"Liberty." . expressly declared, fromhis knowledge, as well of the sentiments and opinions of the me:nbersof the convention, as of the true meaning and force of the terms of thecompact, that there congress have certainly the power to regulatethe subject of slavery. It is fortunate that Madison and Jefferson didnot live to this day, or they would have been denounced as abolitionists,fanatics, and incendiaries, and every thing else that is bad. Lieu-tenant Governor Robinson would no doubt have honored them with aplace in his message, as ring-leaders of his organized band ofconspirators. But thou
"Liberty." . expressly declared, fromhis knowledge, as well of the sentiments and opinions of the me:nbersof the convention, as of the true meaning and force of the terms of thecompact, that there congress have certainly the power to regulatethe subject of slavery. It is fortunate that Madison and Jefferson didnot live to this day, or they would have been denounced as abolitionists,fanatics, and incendiaries, and every thing else that is bad. Lieu-tenant Governor Robinson would no doubt have honored them with aplace in his message, as ring-leaders of his organized band ofconspirators. But though Madison and Jefferson are gone, the spirit which ani-mated them still glows in many a freemans bosom ; while one sparkof it remains, the South will storm and rave in vain, for it never caninduce the northern states to give up freedom for the sake of union ; togive up the end for the sake of the means ; to give up the substancefor the sake of the shadow.—The Plaindealer. 64 Hail Columbia ! Happt Land !!!. AUTHENTIC ACCOUNTS OF UNITED STATESSLAVERY. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring^rth good fruit. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. JAMES H. DICKEY. In the summer of 1822, as I returned with my family from a visit tothe Barrens of Kentucky, I witnessed a scene such as I never witness-ed before, and such as I liope never to witness again. Ravins passedthrough Paris, in Bourbon county, Ky., the sound of music (beyond alittle rising ground) attracted my attention ; I looked forward and sawthe flag of my country waving. Supposing that I was about to meet amilitary parade, I drove hastily to the side of the road ; and havinggained the top of the ascent, I discovered (I suppose) about forty blackmen all chained together after the following manner; each of themwas handcuffed, and they were arranged in rank and file. A chain,perhaps forty feet long, the size of a fifth-horse-chain, was stretchedbetween the two ranks, to which short
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