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"E Pluribus Unum.": For The Signal Of Liberty

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
March
Year
1844
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Public Domain
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■■ Why cannot the en tire Anti-SJavery sentiment of the North, unite nnder the motto . of our national Banner? Why not be able to say, We are one? What is our object? To emancípate ilie slave. Hovv? By spreading argumenta and Jacts befoie the whole rintmn. Who areanti-slavery men? Those tého from principie are opposed to slavery. When will'our work be compleled? When the vu'nd of the whole nation sliall Ie salurated tmth the love of universal Liberty. Herethen, is' work enongh . The field is ampie. The nflaeoce of slavery on black and white-bond and free- the North and South- on the cháracter and policy of our general and state governments: - in forming our pliysical, socin], and moral habits - theüe are topics to be investigated. Who wishes a wider range? Wby are anti-slavory men dividerl? Because the creed of a portion of it hna been loo long. Lilce other creeds, it embraces matters of opinión. We can only come together by shorfening ir. We are divided, because the old game of Satan, in dividing the advocates of a good cause, has been playd over agajn. Divide and conquer" has ever been bis motto. This bas ever been the snare of the church. No sooner are gooi men ready to make an onset on hia dominions thunsome prominent one,is smiittn witli a desire to become a General. He would convert the militia into regular soldiers, and insists upön each wearing a particulartonn. öome at onceare emitten with the project,- otherg rejêct it . The leaders insist upnn it, the dissenters reiuss, ond an inroad upon Satan's Empire i& turnud into commötion among themselves, Just so with nnti-slavery men. Long tbey looked for some way by whieh slavery -could successfiilly be attacked; but iu vain. At length Colonizotïon was propos ed. Thonsands cnlisted, rother 10 give vent to pent up sympathie?, than bscaiise it promised substantia! good to the slave. A few were liberated. The tnillioils still groaned order bondage. - Finally was broached the true doctrine of "universal and immediate emancïptttioyt.'" Some were prepared for it. Others csnw mon as trees Avalking." The idea like that of "Total Abstinence" was roo grand - too simple to be tiniversa]ly adopted at onco. Wïe!d?d)n ils own native energy hovvever, it promised 6oon to becötiie the vatch word of the true friends of Liberty. Now cume up the old game. Tneked on to this foundation principie, was than of "Üeath to Colonizution." This wás a grand manoeuvre. Her i is a subject about whicli the friends of Liberty dispute. The flag of "emaiicipalfon" s lowered, and hostile parties are seen conflicting in the smoke anrt dust of batlle, undertheopposingbanners, of "Beath Und Colonizatlon;' and "Cvlonization forever." Lest, hcvever, the emoke sbouJd clear awny, and show thecombaiantsthe folly of iheir cours-in quick succession, tot] low flogs inscribcd with "Womarfs Rights'1- "Ao Governmcnr - "JVegro Pews"- -and"Hireling Priesls." A heavy knock is Geard ut the door of the church- demanding the name of every minister and member, to be enrollód, as the true friénds of Liberty, and haters of the abominations of Colonizalion Men and women, wives ana maidens ráshed nto the arena, and deinanded a hearing, in the name of universal Liberty. To refuse them wus hut to have ones name hnng np betwgen- lieaven and earth, as the foe of liberfy, - as being "proslavfiry." Frotn Maine to Georgia the nation went irnd. The meeting of Diünu's wörkmen at Ephesus, was not to be compared to it. Thai continuod but for a few hours,- Ihis lor years. In one respect the cases weie parallel. "Some tlierefore cried one thing and some onotiier.for the assembly was confused, and !he most part knew not wherefore they were come togetber.'1 Upon the whole transaction might Babel be iuscribed, tor "conjusion' was ils name-But civil wnr must have an end. That of the Revoltifion lastéd 'out sever: years. The colonization war reigned for a similar length of time. The smoke nnd dust then cleared awoy, disciosing the ami-slavery ranks dividcd into three parlies: 1. Thegenuine Abolition" - "No Government" - "Woman's RightV' party. 2. The Abolition eeceders, wbo might be called the moderate Abolition and future Liberty party. 3. The Anti Slavery party, Conservativo and many of them Colonizationists. With prejudices excited, with jealonsies and alienations of feeling - chafed and Einarting this grand Saianic movement, deducted ninetenths from the moral influence of anti-slaverv men, threw mountain obstaclee in the way of future, opeiations, while it increased difficulfies in the way of prospective good, an hundred fo!d. Each of these parties was sincere. Why then were tKey divided? Because some of them had a creed too long. Their creed consisted of too much: a creed about the slave, demanding Ijís Jiberation - and a creed, about the friends of the slave, demanding, that they should wear the Boston uniform, and be armed witb the baskets of New York handgrenades. So;ne thonght that they could fight with. out üniforms, even; and that the rifle and shotguns might do good execution. Others denied that there could proporly be but one kind of uniform, and one kind of arms. The consequences we have seen.

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Old News
Signal of Liberty