Litchfield enquirer., 1842-03-24

II the South KNOWS our WISHES, ana we Know
its answers, we seem 10 me TO be con'eudins
tor punctiios.
1t is our duty, then, out Of regard 10 the
feelings of the South, to irritatc them n" Ion.
ger. We have no right to stir up the worst
passions of man, by sending, any longer. Pc
tllions whose character is known, anA the
only possible answer to which is known, al
SO. We must postpone our plans. Our hopes
for The present. This is not TO surrender
hopes Of liberty, nor efforts to attain it. 1t is
only to prepare our opportunity. 1t is only
to wait, till we learn from heaven, that hav-
ing forbidden our success for Il time, it has
at last listened to our entrcaties, because we
have been willing to wait.
In the next place. l must remind my read
ers of one important truth, fundamental as IL
principle of bo.tionism: We can do nothing
for The Siares, mil ace obtain the consent Ut The
masters. We cannot free them, we cannot,
in the least a,ne.iaFate 1heir condition, 6X-
cent through those, who have them in their
power. We may KNOCK al the prison door
with all the rloquence which we can com
mand-we may, battle against the prison.
walls with all the arguments and all the pas
sion which we can muster, but the keeper
dciies our power, and tho prisoner will never
60 free until he wills. Is it not useless, is ii
him in such style rs only to rmbilter his feel,
ings the more against his captives and ~
gains: US? We make them more miserable
by our i'll. Judged efforts. We have forged
ourselves, at the North, the heavy chains
which bind them, and they have to repent
our imprudence.
But it we could master powers to set the
caplives free, we should have done them no
good. They would be subject to unrelent-
| ing persecution. Humanity shuddcrs Ia
contemplate the scenes which must Of 1eces-
Siiy ensue ut the South, if the slaves are
| freed, and yet not with the consent OF their
masters. We doom the slaves to death. and
| their masters 10 the horrors of 81. Domingo
warfare. Whenever emancipation takes
place-and God grant that the day is not
distant-it must not be CXtorted, hut freely
given. A perfect understanding must exist
between the whites and the blackS-scnll-
ments pence and friendship must exist
The blacks must not triumph in the con
seriousness of having secured rights, which
| power would have retained ifit Ind existed ;
nor must the whites feel that they have
granted. through weakness, what their will
would have denied. Should emancipation
take place on such terms, it would he utter
misery 20 both.
believe that emancipation may take
place with perfect peace. believe that the
| slave holders may he led to the conviction,
that the course which they are now pursuing,
is beyond measure injurious to themselves
that the full and free emancipation OF their
slaves, is demanded, not more by justice,
than it is by regard to their own pc.
cuniary interests. Slavery, believe. must
cense. To mst rs 70 ibo,lsilndS,of others, ii
appears an institution on which Heaven
does not smiik If it is wrongs it may he
ended in peace aud happiness. can fancy
the day, when the Southern States, one by
one, shall break the feltcrs of bondage, and
can hear the rejoicing with which ema,ci.
patton is welco ned ny the Southern and the
| Northern whites. The day OF our own Dec.
laration Of Independence will 10" be cclebra.
ted nj the South with half the joy with which
the annual return of the day OF emancipation
for the slaves will there be- welcomed. Bu;
will this he so! Not unless we pursue DIT
ferent course n; the north. Working for lib
erty, for justice, in behalf of religion, and in
the name of God. our spirits must be ms calm
as that Of our Master. in the hour when h'
brcathed out his spirit TO his God And
working in such spirit, we shall not fail
of a successful and happy issue.
Our first duty, then, is to conciliatc the
South. Nothing can abs"lve US from 1T
No charge of iniquity towards others. or IN
Justice towards ourselves, can excuse us Tor
overlooking, or for sighting it. We must
cOnciliate the southern whites. AS wei
might Paul, at Athens, have endeav"rrd Z"
throw down the affairs before which he stooG
and reflected, and have them expected II can
did herring. as we expect TO have candid
hearing mt the South, while we are pursuing
a course which mddens the people there
We are solclnnly bound before God, TO con
ciliaie them. Until we faithfully attempt IT,.
our hands are bound Omnpotence will not
release US, nor wisdom and goodness smile
upon our proceedings.
Our first duty is to conciliate the southern
Shareholder. He has power, and we cannot
even wrcst it from him. We can only over
come him by persuasion. But his tanh is
different from ours and we have entrusted
to us the task of rnighicning his mind; we
have 10 20 and dffnse the new faith aud II
is as high and us sacred work, as was the
task originally, of diffusing Christianity
We have to send forth knowledge; we have
to remove prejudices TO quicken affections ::
even 10 arouse consciences. This is the
work of apostles, not of mon who take cOun-
sci Oftheir passions, or are ready to triumph
with victory. 1t is only when the slave
holder has been conciliated to such degree
as to have confidence in US, that we can APP
proach his mind with knowledge. faith and
affection. What are we doing now to con-
ciiate the STAKEHOLDER?
Are we not, then doing worse than MOTH
ing at the present day! Can we lecture nj
the South on the subject Of slavery! The
halls OF Congress are closed against us; we
have shut the avenue to the heart Of the
slave. holder.
May heaven teach Us that wise and pence
G.l host int