Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-11-30
For hs Air1tlr.

OF The 10Th inst, over the signature Of "A
Parent" says, in referring To Professor
Maryland. who is spoken OF as a candidate
Tor the Presidency OF the South Carolina
College: Thai lie has indirectly connect
| ed himself with The cause OF the Abolition
lists, nouc can deny. who will give them.
selves The trouble Of examining his work,
enttled. Moral Science, as much as ANY
Professor ! have read Of in The uuInn, aud
for this alone, he ought TO be discounte.
nanced by Mi Southerncrs."
Permit me, Mr.. Editor, 10 state, in your
columns, for the Information of "A Pa
rent" aud others, what ! understand and
believe 10 be the nature of the c~onncXIou,
existing between Professor Wayland mud
the cuusc u; the Aholirionisis.
When the Professors - Moral Science"
6rsl appeared: the Abnli'ionists raised the
shout Of triumph, and hailed the author rs
their champion. The Professor soon pub.
lished another work, entitled. "LimIta-
tious Of Human Responsibilities 10 this
work. be gave them ~ understand very
clearly. that he had M %syInpathies with
their cause, and therefore declined the
honor which they had conferred upon him.
They, then. denounced him with severity.
And his conduct sincc has not cUncilIatcd
them, for he wiclds the extensive influence.
which he possesses, 10 imposing a salutary
check upon their mischIevous plans. and
unhallowed associations. When the Pro-
lessor visited Eurnpe. y year or Two since,
the prominent Abo!itionis,s of England
stood alOoG from him. or received him cold
ly. MIR. Surge, the Aboli,ionist of famous
memory, who crnsscd the wide Allan
tic" TO present 10 President Tyler, a me-
mortal on the subject of Abolition, though
requested 10 meet The Professor at the
house Of u common friend 10 London, re-
fused to do so. II thus appears, not only
that The .4bohiioniSts hemseise, do not re-
gard Tie Professor, as connected even IN
directly with their cause, 5ui that he IS
their opponent.
But "A Parent" refers 10 the Moral
Science of The Professor. for proof OF his
indirect connection with The cause OF the
AbolItionisis, and !, therefore. now urn 10
that authority But, before | ann il,
] shall lake she liberty vi exhibiting The
true cause Of the AboIiIionlsrs. Aud his
will appear in the following quotations
from their published documents, some oil
which are now before mo.
"R.solrfd, That The scciarian nrsaniz-
alion,, called Churches, which fellow ship
the slave holder or his apolosi,', As u Chris
lIan, and refuse 10 bear ID faithful public
testimony asaius, slavery and its abettors,
ought no 10 be recognized rs Christian
Churches. bur universally rrprnba,ed; II,
a graz Fraternity Of man sieaiets."
"Rssotnd, ! hat the great body of The
American people by their hnrrid practice
ul slavery, have shuwn themselves behind
all known heaIhen nations in humanity,
AID are by false professions fast bringing
Christianity and Republication into dis.
grace and contempt in The earth"
Tho American Clergy, As a body, with
individual exceptions are denounced-as a
REAT BROTHERHOOD OF rHIEyks."
10 their petitions TO Congress-, the Abn-
liEionists e" pray that slavery may he abol.
ished 10 the District Of Columbia. and in
Tho Territories" They also require the
immediate abolition Of slavery wilhout re-
gard 10 consequences, and refuse to the
Chriutian master, who will not comply
with This requirement., the recos nirion Uf
a Christian brother, a sent atlhcir coil.
mutton table, aud. if a Minister, The use
Of their pulpit. They also encourage the
slave 10 abscoud from his master, and to
use violence i If necessary, in clioc,iug hi
liberation.
Let us now hear the Professor in hi,
=. Moral Scicucc." The Gn,pr neither
commands masters 10 mauumi, slaves, nor
authorizes slaves to free themselves from
their masters. and also it goes further. aud
prescribe, The duties suited 10 both parli.,
in their present condition. The du.,
Of slaves is alsn explicitly made known in
the Bible. They arr bound To obedience.
fidelity, submission, aud respect To rhei,
masters. u only 10 the good and kind.
but ,lso 10 sc unkInd aud reward Thus
we ace lhatii,e Christian reli..on-rro.
vilcs the only mcrhod in which. after it
slavery has once been established, il may
be abolished. and thai with rnrire ,~safery
and bcn-itro both parties. X, iu.,iIlinr
The right moral disposition. into The bn,om
Of The master mud The slave, IL rrachc, III"
one the duty Of reciprocity. & tie other the
duIv of submission: & thus without Iumull.
without disorder. without revenge. hut by
The real improvement olboth Parrie, r.
stores both to the relation towards each
other intended by their creator." The
above /, rakrn from the Professors larger
work. The following is fnm the abridOe-
menl for The use Of Scl'onl, aud Acadr-
mics. THE duty of the slave is submis-
sion and obedience. in all eases. in which
this obedience is not NJ variance with the
command Of God. The fact that the mas.
Ter exercises An unlawful authority. IN no
manner gives To the slave the libcr', Of re
raliatiOn. :" And vel more. II Is our duty
to make known 10 lll men, who are willing
to hear us. wha, We consider In be their
duty To God; having done this. our respon.
sib;lity. in respec'. TO their actions. ceases.
If they will not listen TO US, The response
hility %ofrleir conduct rests with themselves.
We are not. however. NJ liberty, TO use Of
fensiyc language resncctjno Them. or 10