The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-26

chance shall give you shall be yours only fer
moment. Such is the glorious destiny that
awaits you'll Rejoice and be exceeding giad"'
The reverend speaker contended that the \
slavery which existed In the time Of the Saviour |
and his apostles was not condemned by them i
was not inconsistent with their doctrines; that
they declared ''the whole counsel Of God" and
the slavery Of that day was not inconsistent with
his will. II was no mere ''sisvery in the alb
siract," mo '.slavery in itself that the God Of
Justice tolerated. but slavery as il ezisfed Thea
Now lie. rs look at scene that presented itself
in the reign of Nero. All Rome is in confu-
slon--men are hurrying to and fro. their com
tenanees burning with rage and fary-the
hands of the populace are filled with stones and
firebrands--an instruction Ii at hand. What
is the cause Of ell this commotion1 Psdanius
Secundus. project Of that city, has been muir
dered by one Of his slaves, and his whole family
Of slaves, 400 In number, are to suffer death
for the crime Of one, according 10 ancient law.
The innocent victims have never been dscolor-
ed by an African sun; the blue veins show them
selves through the white skin, and the hair islong
and straight. The people are filled with pity, and
then with Indignation. The Senate is conven-
ed. Some Of the Senators embrace the popular
side, and exert themselves to save the innocent
| In vain. II has been "settled by the wisdom Of
ages" that all shall perish, and the Senate de-
cides to let the law take its course. The soldiers
are drawn out; the people are overawed; the
victims perish, and the law 10 satisfied. And
now minister Of the gospel wishes US TO be-
lieve that righteous God was looking upon all
this without disapprobatiOn, II the speaker
had been an apostle TO the Romans at that time,
and had told the people how the God whose re-
gion he wished them to adopt regarded this
matter, he might have made proselyte or two
among the luxurious Senators, perhaps; but
what would the people have said7 They would
have driven him away with Kisses and curses.
They woald have exclaimed. "Away with your
God. We want none such among US! Our
gods may have done many wicked things, as
YOU say. but nothing like this! Tell us no more
of your good news"
But it is not necessary for US TO expose tine
cruelty Of slavery among the Greeks and Ro-
mans. The reverend gentlemen did that him
sslf, lie exerted himself to set forth the enOr-
mites which were Practised; he referred to the
fact that the Spsrtans were in the habit Of redu-
eng their slaves to state Of beastly intOIica-
ton, in order that their children might be dis
gusisd with the vice. In the language OF gen
tlsman who listened to him, "Ancient slavery
an depicted by him, was one Of the most devil
ish and cruel systems that ever cursed this
EARTH" and yet the speaker said that Christ 9 nd
his apostles never condemned this system.
Now, we must confess that we do not think
the speakers sentiments are bad as he him
self represented them. In his anxiety to become
the champion Of slavery, he must have misrepro'
scented hiu,self-hs must have been TOO anxious
II is too much to suppose that any one who
calls himself man, should, in this age, believe
that God did not disaPPrOve of slavery as it sx.
isted among the Greeks and Romans.
We cannot see why the reverend gentleman
felt himself called upon TO make defence Of
slavery q, a meeting Of the Colonization Society
sion of slavery; and we feel sure that the be-
neyolent gentlemen connected with 1t in thin
place disapprove Of the delivery Of that speech
} SO far as we can see, the speakers object VA
; merely TO show that "some things can be done a
} well a. others" This position he succeeded in
establishing to the satisfaction Of the most scep
teal II is difficult to find defender Of slavery
} among those who were born where it prevails
and we infer that the speaker saw the light a
some distance from a slave State. and
Distance lends enchsntment 10 the view"
He has taken a bold position here. and we be
lisve no will have no rival claimants for the hon
or He will be "alone In his glory" As Phil
ips said of Napoleon. he VIII be "grand, gloomy
and peculiar" Or perhaps the gentleman wOulC
prefer to be compared to