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For Frederick Douglass'Paper.

THE FREE LABOR MOVEMENT.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: ESTEEMED FRIEND:
I have been giving thy address at Corinthian
Hall, another reading, I value it for the
view it takes of the great field of anti slavery,
and that taken from the "stand point" oc-
cupied by the Liberty Party. I am at a loss
to understand how any strict abolitionist can
object to its principles, as defined in that ad-
dress, especially if " it makes a clean sweep
of slavery EVERYWHERE."

The "Free Labor people" are also spoken
of in that address, I felt really thankful
that they were obtaining a little more atten-
tion, for the for the sake of their principles. Al-
lknowing the Liberty Party to be the right
hand of anti slavery, the Free Labor move-
ment will put in a claim to be considered
one of its fingers, and, peradventure may
someday be invited to a place "up higher."

The "Free Labor people" are understood
to reassert the doctirine, that slavery cannot
be legalized anywhere--neither in Congress
nor out of Congress--neither in the cotton-
field nor out of the cotton field--neither in
the cotton-mill nor on the counter of the--
store-keeper--nor in the anti-slavery bizaars--
nor on the tables nor backs of those who cry
aloud, and "spare not," when they are do-
nouncing slavery in all its ramifications.

Free Labor people claim the right to pre-
fer the "higher law," that says, "the laborer
is worthy of his hire" to the "lower law," that
says, "price must be consulted before prin-
ciple." Accordingly, when a slaveholder of-
fers them a bale of cotton he has whipped
out of the labor of some "Uncle Tom,"
they say, to sell or buy, that cotton, cannot be
legalized without the owner's consent--that that
cotten has been obtained through fraud and
cruelty of the deepest tint--we cannot buy
it or use it without acknowledging the legal-
lity of the transaction or acting the part that
is down below any respectful attention.--
"The hire of the laborer that has been kept
back by fraud, crieth" out of that bale of
cotton, and all the eloquence or arguments
that expediency can use, cannot stifile
that heart-sickening moan!