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From The Michigan State Gazette. "In Imitation Of The C...

From The Michigan State Gazette. "In Imitation Of The C... image
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Day
3
Month
April
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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From the Michigan State Gnzette.""1 In iniit.itioii of the courteous eXample of the Sipnal of Liberty, we pübijuh in nnother colliinn, a roply from that pBpör to an article in tlie (inzette of the IGtli uit'., hended Revohïtionary.' It will be recollected that under tlint Itend wo emleavored to show thtthe political tiboliiioniits were revolmionistf; and reonrdinfr the rcnmrks of the Sijinal an admisfion ofour poshion, we wiih pleasure givo it pliice. Whcn we vrntured to strp asWc Trom out tisunl coime, und question whnt we repnrded ns a politica) proposjtion, had we anticipated a rep! y that woüld requiro us to eiüer into rtiscupsioti of polilical elhicks, we shoold have rouiainrd silent. Ünaccusíomed to dii-cuesion npon subjcots appertainsr to that ecience, and duiDclined to enter into n controversy wilh tliB nbolitionists. cxcept as a polilicnl party, we phall decline answerlng ihe interfogations tlmt are propounded. We have oniy to da with political questions in our paper, and Óti not rccognize the riyht of poliiieal journals to catechize us in to matters to be tettled by tliocasuist. We have not, nor are wc now disposed to di.cues the principie upon whicli oir polilical instittilion nro hos-ed, nor gninsny bot tlmt they coniain soiuc elements that we do not npprove ns in arcordance with our nolions of jnstice & propriety. An issue woufd beinvolv i ed in stich a controversy, that cannot be adju(lirnted npon, nnless in ant'cipation of Revo; lution, and we are free to confess, we are not ! vet prep;ired to make war upon ur govern - ; mout. There miglit he circuinstnnceá svhich I wonld ah?olve ns from the ohlifations imposed i by the SupremeCourt of the l.md, hut as yett 1 we have not been mnde aoquainted with evils i undpr wliich we are FuniTinp, lliat would 1 wcigh a t'enilier m co.it'ast with the horrors of a civil conflict, or the conseqoences we should anlicipate wou'd fullow tlie reorgunhn lion of ihe doctrne that n portion ofour felJow citizens tvouJd be jus:ifiea in ( eclaring tlieir want of allcifiance fo the consti;tition.-Ifevils exisf, let Ihrin berpinoved by ilieauthorized inenns that nre aftbrded bv tiial instriinifjir, and not in opposition to it positivo injuncliojis. When ;ill appointcd expedienta haveprovod uhavn iling", it will betiine cnough lo resort to the alternativo of euñering or re volt,T]ou.'li we havo Faal above we do nof aCknowlodpc tlic right of' o politica! journal to catrclii.-c us about onr opinions upon stiictly moral qncsli'inp, we will in grneral terms re"" lly W ttié jnterropations iliat have boen pro pounded to us. Wc rrgarrl it as a duty ofvory citizen 60 to net, ns will, in hisjudgtuent} ibrnied upon tl e knuwlcdpc lie Ijss, to prorrote the wrll-being1 and happinrsd (f the íírentpst niimbcr cf his Ibllovv líe is not to negleci tlie interest of the mony to böcure the ri!ii.s of cup. It is somelimea bctter tliat :ni individual sliould be Fncrificcd, thnn tlie ñátiori riined. Au ar: rxnmple to iHus(rate our p'rppoeition, wo would rcfrr to the pxecution of Anilrc. Thtnigh 11 n[le a:;u liÍL'h-mindc(l fpldier, hi.s life ;.vas .'■acrilxef;. uk! no onc l,ns qiip?tinned tlie propnety of '.;i "tiiitft ( J t r : -i. i . 1 1 , t h o 1 1 r 1 1 j;11 luive mournrd over th? f'ate of the uniorlunute young mon. Upon li;e snme princij Ie we sbnuld decido ïhat it wonld be bctter thnt ÍÍie bkvc alioukl be ret-:ned in bondagf, thnn thnt thegoverntnont fhould be tremed ns ul'nn binding force. lftlic oboliiiuiMbts d'i6aprce wiili us opiniiiii lut ilitin publirly nnil imcquivocaiïy declare their position as Ihoir orai) ñas already dono, and wc are rcady to meet liicin as Rev olülioni&ts.Ot) the 15t!i Ppbrnnry, 1037. R. M. Whiti ncy was airaiglied befo"e the House of Rep' rfPentativ.es for conlcmpt in rci'using to attend when required bofore a oommittce. Hjs opolI ogry was thot he was nfrnfd of !is life, oud Jjc callrd iis a wilneefl m lus belialf, ope of tlio I connr.ittce. Mr. Fairiicld, siuce Uovcrnor of I the Stale of IVfaine. It oppeared tiiat in tJm ' Committeo Mr. Peyióü of Vi tfirna had put '■ sovr.c intcfoL'ülorv to VV'hitney, vvliu had retnrned a wn'itt-n nnswer wiiich was deemed [ On this, as Mr. Foirfield tcstified, ! J'f yion ad(]re?5cd fhe Clisirmsn in these tormB, "Air. Clinirm-m. I nsii you to inform lilis ! itness, thnl he p nnt to insult mo in bis an swnrf, if he dors, God dntnn hini! I will t;iko hiíi lile nu the spot !'' Wliiiney roen and said lic cluimed the protcctiüii of titc Cominiltcc, on which Peytnn cxclaijred, "God dnmn you, yoó elian'l Hpcnk, you phnivt pay odr word uliüc yon are in this room, if ymi do l will put you to doatli!" Soon nfter, Peytwn observinjf (hat VVhitney was looking at him, crird out, 'Damn him, his ryc? are on me - God damn him, lic is. lookinrr nt me - he flian't do it- (lanm iiirn, he fchan't look at me!''

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