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Show 17G R 0 E B U C IC . is fit that 've cry lw.voc, and let slip the slaves. If they arc s:tvage, let those 'vho have 1nade thCin 5avage by oppre, "ion pay the p enalty." "1\Ir. Campbell, you chill1uy bloocl ·with horror." "Then, sir, your loyalty is hypocrisy." "vVhy, the 1~ ccleral govcrn1ncnt has sole1nnJy declared that the ·war is not w·aged to interfere ·with the institution of slavery." "Politic ·words! "\V ords! The governznent advanc~ s. before the swel:ing breeze of popular feeling. Host1hty to slavery 1s the master passion of tho Northern heart. This was the prime cause of the war. By inexorable logic the abolition of slavery must be a consequence of the 'var. The govern1nent mu ·t intend the necessary r esult of its O\VU action. They are ?lind 'vho do not foresee the end. The North sec~ 1t and. t-her efore sustains the 'var. Press and pulpit, by t~1ns nut. tors or slaves of opinion, are furiou ly hos~lle to slavery and slave-holders. A servile in ur-rection ' von ld b e h ::n· 1e d there ·w·1 th 1nore enthusiasm than ever 'vas the n:une of John Bro,viL De not de. luded ~ypolit~c professions of the g overnment. Chief~ of adtnuustration are known to believe that the name of John Brown has becon1e historical as a martyr in the cause of hutnan nature. \Vhocver most resem4 bl~~ ~;m is most fitithfut to the instincLs of this war." . .d John Brown! It cannot be true that a Chn~:;twn o-ovei'l1l11e t . · ~ . . o . n app1 oves hu; d esperate charn.c~ tm and drabohcal desig n." " All good Chri~:;tiaus at the N orth revere hi1n as n 1nartyr.'' "But he was hung," said Pahner, not pleased with the precedent. " \Vhat, then 1 IIe is canonized. If you would bo ROEBU C K . 177 a snin t, be a 1nan. D efy t he . laye po,vm·. Stir up the laves. R ecognize your n1is. ion." " Yon arc n1i.' t:tkcn in your e~tim:tlc of the ncgro c~. vVc who h:1ve lived long arnong thorn know· thcnt better. They are inert and cowur l ly. The love or liberty is 11ot in the1n, as in the ·whiLe r ace, an a~ pi r~ ing anrl unconquerable p:1 .. ion, but a b.nguid love of case. They f:1i lccl J ohn Brown." " Dut then t hey ·were not encouraged by a powerful govcrmuent ancl an invin cible army." "Perhaps the r ecent event at l\Ianassa may not encourage them." "l\fr. Palmer, are you loyal or disloyal to tho Union !?" ' Loyal, 1\fe. C[tmpb cll, loyal to the core. I k1.ve humbly ventured t o suggest clifficnltie wl1 i ·h occurrcll to my 1nin<.1. Hut if there i r eally [tnything thnt I can do for t he U nion cause, I am r eac1y to do 1. t . " "On no other con cl ition will I consent to represent you as a loyal citizen, or to interest n1yself in the fortunes of your son." Pre sell by such con iclcrations, P almer fi nally consented to lend hi tnsclf to a scheme \vbiclt he bc1icvCl1 to be danger ous to himself impracticable and atro~ cious. IIc cotnpr Oln i. eel w·iLh his con. cience and hi~ prudence by r csol ving t hat he 'vould lo no n1orc than migltt be absolutely Itcccs ary to snti. fy Cainpbcll, and by assuring hin1 elf thn.t t he project could havo . no important r esult. l i e pr01ni ·eel to n. certain the temper of the ncgroe. , and report to C:tmpbcli. Th:tt gentleman, r eturnjn o· to lds r oo1n in the t:tvcrn, r umi~ nated coming even t~ ,vhich ·would imn1or talize hi name, and furnish 1natcrial for scvern.l t elling letters - 8* |
