Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-09-11

beings on whom the sun shines. Into their
Eden is coming Satan in the guise of an
Abolitionist.
AS regards their religious condition, it is
we'll known that majority of the commu-
nicants of the Methodist and Baptist church
es of the south are colored. Almost every
where they have precisely the same oppor-
tunities Of attending worship that the whites
have, and besides, special occasions for
themselves exclusively, which they prefer.
In many places not SO accessible to clergy
men; in ordinary, missionaries are sent, and
mainly supported by their masters, for the
particular benefit of the slaves. There are
none imagine who may not, if they like,
hear the gospel preached at least once a
month-most Of them twice month, and
very many every week. In our thinly SET
| tied country the whites fare no better. But
in addition to this, on the plantations of any
size the slaves who have Joined the church
are formed into class, at the head of which
is placed one of their number, acting as dea-
con or leader, who is also sometimes Ii
censed preacher. This class assemblies for
oftener, if the members choose. In some
parts also Sunday schools for blacks are
Established, and bible classes are orally in
structed by discreet and pious PERSONS
Now where will you find laboring popu-
lation possessed of greater religious advan-
tages than these? Not in London, am sure,
where it is known that your churches, chap
els, and religious meeting houses, OF all
sorts, cannot contain one half of the inhabi-
tants.
have admitted, without hesitation, what
it would be untrue and proftless to deny,
that the STAKEHOLDER is responsible to the
world for the humane treatment of his fell
low-bengs whom God placed in his hands.
think it would be only fair for you to adj
nit, what is equally undeniable, that every
man i'll Independent circumstances, all the
world over, and every government, is to the
same extent responsible to the whole hu-
man family, for the condition Of the poor
and laboring. classes in their own country
and around them, wherever they may be
placed, 10 whom God has denied the advan-
tages he has given themselves. If so, il
would naturally seem the duty of true hu-
manity and rational philanthropy to devote
their time and labor, their thoughts, writ
ings, and charity, first 10 the objects placed
as it were under their own immediate charge.
And it must be regarded as a clear evasion
and sinful neglect of this cardinal duty, to
pass from those whose destitute situation
they can plainly see, minute y examine, and
efficiently relieve, to enquire alter the con-
dilion of others in no way entrusted to their
care, to exaggerate evils of which they can
not be cognizant, to expand all their SYM
pathes and exhaust all their energies on
these remote objects Of their unnatural, not
10 say dangerous, benevolence; and finally,
to calumniate, denounce, and endeavor to
excite the indignation of the world against
their unoffending fellow creatures for not
Fastening under their dictation to redress
wrongs which are stoutly and truthfully de-
MED, while they themselves 60 but little
farther in alleviating those chargeable on
them than openly and unblushlngly to &C
knowledge them. There may be indeed a
sort of merit in doing SO much as to make
an acknowledgement but it must be very
modest if it expects appreciation.
Now ! affirm that in Great Britain the
poor and laborng classes of your own race
and color, not only your fellow beings, but
your felio1O citizens, are more miserable and
degraded, morally and physically, than our
slaves; to be elevated to the actual condi-
lion of whom, would be to these your ,tet-
Io,c citizens a most glorious act of emanci-
patton. And also affirm, that the poor and
laboring classes Of our older free States
would not be in a much more enviable con-
diton but for our slavery. One of their
own Senator's has declared in the United
States Senate, ''that the repeal of the tariff
would reduce New England TO a bowling
Wilderness" And the American tariff is
neither more nor less than a system by
which the slave States are plundered for the
benefit of those States which do not tolerate
slavery.
To prove what say of Great Britain to
be true, make the following extracts from
the reports of commissioners appointed by
Parliament, and published by order of the
House of Commons. ! can make but few
and short ones. But similar quotations
might be made to any extent, and defy you
to deny that these specimens exhibit the rea
condition of your operatives in every branch
of your industry. There is course of va
riety in their suferings. But the same in
credible amount Of toll, frightlul restitution
and utter want of morals, characterize the
) lot of every class of them.
j CoIlieries.-"I wish to call the attention