Morning Star

For the Morning Star.
NEW DEMANDS OF SLAVERY

When this insatiate monster will be satisfied in his vampire grasp upon the lacerated body of struggling liberty, is beyond the ken of man. It is not enough that the press and pulpit yield their quota of influence for its support; that free territory is prostituted to the vile purpose of extending its poisoning tread over its productive surface; that Northern Representatives and Senators are bought like cattle in the market to give the power of the free States in its support; not enough that the entire North is made a race ground upon which, with human blood hounds, to hunt down the fleeing, panting bondman; but even those institutions of learning that dare to teach a higher power than constitutions, other organs than pockets and stomachs to develop—a higher approbation than that of party—a more worthy heaven than that of office, and a higher divinity than cotton bales. Every institution that dares to sympathize with bleeding and crushed humanity; that dares to be neighbor to those who have fallen among Southern thieves, and been stripped of their manhood—that dares to point the weary, oppressed subject of man's avaricious cruelty to a land of freedom, beneath the shades of monarchy, must be silenced and destroyed. Mr. Thompson, of the New York Legislature, has introduced a resolution into that body to prevent all schools and seminaries from receiving a part of the public funds, which are in any way impregnated with the principles of freedom. Such a principle is in keeping with the creed of tyrants everywhere! Shut out every ray of light, unless it comes through the atmosphere of oppression—prevent the development of intellect, unless its development will add strength to the power of tyrants.

This is another move on the political chessboard, to "put down agitation." We wonder that he did not proceed a little farther, and do as the Dutchman threatened to do to his son—if he did not "dis-obey his mother better, he would take all his learning from him." We suppose that this will be the next expedient to "stop agitation;" for these abolitionists will agitate, as long as they are allowed to think and speak. But New York has had too many Sewards, Jays, Wrights and Kings to give legislative sanction to such an inquisitorial bill.

The Institution aimed at in this cotton thunder, was the New York Central College in Cortland County, under the direction of the Free Mission Board of the Baptist church.—Mr. Thompson's fine and Christian feelings were shocked from the fact, that, in that College, no nice test was instituted to analyze and gauge the several shades of complexion of the students applying for admission. This refined gentleman was of course from the city, where stands the temple of the great COTTON GOD, whose devout worshipper he undoubtedly is.

When will the time come that such miserable Southern lick-spittles will receive the just indignation of an abused and insulted people, and be left to all the joys of private life? But the leaven is working—the people begin to see the deep political games that have been played at their expense, and are preparing to hurl back upon the heads of their unfaithful servants their just indignation.

A. D.