The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-04-26
INCONSISTENCY"


Is the caption Of an article contained
in the Hampshire (Mass) Herald, a pa
per sent TO us for exchange. The arti-
alluded 10. purports to be a communi-
cation, calling the attention of the read
ers Of the Herald to the revolving fact
that runaway negro had been adver-
tised in the Lynr, as having been ar
rested and committed to Jail. In order
to exhibi, more conspicuousIy the al
lodged outrage TO humanity and free
dom, 10 the world, he publishes the ad-
vertisment entire, and proceeds to COM
ment upon it. To the writer of that
article, the most abhorant part Of the ad
vertisement is the cut Of the runaway,
generally used in notices Of that kind
by the papers in the south. At such a
picture the warm and sympathetic heart
Of the abolitionist sickens, and his eyes
unaccus,omed to such visions, involun
tarily turn up TO heaven in holy hor-
or. Oh how cruel in the Lynx to ad-
vertise runaway slave! At the men,
ton Of that word, what horror seizes
upon the soul Of b! The damp dew of
dungeon walls gathers around him, and
the clank Of chains rolls in dolorous
music upon his ears, until he sickens, |
and in that mood, with his fingers press
ing his nauseated stomach, he sits down
10 read US lecture-yes, at u dis
lance Of nearly two thousand miles, this |
rampant abolitionist, this fat fuel for
the flames of fanaiicism, presumes to
lecture US for publishing a jaiIor's no.
tice.
This TRADE OF Misrepresentation and
high coiouring is too common with alb
olItionlsts TO excite in US any thing bu,
loaihing and disgust. Whether slave
ry is an evil or not, is not q question
for US TO discuss here, since the insttu.
does exist among US; but the question
Tor US TO consider is, how shall we pro-
ect ourselves in maintaining a right,
clearly guaranteed 10 US by the coustitu-
ion, and for daring to exercise which,
We are stigmatized as tyrants and deal
RS in human flesh. The fact is, those
ickly abol,ionists do not know what
hey are talking about-few Of them
AVE ever been a. the south, and can
now nothing Of the treatment ofslaves,
My from the representations Of 9th.
RS. No-they are taught from their
lfancy TO believe that the institution of :.
lavery is
"Frost to domestic love,
And fire to friendships buds"
nd as they grow older, their magma .
ons expand and swell with The con,cTn-
alton of its horrors, until il is magma :,
ed into burning caldron in which the ;,
'uls oil men are stepped. We say this !,
'Pugnance TO the institution of slavery
the creature of education only, for
hen one IS thrown where il exists. il
suddenly devested Of its revolving :,
tributes and assumes different char. :.
;ter. This poor, miserable fanatic ;,
no calls US to account for publishing !
jailor's notice with picture of runa-
'ay negro, has not only never been Of =,
le south, but has not in all probability -
cen fifty miles from home. He writes
bout The institution nf slavery, jus. as -
'me men have written voyages around :"
e world, when they had in fact never :"
zen out of sight Of land. This writer ' :
US there are slaves in whose veins "
ms little or no African blood, and who -
Ill compare in beauty with the mos, :, -
Vored Europeans. All, yes-bu, =
here do those slaves reside?-no, -
're-the north is the home Of those ia
aves Yes, sir, in Mass. where 90
naIgamation is preached from the -
'use tops, from the pulpit, and in the -
reefs and lanes, are those slaves 70 he -
ind. The south knows of no s,oh ~
ives. M
Let this writer expcnd his sympathy -
'ere 1t will meet with better appre. -,
a''on' among the hills and valleys of or
own frozen north; for we assure
n and all other fanatics that sucb GU
innings and lamentations abou: slave. "
will never affect any thing. Now o''
: D. we advise you TO lay down your W
. and act like sensible man; You will
We enough to do, if you have tho dis Tue
'l''on' TO relieve the sufferings of pre- pr,
lr nelghbors, who, we assure vo, WI
&c more claims upon your sympathy ,