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. THE ABOLITIONIST.
VOL. L] XANUARYi 1833. (NO. 1.
THE ABOLITIONIST. no admission in the Abolitionist, and will re-
THE object of the Abolitionist, as its name ceive from it nothing but reprobatiun.
indicates, is to promote the abolition of sla- We-shall address ofmselves to the reason
very, and also to improve the condition of the and humanity of our countrymen. We. see
free peple. of color in the United States. among us a large proportion of our population
The work will be under the editorial super ' distinguished from the rest only in color and
vision'of a Committee. of the New-England features, who are yet, on account of this 'dis-
Anti-Slavery Society. tinction, made the victims of an inveterate
We believe that very unsound opinions and and unchristian prejudice. Knowing that our
unchristan feelings, in regard to slavery, pre- countrymen are men and that the great ma-
vail throughout our country. Even in the jority of them are Christians, we shalfendea-
states in which slavery is not tolerated, the vor to show that this prejudice is not sanction-
great majority of the people are its apologists ed either by reason, religion,, or humanity.
and suppiorters. Many, while they acknowl- We shall, therefore, call on every individual,
edge that slavery is an evil, seem quite un- who feels convinced of this truth, to exert
conscious that to keep men in bondage is a himself to impress it up'on his neighbors.:
-sin. They pity the unfortunate slaveholder, Believing in a superintending Providence, we
r but have no sympathy for the wretched slave, cannot doubt thattruth and justice will finally
While they lament that a large portion of our prevail.
country should have its morals corrupted, its . 'We shall advocate IMMEDIATE AnOrIToz.
,wealth and strength impaired, and its future Let not our readers startle at the words. We
prospects shrouded in gloom, by the institu-: shall show by abundant facts before the year
tion of slavery, they with the. greatest incon- is out, that wherever the experiment of imme-
sistency brand every one as an unprincipled diate abolition has been tried, it has been sue-
incendiary, who attempts to point out any cessful. Even the history ofHayti, which has
.remedy for these present and future evils. ben so much misunderstood and misrepre-
We contend that slavery is as proper a sub- sented, affords unanswerable evidence of this
ject of discussion, as any other topic in which truth.
large numbers of men are concerned; and
no good reasoncan be shown for restraining We shall recommend the moral and intel-
th lectual education of the people of color in
the liberty of the press on this subjectwhich our country, both bond and free. Even cor-
will not apply to many others. Bonaparte, oreal liberty is of little compai-ative valu'eb-
and other despotic rulers, have thought that poe t . 3-
no measures of government ought to be freely
*canvassed in the public prints. If it be once enslaved to ignorance, sloth and sensual-
admitted that there is any one topic in which ity.
the public is concerned, on which the press We cannot, in the course of these brief in-
may not speak freely, there is no principle on troductory remarks, present our readers with
which the freedom of the press can be de- all our opinions on the momentous subjects
fended. -which will be discussed in our publication.
While, however, we advocate the unre- All that we can promise is, hearts devoted to
strained right of expressing opinion, we are the great cause in which we are engaged. If
far fr6m recommending the publication of any our publication shall in some degree, however.
thing designed to excite the slaves to insur- small, promote it, our labors will not be in
rection. Pieces with such an object will find vain.
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