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Difference Of Opinion

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
October
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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"He (Mr. Clay) holde, and I hold distinctly,. that annexation must and does tend to the extensión, proiulgation and PERPETUARON of elavery. - Daniel Weotlerpeecli al Boston, Sept. 19, 1844. "1 (Mr. Clay) do not think that the subject of slavery ought to nñéct (he qnestion one way or the other. Whethsr Texas be independent, or incorporated in tho United Statep, I do not believe it will prolo.vg ör shorlen thedurafion of ihat msütaüon.-H. Claijs Leiter, Julg 11, 1844. tt The Boston Chronic'e has an article shewing Ihnt the story of the Detroit Advertiser, about the Marshail family of Kentucky. witli which Mr. Birney is eonnected, cnfertair.ing a hereditary gnxdge agafnst Mr. Clay, is a mere fiction. A ferge portion of the family are decidediy friendly to Mr. Clny. i UumpbTey Marshall, one of the most eftcctive i Whigstump orators in Kentucky, ie a nephew of Mr. Birney. 0?" Mr. Bocharas, of Pa., bas recently defined his position in a speech, a9 "no friend of slavery, but opposed to all aboli tion.'5 On : the Annexation question he said he entirely agreed with Mr. Clay, and then proceeded to show that Annexatin would dran off the staves, first info Texas, and then into Mexico wherehesakl, tho slave enjoyed aa rnany rightp, and was as rmich respected as any body.'1' Qj? Variona rnmors have beer. promulgated respecting the invasión of Teas by the Mexicnn army te navy. There can be no donb that the conqnest of Texas immediately is de signed: but the prospect is that the expecilion if it proceed at all, wiil enter on the enterprjze nnder uHfavorable cirenmstonces. When any certairt ornl definile nevra arrivesr we sha-M publish it.

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Signal of Liberty
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