1ies, is, even now, when Slavery IS
apsa;}ing the Constitution with all its pow:
crs Of destruction, found IN gaoble o1 THIS
sort. Wcare glad to know that these pre-
tensions Of sympathy with the spirit ofthe
century are to be tested, and that divis-
ion line, broad and deep. Is to be drawn
between the parties Of this country On |
this, identical question. MIR. Wilson OF |
Iowa. is, our Washington letter tells Us, |
about to propose in the House Of Repre-
senfativea an amendment Of the tunda-
mental law Of the Union, so framed that,
attc[ its adoption, no slave can be held in |
+be territory over which the Constitution
extends, He proposes to abolish man
.o,,;,o hv solemn constitutional enact
-na,;t and Tins not only nut the Republic
~, ~ e;de of Freedom before the world,
,,,,4 4o1-o auar fton the nolitics Of the
sa,,.,, +hn rcc.ssitv far the false Meas
sn3 d;scroceenl subterfuees bv which the
n,t;.r,7 coo7 name has been dishonored.
81 no,;on.1 existence imoerilled
W. shonld he nntrne tn onr antecedents
and to the duty OF faithfulness that We
owe tn urreade1s. il re should fail to give
~ w;,sn's nronosed amendment our
heart;est and rnost earnest support. The
+;uo for ,ho ,,,rat art of 1ust;ee. in which
81, +hc nation 4ha,l ~nart;caoate. has come ;
sna .hc world exnects. as the issue Of this
fearful str,cp1c in which We are engaged,
that Slavery vii, 70 TO its doom, and that
mt onlv the dominant military power
w;1l assist in the work, but that the IN.
n,rc1,ased aud unawed voice Of the people
sneakinp from Maine to Texas, shall cry
Amen, when the greet deliverance is
ACCOMPLISHED. Missouri has just NOW
solemnly and most emphaticai]y avowe3
1er readiness for the reform He1
voice of supplcat;on and admoni.
lion is echoed back from MARYLAND
in tones that sound like warning from
Heaven. Delaware hopes for the change
Tennessee, bleeding ut every pore, arouses
and through her spokesmen asks for ma.
ticna1 aud, thai she too may be free. Ken
lucky will feel the impulse in her quick.
cned conscience, and pressed by freedom
On the North, South, East and West, will
yct lead OF N that which God and mar
alike demand. West Virginia is already
redeemed. These comprise Ill the terrific
re- for which loyal men ought to care, il
We nay except Louisiana, which already
has taken the necessary steps for the elm
ination Of the curse from her social aue
political polity. Elsewhere rebellion hold
. sway: md he does no, know war, who sup
noses t1,at. in The conquest Of the cotto1
States. slavery will not be also crushed
The time is propitious. The sacrifice,
there is cyer any real sacrifice in doing a,
art of iustice. will never again be as lieh
az II ia nov The nr1,l;c conscicnce hs
a1most ;rrcs;st,b1e nronnt;nps that Int,
:n.or,s+ ~ ,.t,;,.;ex, aro ,o,,,a;no
-,ro,nnt;noe 4ha+ ,o,h;nr 1se. th,, -7o
con1d hara ;nancad an5 wb;cb notbf,