... no question before the people of abandoning the war measures against slavery or of changing the object of the war from the maintenance of the union the abolition of slavery. Slavery was the mainspring of the rebellion, therefore the Government strikes ...

... years ago TOting lawyer undertook the defence of old darkey who had been arrested as a chicken thief, and who in the days of slavery bad been owned by the lawyer’s father. It was the young man’s first brief, and was not brilliant in either construction delivery ...

... faith, oar freedom—our freedom forsooth '.—while this fierce tyrant held his thousands and tens of thousands in grinding slavery, driving them whither he would, and arrestieg them when he would, lashing one man into frenzy, and paralysing another to a ...

... effort or violence, they woold cease to exist. After eontinoiag tome 3DO or 400 yeera, the gladiatorial games ceased; and slavery had been abolished England and the Stales, and the Emperor of Rnsain bad abolished the serfdom of millions of men, women, ...

... slaughter. Still President Lincoln, on the one hand, declares that he will have nothing short of the total abolition of slavery and the union of all the States preserved, whilst President Davis, on the other hand, has declared that the South will never ...

... assist in the laudable and noble work of relieving Ireland from tho slavery and thraldom to which it had been subjected. Mr Gladstone been raised np to deliver Ireland from that slavery, and it was their duty to help him in that work. Sympathy with Ireland ...

... and the manner in which the lower classes were kept in a state of servitude that might be sail to be but one remove from slavery. Owing to this, and unfortunately for his wife and family, he mixed himself up with politics ; and being possessed of means ...

... above named. A testimonial was presented Mr. Ridley, in the-form of a series large end elegoht photographs, representing slavery and freedom, which were suitably acknowledged. The ladies, - who bad supplied the tea, the chairman, and the choir severally ...

... has declared that for abolition merely he would not fight,’* and has thus forfeited all right to the support of the anti-slavery party. Speaking of America, however, address has been very quietly prepared in England, which is on its way to the United ...

... Government Board will give us time to prove our sincerity in the work of cleansing the town, and thus perhaps the evil day of slavery may for never come. ...

... no choice the matter. We cannot engage any free labour” (hear, hear). You may depend upon it slavery was the beginning of that war (“ no, no ”), and slavery has been at the bottom of it since it began (loud cries of “no, no,” and some cheering). I don’t ...

... annual Message has just been delivered to Congress by Resident Lincoln, in which still maintains his determination to abolish slavery, or continue the war until those who began it shall lay down their arms; he, however, says that the door amnesty ia still ...