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Show l'heodore Parker th f111ibu ~tcring ngainsl Cuba, (till fonnd too st rong,) nnd · f::.uow agam, t .1n \le-xieo •'t n<l other feeble n<-·i gltbor~, and, to nown all, the actual re-opening of the Af'ril'an :.;Ia ,·e-t rad<·! The South bas kidnapped 111 •n in Bo~ton , ~wcl mad<• the Sudges of lUa. sacllllsett:; go under her 1'ymbolic chain to enter the Court ' of' Ju:-J licc. (!) She bas burned ltou. es an<l IJntchered innorent men in Kansas, antl the perpet r<1lors of that wi<·kcdness were rcwnnlcd by the Fed ·ral Govl'rnm.ent Y:i th hi<rlt office and great pay! Those thin g~ arc notorious; thry 0 haYe stirred up ~om e little indignation nt the Nortlt, and free-men bPgin to think of defending th eir lilwrty. Il<·nec came the Free-Soil party, nnd hence the Hqmhlican party; it contcmplat<• no direct bcucflt to the slaY<', on ly the dt"f'c·rt <:<' of the white man in !ti:1 nation;tl right :;, or· !tis eonn·ntional privilege·_. JL will grow strong('!' cyery ycn r, and nl:;o bolder. It mn ~ t by down principle, a ~ a plntf(ll'ln to work its mca:)ure. on; the prineipll'S will b' f(nlrHl to requirr mu <'lt more than what wn:; at !ir:;t propo:-::<'<1, nn<l, <•vcn f'rom tl1i ~ plntf'orm, Hrpu bli en11~ \rill promptly S<'P tha t tltc,t; cmuwt d<:f'cwlthc natural 'rights of ji·ccmen tcithout deslroyin!J that ':;lul'f'r.'J which takes away the uatnral 1'l!Jhls of a 1U',qro. So, fir:-;1, the wise and ju:t men of' the party will :;ympathizc with such a~ seck to liberate the slnse:;, cith ·r peacefully or by vioh·nc·e; Jtcxt, they will declare th l'ir opi11ions in publie; and, filially, tlte whole body of the party will come to the ~ amr ~y rnpatlt y nntl the c.;ame opinion. Then, of' cour~c, th <'Y will <·neoumge men like c~tptain Brown, give him money arHl all mann '1' of help, and al;-;o encou rage the ~ lav e:', whenever th <·y, hall ri=-e, to tnke their liberty at nll hazard;-;. 'Vhcn called to help put down Hn in 'UlTCClion of the Javc~, they wiJl go r eadily enough, and do the work by remov ing the cau::;e of in ·urreetion: that is -by desl'roying Slavery itsc(f. An Anti-Slan•ry party, umler one name or ~mother, will before long conti'Ol the Federal Government, und will exercise its constitutional rights, and perform it::l eoustitutional Theodore Parker. duty, n.nd "gnara ntC'C n. r r pnhlir:111 form of gov<•rnnwnt to en•ry Stnte in the Union." Tlta t i ~ a work of' tim<' and ]H':l('d't t! lt•gisl:ttion. But. the sho r'l work of' \'i ol<' rH't' will be of't 'Jl tric•d, :tnd f':tc-lt attrnrpL will ga in so rn vtlti ng- I(H· the eau~c of' hlrtll:tnity, cn·n by it :-:; dn·adl'ul prm·<·~~ of' blood. lV. But tit e r<~ i:; yet. anoth C' r :t~c ·n <·y tltnt will ac·t n g: tin ~t Slavery. There arc' many 111 i :-;(' lti e roll ~ pc· r;-;ons w Ito an· n·ady f(>r :my wi ek('d work of' viol<· rH'<' . Tlt c•y al,ound in tit<· City or New York, (a so rt of sink wh('r<· tlte ,·ill:urv or IH>t lt lu·rni- " s pltvn·~ ~wttlC's down, nnd g<' t Hl ('r~ tltat ntoral pc· .... til <·r t<'<' \\'lti<"h ::; tC'atn:-> np nlottg the c·olumtt:-> of' 1'hf' ..N r•u J'orl.· fll'l·ulrl :tnd The ]{r•w York 01Jsen·f r, lh<.' g n•at e:-;c·:qw-pi p<':-; ol' ."<'<'lllnr nnd <'C'elc·sia:;tir·al wickt•dm•;-;;-; ;) th c•y cotnmit the gr<·:tl ('l'illlC':-. of' Yiolenee and rol>l><' ry at homr, plund('r t•rnip.r<~tlls and <·ngn.~e in the slavc·-tr:td <', or venture' on fi llilll r:'t<' ring- c·x p<•tliti ot t:-:. Tltis (']a...:s of pcr:-;ons i:-; c·omrnon in ~t il t il <~ Scn rtlt. Orw of tlH• l<·.!!.i timnt c pr<Hlrr <'l ..; of' ltl'r' "p<'<.'ttl':tr in:'titlr tion," tltc•y ~1 rc f~tmiliar wi th violt' rl c:c•, n •ady nttd :thl<· I()J· mrml<' r. J>11 1Jiie opinion ~ u ;.; tain s :-; rr d t nwn. Bully Brook:-: \\'a;.; but one of th ei r re pre:.: <·nta t i,· p~ in (\)ltgre;-;.~ . Nowadily~ tltc·y a rc~ funu of Sla,· •ry, d<· f(·nd it, ~ 111d :-;c·d.: to ~p r<·acl it. But tlte time mu;.;t <'O tne otw day - it may eome any tinw - wltt •rt t ~~~~ Jover;.; o/' mi;.;elti ·I' will do a little Jillilnt:.:tt·ring at ltomr, ;uHl rou.-c trp the ~ lavr~~ to roh, bum, antl kill. Pruclc·nt carpc•nters SWC<'P np all tlte ~ hn,· in g~ in their s lh)[>~ :tt night, ~1 n cl r!.'tnO\'e thi;.; I(>Od of conflagrat ion to n. ~a fe place·, lest the spark of' a candle, the encl of' n c·igar, or a f'rieti on-ma tc·h shou l<l , wif'tly end tlteir wealth !-ilowly gatlte rc·d tog<·tiH'r. Til(' S01rth tnkc·s pain:; to strew lwr <':t rp<·nt C' r's !:'!top wi th sltm·ing ... :, nncl fill it full th<.'n' o/'. 'It' PI1('0il rng<·;:; m 'II to w:t lk abro:Hl wit It nnkPd candles in their Jrands and Jight<'<l cig:1r;.; in th ei r tllOlrth;.;; tltPn tltt'y scalier fri etion-matches on tlre floor, and thtncc a fillibtr st<>ring jig thereon. She cri '~," 'Y ell done ! Hurrah for· 'Valkcr! " " Ilurmh for Brook. ! " " Hurrah for tltc bark '\Vandercr anu its cargo of slaves! Up 'vith the bowie-knife ! 8 |