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Mr Wise

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
March
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
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This gentleman, íf it be jui to cali hun one, is a greal helper to the j mti-slavery cause. Tlie southern rnemhers f (Jon&rees will sit by tlie hour to heur him c-.d anti-slavory documente, of which they vould not hear a sy Hable frotn a nortliem nau. In one of his late cpeeches, he read a art of a Nassau paper: a long extract from raeor's Magazine, au English work, show" ng how easy ond how righteous ït wouid e, in paee of a war wilh this country, to and a few regiments of black troops from Jamaica on uur Southern coast, and thus Jestroy tho Union of the States. Next, he read from the Emancipatora prediction that slavery would eoon cease in Cuba, and that i's abolition in this country would follow. Next, he rcod from a Boston paper, carrying Lilis niütto: ''Liberty the right of all, and Luw itd 4'èfaVice." [ Who bul a slaveholder would ever thmk of objecting to these sentiinents?] It oontained a letter from Joseph Sturge. an English abolitionist, to the same class in the States. He readan account s( Mr Sturge's visit to the slave deputs at Alexandria, and of the memorial Mr Sturge liad presented lo the President from the B. k. F. A. S. Society. Next, he re ad from the A.S. Reporter, contrasting the course of the President with the polite replies of the :rowned heads of Europe to anti slavery [iieinona'.s. He then returned to Mr Sturgu's ïdvice to the abolitionists, to remeniber who ihey were on the next election day. Next, he read to the wondering ears of lis brother mcmbers, all the items of the ;onspiracy itatched up by LewisTappan and loshua Leavitt, to deluge C'ongress with A. 3. peütions, He read from the Emancipaor the forms of petititions all cooked and oncocted hefore hand, even down to the "olding and endorsirig tho meuiorial6, and Jirecling tlu-m to S. M. Gatee, "the agent of he nboli'.ionists on the floor of Congress." Mr. Wise becoming much exhausted, gave nay to an adjournment. The nbolitionista inght to send him a vote of thanks tor his jlaborate and patiënt exposiiion of their jrinciplöB. (XJThe umhorities of Mobile have pubished an ordinance, authorizing ihe sheriff o tako charge of all colored men on board .he vessels in-the Bay, and irnpr3on them, ind charge S7,00 each for his trouble Nothing in particular is alledged against the alacks, bat the movement seema to be designed as an offsett to abolitionism. The number of blacks now in the Bay, is about 350. The captains are required to give bonds in the surn of 200 each man, that they will take them away. This ie the way they serve the fr-e ciiizens of othurstates: and if sucli things shall be persisted in, andbecomo general at the pouth, how long will it be before "our gloriuus Union" will exist only in name1!Geohge Thompson, oneof the abolitionists imprisoned in the Missouri Penitomiary, has written to lus parents, Oct. 30, an account ofhis situation in prison. His health is good - he haa plenty of food, and works regularly, and is treated 83 well a9 couid be expected. and better than be anticipatcd. - He saye: "I am happy in my Saviour, and tliough my uulward man perish, my inward ma is renewed day by day. 1 came here cheerfully and I ehall reinain lieie contenfedly, until the law eyê I may go forth I have no desire to leave until the set lime, The days pa68 rapidly and sweetly away - they eeem very short.