The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-15
woodford,s Work Of Hell.


years ago, and delivering the Grafton which
perhaps Ns much as any one production Of his
life will serve TO make his name immortal,
DANIEL WEBSTER used the following Ian
guagc:
81 deem II my duty on this occasion to sug-
"gcst that the land is not yet wholly free from the
contamination Of traffic at which every feeling
"of humanity must forever revolt. mean the
"Africpn slave trade. Neither public sentiment
"nor the law has hitherto been able entirely to
"put end to tins odious and abomiuable trade.
"At the moment when God in his mercy has
"bessed the Christian world with universal
"pcace, there 10 reason TO fear that, to the dis
''gracc Of the Christian name and character, new
efforts making for the extension Of this trade
"by subj cts aud citizens of Christian States, in
swhose hearts there dwell no sentiments Of
Humanity or Of justice, and over whom neither
"the fear of God nor the fear of man exercises
"a control In the sight Of our law the African
slave trader is a pirate aud fclon; and
y in the sight of Heaven, an offender far
"bcyond the ordinary depth Of human guilt
sThere is no brighter page of our history than
"that which records the measures which have
'been adopted by the Government at an early day
and at different times since, for the suppression
"of this traffic and would call on all the true
Z" sons Of New England 10 cooperate with the laws
"of man aud the justice Of Heaven If there be,
"wthin the extent of our knowledge or influence,
"any participation in this traffic, let IA pledge
" ourseycs here, upon the rock Of Plymouth, TO
"e1tirpatc and destroy il. 1t is not ct that the
T" land Of the Pilgrims should bear the shame
"longcr | hear the sound Of the hammer see
the smoke Uf the furnaces where manaocs and
"fetters arc still forged for human limbs. | sec
"the visages Of those who, by stealth and at mid
Hnight, labor in this W ork of He'll, foul and
"dark, as may become the artihcers Of such in
"strumcuts ofmisery and torture. Let that spot
hbe purif d. OF let II cease to be Of New Eagiaud.
HLet II be purified, or let it be set aside from te
"Christian world lo: it be put out from the
"circle Of human sympathcs and human regards,
"and let civilized man henccforth have no COM
"muniOn with it.
al would invoke those who f the seats Of jus.
'tce, and al who minister at hcraltar, that they
"e1ecute the wholesome and necessary severity
"ofthe law. Invoke he ministers Of our rel Eiou
that they proclaim It's dcuunca'iou Of ulcs.
"crimcs, aud add it. solemn sanctions to the
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from heaven An nluman aud accur.cd truflo
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from every chi yment belonging to hs being
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movement of the natives who are i,nn.od,4,,l
"about ,hom. Not thus slow and imperccptblc
is the transmits ion e the vices and bad pass!ous
switch the subjects Of Christian States carry to
the lood, The slave trade having ioaohed tn
coast, i's influence aud rs evils spread like "
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81 pur,ue TINS tonic no further e,c,,., a.,oi,
"to say that all CLI.,tud.n. bonn, now bI,-.. ,
with peace, /, bound by cv,yh.ne yAill. b.,
"longs to it. character, and to the character o.
the present age, to Iut stop to tl.s iuAu.lai
and disgrac .iul traffic.
In the month Of June in the year 1sC2
There lay on til, Losom Of the deem at IN,
east end of Long Island a Lark named tn,
Augusta II was tho month of roses, Of fresh
ness, and of Lcauy but foreign to the docl