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'uedl until ordered out, and charged accord All Job work done for porsons living at a distance, must be p irdfor at the time the work js done, or the payiensecured injhe village- All commticationsaddressed to the Editor' post paid, wtllbeprOmptlY and strict? attend eo. O 0 I0]%L'Itr.-Y . From i ,estr -.Repubican TO TH-E1EV. LUTHER LEE. Rev. Sr':. adiliessed-you 'a card'-on the 22d ofilast attary-informing you'that A wouldpay'ny tespects to you ir due =time, -That.mOabas now ar-ived, and that promisel at now about to fulfil. .But in redeeuing-ry pledge I may not be ahogether aserespectful as fluttery would- dictate,-or as you or your admirers-might .possibly require. The respect sowever which I intended to pay you is the hom- age of Ta-Tn and if; ini drawing you; picture you dislike; the portrait, vou-mut blame the origirnl'.-Cot ie painter. When you seceded fronri the Methodist Episcopal btreyou.had a right to.pub- -lib, if you thought proper to do so-your -easous for your "withdrawal," but in the exercise of your-ecclesiastic4 rights you had no rigbtto nail the ci ntitutions of the S-outbrtf Stotes.-or to trespass on the-rights o others. Your attack then - apon S'outberb 1-stitutions vas :perfect.ly" gratuitbus~aod youreharges against So'dl- ertina'ten et' T'not-only unjustifiable bpi Stb e ere~fa1. -Bad you confiued.yur -selin assigning ,your reasons fotwith- drawing from the thurch, 'towhat were your legitimate rights, pierhap-n'. South- ern mat trotild have ihogght of noticing the production of your pen. But asyour p article-'ontained felse,and seabdalous char- ges against slave .bolders, representing them to be guilty of crimes "worse than horse stealing, gambling or.whoredom," a moment's reflection "might have taught you these charges were too gross to be lis- tened to in -ilence; and too deeply afTected the characters of the living and the dead to be passed over without rebuke. Pursu- ing the mildest course which presented it- .self to my mind, I, as 'one .hr those whom you had thusgressly assailed, proposed to offer you my visivs on the sulject of do- mestic slavery, if you would admit my communications into your papei; in which 1, in common with others, had been so vi- olently assailed. In this way I hoped to be ahle to correct the errors into which you had falleo, and consequetitly foil aw ay from slave holders the charges and i-e- preaches wjhich you had heaped upon them).- To-one who admitted the possibility o f his being mistaken concerning a sub'ject wich he never had -an opportunity or in- vestigating-to-a heart, generous. just~and kind, who would not wantonly sport with the feelings of his fellow man, or untieces- sarily assail the reputation of n neighbor-- to~ a christiau who would not on slight evioec,rndch less on no evidence at all, propagate an'opinin against his fellow christian,-derogatory to the christian char- -.acter-but above all to the minister of the 'gospel of Jesus Christ who would dread to violate any of its sacred precepts, such ' an overture -would have been acceptable and 'by such would have beeu received jjith promptitude~ and pleasure. But how wrasmy proposition met, atnd in what man- ner was my application treated ? A brief review of your conduct in the premises shall constitute a reply. After publishing slave holders, of whom '1 am- oe, as being guilty of thu basest rimes,-ycanrefused to admit my defence jnto youtp a'per, uinless I would engag~e .£o have your arguments as extenisiv-ely cii- eulated amocng :slakie .holders, through the ..medium of some southern paper, as mty ar- guments would bie cli-culated .among abo- litionists through the mediuin of the True Wegisyap. And was this propositioh just?. if you think it was, yotir goddess wears no bandageover her eyes, nor- does she liold in her hand an eken balance. '-We incline the balance as ef'ectually by lessening the weight in otne scale as by increasing it in the other." You first preferred scanuda- Ions charges against me, and then .denied -- e the right of defendinig mnyself, (a right held saered by Heathen, Jewish & Chris- atian Law,) unless I would engage to com- Tcould not compty. For-l st. I1was not an'ediior of any paper, nor. had-any in- terest in; or control-of. ny.papei wiatever. 2nd.'You inus't ..have- known, rgyour ig- noraincois greater than supposed; that the writings of-.ahdlitionists would not be admit'ted -into" Soihetn papers --Your condiiin wasferefote nothing bui a pit- ifdI evaionat -so it was considered by sensible abolitionists. When you were reproacbed by a brother editor wi':this evasion, you agreed .in a 'paroxyisjtnofr wounendd pride to publish my artielr; f he would publish the 'whole of the controversy irbis paper. "It was an evil hour .fnouMr.Lee, that you made t is offer.:: Here your cnningfailed 3ou: }elu madg'it on the- assumption that the gentlemanto'vhomthe offer-waemade, 'was altqirerhe such a one as yourself"- tha6; ihicb ou had never fallen: into:a greater mistake .before To: avoid a con= tioversy for which- you were conscious you were riot competent-to,,pt-ese e uuim- paired the reputation.of lbelug"an able dis- ptant" to- which'you koew, if you knew any thing. ~ou could la o just or well- :fopn'ied .claimnand-to p ent your being 'hila p to 1,ublicscorn.for your unmanly conducti you -ventured' to make an .offer which you-believed- would not be-accepted, biciuse.you knewv athat the gentleman to n hoin the offer was mitde was an aholi- ionist, and knowing himto be an, aholi- tionist, you thought he would not alnit i difcussion.of-domestic slavery into his pa: per; '.This was your capital error. This was the false step wbich you took in this matier. This false stop ooce taken obli-- ged you to make some-show of fight..which notiviihstandidg all your vapourings and; preetdeda courage. soon :cooled off- and. left toi a ica~rger mark behind. Thanks toihe l-v. Mr. . pringor, for his magna- nimiry a 4 impartiality: bad it not been for thi emana-'-liberality," the world had nev een enliglitened with your lu- cubrations, and you might have descended to your-grave sustaining the character of the accomplished scholar-the, expert dis- prutant-the- profound philosopher--aud the able divine. But the best of men, Mr. tee, are liable to falt into error, for infallibility is not an attrilintebof man : and for simple error an ingenudus'mine can readily find an ex cuse. -'it what excuse can he offered for moral obliquity in any one -especially in a inister' of the gospel ? There is some-' hiti in. it so sneaking and cowardly- hero is something in it so little and miwan -.there is something in it bo unjust and unfair-there is something in it so dishon- rablo and shameful, that the most ingen- ions at forming excuses tor the failures or infirmities of mankind are utterly at a loss too frame an excuse for this. Unfortuuntely for you sir, you seri to have yielded your- self up entirely to its influence, and to be ,B completely under its power, that how-" ver it may have been A ith you in your yunger days, you cannot now speak the truth-and nothing bit the truth-no, not even by accident. Take a few particu- ars as-proof. You labored at the outset-of the contro- versy to prove that I was the audacious and pugnacious "challenger" of the man whose motto is, "Jirst pure, t/un peacea- le," when I only proposed to defend my character against the false and scandalous charges which you had previously puhl- fished against slave holders. You repea- tedly represented me as avoiding the point which we had set out to discuss, nnd yourself as panting for an opportunity to come to close quarters. You charged me with writing in "a had temper," iaeaing you 'contemptuously." and being guilty of "abuse," nutwithstauding I had expli- ily proposed in my first letter that no erm should be used ini the~ controversy nheomiing the gentleman-the christiani tl the miinister-ai propo'sitio:n which y on scued with sen'rn. Y7ou charge me u iit eirg ptivy to the negress iaking anay the "Aishavsery Manual" froim the room where its odn~er Dr. Bonnet lged while attendina the Generaf Coniference in Bal- imoreitati might turn the aflair to his disadvantage-whent the fact is-the Doce- torgave the book to the negress, and I was in South Carolina at the timie. :You have eulogised your imbeicile performances in a straitn of egotismn disgustinig to the ititeli- gent reader, 'vheni y-ou ouighit to have left~ the public to judge for iheitselves res- pecting the nierit of your -articles and te stregth of your argtuments. You have liedged that the rpadcrs of the True Wes- levan are niow satisfied resp'ecting the mat- ter at issue bietween us, atid that this state of thinigs has been brought about by your elaborate productions. You have exclu- ded my letters from your paper, not with- standing you hacd promised to publish them, thereby being guilty of a fulsehoodt as well as an act ot; injustice. When you found you .could not substanitiate your charges against slaveholders,you held back your communications for three months, un- til von would see what I would say, altho' yoi could have written a commutnication in "one day" as yon tell us, you write wh so much facility. When. yoti were reproached for your conduct by the editor of the Olive Braudch, you 'proposed new condiions to mo to carry on the contro- versy. anid you insultingly told hint that-'hy publishiing the discussion ini his paper he might increase his subseription- list, alt though yonr own at -the tine, ivas not' near as large as his. And not: to muhi ly proofs, you have ungenerously -and' falsely charged the -Rev. Mr. Sprnnger; Shagree~d 4to publish the controversy, ~when ydpgi 'ivrofd not publish it in your own paper, with 'combining with me to c..,ud ;., ft-.m the Recorder that herebyI might get-rid of- the controversy tieu you furnish proof in the same. lette in;*hich you make the- charge, that you statement is false-absolutely 'false-fals in all its parts. You complain that I have represntd you:as having: retired' from the contro versial field, and express yourself at a los to knowon what grounds I. could have formed this opinion. Asid-pray sir, had not good reason for thinking' you had re tired, when three. months had elapsed be- tweenyour letir of July 26th, and mini of October 26th,-when I wrote to the ed itor of he' Recorder to know what had become of Sou, or what 'was the cause o your silence? In what light could I'con- sider your silence but as exhibiting proo that you had "backed out-?' - Ipso facto your silence was proof of your retreat Whd you commenced -the discussion did you intend that three months should inter vene betwien the dates of your letters ? If you did, you ought to have told me so. But you did not, for you promised that a certain portion of the "True .Wesleyan" should be appropriated to the controversy "every tweek" Did not- you or your co editors assure-the pnlilic that the paper would print as fast as the'disputants could :write.? When an apology was offered for your delay in replying to my first two let ters, were we nor .iold' that now yotY'had removed to the West the controversy would.go on without any delaff; In con- sequence of your delay did,. I not publish a-letter in the Recorder that 1 would pub. .lish no' more until you hat) replied"to my two letters-that I should adhero to the motto-"Audi alterem parlem." . And in that letter didi [ 'iot tell the editor of the Recorder, that my neighbors were under she impression that the controversy would not go on, otherwise I could have sent him more subscribers than I did ? Was it not with the expectation of obtaining the controversy in due tinme, that so many were indje'ed to subscribo for tie paper, and do yoit-think it was either honorable or honest thus to violate an implied con- tract-tn falsify your promised punctuality -and cheat them out of what; ihey were willing to'reedive as an equivalent for their money ? If you think it. was, I do not. And to prove that I would not be:a party to such an infamous transaction, I wrote a second letter about your delay, and pub- published it in the Recorder; ,.Of these let- ters you ha'vo taken ao notice in your com- plaint but proceed to censure ine as if you were as free from spot as the virgin snow. I subsequently continued my letters in do- fence of slavery, not inscribed to you as formerly, for I considered that you had "backed out," and I did not think I was under any obligation to wait for you "to blow your own bugle" to announce your defeat. ... lInt strongly as I condemn your manner in conducting this controversy, your faults therein are venial when compared with the principles you profess .ahd the object you have in yicw. Do you ask what are these principles? and what is this object? I answer, I arrive at a knowledge of the former by a perusal of your own articles, and the articles of others published. chiefly in your paper: and the object is tooplainly and too frequently indicated to b6 .mifun- derstuod by the most stupid or superfeial reader. rTo begin with your principles: 1. Your first principle is a professed pity for the negro slave. Against pity for the negro, I have-I can have, uobjectton,1 provided that under the mask of pity for the slave, injury is not intended or done to the master. I honor the 'man who :feels compassion for his fellow. man, whether he be black, white, or red : but in this case I suspect tnhe profession of pity- is nothing but a mask; because it injures the slave instead of beneftling him.-and, because it is a patlpabhe violatio'n of the golden rule hvwi h aoitionists profcss to be gav- erned-"dho. unto others as you would they should do unto yuu." 2. From avowing pity for thme slave, you proceed to fix the character of the ini- stittmion of .domestic slavery. You say, "slavery .is a great taoral evil-a sin agai nstooud-the sum of all villanies-the vilest system of oppression that ever saw the sun:-worse than horse stealing, 'gain- bhitng, or whoredomn" This character yepu give it, not only without any. authority from the scriptures, but in flat opposition to them. -. . .3. You next fix the character of slave holders. They are "Thieves, Robbers, Pirates"-unwvorthy-to be called "Charis- tians" anid "worse than the ds::."- .4. A' scriptural defence of... domestic slavery is termed "HORRID BLAIi'uEitT." "This is comuwitted whenever, any one savs the Blible, or. in oth'er words,. the. .od of'the Bibf: sanctions slavery (excelit for crime) or that he did sanction it in old times which if it were not .done in ignor- ance, 'would he an unpardonable sin.- What ! a just God sanction the most un- bounded itnjustice !! the sum o'f all 'villhan- ies, the tinsophisticated wickedness,, the su perdiabolical and unparalleled robbery of God and man." "I believe that 1 am bound as a man, a citizen and a ehtistian to do all.I-can in the use of all means not contrary to the word 'i God,, to efl'ect its iinmediate' and 6. 'You are opposed to Colinization and wouldl not send emancipated negroes out ol the United 'Sta'tes. But y'on, wouldiurn three millionseo nuegroes. with, all theit vices and habits of idlenesaloose upon 'the white community ofthe South.' 7. 'You say, "as s1qve holdinig is wrong, 'and as every slave has 'a right to. himacei and his liberty~slave holders are of right en- titlerd to no enmn.enation for theirslaves.' ,8. "If the slave holder is entitled r compensation it must consist in prisons- stocks-thunb screws--gags-mrir-il; knives:- branding irons-bloody whips- iron yokea-gall chains-and all other to tures ofbody and mind, for time and ete nity.'. r 9. "Let the North say with an emphi sis that cannot be misunderstood,. thi slavery must be.aholished, or the Uniot l dissolved. It is against this usurper (slt very) we would lend her panoplied in th principles of 16 combating unto death, fe the right and the true spirit of libeity4' 10. "Slave iolJers are Thieves-Rdb bers-Pirates, and ire deserving of a Pi rate's death." Thus, sir, have I arrived at the devel opment of your plans. beginning with you deep hypocrisy or. atlected pity for, th slave, -and proceeding step by step to th infliction of every possible variet'of "tor tures of .body and mind" on the siuve ho[ der. And not satisfied with what you malignity could inflict on hint within the circumscribed limits of life's duration, y would follow him if yoti could, into the regions of the .damned to inflict on hiu aggravated 'tortures' in hell.. To reconcile your partizaus -to such horrid scenes, .o cruelty and butchery and to induce then to co-operate with you, to carry out you purposcs, you have dicessed up the slave holder-in a fancy robe upoti .s hich you have painted "Stocks-thumb. screws- gags-bloody , .whis--yokes--chains- marking knives lbranding irons," &c. and over all .havog nscribed in capital let- ters, "Woasx' TuAs, ixDVIL." You have entleavored tn press the mild and gentle. religion of the Saviour of men into your service, by preaching up "SA Nc- TnFCATiOS"rTro such a horrid purpose. You-have scatterel "fire brands, arrows and death" into churches, representing thnsechurches as too impure for the purity of your party. You have avowed an op- positiou to the Constitution and Lawsof the United States and'rejected the decis- ions of her highest Judicial tribunal with disdain. You lave expressed a determi- natinn to disregard -the .rights of others, if those rights cone. in, conflict with your views. You aim at the dismembermenof the Union, and have hoisted the bloody flag as the sigul of attack. And to give your views dnd principles the.greater cur- rency.with the ignora:t a'id unsuspecting. you call ydirself and .your-party "THE TanE Wt I.kANs" 0 what a misno- mer-what a'crime !! But you will say, perhaps, that I mis.represent you. If I dh so, you, have the means and the ability to correct tny..mistakes. Disavow the prem- ises-disavow the conclusions if you can. There is no need for me stirely to court the imagination to lend her aid, when you have expressed' your object as plainly as language can express it. Great God ! and is this the man who affects to be moved with. pity to one class of his fellow men, whilst he is meditating the utter destruc- tion of another? ,-Is this the man who as- sumes the character of the minister of the Prince of Peace whilst he carries the incendiary's. torch in one hand and the as- sassin's knife in tie other, Rather might I nut say, you seam to have studied the character of-the leaner of the insurrection in St. Domingo, awl to. be determined to make every trait in his character your own. Nat 'urner, the wholesale murder- er of Virginia professed to have received instructions from. God, and to have had those instructions confirmed by a miracle, to massacre the inhabitants of Southa-np- tan, but Nat Turner never said "slave hotd ers are worse than. the Devil;".-he knew theni too.: well and had too much good sense to make such a- declarat ion. You. sir, have the honor of making this discovery, and this-declaration ---Acting, however, undelfr the same blind and fanatic zeal ilinm Nat Turner amed under.you :tive us r- son to ctonclude ilhat you think if you were in imitate his conduct you wouldl be doiing God and his cautse service. Noi need, then, of aty flights of fanicy to represent houses laitd itt ashes by the torch of the incendia- ry-to describe the flight of the young and beautiful female from-the pursuit of her de- stroyer-to tpIl of-the indiscriminate mas- sacre of all classes and of all ages, fromr the hoary matron to the sucking infant- all these things and a thousand more wvhicei cannot be told have been-transacted in.St. Domingo, and in Southamjiton within the period ofmyown recnllection, and all these things are to he acted over g.again if you and your party an only su'cceed in yon plans. - . Whens Bgjlaidad kinig of Syr-ia wat sick,: he. sent.taZael an officer in his arms to Elisha thie proph'et..10,- enquire .tf he should recover. WVhen l-iazael came, the prophet looked steadfastly .in his face- blushed-and wept. Hazael said."why weepeth tmy lord ?" The prophet answer ed "boecause:l-knowy "the evil thou wilt dc unto the children of Israel,- their :strong holds .wilt thou set on fire-andi the il young men wilt thou slby with the swort -and wilt .dash thiir chidyen-and ripur their women with- child." -And Hazas said, "But what ! is thy servant a dog tha, he should dqg this great thing 1" To whisij the prophet mildlg jeplied-"tho-:LAorc hth sheweJUme-that thou wilt be kinj over Syria." As if hs-lad said -1 see yet are a -proud:mnan and love, to. rule-ayou pride will make you an unjust-man-you~ )Thjstice wiilnk6 youi cruel-and. yon cruelty, for [your own- safe~ty, will.miaki you a trionster. Accordingly after'hore turned to his -master -his, frst word 'was Lie-and his first act-was the hastening a .the death of his Sovereign by-sufocation Anid on he went from crime to crime, tili notwithstandine the horror ho had ijtst be o fore;manifested: at the bare recital.of-the. crimes which blisha told him be-uould- commit, he perpetrated every crime which had been foretold, by, the,:prophet without any compunction and without any re- morse. I offer no pologjMr Lee, for the frankness or severity of my remarks : for t it is no timetq bge eriinging or- apolugising e. when my house is in -a blaze; over my head, and the murderer's dagger ispointed' e at my heart. Aly only concern is, lest r thousands who are abolitionists should ap- ply to themselves the.. remarks which It have intended in this letter, exclusivelyfor you and yourparty. I distinguish between anti-slavery men, and abolitionists like yourself; for although-tho' former believe slavery to be an evil, they: ivild- not he accessary to an injury to .slaviholders, H much less would they encourage by theif writings the massacre df the master for itie sake of the slave.. This it appears'tond r is not the case with you and others'ofyour stamp. for the whole tenor of your writings is to bring about such a result. -If, how. ever, the day should ever unfortunately arrive when the'aid of anti:sldefy'.en ivilf be iyanted to quiet. a Southein insu- rection, I have no doubt from; ',vhat has- saken .place. Ino:Philidelphia, Cincinnati, Alton, Boston, Utica and othet.pleesihat the North, the Eat: "aid the West, wouJl pour in their tens of thousapdsrto the aid of the South, under the deep conviction of the truth. of the sentiment expressed hyen eminent Jurist-''that man's first duty is to.-his God-his next to his country." Will the "Albany Patriot," and the "Olive Branch" pleaseo insert this letter. A McCAINE. .Lott'a, Edgefield Dist, S. C., May 13, 184'l : 1NiSOEfLNAEOUS. GEN. CASS-'S :SPEECH IN FAVOR - OF THE NOMINATION. -d Tb Democratic Associatiod of Detroit, I met.on the 3d inst., to'respopId to the na -r Lio'naf nominations. It was a galling polie at Whiggery. Gen. Lewis Cass, the sol- dier and statesman, twho had a strong-sup- port oi the second day of the -Baltimorev Convention, appeared in the dildst&f his : feliow citizens, and addressed them. He b h'eartily responded -to the nominadoti of d Polk and Dallas. ="W. hero'estictasett l lence from his'sjeeh 1- "Gen. Cuss said he had come. here this J evening to take part in the proceedings, to a express his hearty concnrrence in the nom- n ination mado'by the Baltimore Democra- t tic Convention, and to announce his deter-: e minatiot. faithfully to support it. He said .n the crisis throu,b which the Democratic .f party had just passed; had served but the u better to prove the integrity of its princi-. pies. and the internalstrengthi of its cause. After many difietences of opinion, differ-. ences however, about men,-and not about c measures, the choice-of the Convention had c unanimously fallen tipor-a man irreproach-. f able in private life, and -who-in various' public stations, had given proof of great firmness and ability, -of incorruptible in- tegrity. and of a sincere devotion to those I principles, which the Democratic party. deem essential to the prosperity ol' our country, and the perpetuation of her' free d institutions. I know him well- said Gen- r eral Gass, and I know he will fulfil the - expectations of his friends, and fully-jisti- J fy the confidence of the party. -Nothibs f is now 'wanting to ensure success, but united exertion, and that we must .itnd will have.. -Let us put behind-us the divi- .a sions and' 1.refereuces of the past, and join in one common et'or, to promote the tri umph-of -our- cause. Victory is in our .i power, and let us attain it. Let every one .i feel and fulfil his duty. I am so persuad- ! ed that such 1i.l lp the getneral sentiment, V and action of the-jiarty, that 1- confidently- AI predict that James K, Polk -will be-the I next President of the .United -States, -and if he. is,. I know be wvill follow in ib inK steps of Washington,4fJefferson; of Mtad- isou, and of Jackson?" :.; -Alier the adijo'urnmeht gif tis ennd the comnpany gathered in front ofithe d~e ling of General Cass, a~ndgave:^thre e hear ty cheers. The GJenernlei ento teda and thanked. them kindly, ditc~tq to do- their duty to dlie denoaysde their contry-byelectiag:Jaznes.K2 Pok tbeir next President.-TVie vorlpiiywi(h one voice repliad that .they would, anda "J they will. -- 2- -ilas)Friga hi-saeYr d salar near:Ogdenslinru Nh f tsO which he went some-ten;-years-ago iiat log his hprpfessioth: wbich-btou ta- im i thousand. per jannum no a tut OO a year,. whichhis earned by the swe't ofhs bros 'Wh'en Mirma laI BurenT dry up~to'his' house some yibs-ario, on par 'I cular .poliical business1 ,-e- ld Mr -a Wright its a'hey woolsey 4plis' stones tnto heaps t2 save h sce f i ed mowers,, when :the grass wa sedy for -harves, one of the stff labotious - ' cdn% hever -manwent-ati e-havei tnd.it $speak knowingly.e-6hd ba bei d~u~-hefjiageship, secretarshi, ~tj iii sui~ for fresident at the lafe ~6~d~i~itBahidtore, and a belnomn evIce, presidency declined it 3e!Oegptty. Such- ir-te character, ad -sorme of the prominenI adts of SilaseWriglit senator from +Naw--York ; and peopa will be ai-a loss ti-now wjAt haa esissed him to t'akfe;dp farisiig'nNLontient".hitsel w-~ith being senator only.--Cncsais -Corn The Whigs are singularly inorttatalo2 their attempts to lessen the clatith of Col. Polk to thefa& a~nb onidencern of thQ American: people. r' ," Y ground I.bat 111§tlnpopnl8 1t31,1n ;I twice defeated'bun"forthe'o ce" ,eel nor. -.1f.i1,, very. krue;tliatJie -feAted", but;-do not"ahe:peo '. States .know="tbeauses't ' A tts"'4de ; % feaR ?.- . Weshat .oaisel. io r ' : 4e eefier ' for.:wer ba emu proofs itsexpose"thertm rd ===; r the; Aefeat°: f Gove o .ae'. '" incompetency, tl to- inn s' occupied bybot7rvatidia[ee den as'regards lgatfo'ro ae " feat :is- an' objection? to Col. Polk;'si s did, '. "" not, the =earns' objection be iHege d'.'tb'VFr. y =, " Clayy° in s; mere' forcibf e iriatinel"'!C'o {r;T' Polk" .was =twice'defented'fo Yh o1£ f3overnor. :l ow many tiules aivaa;Mr V,;c J \f May " 'defented' Tor tlie' office .of Preetde l : Was not Mr. Clay defeated in 1824, 'cvb ets - _ ' be received but37 out of2G.Celeetorgl voles ' ' " ;'tom, Was h6^: not vlriuall i <defeated-;i 8: 4 y::' when Mr John Q, Adams recetved"'83 Ktd } gen. Jackson 178 electoral''votess !t =' Pt " :. le not : fe t d "individually, , ,th. i!seived#ltiY 49'out 286iil eotoi'al.,,.:: y- . : ,. " . ,G _ votes T And in 1840; was he riot leUeat ,.-t ' n' the Whig cpnveittioo, as Belo ss iiai1ah1e than Gen: Haritsot t -":Tbustw . " & Glay"defea+edia.his aspirations tut l ti. =:: iighest,'o15cc4f the coILntr ; noct o'timi- ,t fatic'ttimesfaod' yet bey Wbigs'alled ; ts'an objection to theBloc ioQ'ufCbI bPolC>> __ oribe of^ rt s, hat he has:beetitwice "defeateil f - = " -: r Ice of Gov ontiaue ibesubjectiaaiil egiiei5iitimerii If this paper. Augusta' Constilu[iota _ :. Murder and Lynch Leto in -The Natcbez, Courier ot'the'.4th"iuat - == on'ains the particulate*of.:an attedcious;=" nurder in Jeffersoncounty, -MIsai;:?wi ' ;.te l.:: he summary esecuiiett'orwo cf.'thn:iriiit erera.; It. seems "tbat}a'%MV-Wm yd? " - " . near tarry'89 ect. ouiof his negrtles R':som 't ea e., ..ors;;, hen "tbe fellote ftlroedio atti g eir nd was- about-i6 overpo e liter called upon ::tiiro aegi vcre at work 'm the same'-fieL s > r. ance; but insteat t f-6elPttigths3i le im":',vith-ibeii"bet abtl. -' ": " "' est!,: :'rho l beee {ncgt oe_ e' ereted =";' , cir af t% "? ' :fr "a " wo days ttmeat begin tt . " ^ emoved to a", log;-pihe,. s c ar r' - ' ::.:.~ M fire; end burnt the body to.asti t be . iegroos,- suspectaig t'hat' t6e =atilisebcer ;:' % hetrRnasterwould-soogb' h no a a to t ;: t d boldness . enough :- :to fell ifotnt wt , cigbbors-.tbat;_Me._ .. 4.- nr noire days=abet hie borsef''irsd1 p"saddled.,brdledr- and th e j ;fir uspecred'foulplay 'A search +vas.inametlEat el iosiitisfe he neighbors, and4fter',some erne upon the suer io th"e,'f taste ombat had taken. place- bf rce g ;F loyd"and'th"e iegroes Onext m ; jed a : _ !farce tr l' .i" 11th imlitil .the ne n yret then they acknowledged;' their i&def'a1 tatecLabove: The exc1temesfi atnoogtixe -s enpie assembled was very grgat $_:trts J '"' ' tfe :ted ^y ..a . oe hunJred -persona were cQ r-tea s . ridayla st,:.31at. ult:., oite;; eelc:f ibd r l T yo GI f Ly^-.C. . ay of the murder. Theya lgoiateJ'ai ntg ; ,_ s ,t eight een. nten. to decide;u" iai*i4 iii e''° one' with "the-i egroes:' .f-ou rttirtr Lam- V try -were.:for ":banging ;.the jur-aga&i.it.- ;.Two'of'ifievbd an aod" oue of>ihe=wti iieD nstaotly." -T11'otber'w.utria .r ' a''" "''''' a t spa F. n cdot On We u J4 '_ i ' oinination o . Po lk r"- Sri:. ""'' " a;.; th Hodse=rof'Repce9e Will, "" f/ll:r1.'0fMdA air_ ah 1-"1!.4 ". ciy W':..:'-

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O0 I0]%L'Itr.-Y. From i ,estr -.RepubicanTO TH-E1EV. LUTHER LEE.

Rev. Sr':. adiliessed-you 'a card'-onthe 22d ofilast attary-informing you'thatA wouldpay'ny tespects to you ir due=time, -That.mOabas now ar-ived, and

that promiselat now about to fulfil..But in redeeuing-ry pledge I may not be

ahogether aserespectful as fluttery would-dictate,-or as you or your admirers-might.possibly require. The respect soweverwhich I intended to pay you is the hom-age of Ta-Tn and if; ini drawing you;picture you dislike; the portrait, vou-mutblame the origirnl'.-Cot ie painter.When you seceded fronri the Methodist

Episcopal btreyou.had a right to.pub--lib, if you thought proper to do so-your-easous for your "withdrawal," but in theexercise of your-ecclesiastic4 rights youhad no rigbtto nail the ci ntitutionsof the S-outbrtf Stotes.-or to trespass on

the-rights o others. Your attack then- apon S'outberb 1-stitutions vas :perfect.ly"

gratuitbus~aod youreharges against So'dl-ertina'ten et' T'not-only unjustifiable bpiStb e ere~fa1. -Bad you confiued.yur-selin assigning ,your reasons fotwith-drawing from the thurch, 'towhat were

your legitimate rights, pierhap-n'. South-ern mat trotild have ihogght of noticingthe production of your pen. But asyour

p article-'ontained felse,and seabdalous char-ges against slave .bolders, representingthem to be guilty of crimes "worse thanhorse stealing, gambling or.whoredom,"a moment's reflection "might have taughtyou these charges were too gross to be lis-tened to in -ilence; and too deeply afTectedthe characters of the living and the dead tobe passed over without rebuke. Pursu-ing the mildest course which presented it-.self to my mind, I, as 'one .hr those whomyou had thusgressly assailed, proposed tooffer you my visivs on the sulject of do-mestic slavery, if you would admit mycommunications into your papei; in which

1, in common with others, had been so vi-

olently assailed. In this way I hoped tobe ahle to correct the errors into whichyou had falleo, and consequetitly foil aw ayfrom slave holders the charges and i-e-preaches wjhich you had heaped uponthem).-

To-one who admitted the possibility ofhis being mistaken concerning a sub'jectwich he never had -an opportunity or in-

vestigating-to-a heart, generous. just~andkind, who would not wantonly sport withthe feelings of his fellow man, or untieces-sarily assail the reputation of n neighbor--to~ a christiau who would not on slightevioec,rndch lesson no evidence at all,propagate an'opinin against his fellowchristian,-derogatory to the christian char-

-.acter-but above all to the minister of the'gospel of Jesus Christ who would dreadto violate any of its sacred precepts, such

' an overture -would have been acceptableand 'by such would have beeu receivedjjith promptitude~and pleasure. But how

wrasmy proposition met, atnd in what man-

ner was my application treated ? A briefreview of your conduct in the premisesshall constitute a reply.

After publishing slave holders, of whom'1 am- oe, as being guilty of thu basestrimes,-ycanrefused to admit my defence

jnto youtpa'per, uinless I would engag~e.£o have your arguments as extenisiv-ely cii-eulated amocng :slakie .holders, through the

..medium of some southern paper, as mty ar-

guments would bie cli-culated .among abo-litionists through the mediuin of the TrueWegisyap. And was this propositioh just?.if you think it was, yotir goddess wears nobandageover her eyes, nor- does she lioldin her hand an eken balance. '-We inclinethe balance as ef'ectually by lessening theweight in otne scale as by increasing it inthe other." You first preferred scanuda-Ions charges against me, and then .denied

-- e the right of defendinig mnyself, (a rightheld saered by Heathen, Jewish & Chris-

atian Law,) unless I would engage to com-

Tcould not compty. For-lst. I1was notan'ediior of any paper, nor. had-any in-terest in; or control-of. ny.papei wiatever.2nd.'You inus't ..have- known, rgyour ig-noraincois greater than supposed; thatthe writings of-.ahdlitionists would not beadmit'ted -into" Soihetn papers --Yourcondiiin wasferefote nothing bui a pit-ifdI evaionat -so it was considered bysensible abolitionists.When you were reproacbed by a brother

editor wi':this evasion, you agreed .in a'paroxyisjtnofr wounendd pride to publishmy artielr; f he would publish the 'wholeof the controversy irbis paper. "It was anevil hour .fnouMr.Lee, that you madet is offer.:: Here your cnningfailed 3ou:}elu madg'it on the- assumption that thegentlemanto'vhomthe offer-waemade,'was altqirerhe such a one as yourself"-tha6; ihicb ou had never fallen: into:agreater mistake .before To: avoid a con=tioversy for which-you were conscious youwere riot competent-to,,pt-ese e uuim-paired the reputation.of lbelug"an able dis-ptant" to- which'you koew, if you knewany thing. ~ou could la o just or well-:fopn'ied .claimnand-to p ent your being'hila p to 1,ublicscorn.for your unmanlyconducti you -ventured' to make an .offerwhich you-believed- would not be-accepted,biciuse.you knewv athat the gentleman ton hoin the offer was mitde was an aholi-ionist, and knowing himto be an, aholi-

tionist, you thought he would not alnit idifcussion.of-domestic slavery into his pa:per; '.This was your capital error. Thiswas the false step wbich you took in thismatier. This false stop ooce taken obli--ged you to make some-show of fight..whichnotiviihstandidg all your vapourings and;preetdeda courage. soon :cooled off- and.left toi a ica~rger mark behind. Thankstoihe l-v. Mr. . pringor, for his magna-nimiry a 4 impartiality: bad it not beenfor thi emana-'-liberality," the worldhad nev een enliglitened with your lu-cubrations, and you might have descendedto your-grave sustaining the character ofthe accomplished scholar-the, expert dis-prutant-the- profound philosopher--audthe able divine.But the best of men, Mr. tee, are liable

to falt into error, for infallibility is not anattrilintebof man : and for simple error an

ingenudus'mine can readily find an ex

cuse. -'it what excuse can he offered formoral obliquity in any one -especially in a

inister' of the gospel ? There is some-'hiti in. it so sneaking and cowardly-hero is something in it so little and miwan-.there is something in it bo unjust andunfair-there is something in it so dishon-rablo and shameful, that the most ingen-ions at forming excuses tor the failures or

infirmities of mankind are utterly at a losstoo frame an excuse for this. Unfortuuntelyfor you sir, you seri to have yielded your-self up entirely to its influence, and to be

,Bcompletely under its power, that how-"ver it may have been A ith you in youryunger days, you cannot now speak the

truth-and nothing bit the truth-no, noteven by accident. Take a few particu-ars as-proof.You labored at the outset-of the contro-

versy to prove that I was the audaciousand pugnacious "challenger" of the manwhose motto is, "Jirst pure, t/un peacea-le," when I only proposed to defend mycharacter against the false and scandalouscharges which you had previously puhl-fished against slave holders. You repea-tedly represented me as avoiding the pointwhich we had set out to discuss, nndyourself as panting for an opportunity tocome to close quarters. You charged me

with writing in "a had temper," iaeaingyou 'contemptuously." and being guiltyof "abuse," nutwithstauding I had expli-ily proposed in my first letter that noerm should be used ini the~ controversynheomiing the gentleman-the christianitl the miinister-ai propo'sitio:n which y onscued with sen'rn. Y7ou charge me u iiteirg ptivy to the negress iaking anay the"Aishavsery Manual" froim the roomwhere its odn~er Dr. Bonnet lged whileattendina the Generaf Coniference in Bal-imoreitati might turn the aflair to hisdisadvantage-whent the fact is-the Doce-torgave the book to the negress, and I wasin South Carolina at the timie. :You haveeulogised your imbeicile performances in a

straitn ofegotismn disgustinig to the ititeli-gent reader, 'vheni y-ou ouighit to have left~the public to judge for iheitselves res-

pecting the nierit of your -articles and testregth of your argtuments. You haveliedged that the rpadcrs of the True Wes-

levan are niow satisfied resp'ecting the mat-ter at issue bietween us, atid that this stateofthinigs has been brought about by yourelaborate productions. You have exclu-ded my letters from your paper, notwith-standing you hacd promised to publishthem, thereby being guilty of a fulsehoodtas well as an act ot; injustice. When youfound you .could not substanitiate yourcharges against slaveholders,you held backyour communications for three months, un-til von would see what I would say, altho'yoi could have written a commutnicationin "one day" as yon tell us, you writewh so much facility. When. yoti were

reproached for your conduct by the editorof the Olive Braudch, you 'proposed newcondiions to mo to carry on the contro-versy. anid you insultingly told hint that-'hypublishiing the discussion ini his paper hemight increase his subseription- list, altthough yonr own at -the tine, ivas not'near as large as his. And not: to muhily proofs, you have ungenerously-and'falsely charged the -Rev. Mr. Sprnnger;Shagree~d 4to publish the controversy,~when ydpgi 'ivrofd not publish it in yourown paper, with 'combining with me to

c..,ud ;., ft-.m the Recorder that

herebyI might get-rid of- the controversytieu you furnish proof in the same. lettein;*hich you make the- charge, that youstatement is false-absolutely 'false-falsin all its parts.You complain that I have represntd

you:as having: retired' from the controversial field, and express yourself at a losto knowon what grounds I. could haveformed this opinion. Asid-pray sir, hadnot good reason for thinking' you had retired, when three. months had elapsed be-tweenyour letir of July 26th, and miniof October 26th,-when I wrote to the editor of he' Recorder to know what hadbecome of Sou, or what 'was the cause o

your silence? In what light could I'con-sider your silence but as exhibiting proothat you had "backed out-?' - Ipso factoyour silence was proof of your retreatWhd you commenced -the discussion didyou intend that three months should intervene betwien the dates of your letters ?Ifyou did, you ought to have told me so.But you did not, for you promised that acertain portion of the "True .Wesleyan"should be appropriated to the controversy"every tweek" Did not- you or your coeditors assure-the pnlilic that the paperwould print as fast as the'disputants could:write.? When an apology was offered foryour delay in replying to my first two letters, were we nor .iold' that now yotY'hadremoved to the West the controversywould.go on without any delaff; In con-

sequence of your delay did,. I not publisha-letter in the Recorder that 1 would pub..lish no' more until you hat) replied"to mytwo letters-that I should adhero to themotto-"Audi alterem parlem." . And inthat letter didi [ 'iot tell the editor of theRecorder, that my neighbors were undershe impression that the controversy wouldnot go on, otherwise I could have senthim more subscribers than I did ? Was itnot with the expectation of obtaining thecontroversy in due tinme, that so manywere indje'ed to subscribo for tie paper,and do yoit-think it was either honorableor honest thus to violate an implied con-tract-tn falsify your promised punctuality-and cheat them out of what; ihey were

willing to'reedive as an equivalent for theirmoney ? If you think it. was, I do not.And to prove that I would not be:a partyto such an infamous transaction, I wrote asecond letter about your delay, and pub-published it in the Recorder; ,.Of these let-ters you ha'vo taken ao notice in your com-plaint but proceed to censure ine as if youwere as free from spot as the virgin snow.I subsequently continued my letters in do-fence of slavery, not inscribed to you as

formerly, for I considered that you had"backed out," and I did not think I was

under any obligation to wait for you "toblow your own bugle" to announce yourdefeat. ...

lInt strongly as I condemn your mannerin conducting this controversy, your faultstherein are venial when compared withthe principles you profess .ahd the objectyou have in yicw. Do you ask what arethese principles? and what is this object?I answer, I arrive at a knowledge of theformer by a perusal of your own articles,and the articles of others published. chieflyin your paper: and the object is tooplainlyand too frequently indicated to b6 .mifun-derstuod by the most stupid or superfeialreader. rTo begin with your principles:

1. Your first principle is a professed pityfor the negro slave. Against pity for thenegro, I have-I can have, uobjectton,1provided that under the mask of pity forthe slave, injury is not intended or done tothe master. I honor the 'man who :feelscompassion for his fellow. man, whetherhe be black, white, or red : but in this caseI suspect tnhe profession of pity- is nothingbut a mask; because it injures the slaveinstead of beneftling him.-and, becauseit is a patlpabhe violatio'n of the golden rule

hvwi haoitionists profcss to be gav-erned-"dho. unto others as you would theyshould do unto yuu."

2. From avowing pity for thme slave,you proceed to fix the character of the ini-stittmion of .domestic slavery. You say,"slavery .is a great taoral evil-a sinagai nstooud-the sum of all villanies-thevilest system of oppression that ever sawthe sun:-worse than horse stealing, 'gain-bhitng, or whoredomn" This character yepugive it, not only without any. authorityfrom the scriptures, but in flat oppositionto them. -. .

.3. You next fix the character of slaveholders. They are "Thieves, Robbers,Pirates"-unwvorthy-to be called "Charis-tians" anid "worse than the ds::."-

.4. A' scriptural defence of... domesticslavery is termed "HORRID BLAIi'uEitT.""This is comuwitted whenever, any onesavs the Blible, or. in oth'er words,. the. .odof'the Bibf: sanctions slavery (excelit forcrime) or that he did sanction it in oldtimes which if it were not .done in ignor-ance, 'would he an unpardonable sin.-What ! a just God sanction the most un-bounded itnjustice !! the sum o'f all 'villhan-ies, the tinsophisticated wickedness,, thesu perdiabolical and unparalleled robberyof God and man."

"I believe that 1 am bound as a man, acitizen and a ehtistian to do all.I-can inthe use of all means not contrary to theword 'i God,, to efl'ect its iinmediate' and

6. 'You are opposed to Colinization andwouldl not send emancipated negroes out olthe United 'Sta'tes. But y'on, wouldiurnthree millionseo nuegroes. with, all theitvices and habits of idlenesaloose upon 'thewhite community ofthe South.'

7. 'You say, "as s1qve holdinig is wrong,'and as every slave has 'a right to. himaceiand his liberty~slave holders are of right en-titlerd to no enmn.enation for theirslaves.'

,8. "If the slave holder is entitledr compensation it must consist in prisons-

stocks-thunb screws--gags-mrir-il;knives:- branding irons-bloody whips-iron yokea-gall chains-and all other totures ofbody and mind, for time and etenity.'.

r 9. "Let the North say with an emphisis that cannot be misunderstood,. thislavery must be.aholished, or the Uniot ldissolved. It is against this usurper (sltvery) we would lend her panoplied in thprinciples of 16 combating unto death, fethe right and the true spirit of libeity4'

10. "Slave iolJers are Thieves-Rdbbers-Pirates, and ire deserving of a Pirate's death."Thus, sir, have I arrived at the devel

opment of your plans. beginning with youdeep hypocrisy or. atlected pity for, thslave, -and proceeding step by step to thinfliction of every possible variet'of "tortures of.body and mind" on the siuve ho[der. And not satisfied with what youmalignity could inflict on hint within thecircumscribed limits of life's duration, ywould follow him if yoti could, into theregions of the .damned to inflict on hiuaggravated 'tortures' in hell.. To reconcileyour partizaus -to such horrid scenes, .ocruelty and butchery and to induce thento co-operate with you, to carry out youpurposcs, you have dicessed up the slaveholder-in a fancy robe upoti .s hich youhave painted "Stocks-thumb. screws-gags-bloody , .whis--yokes--chains-marking knives lbranding irons," &c.and over all .havognscribed in capital let-ters, "Woasx' TuAs, ixDVIL." Youhave entleavored tn press the mild andgentle. religion of the Saviour of meninto your service, by preaching up "SA Nc-TnFCATiOS"rTro such a horrid purpose.You-have scatterel "fire brands, arrowsand death" into churches, representingthnsechurches as too impure for the purityof your party. You have avowed an op-positiou to the Constitution and Lawsofthe United States and'rejected the decis-ions of her highest Judicial tribunal withdisdain. You lave expressed a determi-natinn to disregard -the .rights of others, ifthose rights cone. in, conflict with yourviews. You aim at the dismembermenofthe Union, and have hoisted the bloodyflag as the sigul of attack. And to giveyour views dnd principles the.greater cur-

rency.with the ignora:t a'id unsuspecting.you call ydirself and .your-party "THETanE Wt I.kANs" 0 what a misno-mer-what a'crime !! But you will say,perhaps, that I mis.represent you. If I dhso, you, have the means and the ability tocorrect tny..mistakes. Disavow the prem-ises-disavow the conclusions if you can.There is no need for me stirely to court theimagination to lend her aid, when youhave expressed' your object as plainly as

language can express it. Great God ! andis this the man who affects to be movedwith. pity to one class of his fellow men,whilst he is meditating the utter destruc-tion of another? ,-Is this the man who as-sumes the character of the minister of thePrince of Peace whilst he carries theincendiary's. torch in one hand and the as-sassin's knife in tie other, Rather mightI nut say, you seam to have studied thecharacter of-the leaner of the insurrectionin St. Domingo, awl to. be determined tomake every trait in his character yourown. Nat 'urner, the wholesale murder-er of Virginia professed to have receivedinstructions from. God, and to have hadthose instructions confirmed by a miracle,to massacre the inhabitants of Southa-np-tan, but Nat Turner never said "slave hotders are worse than. the Devil;".-he knewtheni too.: well and had too much goodsense to make such a- declarat ion. You. sir,have the honor of making this discovery,and this-declaration ---Acting, however,undelfr the same blind and fanatic zeal ilinmNat Turner amed under.you :tive us r-son to ctonclude ilhat you think if you werein imitate his conduct you wouldl be doiingGod and his cautse service. Noi need, then,of aty flights of fanicy to represent houseslaitd itt ashes by the torch of the incendia-ry-to describe the flight of the young andbeautiful female from-the pursuit of her de-stroyer-to tpIl of-the indiscriminate mas-sacre of all classes and of all ages, fromrthe hoary matron to the sucking infant-all these things and a thousand more wvhiceicannot be told have been-transacted in.St.Domingo, and in Southamjiton within theperiod ofmyown recnllection, and all thesethings are to he acted overg.again if youand your party an only su'cceed in yonplans. - .

Whens Bgjlaidad kinig of Syr-ia watsick,: he. sent.taZael an officer in his armsto Elisha thie proph'et..10,- enquire .tf heshould recover. WVhen l-iazael came, theprophet looked steadfastly .in his face-blushed-and wept. Hazael said."whyweepeth tmy lord ?" The prophet answered "boecause:l-knowy "the evil thou wilt dcunto the children of Israel,- their :strongholds .wilt thou set on fire-andi the ilyoung men wilt thou slby with the swort-and wilt .dash thiir chidyen-and ripurtheir women with- child." -And Hazassaid, "But what ! is thy servant adog tha,he should dqg this great thing 1" To whisijthe prophet mildlg jeplied-"tho-:LAorchth sheweJUme-that thou wilt be kinj

over Syria." As if hs-lad said -1 see yetare a -proud:mnan and love, to. rule-ayoupride will make you an unjust-man-you~)Thjstice wiilnk6 youi cruel-and. yon

cruelty, for [your own- safe~ty, will.miakiyou a trionster. Accordingly after'horeturned to his-master -his, frst word 'wasLie-and his first act-was the hastening a.the death of his Sovereign by-sufocationAnid on he went from crime to crime, tilinotwithstandine the horror ho had ijtst be

o fore;manifested: at the bare recital.of-the.crimes which blisha told him be-uould-commit, he perpetrated everycrimewhichhad been foretold, by, the,:prophet withoutany compunction and without any re-morse.

I offer no pologjMr Lee, for thefrankness or severity of my remarks : for

t it is no timetq bge eriinging or- apolugisinge. when my house is in -a blaze; over my

head, and the murderer's dagger ispointed'e at my heart. Aly only concern is, lestr thousands who are abolitionists should ap-

ply to themselves the.. remarks which Ithave intended in this letter, exclusivelyforyou and yourparty. I distinguish betweenanti-slavery men, and abolitionists likeyourself; for although-tho' former believeslavery to be an evil, they: ivild- not heaccessary to an injury to .slaviholders, Hmuch less would they encourage by theifwritings the massacre df the master for itiesake of the slave.. This it appears'tondris not the case with you and others'ofyourstamp. for the whole tenor ofyour writingsis to bring about such a result. -If, how.ever, the day should ever unfortunatelyarrive when the'aid of anti:sldefy'.enivilf be iyanted to quiet. a Southein insu-rection, I have no doubt from; ',vhat has-saken .place. Ino:Philidelphia, Cincinnati,Alton, Boston, Utica and othet.pleesihatthe North, the Eat: "aid the West, wouJlpour in their tens of thousapdsrto the aidof the South, under the deep conviction ofthe truth. of the sentiment expressed hyeneminent Jurist-''that man's first duty isto.-his God-his next to his country."

Will the "Albany Patriot," and the"Olive Branch" pleaseo insert this letter.

A McCAINE..Lott'a, Edgefield Dist, S. C., May 13, 184'l

: 1NiSOEfLNAEOUS.GEN. CASS-'S :SPEECH IN FAVOR

- OF THE NOMINATION. -dTb Democratic Associatiod ofDetroit, I

met.on the 3d inst., to'respopId to the na -rLio'naf nominations. It was a galling polieat Whiggery. Gen. Lewis Cass, the sol-dier and statesman, twho had a strong-sup-port oi the second day of the -BaltimorevConvention, appeared in the dildst&f his :

feliow citizens, and addressed them. He bh'eartily responded -to the nominadoti of dPolk and Dallas. ="W. hero'estictasett llence from his'sjeeh 1-

"Gen. Cuss said he had come. here this J

evening to take part in the proceedings, to a

express his hearty concnrrence in the nom- n

ination mado'by the Baltimore Democra- ttic Convention, and to announce his deter-: e

minatiot. faithfully to support it. He said .nthe crisis throu,b which the Democratic .fparty had just passed; had served but the ubetter to prove the integrity of its princi-.pies. and the internalstrengthi of its cause.After many difietences of opinion, differ-.ences however, about men,-and not about cmeasures, the choice-of the Convention had c

unanimously fallen tipor-a man irreproach-. fable in private life, and -who-in various'public stations, had given proof of greatfirmness and ability, -of incorruptible in-tegrity. and of a sincere devotion to those Iprinciples, which the Democratic party.deem essential to the prosperity ol' our

country, and the perpetuation of her' free dinstitutions. I know him well- said Gen- r

eral Gass, and I know he will fulfil the -expectations of his friends, and fully-jisti- Jfy the confidence of the party. -Nothibs fis now 'wanting to ensure success, butunited exertion, and that we must .itndwill have.. -Let us put behind-us the divi- .asions and' 1.refereuces of the past, and joinin one common et'or, to promote the triumph-of -our- cause. Victory is in our .ipower, and let us attain it. Let every one .ifeel and fulfil his duty. I am so persuad- !ed that such 1i.llp the getneral sentiment, V

and action of the-jiarty, that 1- confidently- AIpredict that James K, Polk -will be-the Inext President of the .United -States, -andif he. is,. I know be wvill follow in ib inKsteps of Washington,4fJefferson; of Mtad-isou, and of Jackson?" :.;

-Alier the adijo'urnmeht gif tis enndthe comnpany gathered in front ofithe d~eling of General Cass, a~ndgave:^three hearty cheers. The GJenernlei ento tedaand thanked. them kindly, ditc~tqto do- their duty to dlie denoaysdetheir contry-byelectiag:Jaznes.K2Poktbeir next President.-TVie vorlpiiywi(hone voice repliad that .they would, anda "Jthey will. --

2--ilas)Friga hi-saeYr d

salar near:Ogdenslinru Nh f tsOwhich he went some-ten;-years-ago iiatlog hishprpfessioth: wbich-btou ta-im ithousand. per jannumnoa tut OO ayear,. whichhis earned by the swe't ofhsbros 'Wh'en Mirma laI BurenTdryup~to'his' house some yibs-ario, on par 'I

cular .poliical business1 ,-e- ld Mr -aWright its a'hey woolsey 4plis'stones tnto heaps t2 save h sce f i edmowers,, when :the grass wa sedy for-harves, one of the stff labotious - '

cdn% hever-manwent-ati e-haveitnd.it $speak knowingly.e-6hdba

beid~u~-hefjiageship, secretarshi,~tjiii sui~ for fresident at the lafe

~6~d~i~itBahidtore, and abelnomnevIce, presidency declined it

3e!Oegptty. Such- ir-te character, ad-sorme ofthe prominenI adts of SilaseWriglitsenator from+Naw--York ; and peopa willbe ai-a loss ti-now wjAt haa esissed himto t'akfe;dp farisiig'nNLontient".hitsel

w-~ith being senator only.--Cncsais -Corn

The Whigs are singularly inorttatalo2their attempts to lessen the clatith of Col.Polk to thefa&a~nb onidencern of thQ

American: people.r'

,"Yground I.bat 111§tlnpopnl8 1t31,1n ;I

twice defeated'bun"forthe'o ce" ,eelnor. -.1f.i1,, very. krue;tliatJie-feAted", but;-do not"ahe:peo '.

States .know="tbeauses't ' A tts"'4de ; %

feaR ?.- .Weshat .oaisel. io r ' :4e eefier ' for.:wer ba emuproofs itsexpose"thertm rd ===; r

the; Aefeat°: fGove o .ae'. '"incompetency, tl to- inn s'occupied bybot7rvatidia[eeden as'regards lgatfo'ro ae "feat :is- an' objection? to Col. Polk;'si s did, '. ""not, the =earns' objection be iHege d'.'tb'VFr. y =, "

Clayy° in s; mere' forcibf e iriatinel"'!C'o {r;T'Polk" .was =twice'defented'fo Yh o1£

f3overnor. :l ow many tiules aivaa;Mr V,;cJ \fMay " 'defented' Tor tlie' office .of Preetde l:Was not Mr. Clay defeated in 1824, 'cvb ets - _'be received but37 out of2G.Celeetorglvoles ' ' " ;'tom,Was h6^: not vlriuall i <defeated-;i 8: 4 y::'when Mr John Q, Adams recetved"'83 Ktd }gen. Jackson 178 electoral''votess!t =' Pt " :.le not : fe t d "individually, , ,th.

i!seived#ltiY 49'out 286iil eotoi'al.,,.:: y- . : ,. " . ,G.:_votes T And in 1840; was he riot leUeat ,.-t 'n' the Whig cpnveittioo, as Belo ss

iiai1ah1e than Gen: Haritsot t -":Tbustw . "

& Glay"defea+edia.his aspirations tut l ti.=::iighest,'o15cc4f the coILntr ; noct o'timi-

,t fatic'ttimesfaod' yet bey Wbigs'alled ;

ts'an objection to theBloc ioQ'ufCbI bPolC>> __oribe of^ rt s,hat he has:beetitwice "defeateil f - = " -: r Ice of Governor-4 '" ".:", =,-: ." ,._

ontiaue ibesubjectiaaiil egiiei5iitimeriiIf this paper. Augusta' Constilu[iota _ :.

Murder and Lynch Leto in-The Natcbez, Courier ot'the'.4th"iuat - ==

on'ains the particulate*of.:anattedcious;="nurder in Jeffersoncounty, -MIsai;:?wi ' ;.te l.::he summary esecuiiett'orwo cf.'thn:iriiiterera.; It. seems "tbat}a'%MV-Wm yd? " - " .

near tarry'89ect. ouiof his negrtles R':som 't eae., ..ors;;,

hen "tbe fellote ftlroedio atti g eirnd was- about-i6 overpo eliter called upon ::tiiro aegivcre at work'm the same'-fieL s > r.

ance; butinsteat t f-6elPttigths3i leim":',vith-ibeii"bet abtl. -' ": " "'

est!,: :'rho l beee {ncgt oe_ e' ereted =";' ,

cir af t% "?' :fr "a "

wo days ttmeat begin tt . " ^emoved to a", log;-pihe,. s c ar r' - ' ::.:.~

M fire; end burnt the body to.asti t be .

iegroos,- suspectaig t'hat' t6e =atilisebcer ;:' %hetrRnasterwould-soogb' hno a a to t ;: t

d boldness . enough :- :to fell ifotnt wt ,cigbbors-.tbat;_Me._ .. 4.-nr noire days=abet hie borsef''irsd1

p"saddled.,brdledr- and th e j ;firuspecred'foulplay'A search +vas.inametlEat el iosiitisfehe neighbors, and4fter',someerne upon the suer io th"e,'f tasteombat had taken.place- bf rce g ;F

loyd"and'th"e iegroes Onext m ;jed a : _!farce tr l' .i"11th imlitil .the ne n yret

then they acknowledged;' their i&def'a1tatecLabove: The exc1temesfi atnoogtixe -s

enpie assembled was very grgat $_:trts J '"'' tfe :ted ^y ..a .

oe hunJred -persona were cQ r-tea s.ridaylast,:.31at. ult:., oite;; eelc:f ibd r

l T yo GI f Ly^-.C..

ay of the murder. Theya lgoiateJ'ai ntg ; ,_ s

,t eight een. nten. to decide;u" iai*i4 iii e''°one' with "the-i egroes:' .f-ou rttirtr Lam- V

try -were.:for ":banging ;.thejur-aga&i.it.- ;.Two'of'ifievbdan aod" oue of>ihe=wti iieD

nstaotly." -T11'otber'w.utria .r ' a''""'''''

a t spa F.

n cdot On We u J4 '_ i '

oinination o . Po lk r"- Sri:. ""''"

a;.; th Hodse=rof'Repce9eWill, "" f/ll:r1.'0fMdA air_ ah1-"1!.4 ". ciy W':..:'- ^.: