... professed anti-slavery motive was a mere pretence. No supposition could be more erroneous. I tell you frankly that the mass of the people here were glad to fight against slavery, but had no intention of fighting for the negro. They felt that slavery was a great ...

... on the three following:-First, that negro slavery is the cause of the war; second, that the war can only be successful by destroying slavery, end that this is its proper and legitimate object; third, that slavery is a sin of the deepest dye-so much so, ...

... fighing for slavery, but could not say that we were fighting against it. It seemed to be our purpose to convince the rebels that they were labouring under a misapprehension of Northern opinion concerning slavery; that, though not the friends of slavery, we were ...

... supporting the resolution Mr. Stovel onid the arguments in favour of slavery had now assumed a goapelised form, and at the present time there were men who hod the effrontery to say that slavery was supported by the Bible. He would admit that the Scriptures ...

... FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY. The Committee of the British and Foreign Anti- Slavery Society having observed with the deepest sorrow the efforts which are being made to infuse into the minds of the people of this country sentiments friendly to slavery, feel ...

... south, Slavery has ?? whatever to do with thi civil war in Amnerica. Nhy, the southlerners themselves confess that they are fighting for the mnaintenance, and not oky for the maintenlance, but for the estensioln, of slavery ! Whether slavery shall be ...

... P. for Bradford, presided. Ie said he thought they had a right to hold a meeting against slavery, even though that slavery was American slavery- the greatest development of the most evil system that had Lever existed in the world, and which had caused ...

... and Union perish than see slavery perish. We had just given 20,000 men to Kentucky to support slavery, should the alternative as to the destruction of the Union or slavery be preserved. Mr D]Jzr said he did not exalt slavery above the Constitution. He ...

... civil war in America would be the abolition of slavery throughout the whole of the United States. Thefirst cause of the war was the election of Presi- dent Lincoln. and it could bardly be denied that slavery entered into the question of his election. It ...

... that of slavery. For what is that position ? He abhors slavery, he ardently i desires its extinction, he is justly proud of having O cast it out of his own colonies thirty years ago, ir and yet he pats upon the back the champion of S slavery in America ...

... U~nited States; oz slavery Fremont was rejected, on slavery Lineoln WaS eleted; the Seiuth separated on slavery, and proclaimed' stivery as the one cause of separation. It iS true enough that the North are not carrying on war to abolish slavery in the States ...

... of blacks. Limit the great area of slavery and it would die of its own accord. The South knew this,aud hence secession,which legalised slavery and imade it the funuiamental law of the Confederacy. Take away slavery from the South, and in no respects would ...