Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-03-21

IUHuence.
Now, who is there that is opposed TO sa-
very at all, and believes il TO be wrong and
a sin, but will agree to all this?
IEow and by rhon is emancipation 10 be ".
.(ecsed2
To this question the answer IL, by the mas
t,rs themselves, and by no others. No others
can effect il, nor 10 ii desirable That they
should, even If they could. Emancipation, 10
be OF any value To the slave,musi he tie tree,
voluntary act Of the master, performed from
u conviction of lie propriety. This nvowa'
may sound very strange to those who havc
been in the hebt OF taking the principles of
the aboli,ionists frou, the misrepresentation
of their opponents. Yet this is, and always
has been, the cardinal principle of abolition
lists. II il be asked, ,hcn,why they intcrmed-
die in n matter wbere they can coDicssedly
do nothing themselves, IN ochleving the de-
sired result, their reply is,ihnt this Is tho very
reason why they do and ought to intcTmcddlc.
IL is because they canDot eniancip"'e ths
slaves, that they call upon those who can Z"
do il. Could they themselves do II, there
would he no need Of dlscussion-ii'sfead of
discussing they would act, and with thrir
present views tho work would soon bc ac-
Who are they that hold Temperance meet
ings, form Temperance Societies, sustain aud
edit and circulate Temperance "In'-lligen-
cers" and "lIeralds"? Are they the men
who own disiillcres, or who cell or drink 90
dent spirits by the wholesale or retzil' ID.
rec,ly the reverse. They are men who have
been convinced Of the evil and the sin Of such
practices, and having quit them, themselves,
are now cndcavorng to persuade their neigh
bors to do the same thing. For what purpose
arc tho very efficient Executive COMMITTEES
of the illinols State Temperance Society no"
publishing their Herald" and endeavorlny
to send il into every family Of the state p
iAvowedy for the purpose Of shutting up ev-
cry distilery aud dram shop in the slate
The object is noble one, and we bid tbeM
C.d spred, but how do they purpose to ac-
compl.h il BY doing violence. or exciting
an angry community 10 do violence, 10 the
persons or property Of their fellow citizens
By no manner of means. They would not, "
they could, shut up q single grog-shop be-
longing to their nciglibors-nnd in this thing.
all the nhubtunts of The state, yea, of the
orld, are their neighbors-but they wish
and are determined, flight, aud love, and ar.
gument and fact, and demonstration can ei-,
feet il, to persuade all TO abandon business
SO de,rilnc ntal 10 oil concerned III 1t and %
the community at large. Now ,h'sis precise
ly the ground occupied by aboli''ouas's IN re.
la,ion to slavery. Aud let il be remembered
that the objection Of interfering IN tine bu.'-
ness of others applies with equal force to tbs
| one rs to the other. Should the friends OF
| Temperance succeed, they will deprive many
f! man of what is now very profitable ousi'
! ncse, aud so will the aboltionists. But ~
|. both cases the result will be achieved with
the hearty and glad ucquicsccnee OF th"sc
more inlme diately concerned, and q great
common good will be effected, infinitely over
| balancing the partial evil, If evil II may be-
! called 10 deprive q man Of the profits arising
| from rum selling or slave trading.
II BIT, in the second place, as to the pdrficp.
lar mode of efecting emancipation. This.
too, belongs to the master To decide. Whes
we tell q distl!cr or veDder Of ardent spr-
its, that duty requires him 10 forsake hs
present business, we 60 no further. IL De-
longs not 10 the preacher Of Temperance 10
dictate to them, what particular use they shall
make Of those msterials now 50 improperly
employed. lie may do anything, convert h'
buildings and appurtenances 10 any use, >"
that it be Lawful one. Yet advice might,
| perhaps, be kindly given and pro6,ably listcn.
ed to. We can tell tho STAKEHOLDER whs, hs
! may do with his slaves after emancipation, ="
/ as 10 do them Justice aud at the samc tine
lose nothing himself. Employ them es Tree
llaborer., pay them their stipulated wages,and
the results of tho West India emancips tlon
have sf,rdcd to rs the means Of assuring
him that he will derive more clear proht from
their labor as freencn than as sl9vcs. Did
: the aboliionists propose to remove the slave
population from the county, the free lnhnbs'
tahts Of the South might justly complain Tor
I that would soon render their country a bar
iiren and nncultivatcd waste. Bnt they aim
, at no such thing nor yet won!d they encour-
age or allow the cmancipatcd slaves 10 roam
about the country us idlo vagabonds; they
would say to them, as To others, They That
/ will not work. neither shall they eai," and lot
the regulation hc enforced with all proper
;. sanctions. Only, when they work, let them
be paid for il.
!. .qnalgamatioa- Equal Privileges, &c.
= No charge has been more pcrseveringly
! mae or contributed more TO render tho cause
, Of cmnnc ipation odious, than that IT'S iricndt
! were also advocates Of the Bmalganation "f
the two races. Now, in answer TO this, We
reply:
4 I. The charge comes with On exceedingly
f! bud grace from those who are loudcst IN maxi
ling il; since thcv, that is many OF them
! tive speak within bounds when we say moro
than half Of theu) do not only advocate, but
HNtbuily pI'o"N
/, dcnce Of this is written in the bcached conn-
tcnances of tie slaves throughout nll tho
= Islavcboding region. The law Of slave de-
, scent is thai the children follow the condition
, of the mother; and the consequence Is, that
, thousands hold nv slaves their own sons aud
daughters, and brothers and sisters, AM
, ncphcws and nieccs. We know several ca
scs of this sort. The Vice President ct the
: United States has been, IL he is not now, tho
/, father Of slaves. And thousands have voted
q 10 elevate hin, to his present condition, who
wonld cruelty mn abollticnis' on the bare sns-
|. pcon OF fsvoring though only in thcory,such
an nmslramsti"n. How shall we account
for such inconsistency?
2. Bot, secondly, the charge IS uni'us---
e comple,ely, and absolutely, and in every
@ sense untrue. Aboiitiorists do NOT advocate
y the doctrine Of amalg ga'na,ion, but the reverse
r And nothing can be mure unjust than thus u
= charge their, without tho least shadow o.
v truth to sustain the charge. On tile contra
: ry, one reason why abo'niouis,s urge the ab
clifton of slavery s, that they fnlly believe
d will pot q stop. in a great and almost cn,ir
j. measure, to that wretched, md shameful, sn