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September 29, 1854<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Under the title (above), here is an answer to a letter from a subscriber who asks if The Liberator<\/em> opposes political action.\u00a0 Here is an excerpt from the answer made:\u00a0 “..We must not be seduced from our course by the cry of political expediency.\u00a0 It is very desirable to prevent the extension of slavery; it is more desirable to abolish it.\u00a0 Abolition is our object – non-extension is but an incident, the natural fruit of the tree.\u00a0 To leave the tree untouched, to nourish and protect it as it stands, and at the same time to protest against its bitter fruits, is to be given over to a fatal delusion.\u00a0 Let the axe be laid at the root of the tree, and every man wield it with lusty vigor, until it be cut down and given to the consuming fire.\u00a0 …Believing all war to be sinful, we shall never vote that Congress shall have power to declare war, and to provide for an army and navy,’ etc.\u00a0 Believing\u00a0 slaveholding to be criminal, we shall never vote to allow a slave representation in Congress, nor to suppress a slave insurrection, nor to make the whole country slave hunting-ground.\u00a0 Is this to throw away the staff of accomplishment, or to wield it with moral potency?…”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 29, 1854 Under the title (above), here is an answer to a letter from a subscriber who asks if The Liberator opposes political action.\u00a0 Here is an excerpt from…<\/p>\n

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