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Almost A Convert To Liberty

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Day
24
Month
April
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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Tíjo editor of the Lowell Journal, Mr. Scliou!er, nade a short visit to Washington ámng Lhe late session of Congress. What Jie saw ná feit of the influsnce of slavery, and of íhe :imid and subservient course of the Northern roprescnlatives in giving up every thing to thc lictation of sluveholders, seeined to produce a strong effect upon his raind, while at the same Lime Iris conciusions afford a melancholy proof it once of h8 ignorance of the principies of the Liberty party, and of his own obstinate idolatry to Whiggery, which Winde him lo ihe fully of re-committing the cause of Liberty to the very men and the very party who Imvo so fihaniefully deserted it in time past. - He gives the following ta'ble of our foreign representativos: MINISTERS. Edward Everett, of Mnssnclmsetls, Eniíhind. Cuarltvj S. Todd, Kentucky, Jtussia. ffénry Wheñton, Rhode Island, Prussia. Diinel Jennüer, Marylnnd. Austria. Wnddy Thompson, South Carolina. Mexico. Wilhnm Hunter, Rñode Ieknd, ' Rio Janeiro Waslungton living, New York, Spain. CHUJGES D'AFFAinrs. Chris'r Muglics. of Marvland, Nethcrlaml. lleury W. Hubbard. Alabama. Belgium. G?orge V. hay, New York, Sweden. Wm. W. Trwin, Pcnn., Denmark. W ni. W. JJbckford.Virifinia. New Granada, lien A. Hull, Tentiesscc, Venezuela. John S. IVmlleton. Virginia, Chili. James C. Pickett. Virginia, Pora. W% v John Evo, Kentucky, Texae. Wm. Boulwdre, Virginia, Two Sicilics. A mbrose Baker, Georgia, Sardinia. ' Washington Barrow.Louisiana, Portugal. Ilere are four ministers and two charges from the freo States, which have three fiftl s of the population, and fi've sixths of the foreign interconrse and business; and three ministers and ten charges from the slave State?, with only two-fifths of the population, and ne sixth of the interest involved In our forein relations. The writer further says: "Cunrrress this morning voted an approprialion of $100,000, to build a dry dock at the Navy Yard at Pensacola. Thisis another of those schemes by which the slave-holdere endeávor to rctain in their hands a large portion of the public patronage. Since ihe coiumencement of the Government, nearly twothïrds of the whole naval expenditure has been expended in Pensacola, Norfolk, and Washington, notwilhstanding the costs for repairs of veteéis are alvvajs much híghérthan in NewVork, Charlestown, and Portsmouih. And tlns system has been carried out in conequenco of tire blnrter and pertinacity oftho slaveliolders, and the cfintfng , fawhing sycophancy of Northern Locofoco. I am told fkit Mr. Malïory, theTyler representntive frotn the Norfolk district in Virginio, has a Jarge number of slavea whom líe hires to the Government to work in ihe Norfolk Navy Yard, for the fine liitle 5l,m of $30 a month. Slaves are also employed ia the Nvy Yard in tlns city, to the exclusión of free u-lntes: and h has become a source of rreat oomplairit, but it is of no use; corrupíiín jn H"sGoverem,atthe present moment, is the order of the day. At Pensacola, most of the labor is dono by slaves; and thus these Jare naval nppropriations made evéry y?ar bv the Federal Government, fiad their way in'ó the pockets of the slave-masfers.'' AH Uiis has taken place, be it observed, with atrn.mphant Vhig majority in both Housea of Conííress for two yenrs pasi. He goes on- "The Nortli have themselves to blanke for mud, of the abuse vvhich we receive from the slave-holders . We have given in' to tíiein loo much. We must now assert our riirhts- nntri the mean and restricted marnier of the Lib erly party men in the North. but by pursuinr abold, open,imanly cour.sr, demandour righta as members of the confederaron. Let southern men and Southern inferests be representad in the dopartments of Government; iet them Inve a fair share of the offices and of the Government nppropriatioiis, and army and naval appomtraents; b-ut let the North have its share also. Let us not Leliold in times to come, as we do now, a slavehulding pre6i j denf, a sJavc-holding President of tbeSenate, a slave-holding Speler of the House, and so on ulinost in the same ratio throughout. If we havo a slave-h'ddmg President, we shall hve a Northern Vico President and Speaker of the Ilouse, nnd otir proportion of Government office?, nccQrdjijg. to the population in the different secfions of the countrv ''Now the lave -ImJJiRj, President1' was elected by tJe yoie of Northern YVbigs, the siuve-holdinn; President of the ëenale" wap electo! by tho votes ofNrthern Wbigs, and the slavcliolding Speaker" was elected by ihe volos of iNortJiem Vj)igs- "andso in the same ratio ihrouiotït' including also,a slayeh.QÍding Secretáry o the Senate, and C'erk of Ihe House. Can this juan be, hoiiest wheii he ropreor.lsihc'.-v.ln „trengïh in Cüiigress' as bosl'ile lo .Mavny? He affirm.-, i the face Qf a.)j 4 hese ihmnng fncts, ihat "the great universal VVlijg party do (eniuiid of the South, their fair voice n t!ie GovenimeiK." The Whirr party lias heen fairly tricd on this very po'nt, and has füiled - precisely as the rival party fuiieï, and will fail áñroin. The fliHat the Liberty party iscontemptible. Tlie writer concedes us uil thegrounds of our movcment. Our policy is not all sccliona!. bat

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