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Repeal And Abolition

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
October
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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By the !ate arrival of the Cnledoaia we find the following interesting incidcnta whïch occired at a Repeal meeting recently in Ireland: Mr. O'Connell read a letter from the repealers of Ohio - the Repeal Association of Cincmnnti - enclosing a remittance of L]S. (üheers.) The writer stated that slavery does not exist in the State of Ohio, but wem on lo assert the diíñcnllies of getting rid of the system, which was in accordance with the compact emered into at ihe Union, and could not be abolislied without violating the fundamental laws and the national compact with the United States. With these scntiments, the letter stated that the repealers of Ohio had eeen with surprise ihe speech of Mr. O'Connell. That speech was powerfu! and eloquent, but they totally dissenteil from his arguments. They were free from 6lavery in Ohio; but nevertheless, they "despised theabolitionists.'1 The letter conc.'uded by expressinor sympathy for the wronga of Ireland. Mr. O'Connell observed that slavery did not exist in Ohio, and they could not, therefore, object to reccive the money iransmitted. He strongly condemned the sentiments expressed in this letter in defence of slavery. - The attacks upon the abolitionists were more trash and nonsense, and he despised the attempt to mitígate the horrors of slavery by men who boasted that their own etate wasfree from the stain and the disgrace. It was hia intention to move that this letter from Ühio should be referred to the committee, in order that a detailed answer should be returned. He denied that man could be the roperty of his fellow man. (Cheers) He had no compassion for the man whose property was negroes. Reverse the picture, and suppose the yellow Americans were tlie property of the black uegro - who would have compassion for the sluveholding negro? (Cheere.) This document, which asserted much that was untrueand concealed much of the trutb, should be met promptly and inaetaii. uet l reiand but obtain her legislative independence, and hey would have missionaries preachlng freedom in every región where slavery degraded he human race. (Cheers.) JVIr. O'Connell conclr.ded by mov'tng that the letter from Ohio be referred to the conimiltee. Carried.

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Signal of Liberty
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