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meaning. cut 10 CoiN"'iS
of Aboliionism. And then the eS'eh' "
bis meaning would be, tina. any WORK
which should be tainted with Abol'llonisn,
oueht to be banished from our seats o!
learning. les, the pupils should be convert
ed into Abolitionists.
now toke the liberty Of calling the at
,en,ion OLA Parent" to the fact. mat
there is in the South Carolina College u
teri book of Moral Philosophy which has
hceu used from the commencement Oh Inc
Institution to the present day, which IS as
strongly tainted with A~boliiionism, 40 ne
the Professors Moral Science 10
be- and tina, i, was in the hands OF a New
ENGLAND President, who did notown a slaVe.
This work is "Paley's Moral and foi''ica'
Philosophy" and We, l have never known
Tim, a single Aboiitionist has been made
nv i,s means, much less that a den o! such
characters hus been formed by ITS teach
ings. But lie, us hear Mr.. Paley himself
in ,be following extracts made from the
work now before me.
II define slavery TO he IAN obligation
70 labor Tor the benei, Of the MASTER with
~. the contract or consent Of the servant.
This Obligation may arise. consistently
with the law of nature. from three CAUSES
-; From crimes. 81. From captivity.
Sd. From deh,. In the first case: ne
continuance Of the slavery. rs OF any other
punishment. ougi, 10 be propnr'ioneI 10
The crime; in the sccoud and third cases ;
il ought to cease. as e"on as the dcma''d o'
The injured nation or private creditor Is
satisied."
1.-The slave trade upon the coast OF
Africa is not excused by these principles
When slaves in That country are brought
10 market. no questions, ! believe arc ask
cd about the origin or justice OF The venh.
er's tile. |: may be p%resnned, there
fore, that this title is no, always, II II be
ever, founded in any OF the causes above
assigned" He then treats oil the wicked
meas attending the procurement aud 'raus-
punalion OF the slaves 10 America, which,
lre says, rs succeeded by suhJeclion TO u
dominion aud system of laws, The most
merciles, aud ,yraunical tina, ever were
tolerated upon the lace olshe Garth "lhe
necessity" he adds, "is pretended -
"by the labor Of slaves. q pound oil sugar,
which the planter . sells for six pence.
could not be afforded under slxPencc hall
peuny-and this is the necessity" Inc
great revolution, which has taken pluce IN
the Western world, may probably conduco
land who knows but that IL VAS designed y
70 accelerate the fall OF this nDominable
tyranny and now that discomfort. and the
passious, which attend IL, are no more,
there may succeed perhaps a season for
rejecting, whether q Legislature, which
had so long len, its assistance 10 The sup
port Of an institution. repletc with human
misery, was fl 10 be trusted with an en-
pise, The most extensive, thns ever oo'aiu-
ed ia any ago or quarter Of the world"
uChr;s,ianits, stsiciiing admission Into
al The snaifets Of the world, a5stained. rs
beloved IL, from in,ermeddling with the
civil institutions OF any But does Il toll
low from the silence Of Scripture concern
ing them. that all the civil institutions,
which then prevailed, were right! or that
tho bad should no, be exchanged Tor be:.
Ter z" 1.-THE truth is. tho emancipation OF
slaves should DO gradual; and be carried
on by provisions Of law. and under the
protection Of civil government" And
we trust that. as the knowledge and au-
thori,y of the same religion advance in the
world, they will Danish what remains Of
this odious institution"
could enlarge upon other ohjcciionn-
bic points in Paley. But ! will barely
neu,ion q few. The moral sense.-lIis
doctrine Of expcdicncy, and his Vows on
Religious establishments by law. But
forbear.
Itmay now be asked, "lf,hc principle.
on which the objection of"A Parent pro-
ceeds, is incorrect. what is tho true prin-
ciple in the easel" | answer, that where
we cannot obtain works for youth, which
arc free from objections, we should use
those that nave the fcwes, aud least impor-
,ant. And " here the pupil is not competent
to comprehend The nature Of The error COT
tanned in his text book, and understand lis
%refuia,ion, the chaptc, containing II should
10 cut gu, Of the work. But where the
pupil can comprehend tho error aud the
refutation. ie, him meet the error under
the instruction of the teacher, aud master
its refutation. IT is OH lhi, priacipln,
presume, that the Greek and Latin Clas'
ajcs, Gibbon and Paley arc used in oar in
s%usu,ions. The advantages derived from the
study oflhcsc works are grent. and |! should
very much regret To sec them disuscd. |,
is presumed /; that the instructor will take
cnrs To paint out the defects in these works,
and thar they may d." injury Apply The
same remarks to the Moral Science. lie,
tho teacher, who disapprovcs Of the Profes-
sor's Yiews on slavery, cxpunge the section
on that subject from the book ufIhe younger
pupils, but when they are old cnoreh and
Sufficiently improved 10 comprehend The
argument, lei them see il, and learn its
sopbistry. that when they 90 ont into life.
ind meet with their opponents fuce to
face, they may do il on grounds which can
sustain them.
The subjer. Of Aholitionism is before
The public. The intercourse between the
North and South is frequent. Our young
people are therefore often brought into con.
tact with those. who may be tainted with
A~bolitionism." If we, in holding slaves,
stand on the constitution Of the land, and
on the Scriptures OF truth, rs | believe we