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Senator Allen And His Pro-slavery Vote

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Day
20
Month
February
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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For the Signal of Liberty

iíje vote of this genileman on the ïlaveryqueslion arisingon the Joint Resolutions on the existing war with Mexico is exciling considerable afention, especially among his constituents. It is n Hict thal not n few -Liberty men voted for Mr. Allen, supposing that his reform principies would carry him so far, at least, as to oppose the further extensión of Slavery. They are deeply mortified on seeing his vote recorded in favor of Slavery. - At almost every turn they are now taiinted with the inlerrogatory, ♦ What about Mr. Allen s vole in favor of Slavery? What kind of an abolitionist do you CALL MM ? " They can only answer, " we wére mistaken in the man and will never vote for him again." Many of the Young Democracy sav " his days are numbcred," politically I suppose the}' mean. It is truly disgjsting to 8ee Northern men bowing down to slaveholders, and doing their bidding at the sncrifice of every principio of Democracy and the nghts of man. But the time has come when these men will be remembered and share at the hand of public opinión and the ballot box, the fate they so richly merit - " Left at home."

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Signal of Liberty
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