Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-11-05
Irish PlcsbytcrilnS and Slavery.

Last year the Irish PRESBYTERIAN Assem-
bly, addressed a very I,jthful letter TO the As
sembly, 60. S. }, in this country, on the
subject OF slavery aud fellowship with slave
holders. To this, as our readers are aware,
the Assembly here responded, by denying
the right and The ability OF the churches
abroad to extend advice on this subject; ac-
cOmpanied with a direct refusal 10 hold any
correspondence farther in reference TO il, and
an intimation that, if the brethren would still
persist in doing SO, it might result in putting
an entire stop TO the interchange of friendly
communications. We now lay before our
readers the most important part of the reply
of the Irish Assembly. 1t will be seen that
they are determined to occupy, in all res
poets, their former ground: they withdraw
none Of their rebukes: they ~reiterate all: they
evidently have no fear of the drivers lash be-
fore their eyes, although welded by a VEN
cradle and indignant Assembly. We hope
the Scottish Assembly will be as candid and
faithful CoSeHanter.
"From your last communication, VIC deep
ly regret to find that our letter of 1916, in
which we deemed it our duty TO address to
you, on the subject of American slavery, a
TemOnstrance intended to be no less friendly
than faithful, has given YOU such deep, but
as we conceive, groundless, and certainly
unintentiondl offence, that you have deter
mined in future, to exclude the subject alto
gether from our ~fraternal correspondence.-
We trust the determination which appears to
us hasty, will not be PERSISTED in by your
venerable Assembly; but that, on reconsid-
ering the whole case, you will admit it to be
mutually your duty and ours to 'hear' and
10 address the word of eXhottation.'
"We have carefully reviewed our letter of
last year, attending particularly 10 those
statements which might be supposed most
calculated to Impart TO your reply a naughty
and somewhat unbrolherly tone, and we must
c~andidly confess we see no cause for modify
ing a single sentiment, or departing one inta
from the strong testimony which we have
conScieniiously and unanimously borne
Slavery, root and branch, was hated with a
perfect hatred, as it existed in our own West
India Islands, and our opposition only ceased
with the death of slavery there; nor can WI
view it with greater complacency as il con-
vertS free America into a foul m%isnomer, and
forms a dark and deadly stain on the escntch,
con of Evangelical PIesbyterianism. At the
same time we know we are compamtivel,
powerless to remove the evil, and, TO say til,
truth, we u%nleignedly desire that other pariiei
may be covered with The glory Of its removal
Ills our @fervenl wish that the proud distinction
may be earned by the American people them
selves, still more by the American churches
and most of all by our Evangelico. Presbyle
ridn brethren. You tell us that slavery is al
institution which your church never did, an
does not now, set itself TO defend; and thi
declaration we hail as indicating, so far,
step in the right direction; and we respec:
fully submit that the Christian world would
of necessity. regard you as shielding that oh
noxious institution If you unwisely adhere Il
the resolution of attempting 10 prevent you
correspondents Of other churches from ex
pressing honestly, and in the spirit OF kind
ness, their opinions of its hideous aud invct
crate enomities.
''The views which we have taken the lib
erty Of presenting toyou on former occasions