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

An anti Slavery Manual-being an examin-
alton in the light Of the Bible into the moral
and social wrongs Of American slavery, with
remedy for the eyil.-By JoHs G.. FEk. a min
ister of the Gospel.
In this book. one Of Kentueky's sons has
spoken out on the great subject on which all
very soon must speak, on one side or the other.
Mr.. Fee in 1874 presented the arguments con-
tanned in this book to some Of the citizens Of
his native county, Bracken, in this State
In ls45, he addressed them in:Lewis county; to |
the congregation Of which, he is now pastor
In 1876, they were published in the True Amer
lean. The author has made some additions, and
now sends forth the book to do its work. May
it be read by every KentuekIan who. believes
that slavery is authorized by the Bible-if any
such Kentuckian can be found. The spirit of
love is manifest in every page Of the book, and
no one can read it without becoming a better
man, whatever opinion he may have Of the au-
thor's Arguments. The name Of John G. Fee
will be reyereDced hereafter, when the curse OF
our State shall have been removed, and men
shall see from what an evil they have been de-
liyered.
Several Ministers of the Gospel in Kentucky
are now laboring in this great work While
Mr.. Fee, of the Presbyterian church, Is al work
in one part of the State, Mr.. Pendleton, Of the
Baptist church, is actively engaged in another
Our readers will perceive, too, that minister in
the Methodist church is iaboring in earnest
Noble men, work on May your brethren rush
into the field 10 labor w it'll YOU.
We are indebted to the publishers, MxssRs
lGoULD, KENDALL, & LINCOLN, for Nos. Is & ~
OF Chambers MiseeIlany. We have so often
borne testimony to the merits Of this capital
publication, that il would be work Of super
erogation to do more than remind the public
that il has lost none Of its interest," and deserves
all the commentator ii has received.
To the same publishers we owe our thanks
for Bird & 4th Vols. 'UscLE SAM and 'JAcoPo.
of "Chambers' Library for Young People"
One Of the stories is by Mrs. S. c. Hall, another
by Miss Edgeworth, and this is enough TO guar
! anty their excellence. This is the handsOmest
series of books for children that we have seen,
and deserves, as we doubt not II will receive,
wide circulation
Il EwBANK's HYDRAULICS. NeD York: Greeley
& MeEIratk.-we have received the 5th, and
concluding Number of this very valuable work,
and add ours 10 tho universal commentator
bestowed upon it by the press. On the subject
Of which il treats, il Is full and complete, and
will be deemed indispensable in every scientific
) library.
We have received the June number Of the
Massachusetts Quarterly Rspiste II contains
the following articles:-I. Legal Basis Of Amer
: lean Slavery. III. SwedenbOrg TheOlogian
III. Causes and prevention Of Idioey- w
John Quincy Adams v. Short Reviews and
Notices. We have not yet had time to read
them
The June number of the Union Msgasine
/ edited by the talented Mrs. G. NJ. KIRxLAND, i.
on our table. II contains several excellent ar.
tieles.
Amanda, Tale for the times.-By w. III.
BRIsBANE, NJ. d. In this story young whit,
LADY Of respectable Parentage is represented as
being kidnapped and sold as a slave.
The Casting dOicn Of TIhrones-A discourse
on the present state Of Europe, delivered in the
First Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, May
Il, ls4S, by ALBERT BARNES. In this discourse
on a passage from Daniel: 81 behed till the
thrones were cast down, and the Ancient OF
Days did sit" DR.. Barnes has expressed in a
manly and earnest manner his views Of the pre-
sent condition Of things in Europe. He shows
in the first place, "ths relation of kings and
thrones heretofore to the progress of the race;'r
and in the second place, he considers "the cast
ing down Of thrones as an exponent Of the pro-
gress already made in the world, and an index Of
the future" Under the first head, he says
"The essential remark made thus far Is, that the
throne has stood in the way Of the liberty of the
world, and that the progress Of the race has
been marked in successive steps, by events that
have stripped the throne of power, and transfer
red it where IL belonged Of right, 10 the peo-
Ple." Under the second head, DR.. Barnes de-
duces Ave results from the ''casting down Of
thrones" the downfall Of an hereditary aris-
tOcraey, freedom of opinion and speech, the re-
mOval of the restraints on the right of suffrage,
a separation Of religion and State, and uniyer-
sal freedom. We quote few remarks:
1t is true, that free discussion will produce
agitation, and may disturb the repose Of peo-
pie. IL has always been the policy of Satan to
produce, possible, a dead calm in the world; a
state of unquestioning acquiescence in his reign.
II has been his aim TO set up certain thrones so
hrm that they could not be shaken; TO secure
such prevalence Of certain opinions that thew
4 would not be controversial; to bind the mind in
letters, so strong that there could be no hope Of
being free; and to make it acquiesce in the ex-
isting order Of things that there should be n
| desire TO be free-to lull a nation, or the world
into so profound repose that there should be no
disposition, and no power 10 rouse from it.
The beau ideal Of such a nation, in the vision
| OF the prince of darkness, is probably China
where the highest talent has been displayed. by
language, and by custom, to extinguish all the
| tendencies Of the human mind 10 progress
| The next in order is probably the regions where
the religion Of the Brahmins prevails, and then
the countries where the PaPal religion abounds:
all Of these being forms Of religion easily link
ed with desPOtism. Then come all those coun-
| tries and institutions here there are customs
that are not TO be questioned; forms Of evil that
! asO not to be examined laws that have the
sanction Of ages and that may not be disturbed
New, these things can never be changed with
| out agitation The apostles, when thew preach.
ed, are represented ''turning the world upside
downs" Luther, and Zwingle, and Knox, shook
Europe to its centre. There are attempts al
ways to shield some things from Investigation.
free press In one place Is broken up, and
threatened in another; but the general progress
Is onward, and the time is coming in all parts of
this land and in all lands, when il shall be con-
ceded that all things may be freely examined-I
Tor when "thrones are cast down." there fall |