The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-09
COMMUNICATION.
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- roOd fruit y new" - IL "a
si.a--and if We adopt The ''''P 49, ".svil
h'' r., tree by its fruit, then IS slavery e1"
J'ag"s ana that continually. and U.s. u'ere-
only - "a fall BY the axe laid at its root
i Or evil. a social. moral ana PO,l''esi " ,
hHaA And if so, whose is the sin
ball. ,,ion is often expressed, At 81 an eo'''
Ih' .h,,,aef il is rrrOng, buf "a our car
avs ,,,.,,,if !, not" What is slavery ''ia the
80 What is it Invested Of It's cream,
AO'N. Can any one define ii1 Is there nor
''AA''. .ropriety in talking Of sseai'Hg ane
h,,pg wrong in the abstract but r'g"'
~, GIVEN circumstances Slavery is a con-
'-.' =, as ar. stealing and murder-diVes'ea
'i'', -.,.umstsuees II has no existence. Ch
-. then must determine the amount Of
.-,.i,uje il any, which sttAchesso the rela'lOn'
f,.,.nees must determine whether A.
...,;s,ble in taking the life OF b. we as
=. that slavery IS in all that constitutes IL
Ma doub, is entertained Of the deep
s.s.,bomsble guilt Of the fathers Of Tue
lev, ,rsds-whO transported to distant lands
:. .nf,rtuua,s negro, and consigned MN 10
-. slavery; no words Of e1ecratiOn are too
q, them. but the negro is here-he Is
-, money, he came to US by inheritance or We
...v,.5 him BY purchase, and as we only hold
-. con5itiou in which we found him, We
..,ong. prescription of law makes our IT,
i. ssod-where is the harm, we did not reduce
L,I 70 slavery How many by this process oil
....0pipg have stihed their convictions OF du-
:, and elung fOndly TO the SYSTEM Is the
,oncIv.iOn iustl Is it such one as ought to
.,,i.iy q mind intent upon knowing the 'ruth'
,b.,,bols truth7 Look at the argument-this
81. Of things was not OF our making, there
so,. We are not responsible for its continuance!
This is the true import of the plea Take an
illustration Of ia man falls into the hands OF
,obb.r,. who strip him and leave him half dead
bOvD6 hand and foot, utterly unable to relieve
himself; in which condition ! find him, but re-
,,.. "a release him because had no agency In
IN. origipal transaction by which he was disa-
bed Who would say that | was justihsble'
,hstI incurred no guilt Take snOther-a faith
sr throws man into prison, locks the door and
bspo. the kew to his sOn-the son says: ''It Eas
an exceedingly wicked thing in my father to
thrust that poor innocent man into prison, It
Wsss fragrant injustice, but, poor fellow, what
can DO with him-my father gave me the key
Of his dungeon, and the only thing can do is
70 see that he ID As comfortable as he can be
made in his circumstance Who W uld allow
The suficisney Of this plea Who, bat would
pronounce the son guilty as the father, simply
because he continues the wrong which the faith
sr begun, when il is perfectly practicable for
him 10 DO otherwise. | never hear this argu-
meni used by BTO-siapsTy men, in justification
Of their Prsstice in holding on TO the system
bat think Of the cutting rebuke given by our
Saviour TO the lawyers: "Wo unto you, for ye
bRiId the sePulehres Of The prophets and your
fathers killed them. Truly ys bear ISifness that
ys slOr The deeds Of gOUr fathers, for they in
deed killed them, and We build their sepulchres."
Luke ii, a., A. Ye manifest precisely the
sane dispositions of mind that your fathers did,
notwithstanding you erect monuments TO the
prophets whom they killed; for you prosecute
ne, and seek to take away my life. To the
special advocates Of slavery, We may properly
apply the accusation, "Truly ye bear Difasss
Ast yt aiiOT the dssds Of your fathers" They
captured and enslaUsd uuOfFsnding men, women
and helpless ehildren-s thing you profess to
sKscrste-s thing You look upon as unrivaIIed
in the long annals Of crIms-as an offence so
msasureless IN IFS guilt as to be almost beyond
remedy, in, even the infinite benevolence of
the compassionate God; and often aver .sk1G ,ce
d'tdi "a The days Of our fathers ios had not con-
'sAisd TO such an outrage upon helpless people
H' "0Hid haze driUeH he slape-slip from our
eoa'f'' and not oIlOlOed the soil 10 be stained bv
." jet and tsiis Of The slaue" But while your
imagination burns thus against those who did
'A' "roHg' you deliberately perpefuGfea!-pIead-
lhg classification Of your practicable pecu-
Marty Of your circumstanees-and the slaves
want OF capacity to take care Of himself. "Tru-
y " bear pifness that ye GIIOp The DECIDE Of
~" JaAfr'" They captured and YOU hold,
Allowing the force of circumstances. are ,hose
sn'ch surround you such as to Justify the con.
.'aDes OF The reiation2 Is your own mind
'a'shed with theml Have you no miseiyines
Va 'ns point! Do you not believe that Won
-l 'uf'n0unt all the difficulties which connect
van emancipation, if you will 20 to work hon
@uy and heartily The opinion is common
A''' the shareholders would unite, the evil
'Ou,a De removed with comparatively little
souOle' Admit the truthfulness Of this. and |,
'O'0S' That in your own estimation. the cir
instances are not invincibe-and the ,L,a
" u'' De given up as Inefficient.
nat others refuse to .maneipate their slave.
" ~ reason why you should refuse TO emanci.
pa' yours That it should be general-aye,
! 'ai-is highly desirable, but when il shall
:. ~ each man must, 10 some extent. act for
: '''sii' Were it not better for YOU, no,c 70 se,
- sAamPls worthy to be initiated bv vour
worthy your profession Of the chris
IL. glOh' than TO quietly 20 forward with
,oh.,a 'uoe IN course condemned by the
:. " convictions Of your own mind as contrary
NM s1ui interests as citizen-yOur peace and
ny ~ "a ehri'tianl Every act Of emapciu..
Sn- public protest against slsysry-an ar
sr I' 70 De known and read Of all mem, Is
49, '''@a'i0n Of he righi, none can misund.,.
"'' Go and enter thar protest.
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