New-York daily tribune., 1843-10-24

,:..,. ,s r,s n,1t taken bu. j. we'll again. You m.y
therefore with all this sekaess IN m house aad
ckaess eyery where around me- have had ort little leisure
Through The mercy Of God, my own health IS yet coed
bouc so genera, and fatal the sickness that can hardly
ypect TO escape You need not therefore DC 'n'pzse I"
that have been attacked or even tha' am eu' Oh
To escape wholly, Is more than carr anHI'phsi ihis
morning preached in aud had nnetyhIee n.ssrs,
ea and small black and white Al max Infse' d
pteached al Spring Hi a sunm1s fs,'sat' sooSt et-s
niles off the country) and there had the i,',Ie ehu
ulpe bars hundred and seventy atef "nich t aye
o'clock attended the funeral of Lieut. Abb late OF the
l. s. Army al Summesyilie three miles cut ei town. II
.s near dark when arrived home and after tea was
sen, fer 10 visit several sick persons TIL It Is now late
Tins have passed this dayand like IT, most OF my ys
PASS Mr.. X died last night IN horrible asoHts' oi yellow
fere-
And noc to the subject Of yours. received tie letter
vop smoke Of about five or six months K should have
5 an red long since bur various things have occurred
~ preyent IT, have not your letter az hand, but emem
Der we'll stated foolish report OF conrersaon had
with Mr. a Tappan about Slavery, ana requested me 10
furnish the facts do remember me words You used
NOR do remember very distinctly the words myself used
in conversion with Mr.. TaPpan But do remember that
nm the night preached in the Tabernacle ABOUT yeas
since, after service Two or three young tH a4ues'o
me. mentioned some Current respecting my language
IN thar and asked 10 ate the truth cd
60 The report was, that had sa'd to M /, II would
as soon traffic in Negroes not or words 10 hs' riect
words used nor any thns lNe mem soW a.
though this subec with which IN my oPron brethren
AZ he North have nothing do, yet do not SHRINK from
The presentation OF the truth You must suppose h9t my
o,ss views on this much talked OF matter are very dIher
mt from yours and Mr. Tappans, else could not stay IN
Nobs and ought not. Tou think slavery 10 De dsh
do NOT aud of course all your reasoninss ana al w
oan ,dmonition founded the assumption 'h't 10 hold
men in bondage is itself sinful, 80 with me Tor nonNs
,y 10 you as said 10 Mr. r. first prore TO me 1m the
Bible that is sinful possess 10 BUY SlaSe' anu al
then admit your reasoning but not III then t
distinctly that he considered ard MI fdkeF
much of the guilt o Southemers, because oy uns
he and NOT
continuing slavery, countensn need their SIN ana 'u
selves partakes of their guilt. Ptad to h'm 90 o
s,suce Jesus Christ lived among ayeholders the apps
ties lived aud preached among Shareholders lhey called
on them repent of sn but never called on 'hen 10 oe
ATE their slaves the ground that 70 Possass was
ron on ,he contrary Paul back runaway slave 10
his master He laid down the relative duties OF masters and
slaves and exhoed slaves their masters IN all honor
and to be bondage and SAID hat IN ec9mmuI'
~ as h, in which the Apostles could live aud preach
mrh we'll be content labor Mr. l. still INSISTED that
70 hold slaves was wrong aud added sarcas,icay yoa
b, xd go long among shareholders that you see not the
sinfuness of and suppose that oy !h's I'm, YOU are
,iayqhoIer yourself then said, hire slaves OF Others,
and in Mobile no man keep house without II otaes
to hire slave Of another IN pFncpe th same az 10 GUY
ON. vourejf further added-So clear Is my conscience
on this hect that if wanted GOOD servant d eould
msr ,h one 10 suit me- and could find means to purchase
faithful servant should do IL with safe conscience lo
to the best of my Judgment, as to the moali'y oi le mag
saw no more such purchase tIa' III 'e
good horse, or any lhing sise' r m -"
orswronr in nv views such the substance OF my con-
ysrss,o5 with Mr. T. the words do not pretend to ecol
Iect There may be- and doubtless there is mach sin at
tending slavery but that sin lies not IN the mere possession
Of slaves but in the wrong treatment OF them; masters
; !, / because they TOO often fail to treat their slaves
Gnl, WorJ Directs they should and sincerely believe
that gentlemen the North had meddsd less with m The
subject of slavery the slaves would have eeen oF'e' Oh "
Tho South and there would have been lar less SIN among
masters We used TO be allowed to preach to the blacks
and instruct them from the Bible. This cannot no" De
done without some difficulty.
have written to you frankly as to friend hememoe'
ba, ,, mnrudence on your part may niure Inc serious
" without doing any good any This is saoeSt
extremely difficult for any to handle Love 10 MIS-
and all friends, Peace BE- with you iour triend'
~ WILLIAM T. Hamilton.
hereby certify that the above statement gwen over the
signature Of the Rev. Dr. Hamilton, OF Mobile is CORRECT
so far as it relates TO me. orEPHES H. i'hA'o''
Ne,r. York October 23 1888