The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-18

j, -,r-rioN AID ae,b< SvHOd of hy.
t>,,r1rsS-By Committee o. '''
P,vrurEy: The will OF the
DEAh made il our duty 10 lay before
Synod nI Ian for the moral and religious IN
700 "a Pl'n , ~ as for the future enamel
siucilon, a. Caves" under your care. we
pslOI 0. . .IS and difficulty oil the
iseI ne , nJS the church has called US; yet
duly y ~ Of those whom we aoaress
ne sn-, encourages US to hope that the lapol
strongly en- ~ in vain. You profess to- be
vii ~, h the principles and precspi as 0,
governed q. Won recognise the tact tnat
a hOly religion ..h.s.A ..~.Js .fs"' By
y''Ty-oI If the Son Of God; and you De
lls's I3a -! sS same spirit which was in "hlm
ton o. ..o a,s he was rich, yet for our sakes'
Who nou s nnor" When we point out to
be OeS ..inot heir duty, and call upon them
'aI EIsI 4. our appeal cannot be altogether
70 lllhl H. D., we have a still stronger
iuIl0S' e, onr encouragement, in our hrm
oogirtiop that the cause when We 1: aa'o-
'on'iSu lSa c am, of God, and that His as
ca's : ' Viii make it finally prevail. May
s, IS. hear, the cry of the poor and
=, ~ " and who has commanded 70 iet 'no
l0su,, 90 free" give to each one oil us
opp "e, - ipow our duty, and strength to
'u' w, :, earnestly enreat you, brethren to re-
=, oar communication in the same sP'r't
0S Sr;n A. in which it is made; and per-
~, neither prejudice nor interest to close
~. '- minds against the reception OF TRUTH
- your hearts against the CONVICTIONS
= o,osc;snce. Very soon it will be maj,
=, oT no moment whether we have mad
i.rge or small possessions on the earlh' ou'
T,ill he Of infinite importance whether OF
~, vs have conscientiously sought out the
will Of God and done IT.
Ne all admit that the system oil slavery
which exists among US. is not night. --Wny
men do We assist in perPetuaung IL why
Al We make no serious efforts to teIInina'e
n Isnn because our perception oil lis
.nfIDsss IS very feeble and indlstInci,
while our perception of the difficulties ol
;orpctjng and enanciPating our slaves is
,,ropy and clear, As long as We believe
mat 4 avery, as il exists among US, is itghl
sril in Inc sight Of God, so long will We
Eel inclined 10 pronounce every plan that
can he devised for its termination, inexPe
dent or impracticable Before, then, We
unfold our plan, we wish to examine The
system; and try it by the principles which
,-l:-;;on teaches If il shall not be thus
Droyad 10 be an abomination in the sight o
3 lust and holy God, We shall not solIcI
vour concurrence in any plan for its aboll
tion But il, when fairly examined, It shall
be seen to be thing which God abhors
wemay surely expect that no trifing amour
Of trouble or loss will deter you from lend
ing YOUR efforts to its determination
Slavery is not the same all the worl'
over. and 10 ascertain its character IN an
particular state or country, We must exam
inc the constituents and effects OF the kin
Of slavery which there exists. The sys;er
asst exists among US, and is constituted b
our laws, consists Of three distinct parts
deprivation Of the right of property, d.
priyatOn Of personal liberty, and deprlv'
ton Of personal security. In all its par
It is, manifestly, violation Of the laws c
God, IS revealed by the light Of nature, {
well as the light of revelation.
ls,. 4 part of our system Of slauer
consists in depriring human beings Of N
night TO acquire and hold property
Does it need any proof to show that &c
has given to all human beings a ri ght to Il
proceeds Of their own labor! The heathe
acknowledges it-every man feelsit. III
Bible is full OF denunciatons against tho
who withhold from others the fruits Of the
e1ertions. "Wo unto him that builde
his house by unrighteousness, and his char
bers by wrong; that useth his neishbors 81
vice without wages, and giveth him not {
his work. Does an act which is wron
when done once and toward one individus
become right because it is practised dal
and hourly, and towards thousands? DC
the Just and holy One frown the Il
upon injustice, because it is systematical
Practlsed, and is sanctioned by the laws
the land! II the chicanery Of law shot
enable US to escape the payment Of {
debts, rif human Legislature should
charge US from our obligations TO our CT
ltors, could we, without deep guilt, within,
lion Our neighbors that which is their d.
No: VEAL recognise the principle. that
laws Of the God Of nature can never be
placed by any legislation under heaven
These laws will endure, when the statU
oil earth have crumbled with the par
menS on which they are enrolled-and
these laws We know that we must be ju
ed, IN the day in which the destinies OF
souls shall be determined.
ID. The deprivation of personal lib
JOTms another part of our system of SD
y-NOt only has the slave no right to
vile and children, he has no right evel
himself. His very body, his muscles,
bones, his flesh, are all the property Of
oiheT. The movements Of his limbs
regulated BY the will of a master. He
be sold, like beast Of the feld-he
Dc transported, in chains, like a fe
Was the blood Of our Revolution she
establish false principle, when it
poured out in defence Of the assertion,
AL men are created equal" that "they
endowed by their Creator with certain
henable rights; that among these are
Liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness!''
be violation Of the rights Of natu
oePnve men Of their political freedom
injustice is surely much more fragrant ,
We rob them of personal liberty The