▁Governor ▁General ▁and ▁Count ess ▁D uffer in ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁national ▁unity ▁in ▁his ▁Address ▁to ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁Entertainment ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Liter ary ▁Association ▁on ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁ex changed ▁poetry ▁with ▁the ▁Count ess . ▁ ▁Princi ples ▁and ▁mor ality ▁L ett ▁was ▁an ▁opinion ated ▁man ▁of ▁high ▁principles ▁and ▁mor ality , ▁una f raid ▁to ▁speak ▁his ▁mind ▁force fully ▁and ▁directly . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁frequently ▁opposed ▁sla very ▁in ▁his ▁verse ▁and ▁pro se . ▁He ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁any ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁to ▁an nex e ▁Canada ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁would ▁re int rodu ce ▁sla very ▁into ▁Canada , ▁the ▁destination ▁to ▁freedom ▁for ▁slaves ▁using ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road ▁until ▁abol ition ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁In ▁his ▁Address ▁to ▁Bro ther ▁Jonathan ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁L ett ▁public ly ▁repr im and ed ▁the ▁American ▁President ▁for ▁not ▁purs uing ▁policies ▁to ▁" cr ush ▁the ▁asp ir ations ▁of ▁the ▁South " ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁conditions ▁for ▁former ▁slaves ▁after ▁their ▁" exp ed ient ▁em an cip ation ". ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁Address , ▁he ▁declared ▁his ▁moral ▁positions ▁on ▁many ▁issues ▁in ▁a ▁vit ri ol ic ▁ex h ort ation ▁to ▁the ▁President . ▁" A bol ish ▁the ▁free ▁love ▁of ▁your ▁inf am ous ▁Div or