The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

We finish to-day the pubhcstion Of this admi.
rable address, 1t is long, but We have too mauy
assurances Of the interest with which il has
been read, 10 allow us 10 believe that any Of our
subscribers have lamentel its leagth.
We stated last week that the copy fTom which
wepnnted the address; was published in lSlI,
but 1t will be seen from a communication in an
other column, to which We call attention, that
the address originally appeared some years since.
We cannot end the publication Of this pecu-
harry interesting and valuable document, with
out giving utteTance 10 some OF the thoughts and
emotions which is perusal has awakened.
We have said that il is an admirable address
Rarely, if eyer, have we met with an essay OF
appeal combining 50 many excellencies OF mat
ter and manncI The style is clear, forcible,
and earnest; the Thoughts, striking and strong
conc fresh and glowing from an active, power
fol, christian mind.
The frst dang. which impresses one in head
ing the adde's, sthe PLAIN, faithful representa-
ton which ii makes of The essential nature IT
slavery. 1t goes At once, and without cireuInlo-
cution TO the bottomof the matter 1t preseule
not the sdiuncts, favorable or unisvorable, of
slavery, but slavery itself, which is exhibited as
the deprivation, without any cnme on The pan
Of its unfortunate subjects, ior life and their pos
teriiy after them, Of the night to property, Of The
night TO liberty, and Of the night TO personal So
curity- These odious features, - the wriier goes
on TO say, care no, the excrescenses upon The
system-they are tia system iissg-they are is
essential constituent parts. And can any man
believe thatsuch thing as thisis not sinful, thai
1t is not hated by God and ought MOTTO be abhor.
red and abolished by mani" We commend
these thoughts to the consideration OF the minis
tiers of the present day, to whose enlightened
minds the Word Of God has revealed slavery as
a divine institution. We commend them also |
TO those protesting GhfiTsiaps. wiur raH aizrrIn
IN the time-halloved system no violation OF |
Christs golden rule, bat only satisfactory and |
interesting illustration Of the pneticability and
beauty Of doing unto others as We would have
them do unto us.
After exhibiting slavery in its essential ma
ture, the writer Of the address proceeds topre-
cent some Of the necessary effects Of the system.
This, as well as the previous portion Of the ad- |
dress, is characterised BY great power, and
equally great discrimination. The writer makes
no loose assertions, INDUCES in no vague decla-
nation, but, in all calnness and faimess holds
mp TO view the evils, which reason declares must
necessarily attend, and which observation shows
actually do attend, the workings Of the system.
We cannot dwell upon these various evils, but
there are two preseated, upon which we cannot
help uttenng few words, evils, as it seems 10
us, OF such magnitude, that we know not how
any patriotic or christian mind can regard them
except with intense anxiety. The one evil is
that slavery dooms thousands Of human beings
10 hopeless ignorance"
"Slayery dooms them" Dooms; that is the
fitting word. The slave is not by accident or
caTeiessness left in ignorance, hut is doomed by
the very nature OF the system, its iron decree TO
hopeless ignorance. Let the man of tenevo-
lence think Of this result; three millions Of his
iellOw-belngs denied the night TO knowledge and
seilsmpsoysnsept. -l>et the Christian think oil
ihis Jesuit; three millions, whom God created
and Chnsi would save, siernly forbidden even
that degfeeof mental cultivation, which would
snsbiefhsn TO read Gods Word. Letthe states
man and political economist think of this resolt 1
al observation teaches that the welfare of a I