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Show SOr l'IH.UN '1 .LDTD10N1 .An AIN 'T 'LA Y.EHY. ~piri t ,r Jib ·rty, whi1·h Olll' t'or ) fathPr~ in!'u t<l into 1lto~ two l~'td ,, l,:ti·t of onr politi<':tl faitlt, th l>u·l:tratioll ol' lttdl'putd L'll<'t\ •tnrl tle '. 111 -..iitnt1n 11 of tit' { .. nit •d :--tate.... Ol'g:tr<'ll:ll polit ie ian~ aro ,11011 .1' pnn:-.ibl, for t ilL' <·1 ntinuatH'l' 1>f _\f'ri('an ~l:t,· ry tn til' ~outlt. For· pur. po-.. .... of-.. 11'-agg-randizulll'llt tl tL') ha' ' 1-..Ppt l •arni11g atHl ·i \ ilizatj,0 f'ru 111 tlt . people; t hl'y lt :L\'0 willl'ully mi:4int ' rpr ·lL'<l th) llHtional ('IJ!!.· pa •t:-. an<lli:t\ 'uut r:tg d tlteir O\\ u cons<'i ' Il l' •s by d '<'laring lotlt \ir illitt· ratt· ('Oit:-.titw.•nt, tltat tl1 FoulJtl•rs of U1 ·P ·pnulic w "\r notabolitiuni-.t.. \\' !J ·n tJ1 "\ dark <'loncls of ~]a" ry l' ITOr and ignoraneu ball ha, • pn ~ l :l\\ ay -nud '' lH•liL'' o tlt • tim is 11 ·:u· at ltaud \rh ' ll they ar' to b di-..--ip~ttl tl,-1 It frL' tllell of tlt ~ 'outb lih. ~ tho · ' o[ oth •r . ·diou._, \\ ill 1 ·aru tit, g1oriolb truth tlta in11cxiLl opposition to Jluman Bun1I. t has funned on · of t h <lbtingui It ing eltara ·t ri ~lic of evet·} n~u lr ''nod tW grL·:t t lll:tll t!Jnt our rountr lw~ produ<' '<1. · ~011 -~lan•l)() ld I' or tit\ Kontlt! up f,o tlto pr ·~('IlL p criotl, ncilhet• U' huth 1wr a-, . iudi' itlnal~, ltavc von ,. r luul an ill<l •p ~nd nL 1 i tence· ) . l1ttl if trn • fn ~ CHLI'..,Ch ' :tlld to tit' JIH'lllOI'}' (l(' )'0\ll' fntlt \1'~1 )'Oll ill ccpwl eopartlll'l'"hip "itlt tlt' JtotH··l:wl· holdt·r~ uf' tltc "ortlt, will ~oon h · ·ome tit • lwnor 'd rul l' rR and propri ·lo r~ of t ltc 1no t pu\\ erfnl, pr0,. J>L' l'OU-4 'irtnott, frl't' and p ·:Hcf'ul twtiou n \\llic lt th' un lta. lH! ~ hone. Alremly lt:tt; tlt • tint arriv d for :ou to <leciu upon \\hat ba.~ you "ill 'l' "<'L your political sup r:-;trnctnr. l'pon wl10m \\ill you dt•JH.'IIU fur aa •qt1itaLio aml juui ·iou · form < ~ f ·on: titutio11al I!O\'l'rD· ment i " 'hom will you ucHignale u. mocle ls for yo11r futuro state tMn1 Your elwic li 'H b ·t w · n th cl •ad and tit' li vill 1~'-Let w ·~n th} \\ n h· inglo11 14, th ,Jefl'·r~Oll~ and tho fUUlS011H of tlt past, UllU t!Jo Quattle· lnull. tho J\'el' OIL :ttHl tho 1-'JideJl of tlJC pr '~CUt. \Vc lHlYO cho en; ltoo:-:l! ) ' r •Jlll'Inherirw that frecuom or slur 'ry is to be tho is ueo! your option. Af-1 tlt r •. nit of Jnnclt r ·ading and r · · nr<'ll atH.l at the '\{>CIHlitur of no intoil ·idcrabl' amount of tim' ]altor and mon "v' , w now Jli'UCCt4 to mak known tlto auli-s)avcry ntim nts or those noLl n1H>litioui,t., t.h Fnth r. of the Hl'public, wltos lib ral 1n 'U~' lll' . f pulJlio policy ltav b •n . o criminally pcrv rtotl Ly tho tr aehcrous au vocate o! ~Itt YL' l'y. Let n · li ten in th iir~t plu c, to th voic of him who wa Or~t i.o war fir t lll l' •ace, autl nr::;t iu the b :trt. · or lli ~ ·onutrymen, , to Tlll~ VOICE 0. ·wAS IIJ:O.(;TON. ln a lcttet· to ,J ulm F. More r, duL d 1 't'ptemh }r 9th, 17 G, Gencr~ \r n~hi11 glun bays: ''I ne,·er mean, unl R:i. omc particular circum ·tanc . sl10ul!l compel me to it.lu po~ ('~~ a nothcr !--la.Y' lJy purchase, iL lPiUCT umou,y my jirst wi ·hes to !:1 c owe plan au optcd by which slavery, in this country~ may b~ aboli ·heu by hnv." SOCTlii~ItN TE,.fi.M NY AOAlX.' r RLAYERY. D3 In a Jetter to Pol> rt ~forri~, dat tl April 1 ...~, 17 0, Ito Ray •· I hop it will not. he ront'l'iYl'l1 from. th r."r nl1'<rn at inn~ that it i-., mr ,, j ... } t boll th • unh.tppy pt'npl• whc~ are tlw ~llhJl'l'l or tl11s l!'ttt>r in Hl:t\'Pry. 1·1':tll o~dy \'.that thrre I" not a tllrtl~ l.tvtng: ~Yiw wt-..h r'4 nu!r • itH'('tl'l) than·, do, to 'f't' n an adopt tl fo~· the :tholttiOll of .Jt; hut lh t'l't' ~ ~. 0111) OllC proper :trtd plf ctua l in le hr \\llll'h tl rnn hr tH'!'ompltshr<l, unci that ~ ~ hy leg-i . lali\'C autlt()rity· and thi-, as far a. my ~ullhlgc wtll go, Hhnlluev l' h "anting-.'' · ' rrc ay~, in n lett ~r • To the ~f ARQn R tn~ L.\ FA 1 ETTE : April fit h, 1 1. :1. ·'Thr .e hrm~, my <lC'~r Mnrrtn i'-<1 wltic·h yon l>l'OJ10. C' a a fll't'cr.dl'nt, to tDC(lTirUg"t' th t' ~'lllillll'ljl:\IIOII Of tl~C' h l:t!'.k .1H't>pl~' Ill tlu. <'Ollllfl') fi'Oill lilt• .._!.Itt• of bonln•re in~ hl<' lt tiH'Y :tn' h." l.d, ' ~ :.L :-'.trtkll1 ~ <'' tri!'IH'l' of the IH' IH'\ olt·n 1 r of \'OIIr te rt. I hall hi' hUJlJ!Y to .1.om you 1n :o la udahlt• a work; hnt will defc·r gui1 ,, mlo a dl'lail of the btt-..lll ·:-~ ttll 1 have th pll'US \11 ' of ~'~ •cing you.' • "" In another letter to Laf<lyclte, l1 RtlV : " " Thr lJcncvolriH'<' of) 0111' l! C' Urt., m y tl ar M:n.q.t ti ~ i ~ !-10 roncpi<'II0\1 on all orca.• ion-<, ~hat I 11~\rr \rOt~d~; r at nny lt ~c ::-.h pro<.)f~ of 1t; bnt .. yonr lull• pt ll't'ltu:-op nt' nn ~-tate tn the Colony of <.. a..,:t·n~le, Wtth the \ .lew of rmanctpnting thP ~ 1:\\ l'l-1 on it, 1~ a ~enc~o n'{ und noble p_rool of p~ur hur~lllllJty. \Y ould tn Uod a lihr t-ptrit lllJJ.;Itt ~~uu ... c tbclf gcn·rally wlo the mm<l of t!tc p eople of thi~ ouutry." Inn letter to. ir JoJm iuclair, he furth er saicl: "There nrr in P r nn. ylvani:t bw~ for the gra~lual nholition of ~In' rrv ,, hi h ne!thPr \"trj.!inia nor ~!at·.\ land h:t\t' ntprc-..•nt hut which u othi n ~ i::, mote c·ttuin ill n t~ey mu. t lltt\'c and at a p eriod nut remote." In 11 letter 1o harl 'S Piuckn y, Cov rnor of 1 ouLh aro1itu1 on tlto 17th of ~(arch J 7D~, l1e says : ·: I mn-.t .ny thnt T. lanwnt tbl' cl <' i.ion of .ronr Lrgi!-.ln turc upon tlll' CJIII' tion of1mporlmg !-<hl\l''\ aftPr March , 17!1:3, l was in hopr~ that motnc. of poiH'~. n~ ~e I J other gootl rP a !-iO il~, : uppor 11 l1j' t hr din•ful rllt•t'l.'\ of' ·"'lav ·ry, "hH h n.t lh.,.m ,m, nl nrc pn•o.; •ntcd. wonld ha, opcrat d to prdduc a tot,d ]H ohtht ttnn of h··mtportatton of' slav<''<, wlll'llC\'('f tlJC queHtion came to h arritatcd in any ~tate tbtt rnirrht Lc intt'l' ~te<l Jll th t• mcu: ur ." n From hi · ln twill and t ~taP!(:H t '" mnk tho f'oll<ndng C\tr:wt: •·t;~on the (]('('Pn t.:r of my wifl', iL is my will nnu cl t'f'ii'O thnt all th<' Rl:l.V('H \\ hiGlt !hold Ill my em n right f-hallrcr ivc 1hPir.frc do[ll . To l'mancipat th r>m dunng h" r Lfe .would, lltou~h t'<lrllc·~tly '' i:--h '<l by mC', b' atlt•tHletl with .- uch iustqwmblr dini ~1 ·l1~'·. on account of tllt•tr int ·rrnixli1rc hy marnagl' with the do\\ •r nt·gro •s, IH •0 tXCt tP the tno-.;t p~!infnl Rt• usation, if' not disa:.rn·<' ahlc ron. cqul•nt'CR, tr e t11 th' b te:, .\'hllc.both d(·, c rit~ tion'4 ar in th occup.n,n<'y of tlt ~am propnt'lor. it uot tn ... Ill m.' po" l'l' lHHta the tentH· by "l11rh the llo" cr ucgruc <ln' h ld, to n: nJmtL them.'' It j;; aid that (L wh ll frs. \Yn.~ 1tington 1 ' al'll tl, frotn tlt "ill or h 1' dt·~'ca~eu hn. band, that the only ol>:taele to lito imm <liat p rf' ·c tion of tht· provi. ion wns her right of dow r, :lte nL onC'e gn,· i up, and tho a:·e- \H~Ie mad fr • •., A man 1nig-ht pn 'sibly c·on(' utrnt within ltim ·1 n10re l'eal ' :::·:·· :u· ~ ' 11 ':u 1;.H·c 1 ,:·J'l '\'l'l' \r:l ~~ ;ne·Lnn po'-'s '1~L·tl, and ~ et he would tHd be too gouJ fur su<.:lt a wit''. II |
