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The Other Great Interests."

The Other Great Interests." image
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Day
20
Month
November
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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In his recent Dedhatn speech, John Quincy Adams dwelt very fully on the ascendency of the Slave Power, and disposed of all the other great interests in the following impressive paragraph: 'Fellow citizens: I did intend to say something more u$on these subjecls to you - to have said sörnëlhing about a bank; but I am compelled, unwillingly, to regard that 'asan ohsolele idea,'1 The question about the Tariff and the Sub-Treasury will probably be vevy interesting at the approachingsession of Congress. and then your interest willbesomewhatimplicatcd. ï would say something upon these, but I have not time. But after all, I wish you to undcrstand, as my feelings, that the question ofslavery, and most particularly the question about the doraination of the slave representation, which overburdens us all, is the great question on wfdch your interests are concerned, in the government or the United States. (Applause.) Internal improvemehts - the public lands - reverme - taxes for the protection of industry - the relations vvith foreign powers, especially with Great Britain. every thing centres in this odious provison, by which the South has got a representation of si aves, made by their mastei-s."

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