The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-02
COMMUNICATION.
a., ,ss usrhedi.t. IseHr.-No NJ.

a., the Nethodists HeHr--No' NJ.
I'd, Editors Of the Ersminer;
,-,rvrx-One Of the positions assumed
,l,,,ry men, as stated in my tenth letter,
- as a reason why We should not dis
So -. r.pOse Of the slave system ia-"H IS a
- i,,tifuiion sTisting BY force Of positive
- This is true, and always has been true
: .l.v-rv-it exists by positive law and by that
-, because il is contrary TO the law OF ma
hv which "aH men are born free and
..J ,5doped Nth certain inalisnabL
.I,s-gmong upkieh are life, Liberty, aad fAs
s., At krD,iness" Slavery is a violent
Using away Of these rights, and the fOrcibie
.-,.,,ion Of them. A distinguished ksntuekiAn
h..s,i5. Tie man rho cannot see thai iHrolHH-
..-- s,r,sfir slarsYy, as ii crisis among ms, is
...3.I .y0a The principle Of taking By force that
......B ;s ,a0iLsr's, HAS SIMPLY NO MORAL SENSE"
And tbis Is one weghty reason why We should
.g.,urb II; It's contrary to natural justice and
n. law Of God, existing only by positive law,
,,i,b IS itself HRjHsf, because in violation Of
ZION comes up, L0r far are christians bound By
..-5 I7rs' answer, they are bound 10 respect
"a, riybts acquired under them, and ITO further;
and IN representative government, such as
ours. where all power is in the hands of the
pso,ls: the law so far from being an apology for
the system it auihorises, is an aggravation Of
ts gult-because We first make the law and
then claim protection under it, thus taking ad
vantage Of our own wrong! Hence the law is
usi.y supposed TO be the fair, and honest eT-
preston of the popular will, as every elector
does. by has representative, consent 10 il. II
the aw be unwise or unjust, each has the right
inherent in himself, Of his own motion and will
TO demand its repeal. And whether he allows il
OF salous it, he is, by the genius of our in
sttu,ions, made party to every law which sf-
fsris, generally, the welfare Of the common
wealth, and must either add 10, or diminish
il strength. Ii We could conceive of an act,
such as our slave code, existing without any
moral character or relations, we might allow
the plea, ut is q Gail iRstifUtiOR," as good
sad sufficient reason for letting it alone-but
TINS 5 no such refined abstraction, void Of NOR
a sharaeter--On the contrary, il is one so grOss
and palPabls in all its attributes, that in the
langusge Of Patrick Henry, ave 0re 1t 10 Ae
panty u oar holy religion, 10 sh0W that its pre-
asF,s are opposed 70 siarsTy." And if "oPPoseI
% s.lrsy," they are opposed to that which ere
sIss and PerPetuates it--and We owe il TO our |
selves 10 show that in heart and action we are |
opposed 10 the whole system Of complicated |
wrong. Let no narrow-minded, bigoted, time |
serving sciisslsiic charge me with teaching that |
IS proper and right 10 steal SHARES in order 10 |
MAKE them free; hold no such doctrines. To
slaves give the advice which Paul gave, "Art
'.51 al..si being ssrraHi; care not for Il, bat if
,.'z HayeS Be made free use IL rather"
"WaniOr the dawEing Of brighter day"
bly, business in these numbers is with free
men-nOt sayes-with freemen who seek TO |
e the responsibilities Of the citizen in the |
character Of the christian, and in THAI to lose |
HEM Christianity divests man Of no civil
's'i-reisases him from no duty devolyed upon |
Tie eiAzsh and man-therefOre, every man is |
solemHly bound TO see to it, that so far as he can
legally, Peaeeably, and safely use his influence
10 have the laws Of the land conform to the pre-.
esPIs Of Christianity. have shown that slave
" i not agreeable TO the precepts Of Christian
ny and that according 10 the definition given
O' H. IN The JHaiHi0a code, "slarery is a coHsti.
'd''h Of The law Of nations, Whereby man is
SUBJECTED to a toreigg master against natural
'g".' Shall q christian people quietly fold
'usif arms and say ''let il alone" and thus per-
P''Oa'e system abhOrrent to natural religion7
ua'' they will nOt-thst they will let the time
a'' saiiice Tor such folly, and henceforward la
00' 10 DO away this rePrOach. 1t can be done
''''.'Ai''"aiy and safely to all eOncernsd-if
80 De a0"s HoT-if you will "quit yourselves
'As men, and labor earnestly for it.
but friend suggests tina. this kind of argu-
'nSh' Will not stir men from their apathy-their
Peeea'ary interests will move them much soon.
sii and II they can be brought to see and feel
"SuA1 buDSeTNe such inter- Il
''''' they will yield the system. KentucGians
hl' 'rne' Are you TO be moved 10 a high
mural enterprise only by consideration of dol
's'' and eentsl Are you to be mustered for
ne ''y1 only when worldly, sOrdid, gain looms
p DsiOFs YOU Have you cast from you tina,
-'I' generosity, for which you have been pro-
u ''a, do not believe it-yOu are still pIia-
'.' % the touches Of moral cOnsiderations-mill
70 % being swsy,d by those high imnulsss
'" 'Pfhg from principles Of right and ius-
''e' NO. kentuckisns, TviH not 6elier, Won so
'pO''a's 10 all gOOd--so stultifsd BY sin. mill
save larther proof but if there be one so abap-
sSns'' beg leave to refer him to Caro-. who's.
5--'' 'ad IfHeoii0Hs tor ne people" cannot fail
.1's ms blindness, and convert him int an |
active EraaHcipatioaist.
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