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Editorial
February 29, 1856
The Athens Post
Athens, Mcminn County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Extract from Henry Clay's November 19, 1850, speech in the Kentucky House of Representatives, opposing the merger of the Whig party with Abolitionists and warning against supporting fanatical doctrines subversive to the Constitution, presented as relevant to current congressional 'Black Republican' actions.
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Henry Clay on Fusion.—The following is an extract from a speech delivered by Henry Clay, in the House of Representatives, in Kentucky, Nov. 19, 1850, and now applicable to the doings in Congress; and should, as a piece of information, be kept before the country as a beacon-light, that the people may see and avoid the quicksands of the Black Republicans:
"But if it (the Whig party) is to be merged into a contemptible Abolition party, and if Abolitionism is to be engrafted upon the Whig creed, from that moment I renounce the party and cease to be a Whig. I go a step further; if I am alive, I will give my humble support to that man for the Presidency who, to whatever party he may belong, is not contaminated by fanaticism, rather than to one who, crying out all the time that he is a Whig, maintains doctrines utterly subversive of the Constitution of the Union."
"But if it (the Whig party) is to be merged into a contemptible Abolition party, and if Abolitionism is to be engrafted upon the Whig creed, from that moment I renounce the party and cease to be a Whig. I go a step further; if I am alive, I will give my humble support to that man for the Presidency who, to whatever party he may belong, is not contaminated by fanaticism, rather than to one who, crying out all the time that he is a Whig, maintains doctrines utterly subversive of the Constitution of the Union."
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Henry Clay
Whig Party
Abolitionism
Party Fusion
Black Republicans
Constitution
Fanaticism
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Clay
Whig Party
Abolition Party
Black Republicans
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To Whig Abolition Party Fusion
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Abolition Merger And Pro Constitutional Union
Key Figures
Henry Clay
Whig Party
Abolition Party
Black Republicans
Key Arguments
Renounce Whig Party If Merged With Abolitionists
Abolitionism Engrafted On Whig Creed Is Unacceptable
Support Presidential Candidate Not Contaminated By Fanaticism Over Party Loyalty
Opposes Doctrines Subversive Of The Constitution