The True Issue

The Democratie paperssof thïs State are parading before their readers, in staring capitals, the fact that Henry Clay is an invetérate Slaveholder. an opponent of every scheme of Emancipation, and most fully pledged to act officially for the slaveholding interests. Perhaps there is not a paper of that party in the State that has not repeatedly exposed toits readers, in some shape, these hateful traite in the charaeter of the Whig candidate. On the other hand, the Whig papers are indefatigable in showing up the conspiracy for smuggling Tc.xas into the ünion, which is headed by Polk and Dallas, and is designed by its originators for the perpetuaron, extensión, and predomitiance of Slavery. The whig papers are jntiring in reiterating these truths upon heir readers; and appareritly rely upon hem more than they do upon the Tariff, r any otüer of their measures.5 We do not mention these things for the 1 purpose of complainingof this courseof '■ our felföw editörs. Far from iu All we mean to deduce from it is this, (tthat their iricéssant repefition of antislavery truthsis a most explicit acknowledgement of the hóld that thé Liberty principies have alréady taken upon the mass of. the people.1E0 Wheñ ah' Editor writes an article, he expects it will have some efTect , on his readers. When he tells them antislavery truths of any his action is i predicated on the suppositióh that the readers have some interest in thefacts. - When the Democratie Editor tells the reader what a zealoos, cbnfirrhed slaveholder Heriry Clay is, he appfeals the principie of a dislike of slavery which is supposed1 to exist in the bosom of the reader' So When tlie #hig Editor holds forth agkirisf Polk, Annexation, and its consequent éternal slavery, he appeals to the anti-sihVéry ffeëling'' fn Ais' readers. - Thus Editórs of both classes are Hard at work iiidooíViiiKtiñg théir readers with antislavery principies. Go' oh, gentlemen, we ould not disturb you foi-'the 'World.1 Yoü'arédoing up our work mosteflectually. You are trying to convince your readers of the great eviJs of slavery; and OCfyou are urging them to oppose these evih by Politica l Action!. Cannot you see the tendency of your own doctrines? You are now asking men to vote on antislavery grounds! You ask them, indeed, to vote for slavehelders; but justas sure as your weekly Jessons have any effect at all, just so certain is it that you are preparing them to vote ultimately for antislavery candidates. We are under obligatiows especially to the Editors ot the Advertiser for teaching the manythousand Whigvoters of Michigan, that Slavery is a great politica! curse, dangerous to our free institutions, and its furlher extensión ought lo be resolutely opposed by persevering politica] action! Go on, Gentlemen! Repeat it in every paper from now till November, till it shall ring in the ear of every whig, and fasten upon his hearl. As a preventative of the extensión of this giant curse, you may induce him, however unwisely, to vote for a slaveholder now, but you are preparing the way to make your readers tlwrough antislavery men. We then again repeat to every Whig and every Democratie Editor, go on with your anti. slavery appealsand arguments, until they shall be rehearsed by every fi reside, and in every school house and coürt house and barroom and grocery in the State. You are hastening on the oxly true issue!