Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-03

dsoHfsOIt the: yIct ITnssQis the pcn
II Revolution, a6os mauy: y:crimcs have been
e6mmiued in Thy nainei!!,, :, ssosWe ayssay;
] :of ofS5:onscience c nscienii6us G.. as. is
conscience must, no., De disciplined: blythe:
5piereptssof God; and. as sif,::in most .menf
conscience 2w ere: any thing more iaps a
bundlesof. passions, tied togeiher. Why
people will sooner become in6dels than be
convinced that slavery did not esistgin
the primitive churches, ,rand was notsper-
inired and regulated by The Apostles. NOT,
1 has eternaltrulb been altered. Now as
in those days, Christianity: does NOT con-.
demn ror disturb this. institution. 1t re-
coguizes the relations of master and slave
and seeks not mschievously to- sunder;
them, but TO enforce duties which would
renderythe union one Of affection and hap
piness. Such are tbe5teachings Of Reve-.
.lation.; and it requires oply.lha they be
obeyed to make our domestic system: cor
respond exactly with the. mild and beuis-
nant servlude of:zthe patriarchal age,
Wisdom and goodness, higher Than the.
highest thoughts of our ipcendiaries,, shine.
in lhe gospel; and loving my native: Slaie
asl do With a devotion ferVenl and quench:s
less, my most anxious prayer. day aud
night is that may see the spirit oflhis5
gospel every where infused inlo the boz:
som Of her children, aud the precepts of.
this gospel guiding their (eet-lhen the
calomny and enmity of disorganizers on
either side of The Ocean would occasion.
me not. moment's concern.
At The meeting in Philadelphia, the
South said;yery little on this subject, justly
regarding the whole mailer as Timperti-.
,nentIy inTuding into those bodies. The
FAbolitionisls, were, however, severaltimes
invited, and twice by myself, 10 discuss
The bible arguments elsewhere. l. spoke
only few moments. and my language.
as twice repeated, and as reported by the
Abolilionists themselves, was slavery is
a calumity.but TO prove il TO be sin, (viz:
"a moral evil,) a new bible befound."
ltmay not be amiss TO say, that the
goodness of God was so.great in preser-
wing The Baptist stzdenominalion from dis
ruplion, and the result of the meetings,
especially of the Convention. so impor-
tan,. that DR.. Johnson, df Edge6eld. told
me he would publish some account of be; ;
proceedings. His multiplied engagements.
have probably prevented him until now,
but I have no doubt he will do so, and thus
promote the cause of truth. and righteous
ness and peace. have yet read only
meagre and sarbled, aud very inaccurate
reports iH Northernypapers but these give
the language used as TO the moral charac.
ter Of slavery.
quote from the New York Aduocate.
"He (Mr. Fuller did not consider slavery
sin, and 10 prove it 10 be one,a new bi
BILE must be produced" ".The Rev. Mr..
Jeler, of Virginia, (,0hom yoar Informant
also misunderstood 10 cali SLAVERY a moral
evih after much dispute obtained the floor.
He seconded the vietOs Of the Req. gentle
nam from South Carolina. He did not
consider slavery sin, and would meet
any man with the Bible in his hand upon
the question. He thought the Bible sane
,ioued it, aud az proof his position re-
ferred to The 25Ih chapter Of Leyiticus,
&c."
/ send his by the return mail aud will
only add that. so FAR from esteemiug sla-
very iI!elf sin tits abuses are most Grim
naI, | can readily conceive cases where
it would lie wrong not 10 hold slaves. The |
RI. Rev. D.. Nj. af Virginia, wishing 10
emancipate lis slaves, spent some time in
insrructing The. aud preparing them for
liberty. When he period came, they all
refused to 90 TO Africa. One family, how
ever. consented to pass over into Peunsyl- !
vania receiving money TO support them
for year. Whar was The history Of that
family! SlotIl wanI and misery and
an earnest request to their former master
that they might 'elurn to the CONDITION
from which a mistaken beneyolence had
removed them
have written more than ! designed,
and certainly more than was requisite, for
misapprehensious ofthis kind cannot. be
long 10 correcting themselves. The Ian
suase used by Mr.. Jeer and myself, and
reported in all the papers, suppose you
will agree was exceedingly nnequivocal.
The Aboi,ionists, who gladly catch at
every concession, comprehended il well
enough, as their newspapers show quite
abundanty. Sill, IN q large assembly
there may be misconception of what ought
10 be very plain. A man may not hear
distinctly, or his vocabulary may be some
what aboriginal aud chaotic or-in short,
he may misconslrue what is said 10y a
speaker; and know amy Southern man
will be glad 10 have his misconduct on this
subject settled. If ] consider slavery a
moral evil. | would not only at once save
myself FROM il, but at any hazard. aud in
the face of any opposition, ! would preach
against it in every pulpit, could enter.
Aud when every pulpit was shut, would
-as fear God and love the souls of men
Il would preach against it in the street,
and in the market place, and by the way
side.
Accept my thanks for your kind ex-
pressions in your note.