Signs Of The Times

Mu. Editor : - Now is the mighty struggle of the war of political principie. Throughout the length and breadth of our land, the materiáis are accumulating and are directcd to sustain and push onward the favoriie moasuresol the conflicting parties. The great and engrossing topics of gone-by days seem fast sinking away behinct our political horizon, and new themes of the greatest possible moment are engrossing the public mind. Time was - and that but a few years sincc - when the doctrines of universal freedom and erjuanimity unrestricted among men were but Hule appreciated by the ma93 of comrnunity ; butlhatday is rapidly passing by, and the morning dawn of a more glorious day is rising, and its light is breaking forth in gushing streams upon tho growing millions of the present age. Tho " little cloud of a hand's size, seen far distant, is sprcading widely over our moral hemisphere, and thou sands are waking from their slumbers to the porlentious events near at their doors. The exckint; subjecls of Banks, TarifiT, SubTreasury, &c, have in a measure passed into the shade ; and those of Free Soil, F ree Terriiory, Free Men and Equal Rights, have virtually become the order of the day. The last of these forms great centre of action, and cupics the most prominent position, around wliich the othcrs clustei-, or to wliich they are mere appendages. And the sura into wliich all are resolved, amounls fiimply to the question of Slavery or Anti-Slavery. ïo this very hour the friends of humanity have long looked with eager desire ; and its an-ival is at tbis moment giving birth to the rejoioings of thousands, in prospect of the future welfare of the trodden-down jortion ot our race. The contest is gathering to its focus; nd now is the time for every votary of virue's cause o awake. Let unanimous acüon unfiiacliing and undeviating action, - msrk ie order of the friends of Liberty. Friends f the slave, awake ! Consider well that grcat mora! inaxim, - " Wliatsocver ye vvould that men .hould do to you, do ye even so to thevn ;" nd make timely capital of cvery thing willin your grasp. Circuíate intelligence and disabuse the public mind. Teacli the boasting sons of liberty to know and feel for ihe woes of the oppressed. Take high and lioly ground - unite upon your Standard Bcarcr ; and consistent with your espoused principies, be your motto oNWAKD ! ONWARDü til! your foes shall yield the contcst, and the vietory is won.