Anti-gag Law

The Congressional Pelegation from this StatP, voted wkh Mr. Adnms against the Gag1, and in favor of the rigfht of petition. That the XXIst Rule was retarned, however, gives tis little trouble - we are perfectly willing, aside froni the dipgrace of the thing, that it should remnin, in all its rigor, until Congress is rondy to ACT against slavery, as wel! as to rficeivo the potitions of its constiluency. The mere líber) y of petitioning is not enough - it is an empty right,solong as ourprayer?, though heard, are contemptuously spurried . We thank'no one for votingf to sustain the rijfht of petition, with the idea that to do to is the most efièctual way to put a 8 top to the antislavery agitation. But many have thus voted, avowedly with such a motive - and now forsooth, they claim ihe suffráge of thetionists becausc oftheir defense of the right of pel il ion ! If thie alone is a sufficient reason for the bestowal of our euffrages, will the Wh'gs lell us why the abolitionists ehoulo not support such men as CaUin and Seymour, who vote with the venerable Adams on this question? Tho Whigs wou Id fínd it necessary to make another iesue to answcr the question - but abolllionisfs look beyond the naked right, which they regard, not as an end, but as a means to an end. We must sencï men to Congrees who are prepared not only to sustoin the right of petilion, but to legislate slavery out of the National Domain, and divorce the General G-ivernment from the Slave Power. Nothing less than this will satisfy us - and nono bnt Liberty men are prepared to do t'iis necessary work. Henee we can vote only for such. What folly to give our sufPrages to men who will Ingislate in opposition