The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

guilty Of wrong in doing the same tbin,..I-
they are right who seek their own 1911
they cannot be right in withholding !, ~
others. Curran saw this ia the immor,.l Im
laration, that the "moment any one touch.5 ~
soil oil England, that moment he was frss Us
his snackles fes- Mansfield saw il, when e.
the highest seat OF judicial power, he d.
this TO De BRUSH law; and il is strange thai tS.
world-that the great advocates Of libs,,, ne
the great defenders Of GOspel-that III - mat
uphOlders Of the democratic prine;nIe si7h
not always and everywhere proclaimed !, nv
| il will be proclaimed Slavery came, Nai
exist in republic. There IS such a 60
/ ineongruity between the declaration n n va"
strument which proelaims our fre-5o-, '',e m
all men are created equal; that thew a. nat
ed by their Creator with certain nr.I sl1Ot-
rights; that among these are life, Eb,r,,,
pursuit Of happiness" and the doctrine - 20. .ls
fact that millions are held in seryituda. g.
such an ineongruity in reading and prorI,'-l
ing this throughout the land, and dwelEn, -
| on IL as a"seil-esldent' truth, and in In. -.
oreath' Prociaiming the doctrine that tl,s,s -
now as many millions in our own con,,-- l'
FIRST gave utterance 70 this truth VIII - =
and ought not, to be free; there is such a. -ot
lutte imPossibility in maintaining the dsr,o.--.'
principle, and still defending the iDs,i,p,,a !,
perpetual bondage; and there Is such I'm W "
chilling dithculty in expressing congrafnI...-
10 foreign people because they al a.. -
while we enslaye millions in our ov,, ne me-
that the eyes will yet be open uDon ;,o sosu.l'
teneies and absurdities 50 glaring. AMI a.. -
will begin to ask, whether We mean ~ - -
that liberty Is the right Of man as such. a. -
our own right; whether we meaa 10 reio;.. 80
IL is extended to others, only that Il /. 49,,
But the world does not 20 back ward On -.
point They that rejoice with France. ,S.-
that exult with the hope that EuroDa ,,al
emaRciPated; they that express sympathy -
the elevation Of man when thrones arr Dr.
ted, are holding up a sentiment which IN =.
emanciPate every human being from oppr....'
: and bondage. And to that the world (. -
ing-and God speed the day.
"Tke Con.munioa Of Saints is the ,i,l- If .
: discourse delivered in ST. Michael. Chm.
Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday the pa, i.
$ March le4s, by the Rev. EyAN NJ. JoHVsoy
This discourse is an earnest appeal N l.
) Episcopal and Catholic Churches to exert then.
: selves in behalf Of our cOIOred population. NJ
Johnson says in the preface, "The authoroft..
7 discourse is not member Of any coloniJsr--
: or anti-slavery, or abolition Society uhs,.,-.
4 and fully believes all these would be unB.,...
b sary, il the Catholic Church would Go a, ~.
a ought. II is with the humble hope Of calm.
the attention Of her members TO what he e,,.-,.
y a neglected duty that he is induced to PUBS.
d this"
We invite attention TO the follow ing extract.
N "What then is 10 lie done when such ,..r
;, Of things exists in the Catholic Church IA
: lapprohend he mission Of these Prelai-s su
these Clergy is first of all 10 the whites 10 The,
c who WELD the power Of making and altering III
laws. The excuse, usually maize BY the Glen
Ito Justify those practices which seem 70 b-. In
. really are, inconsistent with the Divine pr,e-r
- Of "dOing unto Others as We would wish tf-
would do unto u.s." is that they must submit
the civil law GTanted-bnt who makes ID
l. Iawl Do not the members Of the Caiho
7. Church constitute large PToPOrtioi Of la
a makersl The Clergy should constantly, IN
!. edly, and perseyeringly, insist upon the repeal
y every law, Dhich IMPOSES a butte1l on ne
ChTiStian STARE brethren, that ttey rOzld ~, 81
liHgiy submit to, u they EeTs sigsss themselves
Is II the united voice Of the Church were d,
, forth il would be heard, il would be rsgarae
Ii the exertions of every Catholic in this Ia.
were directed to ameliorats the condition Of 1
slave, and TO elevate the character Of the colon
= peOple-if their prayers were unitedly to ascel
before His throne, in whose hands are the hear
Of all men, that de would dispose all Christi
Rulers to ''do justly and 10 love Mercy" th
might we hope to see this all important doctri
C of "the Communion Of Saints held, not a.
q speculative theory, but as a living, acting Al
y influential principle God grant that We no
= live TO see this