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Interesting From Kentucky

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Day
16
Month
December
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Inst nnmber of the Syracure Democratie Freeman contains a letter from S. Tousey, of Madison C., N. Y., with nn extract Trom n letter written by a Gentleman in Louisville, (Ky.,) and member of the city Council. See hotv he speaks of the Liberty Party: LoursviLLE, Ky., Oct. 23, 844. ltFnend Tovsey: - Thonks for your long and inteiesting letter - nieresiing in more ways than one os you will presently perceive. I have al ío received two or three Liberty pa pers whieh are very welcome. And first I arn truiy glad that you are a "Liberty man;" if I was in a Tree state í shou Id be one mytelf'. I have been o constant reader of the Cincinnati Philanthropist for six years; lam known in this citv as a streng antislavery man. and I never keep back my sentiments on that stibject. There is a groat deal of antislavery sentiment in this city, much more than you would suppo&e. I know the real sentimen's of most of our leading men, and ï believe next year a decided step will be taken to atnend ihe Constitution of Kentucky, with a view to the extirpation of Slavery; t is ruining us as a people, impoveiishing1 us as state and poisoning our public nnd private moráis, and I hope to see it destroyed even in Kentucky. About six monlhs inco, T wrotc to C. M . Clay, at Lexington, suggesting i plan of operations to be commenced immediately afier the Presidential elcctions, on the part of the antislavery friends in various parts of the state. He coincided with me and a plan is uiatured and the ball will be put in motion THIS YEAR. More of him hereafter. lam very sorry thntC. M. Clay has taken the part he has in the Presidential contest; I think it will tend to weaken his effbrts in Kenrucky and elsewherein the t-lave states. - I do most sincerely hope you Liberty men in JYeto York will stand Jirm, - a great deal depends upon your firmness, more than you pe-haps imagine. When the Liberty vote of New York and Ohio reached Keniucky lost year, it put the s'aveholf'ers all ahack - they began to see that you ARE IN EARjVEST; that hereafter you would contro] the elections, and in view of these facts began to speak of the Abolionisits with more respect. I vvish I could say a word to every Liberty man in the Union; that word should be -PERSEVERE, JDOJY'T FALTER NOW - stand firm to your principies and you will command the respect of the Slaveholders, and tnerit the upprobation of Heaven.

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Signal of Liberty
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