The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-12
D. S. MURRAY, PRINTER.

church by the propagation Of false doc.
lrlnes, or by ambitious and wicked MEAS
ures. There can be no sin ia Withdraw.
ing from body that allows The practice
in its worst form.
5h. There is, it is said, prospect of
reformation - there is in one body ma.
jority of abolilioaists, consequently, sufi-
cient strength to purge out The Of slave
holding.
But what avail aboltionists who will
10! do SO much 0G 10 say Slavehoding is
a sin! There is an influence exerted BY
the cities Of New. York and PHILADELPHIA
that can not be successfully resisted. 1t
perfectly unuans large proportion of
the Assembly. Men who, in other places,
act with zea and efficiency against sIave--
ry VIII no., in Phliadelphi,, vote that
slaveholding is IA sin. 4 minister, who
stood by L1vejoy when he fell martyr
1t Alton, could nat breathe so much free
JAR in the atmosphere Of Philadelphia as
to rnab.e hIm TO say, by vote, that hold
ng human beings us property is a moral
evIi. In these cities every scheme or
plan possible IS laid to prevent action on
the subject Of sI,very. The people Of
New York and Philadelphia desire the
trade Of the slave, as well as the free
Safes, and hence the minister Of any one
Of tnoSe cities who attacks slavery does it
At the hazard both of his bread aud his
home. A minister Of IA Presbylerv Of tho
city Of New York boosted, at the meet
ing Of the second Constitutional Assem-
b!y that there was not one pastor BELONG
ing" TO his Presbytsry an aboItiDnisl.-
Now can any one believe this was owing
10 the wan! Of intellect capable of inves-
lgalng truth? aud if not why should
there Dc Presbytery at the fountain. head
OF discussion without single pastor an
a5oltitnist? The reason is manifest
The arguments that tend to separate be-
tween us and our bread, and our homes,
operate slowly, But for this fact Pres
byeries in New York and Phitade p5ia
would be ust as liable 10 aboltionis,n as
PrcsbyttrIes in other places. Thpse cities
are the Rome and C0nstaninopIe Of the
churches in America. That there is much
plery iE these cities, and also manv hon.
orable exceptions, is readI Y admiued, and
u
CDnstanlinopIe bat not enough 10 prevent
their bringing moral death upon the church.
The influence OF the ruling spirits Of these
cities is extended. ust us was the case in
Rome and ConsIanlinopIe, over large
portion of the ministers Of The country,
and it is of the worst tandency. And
there is striking evidence Of it in the fact,
that while in the New School branch of
the Presbyterian church there is major.
lily Of anlsIavery Synods and Pre-, yte-
RES the General Assembly can not be
induced to say that slavery is a sin. The
prospect Of puf2lng out slavery has been
decreasing ever since the first ConsIiu-
tonal Assembly. S,aveholding is increas-
lug IN The body; this year two s'avebold-.
ing SyuodS have been added, AMI in their
reception is the indirect declaration that
sIavehoIding shall be allowed, and that it
is consistent with christian character and
profession. Let US not then be deceived
with the prospect of purglug out slavery
there is no reality IN such prospect.
9Th. Separation, It is objected, will sun
der churches, separate ministers tom their
charges, and je0pardlzo church property.
Let it be so. The Savior has SAID, .if
a man torsake not all thai he bath he can
not be my disciple" If we can not en-,
dare divisions, reproach, loss Ct property
and poverty in the cause Of righteousness.
how should we 60 10 the stake?
7ih. Secession, we are reminded will
place us under great diSad Janlagc in point
Of numbers.
What we lose in numbers we will gain
in piety. We shall have the fewer Of The
class that fJIiow for the oavcs and fishes.
There is then no good reason why we
should adhere to bJCles that do u low their
memberS to practice oppression ia its worst
form.
1t is now time 10 offer some direct reas.
ons why we should not adhere.
/. Numbers give power ael influence
TO bodies, and il can not in truth be denied
that the leading denominations Of profess
ed christians are the buIwarIis Of slavery.
The two branches Of the Presbyterian
church are two of'lhe strongest pillars 10
prop up The system. These two maintain
by the practice and decision upon which
the practice is founded, that sIayehoIding
is no sin, and that it is consistent with
christian character and profession. Both
do openly allow the practice. Now it
aust be admitted that no other pillar un-'
der heaYcn is equal 10 this. Can we ever
expect the legislatures Of the country 10
act againsl system which the church by
her practice declares to be consistent with
christian character and profession The