The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-02

Hey finally called Heaven 20 witness, "ihat
they had not Stunned to declare the whole
counsel Of Cod" This is not true il slavery
be sinful, &c.
As pfo-sIAvery then, so far as the moral right
Of holding another in bondage is concerned, |
advocate ihe claims Of this society.
There are other considerations, were an ex-
tensive slave holder, that might induce me to
dissolve the relation. | may find slave labor TO
be uIprofitsble. | might shrink from the re-
sponslbility assumed. But in Kidding myself of
this burden, | infringe upon the rights, endan-
ger the safety and invade the peace Of my
neighbour. Now the Colonization society steps
forward and relieves me from this embarass-
ment.
Nv. Because there is moral fitness in send
ing TO Africa, those whose anceston were brought
TO this country. | say brought, in contradistinc-
ton with that kidnapping, and shooting and
brutal outrage committed by those who were on
ginaly engaged in the slave trade, that we see 50
often in poetry. Now, however impure the mo
tives of those engaged in bringing saves to Amer
lea, they were ordinarily purchased l do not
say that they paid sum equal 10 their worth,
but the masters were satisfied with the pnce OF.
fered. There were many oruelties, and there
were instances of stealing, just rs there are in
our own county, but generally the slaves were
bought.
And | here remark that the slave himself was
not injured by the transfer. What was the con
dition of African slavery They were brought
from a worse into better state of servitude. l.
not slavery better under the influence OF the Bi
bic and civilisation than in state Of barbarisui
But to put the worst construction upon thi:
whole affair; admitting that those who oIginall,
introduced slaves into America were Pirates
Robbers and MurdeTeTs-that the slaves them
selves were senously wronged; how stTlkingly d.
we see that feature in the Divine arrangement
which makes everything subseHient 10 his pur
poses, that causes the wrath of man to prais,
him, and the remainder 10 be restrained. Tn,
Savior was cmeifed ''by wicked hands," We
his death made an atonement for sin. Tn
Apostles through the malice OF wicked men wer
imprisoned and put to deaih--yet the blood @
their maTtyrdOm was the seed of the Church
The waT with the Colonies on the part of Enc
land was unjust, yet it resulted in the diffuSiol
of the principles of civil and religious liberty
The war between England and China was
most unholy waT-yet through its instrumental
ty that vast empire was made accessible TO IN
herald OF salvation, and now the work Of civil
cation and eyaRgelization is going rapidly on
&c. Here those whoever iIreligiously torn irou
their own land return with the torch of chris
naniiy TO iuadiate the darkness Of their own ma
tive land. How benighted are still the shores G
Africa. The land where science was once era
tdled-the land where once waved the banner {
the cross-the land of Cypnan, of Turtullian, {
Augustine-that land has become prey TO Law
less banditti, or else bowling down in the most 7,
volting idolaty. Upon that land are few brigt
spots, but the most brilliant is that which ha
been enkindled on her shores by the Efforts {
this society. There is the land of Goshen wher
they have light in their dwellings upon all tn
remainderof that vast continent, there hoods
moral darkness, as impervious as that, whic
once veiled her own Egypt, on that prolonge
and fearful night when no man knew his orothe
And now We send back her sons, loaded vii
the blessings of salvation, holding in one han
the sword Of the Spirit and in the other the oil,
branch of peace, tenderly beseeching thciI bret
ren to break away from the power of superst
aon and become Teconciled TO God. Thus is ev
rything made to facilitate the time, when 18th
opia shall stretch forth her hands unto God"
have given YOU above every sentiment a
vanced on the Institution of slavery. Ihad su
posed that you did not consider it sin ''perse.
But If you take issue with the general sentimen
advanced above, viii furnish some commun
cations, defensive of my opinions, for your D
per as my leisure may permit. The subject
Emancipation in Kentucky, with reference
Colonization, is altogether another matter
was not on that point. I conceive the aTgllmel
from the Bible, on the moral right Of holdir
another in bondage, to be as MEMORABLE as d
rock Of Eternal Ages
With sentiments of respect,
] remain, yours. &c,
IT G. KEEN