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The Friends

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Day
6
Month
June
Year
1842
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-On our first pago will be íounda circular of the Farmington Quarterly Meeting, which we publish at the request of a subscriben It is in the Usual style oí that clenoniinntion- kind, simple, and to the purpose. Wecominend tb suggcstions to the attention of al! Christians. Whatcver learhed Doctors may write concerning the "Limitations of Human Responsibility," boih reason and Rcvelation make each man's obligation to do good to oihers conmiensuratc with liis ability. "He that knowelh to do good, and doeth t not, to him it is sin." This Address alludcs to the duty of Christians to bestow their suflrages for the benefit of the oppresscd. And is it not duty - a Christian duly? It nppcnrs to us that consistency requires it in an especial manner from the Friends. They have excludcd slnveholders from incmbership in heir denominadon. They have petititioned Coiircss. They uniformly assist the fugitive in his eces8ities. A large portion of them refuse to urchase the producís of slave labor. Now we uppose that some thousarids in the United States, and a considerable number in Michigan, in 1840 voted for President Tyler. Their testimony against President Tyler's wickedness might be justly summed up thus: "We think you are committing a great sin in holding sla ves. We shall help them to escape from your oppression, if we can. We shall not buy your plantation products, lest we encourage you to continue our robbery. We think you are not fit to be admitlcJ into a Christian Society - until you repent. Should you become President, it will beyour duty to recommcnd to Congress the nbolition of slavery and the slave tradc in the Federal District, and in Florida, and though we know your influence will be used to its full extent ior their perpetuation, yet we have no objection to vote for you, unjust and wicked as you are, for a situation that will enable yon to do a thousand times more to perpetúate robbery and manstcaling than you could ever do in a private life." Is not this the amount of their testimony? What does Mr. Tylér think of it? Shall not this inconsistency be removed in future? [CTThe coinmunication oí H. S. M. has been received. It is well written, but we must be excused from inserting it, as it publications would terid to a new issue on a question, the intrinsic merits of which we do not wish to discuss.

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Signal of Liberty
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