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Modern Democracy

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
June
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tlie following extracta from the speeches of Mr, Hannrgan, of Indiana, and VIr. Seavier, of Arkansas, in the Senate of the U. S., on tlie admission of Florida, nre n fair specimnn of the feeling-of "Modern Democrats' towards the abolition of slavcry. The aop cicni decioctacy ofJeffcrson and Washington was of a different kind. "Mr. Soavicr said ihe constifution of Florida was hke those of tlie rest of the stage State. IIo deprecated uny octïon uhicb would send the biil back lo the House. "The ScHator from Mnine had i-akl, tiiat Southern gentlemen, by advocaling ciraifos hke these, convertcd themselves into the aliics of Aboli tionists, whem lic was very iiuppy to hear lion 01 iblc senators charactet izo as hypncrticol in ihcir ojjcrations, ond glaH f the souih woiild rolain snch laws. He onürely agreed witl geutiemen as to the n'joliunnisís. lio believoA tluy werc the btgg&i hypocrites, and the grêat&t scouiidrcls in the world, and Ue was ipeciaüy glad to hear gentlemen cumitig from Ihe sume place tvilh Hum, bcarsojust a h=l'm'jn to thcir Imc clut reder.' i!r. Iluuncinn opposül the striking, out of Uieo!.joctionnl)icclu-csintl.eConsiiluti.'Hor Florida, becaiibo it woul-i bc a toncesiio.i to abohlioniüis. He fi iNever woold he yiclu onr ir.ch lo the hllïsh apiñt of r Union. O.hers might do os Ley pleased; bul tbr himself, nothyig should ever in.iucc him to sanclmn or bosy üpf..rc o Sint Heb V bnt a icvival of thnt wlnch. c,i)urVs;o. hmiiwl the Lollarda hke wild hWlfcRUd kiiKilc.l tlio fresof theinqn.silioiv. That spint wa.s horo. Tnke off.lW rcstrainls oflasv and or (uiblic opinión, and ful! i'uickry would it load to üvprey, oud rove w.th Ure üntlsword the fairst uiid the e-t Imiil wliich Gud had even givcn us u hcnlojie to inan."

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Signal of Liberty
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