MY DEAR SIR, . . .
You must be entirely mistaken in your speculations. The Free-soil party, with
the best principles to stand on that ever a political party had, well-nigh
ruined themselves by their injudicious
conduct. But I am afraid the Whigs are behaving every whit as badly as they.
Last Monday, a portion of the party gave the most insane votes that ever sane
men gave. They voted down, or helped to vote down, not only the Wilmot Proviso,
but the Declaration
of Independence and the Ordinance
of 1787. To be sure, they say they voted against these doctrines because
they were brought forward by Root and Giddings for the mischievous purpose of
embarrassment and party spite, and without any adequate cause. But I would not
vote against such a measure if the Devil brought it forward. . . .
Yours very truly,
HORACE MANN.
SOURCE: Mary Tyler
Peabody Mann, Life of Horace Mann, p. 289-90
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