The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-20

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD-MORE THAN QUESTION
ABLE WHETHER 1T CAN BY THE Gov
ERNMENTAL AGENCY OF GREAT bril-
TAIN BE ABOLISHED THROUGHOUT THE
wORLD-THE CONDUCT OF MEN UsU
ALLY FOLLOWS THE LEAD OF THEIR
OPINIONS-VAST CHANGE OF OPINIONS
IN THREE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF PEG
PIE NECESSARY TO EFFECT 1T.
There can DO no question that true Christianity is
favorable both to theoretical and practical freedom
above all TO the latter. lis fundamental principles
require men, under the strongest and most persuasive
sanctoas to DO just kind disinterested jealous TO
discharge their duties whether in the situation of
masters or slaves, or in whatever station. On the
other hand the principles Of Mahomedanism and Hea-
thensn are naturally allied to slavery, and cscula
ted 10 make practically slaves all over the world
Mahomedanl.m authorizes the existence Of slavery.
Any unbelever may be made slave in war, or by
PURCHASE, without single compunctious feeling in
the breast of Mahomedan. Indeed his religion
furnishes him, beside the reference to his ease,
common to him with the rest Of mankind, with ano-
Their motive Of great force in former ages and still
Of not little strength in Mahomedan countries
tho much greater probability. it gives him Of
making proselytes, by admitting slaves. The pow
or which this confe- has turned, in former ages,
and still does, in many instances, turn Heathen-
or nominal Christians into Mahomedans, in ma.
tons where that religion prevails The "holy
war" as they term ii, is proclaimed partly
with q view to sustain that very faith which au.
thorizes thee practices And we now have
proof Of the force Of this principle in Morocco
Says Bsls Weekly Messenger, Of the 10Th Of Au-
gust referring TO the Emperor of that country "Ii'
Majesty found that nearly the whole body Of the
people had become resolved upon what they called
holy war; and that whatever his own inclinations
might be- he would end il nearly impossible to resist
The general impulse" This shows, as well many
other facts, although the zeal Of proseIytsm hs.
been strongly checked by the want osucces to the Ma
homedan arms for several ages past is not extinct
and consequ nuy hat the prime Piles Of their giou
have deep root IN them, and, Of cours 1T, practices
When any British ambassador shall tell them that
slavery u wrong and ojurious--that the slavery Of
their females in their harems is especially contrary
to the general welfare Of society, and peculiarly
csssary to be abolisbed,hcy will tell bin that the
hand Of the angel Gabriel and that he has written il
his code the lswfulncss of enslaving unb,Iievers
(some Of their doctors permit the temporary enssve
ment Of bebevsr,) and Of polygsmy, and that tn,
dicts Of the n6de by no means be admitted te
an equal authority with the sacred revelations Of the
Prophet Of God.
"Actop tresds he path in which opinion says
She (olou n GOOD or flies from evil
This rule in gene raj true-applics to those lsborns
u,dsr these decisions well as to Others IL such a.
We have mentioned would certain be there's
Of most Mabomedans to representation like that W.
have supposed-how much stronger will the resis
lance pIove Of the rich and great in Mahomedar
countries stepped they in sensuslity ard self
indulesnt ease, " Recl,oed gorgeous couches IL
stately Incidence, shampooed by dark beauties, o.
famed 10 sleep by the menisls Of their uaps," vii
they listen to the governmental remonstrsnces Of
foreign nation the subject Of slsverylbat slave
~ which invests them in these earthly spIeodors
and bestows on them these luxuries' When we fin,
40 much Of luxury, Of one kind and another amoo
thoss called Christians, shall we expect Pagaps an,
Msbomedsns, for mere governmental advice, remon
STRANGE, exhortaton, dehortatioo surrepdering it II
those ferns in which they accustomed to indulge
under the sanction, they believe, Of Divine Law
OF Mahomsd, Mr.. Gibboo says, that perfumes an,
women were the two luxurie. which his religion ,
not Forbid and we know he gave his followers
uicsnse nearly co-extenssvc with that which b.
ssve himself, and we may most fairly conclude thai
while they continue TO b,-ve in his divine mission
Hhrv vilI prsetice ucon ha precepts, which allowed