Communications: Extract: From An Address To The Liberty Asso...

(Conclusión.)Friends and Ftllow Citizen s :From thie hasty clance at thoir principies and party leaders, may we not safely nssert that touching the vital principie for which wc conterid we have nothing to hope from either of !he great politica! pnrties of the day - that the shameful motto, (worthy a barbarous age) inscribed a-: like upon thebanners under which they rnlly is. "slavery sanctioned and sanctijicd! - emancipation eternallij opposed'" Claiming, iherelore, that the issue is now fairly before the American people, we raisê the standard of the ':Liberty Party." On its Immd folds is inscribed that spirit u'irring, eterval truth - "all men are crealed eual, and ertdowed with these unnlienable right6: Ufe, libtrty, andtkc piirsuit of hnpphicss!" May we not ask and expect every lover of freedom - very frieud of humnnity to rally beneaih ii? Th last objection urged aguinst us. that we ennnot succeed, senree deserves a noíice. Can not succeedl liow it sounds in the light of the fact, whicli the Liberiy Party, has rolled up within the past three years! Cannot succeea! Go lell this to the southern opprrssor - ihink youit wil! calm kis fears? Wil! lie ';lay the flaltering unction to his soul" and dream that al! is wei!? Oh no- hesees in tiiat little cl oud of ín flucnce, diougli ho "bigger titan a nmn's hand," the présage of a coming siorm that %vill eoon ween away hts "reluges of lies" and break the rod of hisopprestiosiJ Cannotsucceed! Then must truth have lost its power? But we am snccecd - every vote zddvi to .the Liberty Pany, in swelling ttwt tide of influence. windi, like a mighty fiood, wül rol! through our scuiliy land. m2 6eeji away ilie toun Jatious of s avery from ur nisdít. Ifow, ïivco, cn nny man longer contend that Ko vote ar ticket is a mere abstract! on - a total toss of üifiuence! As %Ve!l miglu he declare ihnt the little rivntèt. os it lenps towards the mighty rtver, and helps to well its rising fluod, is :i mere ahslracüovl - that eveiy blow of the woodujan'saxe, ns it tends to ftli the lofty ook, is h mere abstradion! - thst every ray of light. as it confributas to swell the brightness of me idian spUnier, is a mere abstracihn! All these minute particfes of agency do not more surely contribute to the great endsat which they ain , than doe every lallit cast for Liberty to the succees nnd final triumph of our cause. But let no one take refuge in the neglect of duty from the assurance, (hal the cause will roH oh and uccess altend it, though they withhold thèir elFort. To nny sueh we may wcll commend the solemn language of Mordecai to Esther, respecting hei duty towards her opprosscd and suffering brethren, "for f hou, altogether lioldest thy peace at this time, then shall their enlargeinent and del veranee ráise from nnother place - but Ihofl and thy father's house shall be destroyed! nnd who knoweet whether thou art come to the Kingdom for such a time ns this?"And now, bcore we close, let us glance íor a moment at the fearful guiltof our nation in longer cheriehing this horrici eysiem of oppreesion. and our duty aschrisiiari patriots, to seek ns instant destrvrtion. In ihe light of the woes which God has pronounceil upon oppression - in face of the fnct, He hns declnred that the cry of the oppreased shall enter His ear, nnd not be disregarded - in view of the awful dinclosuröB of His word and Provdence, touching hts dealng8 with oppressoro. does it noi become us to "take hecd to our ways ?" If, in the days of our Revolutionary fathers, when someofihc guilt of slavery might, with a ahow of reaeon, be charged to the cupidity of the mothertry, wheu ïts victime in our land numbered Ies thnn half a niülion- when. instead of legisla- ting lor its extensión and planting the seminéis of law around for its perpetuity and defcncc, the voice, even of its supporters was loud in condemnntion of its guilt. and prayed for its removal. If, thcn, in view of all its horrors il becnmeone ef the patriot fnthers of our land to CAclaim, with fearful foiebodings. "1 trenible for ny country when I remeniber that God is just," Oh. what sbould be the feeling oí the chrifetian patriot, in view of 'uu present guilt? Guilt, increaseti. not only by the ncreafie of ihe erime itself, but also by the resistance of a flood of ljghi touching the safety of it instant removol- hght. which comes bonring upon us from more thnn Ihbty Kingdoms nnd dependeneie8 where it hos boen abolishcd eince the commencement of the present centu.ylIn view of the tenncity with which we cling to its abominations. despite the rebukes of God's providence. I confess. I iremble for my country. I regard it no cliildish foar- let oihcrs. if ihey will, nssume the fearful rcsponsibiliiy óf brnvin th3 judgmoms of Heaven, I choose the paih ol afoty, no less thaa duty, and would seek to t;bring forth frutts meet fr repentance." Who thatbclicvea in fhe righteous providence of God, and looks back over the history of our land for a few past years- sees ita poenniary embarrnssmenti- the delugc of crime that has rolled overir, (fearful precursor jf Hiiavenging wrath.) and (ho confusión poured into the councile of the nation, who is not ready to admit that God's hand. n judgment is upon U8 - that same power which took off the chnriot whcels of Pharaoh's pursung host that they dragged heavily," nnd scnt the unge! of confusión into Seniincherih's mighty nrmy. Werewe not deal to his remonstrance. we should rogard these things as ;he presnge of coming wrath. nnd seek by timely repentance .o acrt it. But if there is onc trait in the characterof the present, more fearful than another, it is the tuier diVegrard with which we trcat these rebukes of His providcnce, and rueh heedless on to reoeat the shamefnl deedf of cruelty, man-toorship and oppression! Wc know that God is n Godof retribuíivejustke,ond thouph Hisjusiice slumber long, vet it cannot-wül not, sleep forever! In view of this solemn conclusión, suppor'ed not only, by the unerring leslitnony of Hi word, but ly tlie observation of Hie providence. Oh! howshould ilie hoarts of his people iremble in viewof the long-continued, aggravited opprtssion of our guihy land! Look at the srare of iho'.'san'Is which lliis modern Moloch annunlly devours! And when we number up the aggregate of is victime for the past 20, 30, 40 years and see the dark catalogue swelling to hundreds of thousands - does not the heart of hutnonity aicken at the dreadful sight? Ohl methinks if any thing can fill the soul of the christian patriot with sad forebodings - if any thing should waken the fear that ths days of our Republic are nnmbered - tha: the (tur of our country's hopes would go down at hotóïi - nnd in the place ot our bcauiiful standard with its ff E Plobibus Ukum' - mark of our strengih - would soon be seen a 'attered flae, andour beloved Union rentaeunder - it must be this, that we have so long cherished,and Rtill ding to this Heaccn-daring. God-provoking syfitem of oppression! And yet amid all these causes of fearful foreboding, there is hope fbr my country! A star of deliverance has irisen - it appeared upon our national horizon, and shot iis light across the dark, tempetuous. )o!itical sea o! '40 - mild and beamiful in thv ratlianceof hope, ila beams feil on the excited bosoni of that occnn of pussion - true. some prenicted that. it was but a fitful meteor, that woukl siiinc but for a moment nnd then go out in dnrkne?8! Others, that it was but a sparlt of f-nit'c fire- struek off in a moment of beated zeal, and would won "die away" - others. that it was a icandcrivg star, thrown out of its proper orbit uid would soon disnppear nnd beforgotten - but -iespite all these predictions, it took its place in he politica! ftrmanctit,' and has .,oved steadily ■n in i:s upward course to the Zenittof iis gl. yy. and afready, ae the auxious patriot sends up the enquiry to the eentinol upon our country's atch-tower. "wntchninn. what of the night? watchmnn. wlint ofihenight?" The cheering response is heard, "the morning cometh!"Lati s. we hail your presenco wiih us tliis evening with joy tul hope. Wcknow the influenceyo?: c-an exen for weal or wpc,on ovcry moral c;us- nndshajl tbe wanted. or withheldïn the ndvaricemeiu of tlie cause for which we meet? Possessing. as it does, politica! as we!! as moral diameter, we are aware fhat our e nemies may pnqiiire, "what haveyou to do with politics?" and yet of the power of this launt, they have ■Icpriverl thcmeelves by urging the attendance of your sex at their political gatherings. But we ple.id rhat our cause has peculiar claims upon your sympatliy, and may well demand the wnrm aspiration of your souls for its success. It is Iho cause of sufferi.ng hnmanity ; and when has such u cause failed to to ich a chord of sympathy in woman'e heart? Think of the anguish and woe doüy experienced by ihouaands of your sex in our land writhing under all the horrors of this cruel system! "Think of thé frantic mother, Lamenting for her child, "Y fnlling Inshes sniother Her cries of anguish wild! Can yov behold unheeding-, Life'a holiest feeling crush'd? When womaris keart iu bleeding Shalt woman's coice be hushed?"-Aiready has the influence ofyour ecx been fc!i in the advancement of our righteous cause. The tinmes of Grimke, Ckandlcr, Childs, and other sisters whose pen and prayers have helpedto roll it forward,.will be enibalmed in the heart of the slave and held in affectionnte remembrance when thenienioryoftheiroppressoröshall perish. Do you ask what ?otí can do in this sacred cause? Alihough the barïle-ground issomewhatchanged, and you are not called to enier the field of poüiical strïfe, yet you have tLuties, high, olemiu and importnm duties to perform. 'Tis yours. 'o encourage and cheer tho hearis of kusbands, brotkern and friends, while engaged n the stern conflict witb tliis treacherous foe- ijouis to cultívate and spre kI around you a feeling of Heavenborn sympatiiy ior the suffer ing slave- impelling other minds to eet- yours to implont in the young heartsof yoxu rising offspring a déadly kntrti to this direful curse- and last, yours to besiege he niercy seat for speedy rescue to the captive bound in chains- there, unseen by mortal eye. moy you "move the arm that moves the world," and let your power be feltí Oh! then. torget not the slave!:When (be morning ehincs, when the noon is briglu, . )% When ihc evening comes with ifs quict ligbt, When the dark night steaïs o'cr each lenfy spray Ticu sister, then for ihe cnptive pray!" Fellow membcis of thls associaiion! we have n cause comniitted to our tiuet. the importance ol wluch nn Angd se a ree could fathom!- a cause which ii.volves. not only the temporal and eternal welfare of m-llions of snííering captives in our land, but in a meaauro. the weal or woe ol our nationl Does it not becoine us to brinrr to us advancement the piir(.8t feelings as well as" tbc untiring energies of our soue7 We are upon the eve of exciting econes-our whole country ,s igaiii about to bo rockcd upon the biUows of polineal sirife, and in view of this will you suliei one word of cauuon? Let us seek to be upoi. urguard, lest amid these wide spread element? of 8irife. and in a moment of excited zeal. wc hetray a warmth of pnssion thnt hiay give to our wary enemies a momentary advantage, and cause the rnighty truthi we „tter to fall, in n mensure, powerless upon the judgement and conscience o( our opponents. Now, enn thisenution be regardsd. less necdless, from the fact that soul-stirring truths we are called to uttor, poesess inihemselves the very elements of an konttst, patrióte etit'iusmsm. We can thily say, "on sucl, a theme, 'twere almost madness to be cnlrnl" And here, we surely would grunt nothing to the claims of those political opponent, who, when the most trifling issue h at stake, seek to raise n whirlwind of excitements for the interests of tbeir party, and yet, when the holy cause of Liberty is plend. would fam hnve its advocates restmin their zenl- comprising the insignificant issues they prosent, while passing over "jusiicc, judgment and mcrcy," they seek to move heaven and earth, to advance the intsrests of their party idoli, we think it may bo aptly said, their zeal "resembles ocean into tempest tossed, to waft a feother or to drown a flyj" And yet. however unr-nsonable may bo their (Iemands of us - difficult as the task may be, nnd strong as the temptationstojindulge in passionate rcbuke of the vile system wo oppose, fidelity to our righteous cause requirea us to be on our guard Let us, then. seek amid tlie wliirhvind that shall rage around us, to maintnin our posición with a calm; firm, steadfnstness befming the majesty of the trufi. wiih which we are clothed But let a not mistake iad'ffarmce, or inactivity for calmn'-ss. Oh no! with a cause ir which are garncrci up the kopcs of the nation - with an enemy whose ceaseless vigilnnce, and malign influencc is every where present - with the prospect of certain victory full before na, surely every motive that can move the human soul to aetion - untiring aetion, is ours! Gird yourselvps then, for the conflict, seek to quit yourselves like men, and look not for rewnrd or rest till the day of triumph comes - come it surely wüll Then. as we sec the dsirlt cjaud of God's judgments rolled back from our guilty land - the etain of oppression wiped from our "Star Bangled Ban ncr," and hear the glad song of redecmed m-i liovs, like the ''sound of many waters" go up to Heavtn-tkenmiyioeresl from onr foils, ond rejoice over the fruit of our effbrts in a nutim delimercd-the eaptive set frc". I ! !