A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on SlaveryWoodward, A.
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A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on Slavery
Woodward, A.
Slavery -- United States; Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin; Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)
But only once let them get snugly fixed in their fat offices, and we
shall then hear nothing more about Southern slavery from them, for the
very good reason, that they care nothing about it. They have tried
various expedients, and fallen upon various plans, in order to
accomplish their diabolical purposes, but they have made the
discovery, that either the whig, or the democratic party must be
dissolved--annihilated; before they can possibly succeed. They base
this conclusion on the supposition, that the fragments of the
demolished party will unite with them. Well, one of the two great
parties must be dissolved; but the democratic party being strong, and
well organized, it was vain for them to expect aid from that quarter;
but, it was otherwise with the whig party; and from this source they
had reason to hope for aid. Hence, they labored hard in the recent
presidential canvass, to defeat the whig nominee; believing that it
was at least probable, that if General Scott was defeated, the whig
party would in that event dissolve, and a large majority of the voters
belonging to that party would fall into their ranks. If the whig party
should hang together, and God grant they may, if for no other reason,
to avert a calamity so awful, then are they again destined to meet
with defeat and discomfiture, as heretofore. It is true that the whig
party may not have entire confidence in their rivals, the democratic
party; they may doubt the propriety of some of the measures advocated
by them--the purity of the motives of some of their leaders. They may
raise many objections to the democratic party, but I assure you, my
whig friends, that there is more patriotism in Col. Benton's or Gen.
Cass's little finger, as well as some others of the same party, whom I
could name, than there is in every abolition politician on this
continent. If you must leave your own party, I pray you go over to the
democratic ranks, or else, stand neutral; but for God's sake, and for
the sake of our common country, never be found in the abolition ranks.
Keep clear of them--stand aloof--come not near them--have nothing to
do with them. I am not advising the whig party to disband; on the
contrary, I believe that the interests of the country will be
subserved by their hanging together as a band of brothers. It is only
on the supposition, that you must and will bolt, that I give you this
advice.
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