The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-20
SLAVERY-THE ESII.-THE REM.
EDY.
To Me Editor OF me Tr,Bune

To The Editor OF HE Tribune
md can the liberties Of a nation be
thought secure, when we have removed
their only firm basis. conviction in tho
minds of the people that these liberties are
the gift Of God Indeed,
tremble for nv country,when reflect that
God is just that His justice cannot sleep
forever that, considering numbers, nature
and natura. means only, a revolution Of
The wheel Of fortune, an exchange of sit
uation, is among possible events: that it
may become probable by supernatural in
reference! The Almighty has no attri.
butte which can take side with us IN such
a contesi."-Jeferson's Noles OF Virgin
ia.
Thomas Jefferson never thought Of the
abSurdity of debating the question wheth-
er Slavery be an evil, nor was he indulgcnE
TO the delusive idea that it would be per-
petual. He reduced the subject 10 its
certain elements the master must liber-
ate his slave, or the slave will exte:minntc
the master. This conclusion is not weak
ened by the history of the past. The
same color in the ancient Republics en-
titled the State to use emancipation as
safety valve; yet notwithstanding the
borough anal gamation of the freed man
with the free born, servle wars nearly ex-
tinguished by violence the noblest nations
of antiquity: while no man dare say that
Slavery was not the secret cause of their
ultimate ruin. But if " His Justice should
" sleep for ever" and the tragedy so aw-
f.,lf, II
must we regard slavery as the greatest evil
that ever cursed Il nation.
Slavery is an evil to tho slave, by de.
priving nearly three millions of men of
the best gift of God to man-liberty. l
stop herc-,his is enough of itself to give
Us full anticipation of the long catalogue
of human No, and physical and intellect
ual and moral abasement which follows in
the wake of Slavery.
Slavery is IN evil TO the master. II is
utterly subservient Of the Christian reIig-
ion. Il violates The great law upon which
that religion IS based, an on account of
which 1t vaunts IFS prominence.
1t corrupts our offspring by necessary
association with an abandoned and de-
graded race. ingrafting in the young mind
and heart all the vices and none Of The
virtues.
Il is the source Of Incidence and dostfac-
tive of all industry, which in times past
among the wise has ever been regarded as
the first friend Of religion, morality and
happiness. The poor despise labor, because
slavery makes it degrading. The mass
of shareholders arc idlers.
X is the mother of ignorance. The
system of Common Schools has not sue
ceeded in single Slave State. Slavery
and Education are natural enemies. In
the free States one in SO over 81 wears is
unable to read and write in the Slave
States one in IL is unable TO write and
read
1t is opposed to Literature even in the
educated classes. Noble aspirations and
true glory depend upon virtue and good to
man. The conscious injustice of Slavery
hangs as milestone about the necks OF
the sons of genius and will not let them
up
1t is destructive of all mechanical excel
leDce. The Free States build ships and
steam cars for the nations of the world
the Slave States import the handles for
their axes-these primitive tools OF the
architect. The educated population will
not work at all-the uneducated must work
without science and of course without skill.
If there be given amount of mechanical
genius among people, it is of necessity
developed IN proportion as a whole or part
of the population are educated. In the
Slave States the small portion educated is
inert.
1t is aniagonistic to the Fine Arts
Creations of beauty and sublimiiy are . g
embodiments of the souls imaginings: Tho
fountain must surely be pure and placid
whence these glorious and immortal and
lovely images are reflected. Liberty has
ever been The mother of the Arts.
1t retards Population and Wealth. =