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LETTER FROM MR.. PERKINS.


OoRooMiAH, JAN. 22d, 1871.
To Le,cis Tappdn, Esq, Treasurer of the American
AMI FJrsiga Anti S'arery .S1ciety.
DEAR SIa:-You letter Of August LIST. 1910. with
the anneved constitution oithe American and Foreign
AMI Sllvery Society," and parcel of ami. SLAYER
ponks, &c for the use of our mission. came recent,
20 hand In reply would sincerely thank YOU fol
these avors AMI shy, that having carefully read IN,
Preanh and constitution of your society find moth
In! IN them with which cannot fully accord.
gu request my correspondence and prayers in be
hhli al the anti slavery cause in country Thu
cause mas long had my prayers. In relation to cor
respondence it avnl> little what the obscure mission
ary IN distant exile, may think say respecting evil,
that exist IN his native country. As, however IN,
very circumstance of the misSonary's removal from
the din and clamor of controversy, and the excite
nent OF interest or party may tend to qualify him in
some measure TO speak candidly exciing subjects
lcencelve there may be proptety, al least no i'm
pretty IN his calmly, but frankly declaring his view.
on such subjects An l. therefore, hesitate not Il
state briefly my own views in this connection, oil
the subject OF anti slavery.
II is now almost eighteen years since left Ameri
en-. Ant-slavery exertlons had not been long com
menced there, al that PERIOD at least an rxtensv,
scale; they however, lad my sympathy from lh'
hrs, being, as thought, founded on tI1th and right
eousness, and guided by Christian philanthropy
Since leaving America, my principal sources of nfor
nation, on this subject. and indeed almost my onl,
ones, have been two weekly periodicals. with the ne.
Tusal OF which our mission are fnvored, viz$ the Bos
ton Recorder and the New York Observer These
two excellent periodicals. it is well known have beer
lar enough from espouslng the cause of anti slavery
societies, as such. And still, the contemplation o
this subject, variously presented in these papers
from time 10 time, has only tended TO streng hen m,
conviction from year 10 year, that the yIed Sab
olonlsts" odious as they have been extensively re-
garded IN America, have in general had mercy ant
ruih and righteousness on their side far as the
SUBJECT OF slavery was concerned.
Often, indeed, have been deeply panei, in observ
ing the heat and vuperaton that have characterized
too much of the discussion the subject OF sav very
on both sides of the question, in America; for the
wrath OF man worketh not the righteousness of God
Sorely too have been shocked to observe the wild
absurd and monstrous excrescences, which need no
name, that have grown out upon some anti slavery
organizations in America. but which, I arm happy tc
know, are fully wiped off from the society of which
you are an organ. But notwithstanding all these fla
grant blemishes on anti-slaverv oreanzar ons still
greater pain and aston ishment have been excited IL
nv mind, nv the appalling apathy, on the terrible evl
OF slavery, TINT obviously pervsdes the great
the ministers and Christians and the people of Amer
icai and prevents them from doing any thing. and
seems 10 nerve them with an almost desperate deter
mination not do any thing for its removal.
am by forgetful of the diff ultes in the
way of removing this fearful evil. Sill view the
SUI ject calmly from this distant position, feel deer
convection that il is the solemn duty Of all who fea
God, ar regard man. in America, to do sometime o,
andr N equally my belief that feeling heart for the
untold Inlseries ofile injured African pervadng even
the Christian pa OF the community. would no, be
long 10 finding out what that 'something' IL. which
ought IL he done, and MIGHT he done, for the entire
abolaIon Of slavery - oaE l. .ysa ---:..sy.