The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-11-04
From tie Recorder and WatchnaR.
TO THE REV. ELON GALUSHA.
BEAUFORT, >. T.,

Rev. and dear Brother-Sil;ing in my
study this morning, the address OF the
American Ant.Slavery Convention has
been brought before me among other pa
pers. confess to you, that my first i'm.
pulse was to re-mail it have again aud
again received pamphlets on tho subject
Of slavery, and have felt only sorrow and
forgiveness, as read the abuse and ca
lumny, empticd with cornuccpia lavish
ness upon Christians at the South. lhaVc
been content to appeal to God, and leave
the matter with him, and rejoice in seeing
year after year, hundreds of our servants
receiving the word with gladness, anu
happv in Jesus. At each communion
Sabbath, unite in blessed fellowship
with about fifteen hundred of them, and
we sing together, and pray together and
weep together. They love me as their
Pastor, and love them as brethren and
sisters in Christ-"all members Of that one
BODY, into which we have all been bap-
,ized by one spirit, whether bond or free,
lCor. IL; l3. l could tell you of many
delightful seasons we have witnessed to-
gelhcr and Of many brethren, who, with
myself, preached to them day and night,
and pray ct their bedsidcs. Exhausted
with our own labors for The souls of these
people, and giving our substance to en-
Diov others as missionaries among them,
we might ask our brethren at the North
What have you done for their souls! We
have united with you in selrling the gos-
pel to distant regions; what aid, what
sums have you contributed to sustain and
extend our efforts here!
Nor would it d. for them to reply, that
the agents they would choose, could not
find access 10 our plantations. Ii II De
so, what is the reason! Simply this. our
brethren warn us that they will send
minister's, not with Paul, TO preach
"Christ crucificd;" but with Abolition:
Not with the Apostle, to say, "scrrants'
be obedicnt to your Masters" but Ser
wants, your Masters are tyranls and pl.
rates, obey them not Missionaries not
Of the Gospel of God; but of hatred, anu
insubordinalion, and hloodShed.
Let the sums now expended in printing
inflammatory libels be committed TO any
one at the South, and let him select
preachers, and wide and eiiectual door
is open for their employment in the cause
Of Jesus.
feel, however, shat remarks like these
avail nothing with the multitude at the
North. Their object is not salvation, but
emancipation. Nor am | among those
who ascribe to such, (even the most vio-
lent, evil motives. | am confident, had
been bonn in Boston, or New York, |
would think as they do. Ignorant OF our
notwithstanding on some visit, only
their abuses-poisoned by dcclalmers-
exasperated by infamous pictures, and
abominable fables of horrible cruelty, and
merciless barbarity, and shocking ohsce.
nitv--who is surprised that women and
children, utter cxecrations against those,
whom the slaves themselves regard as
friends! Tha, the multitude ever fond OF
excitement, arc infurated and frenzed!
anu even good men incurably preludiced!
had hoped, indeed, that our churches
might be saved from being rent in twain
by this topic. now fear my hopes must
be disappointed; and if have not returned
this pamphlel-it has been Rev. Brother
because saw your name attached to H.
and because it professes to come from
many fathers and brethren, whom no.
nor and love, AMI whom | would implorc
90 revie W the determination they have
avowed. The address is written too Il
should rather have said 1t commcnccS) in
tone and spirit of Christian affection:
Permit me then, in the same spirit, to
acknowledge its receipt, and to assure
you that have "rcad it prayerfuliy," as
requested by the brother who did me the
Kindness, to send it. And suffer me to say
q word as 10 its contents.
l do rot design any argument on Slave
ry in the abstract. Ii the question were
a political one about reducing free peo-
pie 10 servilude. should oppose such an
act as firmly as any man. admit tno'
that with US, abuses exist among "fro:
ward" and unbelicyiag masters, and
would use any proper means to have them
prevented. At present, however, we are
rot discussing thcsfpoints. Your address
concerns not politics. but religion; not
the cruelty Of some masters, but the
crime of erery ono. And you vcrtually
eycommunicate all, without discrmlna-
ton, who own slave, and illuminate
ana,hcmas and curses against them. VIII
nv brother permit me in love 10 rcmon-