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Show DG ~ Ol"TIII 1' ~ 'l'E~TJl\lONY .AOAIN, 'r f~L \ El'Y. ln a ll'itcr to .Jnn1 0~ II ·:linn m thi. ,·alll .ull,j d, <1at •d May ~n I> ·for~ hi · dL·atll, l! , :1.~=-': .. ~ly "l'lllilll~lliS h,l\'C ht'C'Il forty )"l':lr~ lwfnt'(' thP ]lllhlit•. II:td r TC'It'ft :1 t ht· lll turty timt•s. till',\' would_ ha' only IH•t'Olltl' t lH' tnort• F .lit• ,111 1 tlnud. h.tl't'. .\! thoug-h I :--hall uut ll\'P tl) l"CC tJt,·m ron~umntatl'd, tl tt' .\ "ttl not de \\ it It l'H!. '' Frnm tl t Fatltt't' ul'tltt lkcl:trat ion of fn<l 'P •ruh·nc·-·, '' l1D\\ tm·rr 0 th~ Fatl1cr of Lhl' t'orL titutiotl. \Yo willli:-d n to fn th 'on\ ntion that draf't (1 tlt' ,Oil'-'titution )fr. Macli nn .. ~rhcm rrht it wrort" tn utlmit in th' 'nnstitution th idt'a thnt tl11•r• r.ould he p rop •J'Ij ~I ll IIICII. " All\~ (l(':ttin~ tlt I :tbn1itinu or tbt• :1a\ e-trad' a-.;\\(' fincl in the ·1~<1 Xo. of tit J<~c drra1(,,[ Ito ~aid: 1 ' ft \\'C rr., <lnllhtlr. ·~. to he I\ i"h<'tJ, thai, tltt• pn\\ C'l' Of prohibit in~ 11JP. importation of sl:t\'t's, lind not bt•vn Jll>-.tpo rH'tl until the ) car 1 0 • or ratltc•r, tl 1at it bad ben Htlli.•rt·tllo hil\ c illlllll'dr,tlt• opPratton. Bni it i~ not dtflieult to ~H'<'o llnt, l'illtt·r for thb l't"·ilrit'troH 011 tit· gt'IIN:d go' t·ntm<'Ht, or for th • mnltll<'r in '' hif'lt th~ \\hole clall"l' i~ l '\jll't's::- •tl. Jl Uti r}t t to IJ' ('Ull"idcrccl U"\ H J.!ll':lt p oint g"ililll'd Ill ltnur cf h lllll:lllit \. that a Jwriod nl twrnt.\ .\car ... may t<·mrinatl' fon·n~r Within th '"t', Itt '• n tl'llllic '' hit:lt Ita~ :-.o long- and 1--0 lolldly upbraid<•d tltc l111rhari::-ut of mot.• rn polic.r: that" itbin tllnt Jll' l'iod rt willn•ct•l\ r <t c·othidc·mblc cli-..counlg< Hll' ltl fr m tltl' J't•d t'ra} (;0\l'l'lllll l'll( Ulld mur he 1otally alJolishPc1 Jl_v :t C01ll'lll'l'l'llt'l' Oft!,> ft'\\ ~I :ttl'" whrtlt contillttt' tit !' unnntnrnl trnll ic', in the }Jrol11bitory C:\lllllplc wLicb ha!-1 been g1 ' ·n by Ho gn·at a rnnjority or the UJtion." In tlu .. ~!lth Xu. of' lllt1 Ful'1'rtli:st, lt says: 1 ' Tht• first !{IJC'-.;fion tltnl ofll•rs itsc>lf i~ Wh(•{h('r th g-r.ncral form nntl at:pcr. or 1l1c go,·cnm l'tlt bt• st rid l,r J!~.'Jl ll hl!c<t n. 1i i"l l' l ident thai 110 ot ht•r form woulrl be l'l'l'o ll l'ilablc wit It the p•ni u~ of the JI C'oplr of AllH'l'l('a, ant11-. iUt thP l'llltclamentl prirwi plt'~ of th ' Ht·\ olution, or "rth that honor a bit> dl't •rntillation \\ lnrlt animal cu·r.\' vntnry of' lrt•t dom, In 1'• t nil uur politJcal C'\l' l'llll 'Ht-> on the c.1pacity of Ill an kind for l"l!lf-gu n·nt nt L' n I. " Ag:1i11 he 'ontc11ds t lu1t : "Wher :-;la\'ery C'\biR, lht• n •publican theory l>CC'OllH'H : till more fn.lln.cion:'l." n anotlter oc·c·a...;iutl lll' ay ,: ' 1 W • haY' !'<'<·n tltl' nwt·t• di:-;tinrlion of' rolot· m:Hlr. , in the mo~t cnlight•ned prrrod of' time, n gt·ound ul the ruost opprt:t-si\ c dominion '\ t'l' ('XCrcj..., 'll by man o v •t· m a 11. " 1 JIE VOICE OF MOXIWE. In a ..-:p cch in tl1 Yir~rinia Conv 11tion, fr. :Monroe Baid: "\Ve hav .fot~n~l thnt llr i"' evil hnq prryrrl npnn t !Jr v0ry YitnL-; of the Union, nd l.uL~ bt•cn prCJUUJcml ttl all tl rc ,'tatt'H in vrhit'h it lm.-, cxi~lcd." 'l'TIE VOIOE OF JIENHY. Th cloqu nt I\ttricl" Henry, iu a letter Ja.tccl ,January 18, 177~!, n.;k·.· 'Ol:TH EI'N T l~ ' TD10~Y AG IX,"l' LA. VERY. D7 ·I 't 110t n littlr . urpri~i ng tlwt the prof(•s:-;or~ of Christi:ttt il r ,, lto~(' 1 1,. •f I ~ I . '( . t I 1 I . 1 • ' II rclh nrc con ... i. h 111 ~o l t'lltllg tl' tlllll:lll tt•nrl, 111 r· ll'lt:-.lllng ~llld llliJltn\ 111g it~ FX f'l'lill!!"· :-hnuld <'II<'OII~'·I!.!.t' .a pra<'ll<'t' !--o toLl II) l'l'Jlll,!.!ll:tlll to tl 11• lir:-t iJnprl' .. ~~~~ of ri rilL a lid " rorw ~ ~\II a i lldd~ to ~~~l' \\ olldt r '", tlt;lt this :t hollJill:tiJIP 't' lt'l" LH'L'll tilt I odllt ' t•d Ill tilt• lll o~t nlt;..r lllt•lll'd :t<r ..... 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Yic1 iliiH "\\ ilh lt•ttity. It j~ tlr(• flll'llll':-.t :tth .llll'l' Ill' cJll lli:Jkc to" nt c1 .JIIHtlc<'. L r~ a dchl "(' O\\'l' to tlte pmity ol' Oil!' ll'l i•tinn t,n-huw tim~ it is at varuutc; • witl1 that law\\ lticlt "ntr:tnb 1-'la\l'J.}. '' r-, ' .\•rain tlti ' grc:tL orat or ~ay:1 •·It would rejoice my ""~"Y Houl that \ t'r.) o11 of my fl'IIow-J,ci n~ w,Js c•utancipatell. We Ollgltt to l:trtll'llt antl deplore fliP nc•c'L'~"il,\ of hulduw our ~·lltlW· ll n in bonda"'e. Jklrn l' me; I i:iball l!UHor the (.!u.th: r~ for their null! • cll'ort:-< to nboli ... h :,Ia' c1 y.'' Till~ YOIUE OF 1L\:\l>OL1'1f. That' ·ry eccentric g Hills, cJoltn Halldo1plt, of Hu:uwl, t•, lll :t 1t'Ul'l' to \\'i!li:un Uibuou"', in 1 20, !:l:t) .. : "With nuf•ignrd rc~ p cc t. nnd r ('g-artl, anrl :\"1 Hilll!<'l'l' a <li'IH't\cation nn tlu• l'XIt•n· ·~n of .l:Hcry and it~ ltunot·s, :l!l a11y other mnn, ll L• hint\\ ltnm h<' 111ny, I :1111 your frenl, in the lrtc·ral ~l'll cor that 11111C'h :tbll'-'l'd "lll't l. I .'.lV lllll l' h :tblt-.l·d. lu·cnu ... e tti ppli '11 to the lC'C\ "'11 <''4 of' \' i<'e and :n a rice nnd ambition, iu~tead of good " ill lOll rd man from lo\ e of' him "ho is the Prillt'l' of J'(•ace." While in 1011 err ss, J 1 ~;aid : "• ir. f £'nvy neitltPr tht> lr art nor tlJ ltC•ad or tltaL num from tlJC North ~ ho r, c Lcre to dcfencl sla.v •r·y 011 lll'incip le." It is w II J..nown tltat lt mm1ciput •cl all lti'-~ 11 gro . . Tit f'ollo\\ ing .inc .. from lti · \\'ill are w ·11 worllt p 'l'll~in g and pr •, rying: I r !!h('. to my Ia\ H thril' fr clom, to" lli<·ll my ('011 ·ri •nee tells m \ tlt!'J' arf" { tl) CUlltl '11. It has a long" t imc ]) ·n H Jll .ltl l'l' ur tltl' de J>t'.'t rrgrl't t o IIH' th at be meum t,uw '! 1111 rl r r w lt 1 (' h I in her i t l' d t 1r e 111 an r1 t It c o b ~ t n c I ..., t 1J r o \\ 11 i 11 t h • waY bY I~ e I ~t ":-; of tlw h 11111 , It a v • p r ' , c n t <' d 11; r <' nm n ci p a tnt g tlr r 111 i n my lr f'c · Lmc, vduch JL 1. ury rull iuteutiou to do in c, -..c L 'cun accompltbh iL." 'rfi M\,' ~ T. HAXDOJ. P if. In uu utlurc ·~ to tlt Virginia JJ gi:::,lalut·c, in 1 2 latd: Go\. Handulph 1 We lta\'e hcrn far onl. tripped by ."'tate. to wlJOm nature lla~ h en fnr less 5 |