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Written on reading the spirited and manly remarks of Gov. Ritner of Pennsylvania, in his late Message, on the subject of Slavery.

Thank God for the token!—one lip is still free— One spirit untrammelled—unbending one knee! Like the oak of the mountain, deep-rooted and firm, Erect, when the multitude bends to the storm; When traitors to Freedom, and Honor, and God, Are bowed at an Idol polluted with blood; When the recreant North has forgotten her trust, And the lip of her honor is low in the dust,— Thank God, that one man from the shackle has broken! Thank God, that one man, as a freeman, has spoken!