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Show 100 TilE LIBERTY DEJ,L. America, while continuing to uphold Slavery, feels daily, more nod more how heavily this plague weighs upon her destiuies. In expressing to you, my dear Colleague, how much I rejoice in these results, I do not gratify my personal feelings alene. I obey also my family traditions. You know tho interest which my grandfather, General LaFayette, took in the emancipation of the negroes. Yen knew wl1at he had begun to do at the IIabitation de la Gabrielle, and what he int.onded to do there. It was net among the least regrets of his life, that he was stepped in that enterprise. Pardon, my dear Colleague, tho details into which I have been led. I know well that I can hardly be indiscreet in speaking on this subject to you. I rely upon those sentiments of friendship which you bavo always testified for roo, and which differences of opinion respecting other political questions cannot weaken. LI>TTER. 101 With fresh assurances of consideration, my friendship and Your obedient servant and d cvotcd Colleague, 0. LAl?A YETTE, Representative of the People ' (Sc m. c ct Maino.) 9• |
