"Moral Suasion"--The Kind That Tells Upon Slaveholders

We copy the following froni the Cincinnati Morning HeraR It is from a citizen of Kentucky, a highly respecta ble gentleman, to the editor ofthat paper. - Read it! Read t ye who go for weverlastingscatteration," if we have such an oneamongour readers. The slaveholders dread our votes an hundred fold more than our prayers, especially such prayers as are consistent with pro-slavery voting.- Ed. L. P. "At the time the antislavery movement bogan to assumo a j)Olitical hearing, Í remember to have attended a public meeting ín th is State, called for the purpose of discussing the propriefy of bringing out candidates for the Legislatiire, plcdged lo vote for the repeal of the licenselaws. felrong ground against the movement was taken in the meeting by one of our most distinguished public men. upon the principie - that the tcmperance movement was purely a morírl one, and that to mix it up with politics was to insure its overthrow. Ho argued this froni the history of anti-masonry. He then brought forward abolitionism, and stated that as a moral object, no objection could be made to it. But, said he, "Yóu see they have begun to mak e a politica] hobby of it; and who does not perceive that itsdays are nmnbercd! Yes,zens, whenever you go to advance your .moral ends by poliiical means, you are suve to be disappointed. ïi was so with anti-masonry, it fc so with abolitionism; and will be' so with the cause of temperanee." The majority of the meeting agreeing with the speaker mentioned, na candidatos were broughi out. Well, four years haverolled around,and a few weeks since I was at ancther public meeting for another object, at which the speaker before mentioned together with several of his friends who formerly agreed witíf him, were present. We had just received the news from the New York elections, and every body was falkingabout polltieal abolitionism. The following'is a fair specimen of the various conversations that took place in the Jittle coteries that wou ld assemble together previous to the commencement of the business.A. " Well, have you heard the news from New York?" B. "Yes, I have just heard. Don't these d - --d abolitionists beat every thing? What with 16,000 votes in New York, 7 or 8 thousand ín Ohio, and 5 or 6 thousand in Massachusetts, they'll soon hold the balance oí power in their own hands," A. "Well I tell you wiiat ít is, soraething must be done to stop them" - B. "I know. But what can be done? They have got to voting and there is no telling when they are going to stop. - They might have preached and prayed about the matter to their hearts content, for all I care, but f they go on increaaing as the ƒ have done, and continue to bring out their own candidates, the other parties will not know wbat to depend upon." A. "True. but I am in hopes they vríll quan-el among themselves, and then 'their game is up.' " B. "Well, we'll see." Thus you see that the tone of public sentimenten regard to the political aspecto of your cause, is very much changed. - We have ceasedto look upon you as abstactionisfs, and begín to believe that you intend to lay hold of the matter lifce practical men. If you wish to make an impression here, you will not only have to think aright, pray aright, but VOTE ARIGIIT. Aíl and each oí the powers and influences that Almighty God has givon you. must be brought ío bear on thO object ío be accomplished, an4 oí yourultirnate success, I have no doubt.'The Libkrator states that Cassius !f. Clay has addressed a letter to a member her of the Society: of Friends, at New Bedford, in vvhich' he stated that in the course of t])e present year, he intends not