The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-02

VI ''a''' "'S refih'h ~ MIR brtfhrtn +
mankind, (G,r =. Gnd hath mad. If ,,e
hlaad all nations nj men Ia dn.ll -, all
the face nf tine rarth y it Is n,smf,.tl, III.
my of All Chrls'lns who enle, lhr Erht
ri the present day. when III. inta,s;s,,,.
cs nj slavery, hoih with The dictate, nj
humanity and religion. has been demon.
81 aled. and Is generally srru and ackuov :
lodged. 10 u~- their honest. earnest and
unwsari"d rndra,anrs, To-. correct the 81
rnrs OF former tunes, and as speedily =.
possible To rfac. this biol On anr holy re.
llglon, aud 10 "htain the complete sbn6-
tim of slavery Throughout Gh1l-trndnm.
and If posSlhl. throughput thu void.
We rrinice thai the vhurch IL which We
belong commenced, IA early as any uthrr
IN This c0unlry. the good wtnk of .n,lra-
NJ ring put an end t, slavery, and thai
IN the same work, many of It's mrmhrf-
have ever since heen, and nov are. ao,ut.
the most active. vigorous, and efficient Ia
berers. We iIo, indeed, irnderly symps-
thlze with those portions Of our church and
our country, where the eyil of slavery has
been eutailcd upon them where ersal
and ths most rUtaouS part of tho comn,nni.
~ abEor slavery, ard wish lis extrrmina
tim, As sincerely Ms any Others hui where
thr nnnbrr of slsses, their ignorance, aud
their 'iclnnS habits generally, render an
nmediittr aud universal emancipation IN
consistent, alikr, with the safety aud hap
piness Of the nas,er and the slave. Win
hos" Who arr Illus crcumstancrd. We re-
peat TINT W. tenderly sympalbizr. At
the same tim", we earnestly cxhou thou
+" continue aud if possible. In INCREASE
ihelr rSrrt ms IL effect a total abolition al
slavery. We rxhod them 10 .uiIrr no
g'eaier delay Ia TAXI place in ihl- most it,
tefrsilnE concern, than regl i 10 the
pohllc welfare truly and indiSpe"sajiy dr.
'nands.
A our conntry has inflicted most griry
Gus lnlary on Ire ulnappy A rtcans, 10y
hrngl them into slavery, NJ cannot in
Iced n Ge that Ne shouid al Il second il
.lnls In the first, by sm'ucipatlng them IN
sarh manner as that they viii be likely
I" destroy themselves or Others But ~.
10 thnk that our country oUsht to be
governed IN tlis matter, by NJ n,hrr cunsi-
defatlon thIn An honest and impartial re-
gard IL the hap mess uf the injnlrd party
nninlarnc"d ~ the expense oImcuuyrnl
cnCs winch IA h regard may involve
We therefore warn all vino belong Ia onr
denomination Of Christians, against uudo-
y extending this plea ol Necessity against
making il a cover for the low and prsc-
tee oi slavery, or a prrIcnec for not using
efforts that are lawful aud practicable, Ia
rxtlogulsn the evil
ind zoe, at The same time. srh0ri Others
10 tolbear harsh censures, and uncharitt-
BILE reflections on their brethren, who un-
happily live among slaves, whom they can
not Immediately set free but who, at the
same time, ar" really using all their iuIln
rnce, and all their endravours, To bring
thin into a state 0ffrredom. rs soon ~ a
door for II can bf safely opened
Having thus expressed our views ST..
ve'y, and of the duty ndispens lhly iucup
bent on all Christians to labor for It's com
Ple'e extinction, we proceed 10 recon
mend land "e do it with all the earnest
ness and soIcmeity which this moment
0ps subject dema dsl particular al,ca
ton To the follo"in points:
/. We recommend to III our people To
patronlz2ja"d encourage thr Society lattl>
formed, for colonlzlnS in Africa, the land
OF Their ancestors, the people of colour IN
our country. We hope that much good
may II sui, from the plans and ,f1orls u
tins Soricty. Aud while we exceedingly
r. ole 10 have Witnessed ts origin and or
ganzallnn amoag tie hoiders Of slarcs. ~
giving an uurqaI,acal ledge If thrlr desire
Ia deliver themselves, aud thrr country
from the calamity of slavery We hop
that th0sr portions of the American Tn on,
whose inhabitants are, by gracious Pro-
violence, more faHonrahy circnmslaucrd,
will cordially, and libcraIiy, AID earnestly
cooperate with their brr'uren in bringing
about The great end contemplated.
}. We recommend to all the members
of aur religious nomination. not only to
print, buI 10 fac,litatr and encourage the
distraction of Their slaves, IN thu principles
,ad duti"s of the Christian religion by
s,aat'ng them liberty TO attend on the
PREACHING Of the Gospel, when they have
op2oftn"liy h. lasourlng the lnsl""ctlnn
OF them IN Sabbath Schools. wherever
tnpse Schools can he formed aud by
y
for acquiring the knoAlrdgr of their duty
both 10 God and man. We are perfectly
satisfied, that as II is incumbent on all
Christians 10 communicate religion, III
structi0n to those "h" are under their au-
thorty, 81 that the doing of this IN the
case before u.s. 50 f,y fron opelai' 4, as
some have apprehrndrd thal II might, ar
an excitement to lnsuhD dinsiion and in
surrrction, would oa the contrary, oper-
ate AZ the NEST powerful means for the
prevention of those evils.
5. w" enjon il on all Chufch Sessions
and PrrshyttIles, under the car" Of this
Assembly, Ia dlseountruancr, and, rs far
AS possible, to prevent all cruelty of what
ever kind ia the Treatment of slaves es
pecially the creelty of separating husband