The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-06
Henry Clay 81 Africsa Slavery End
the Freed6fn of tho Blacks.

he0fy way Vt hlIiVEH UlhFbEI Gnu
the Freedom Of tho Blacks.
II is worth while at time like the
present to revert 10 the enlightened and
humane sentiments, so eloquently and
feelinglY expressed by Henry CLAY in
reference to negro slavery. We quote the
following extracts from bis speeches
given in CALvGS CoLToN's Life of Henry
CLAY, a work Of acknowledged authority.
or THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
"If could be instrumental in eradi-
eating THIS DEEPEST STAIN upon the char
acter of our county, and removing ell
cause Of reproach on account OF 1t, by
foreign nations; if | could only be in
strumental in Kidding Of THIS FOUL BLOT,
that revered State that gave me birth, or
that not less beloved State which kindly
adopted me as her son; Doud not e1-
change the proud satisfaction Which should
enjoH for the honor Of all the triaDlphs eUey
decreed 10 THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CONQUER
Or"
HOW TO REPREss EMANCIPATION AND PER-
PETuATE SLAVERY.
If men would repress all tendencies
toward liberty and ultimate emancipa-
ton, they must do more than put down
the benevolent efforts Of colonization
They must 20 back 70 the era of our lib
erty aud independence, aud muzzle the
IL, sl.,,,rl,, aNa animal
return. They must revive the ave-trade
with all its train Of atrocities. They
must suppress the workings of British
philanthropy, seeking to ameliorate the
condition of the unfortunate West Indian
slaves. They must arrest the career oil
South American deliverance from thral-
dom. They must blow out the moral
lights around us, and extinguish that
greatest torch of all which America pre-.
sents to benighted world, pointing the
way to their rights, their liberties, and
their happiness. And when they have
achieved all these purposes, their work
will be yet incomplete. They must pere-
trate the human soul, and eradicate the light
of reason and The love Of liberty.
L HEN, AND NOI I'LL AhI-Nf WHEN ~ ~
SAL DARKNESS AND DESPAIR PREVAIL, CAN
YOU PERPETUATE SLAVERY, AND REPREs'
ALL sYMPATHIEs, AND ALL HUMAN AMI
BENEVOLENT EFFORTS AMONG FREEMEN
IN BEHALF OF THE UNHAPPY PORTION OF
OUR RACE DOOMED TO BONDAGE.
Our friends who are cursed 1ClH THIS
GREATEST OF ALL EVILS, deserve
the kindest attention. But the liberal anC
candid among them ,0jU moi, can not expect
that cveyy project to deliver our country from
IL is to be crushed because Of a possible anC
ideal danger.
Well might his biographer, Mr.. PREM
TroE, the editor of the Louisville Journal
say of the great philanthropist who ut
tered the above protest against human
bondage, aud appeals for freedom
"The young champion of liberty and
equal rights, who had made the aristo-
Gratis Of the land tremble for their an
cient prerogatives, become unpopular on
account Of the part he had acted. 1h'
true principles Of slavery ioers not then I'M
dersto0d. The idea Of emancipation lodS ne,0
70 alarmed the prGudiceS Of the multitude
and Mr.. CLAY's powerful vindication OF
it were regarded by many, rather as the
brilliant but hayward efforts OF q
young votary of ambition, striving "a
attract attention by the startling and
paradoxical character Of his opinions
than as the result of a calm and deliber-
ate conviction of right. This is unques-
tionably a mistake. HIS sincerity IN OPP
POSING neqro servitlde l0as manifest from
everV act of his He-from his professional
no less than from his political exertions
Whenever slave brought an action al
law for his liberty, Mr. CLAY volunteered
as his advocate; and it is said, that IL
the whole course of his practice he never
failed TO obtain verdict in the slaves
favor.
He HAS BEEN THE SLAVES FRIENI
THROUGH LIFE. In ALL STATIONS HE Has
PLEADED THE CAUSE OF AFRICAN FREEDOM
WITHOUT FEAR FROM HIGH OR Low. Tt
him more than to any other individual
is TO be ascribed hat great revolution which
has taken place in public sentiment upon
this subiect-u revolation tolose lOheels mus
continue 20 nioue ou,,eard tH they reach bi,
qoaJ of UNIVERSAL FREEDOM,
A conviction Of the erpediency and ne
oessity Of ultimate emancipation, has been
spreading farther and farther among oul
cOuntrymen, and taking deeper and deep
err root in their minds, and Il requires moi
The YirIt of prophecy to .toreteH aie end.
This rapid and continual triumph
which was the object of Mr.. CLAY's frs
political laJorS TO establish, may well b'
source of pride TO him, and honest era''
tation 10 his friends"
Yes, we do exult that Henry CLAY ha'
left on imperishable record his detesta
ton of human bondage in all its forms
and we who were taught TO worship a
his shrine from our earliest boyhood
point with pride 10 the fact that his
" first political labor" was an effort t.
free Kentucky from the curse of tn,
greatest of human evils" No merce'
nary scribbler nor hireling journalist car
explain away or eiIaco that glorious re
cord, whose golden lines glow with NOR
than mortal brightness.
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