Anti-slavery addresses of 1844 and 1845 . rly thwarted in their infernal purpose, and that noportion of our country is now, or ever again can be,trodden by the foot of a slave. It is to be hoped that in the earlier days of this longcontest between Freedom and Slavery, the followingAddresses exerted their share of influence for therighteous cause, and in ultimately bringing about theauspicious result—of Freedoms being inaugurated inour public counsels. But, however this may be, theauthors are more than willing to present them now tothe present generation and for future times exactly asthey were
Anti-slavery addresses of 1844 and 1845 . rly thwarted in their infernal purpose, and that noportion of our country is now, or ever again can be,trodden by the foot of a slave. It is to be hoped that in the earlier days of this longcontest between Freedom and Slavery, the followingAddresses exerted their share of influence for therighteous cause, and in ultimately bringing about theauspicious result—of Freedoms being inaugurated inour public counsels. But, however this may be, theauthors are more than willing to present them now tothe present generation and for future times exactly asthey were then written, and thus to contribute anothermite to the permanent anti-slavery literature of theircountry. C D. C. London, May, 1867. NOTE. Or the two Addresses I place the Philadelphia first, simplybecause it was the first in the order of time. Had I placedthem according to their merits, the Cincinnati Address would,of course, come first; and the other next indeed, but, in theexpressive language of Milton— long after next. C. D. ADDRESS OF THE LIBERTY PARTY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO THE PEOPLE OF THESTATE.* Friends and Fellow Citizens. T a Convention of Delegates of theLiberty Party of the Eastern sectionof Pennsylvania, held in Philadel-phia, Feb. 22, 1844, the under-signed was made the chairman of a com-mittee appointed to address you upon the greatcause which we are laboring to promote. Wenow, therefore, proceed to set before you ourviews, our principles, and our aims ; to state themeans by which we believe those aims will be ac-
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