Press enter after choosing selection

Abolitionists

Abolitionists image
Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
September
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

(t8 We give the following from the Detroit Advertiser for what it is worth.- The Abolitiomsts seem tobe divided into two classes, witli distinct views and modes of operations. The oíd Abolitionisfs are those who adhere lo the system of measures first adopted - who strive to spread anlislavery sentiments, and to form an antislavery public opinión, by discussion nnd argument. The National Antishvery Standard, publifhed in New York, and edited by David L. Child, is the organ of this closs of Abolitionists. It is a valuable paper which may be roi.d wilh profit, even by those who dissent frorn some of its views. Few me are better ncquainted with the political history of our country, and the leading characters in past times, than its editor. The 01 her class of Abolitionists are those who have got up a third politica] party, and who propose to eradicate Slavery by pnrty politics. Those who have avowed that tliey will deliver political speeches and addresses, on Sundays, to mass meetings, belong lo this class. They nomínate separate candidatcs at our clections, and have a polilical organization oftheirown; they resort to the eame means, ties for success. With them, antisluvery.has ceased to be a moral and religious, and become a mere pnrtizan movement. The Signal of Liberty is the organ of this class in Michigan, and its character resembles other ndroit party organs, intent only on the defeat of an antagonist, and the elevation of a political friend. - It does not Jack talent. For a year or two, the "third party" abolitionists have swept all before them. 13ut we understand that a re-action has now begun, and that the old Abolilionjsts are again recovenng their ascendency. . We have seen some signs of this in ourown State.O" Gerrit Smith writes concerning his Sab-batb. meetings: My principal object n these meetings is to persuade my hearers of the sinfulness of clinging to proslavery political and ecciesiastieal parnés. It is not stntnge, therefore, thot I have provokcd the wrath of pro-ulax'ory demagogues and pros'avory ministers. The meetings are slnnderously represen tcd to bc like ordinary politicnl Alcetingp. I presume, that all, who have attended them, regard them ns emincntly religious and solenin and iliat none of them doubt, that it :s - not Gerrit Smith - but the minister, who refuses to plead for the slave, wlio is the Sabbath breaker. 1 have now answered the calis of five of our fourteen towns - viz: Smithfield, Nelson, Lcxox, Enton, and Brookfield, In the least of the iirst tliroe Meetings, there were seven hundrcd pcople; and, in the greatest, a thousand. The Meeting in Eaton numbered from two thousnnd to twenty-five hundred persons: and at the BroökficKl Meeting yestei Jiiy, I liad the pleasure of speaking to more than a thotisar.d people. The Meeting, next Sunday, is to be in the town of Cazenovia: and it is supposed, that, should the weather be favorable, more than three thoUMüd pcoplo will attend it. Our meetings are held in the open air.

Article

Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News