The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-13

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80. N. nndaahtrsl pnrFssse s.T ils liEsi IN
s2issl ssarhsEs. III slavery = an etil
which - hi no. y he u all tolerated, hnl
,ssfsesa .ielssiahle nature a n Ne ~.
N lrFseoaeil4als with religion. iai,h and
pEas,iee, il Was 20 IN he umes af lhs
apostles. sri. - i1sFirra men. They kuew
II 10 b. 50. Yea. what Ms The eaaEse
pursued by il,em in rrieEener 10 lhis insii'
ia.ianl As Ilssy maae converts. Who we're
a.ase owners. did they aiTrsi. az even r..
eammRna. The immedlsie ar egen grs''l'sal
emancipation az their s.aSe-i lid they
teach sLlislian slaFes thai Ley owed ma
Obedience. a. such. n llssiE christian mas
icGs. Did they ensCnEsge them IN esraPe
from iha dominica as;heir masters: Tar.
very lar. tom Il. They Taught all Slaves
tie duty, .ls religious duty. af nhedience
90 their masters. and urged this duty upon
CHRISTIAN Lave towards christian masters
by the aTesling consideration "f their be-.
lsI brethren in Christ. They urged upon
christian masters The duty 0G Kindness.
Justice, moderation, towards their SLAVES,
hy reminding them that all christians.
maseIs A. we'll as slaves. were toe sub
lrcls af one common MASTER" even
Christ" They treated this relation like
al others whirh they found existing among
Inea. enforcing the duIies which sprung
OH nf il. rsspecusely,sl 10 tle parties. by re-
ilEinus motives and considerations. They
dad not make haste 10 abolish what they
highi have eanceived an evil. hut. exersis.
e a wise fnrbearanee, lest greater evil
'a0ui1 result by sudden revolution in an
Aisiiag Institution of socieiy. ihey sought
only 10 hrIng I'll under the influence al
eh,S:ian principles. anil lrli the innate
,endency OF those principles Ultimately To
ranave whatever was evil ~ The mslinI-
tim. aud. ii e,a altogether, the Institution
ilsulf. .t
Now. what a contrast 10 Ill this - found
III abe con.iucl OF snii-slaveTy men Al the
present day. The cry is Inmedis't
ahaiiuou" away with slavery from iht
fBoe oG the earlh." And those States
which took half a century gradually t.
eiuaRcIRaie few slaves. now sPeIl IL re-
qairs or expect the immediate restoration
In liberty OF more than Two millions %
slaves Now, sir. il 4 gentleman tell:
m. that slavery is sin cf dye 50 deer
that the existence Of il for day 10 utterly
Inconsistent with The divine law, and
therefore he feels boand by every means
IN his n0aer IN seek its immediate sr'ir
patina. iisregardIng all constitutional oh
IigRtioas which may stand 10 his way.
should know that he was opposed To iIlt
Apostles. and might think that he wa
mad. BR. a, The same time, shnali
percelre that though his premises wen
false. he reasoned CORRECTLY from iEem
because il is clear that the Divine. Jas
cauno, be Superseded by mere huma
aulhoriiy. Bal they who maintain tina
slavery has in ilselfthis malignant wicked
ness or character. which puts il in ire
coueilabls cnBiiet with Divine law, an
vet feel blnnd, by the ohlig ations Of III
Constitution, in the States where i! eA
ISIS. 10 support il. reason falsely ir"r
their own premises. they would be mni
consistent with themselves, thnugh maS
at variance with truth, if they BEGAN
avawed .Iboliiinnisis. Sir. the true re;
suzsng, uann this. subject is pursued b
neither Of The classes 10 whlcI, have n
ferred. Slavery, IN iigelf, is moi an i
siitn.ion forbidden BY the Divine law,
is incoalesiibly proved by the conduct ,
the Apostles. l. may be al esh. II ma
&c proper ,ha, Il should be removed. III
The time when. and the manner hnw, mil
be determined by wise and temperate col
sideraiinns Of expcdiency. lest, in \ ras
attempt to remove one evil, we inirndu,
greater and more unmanageable ones
rs place. e. FL ....<
Mr. President. wish that our n'rihe
frienlls would re. examine the groun,! win
ahey have assumed. and allow Apos'ol
preeeps and example To have a just inil
ence upon their deliberatlnE-. Wml
they do So ! cannot hut hoPe,they wou
see ground to change their p 'si,ion.
caunot believe. notwithstanding the sirol
expressions used BY some Of them. d
they wish 10 10 us injury. or. noiwit
sanding the tendency of their measure
thai they wish 10 make harder the cons
linn Of our slaves. Slavery with tvs is II
an institution Of such unmtigaied evil
IN seguire, # il allowed Of, immediate c
trpamon. II exists in a:mltigated ior
tempered by humanity. and uaodified =
sof'ened by the influence Of Christianl'