The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-20

urse that IL brings upon labor, the idle.so es0
that IL engsndsrs--whsen Preyt
| 10 be equally mistake and Elm -
,ot present In any prominenee. ILL., .sss.
vhich considered entirely apart ffen ~ 80
ascss upon character, the rsshing sensael1t4
I uroduces-blight the territories leng do11o1
w its presence, as the dreught se9ovsvY|
,ssen thing In nature; these resuits Are tnDee-
ineut In this higher discusuIon. We n1m<eo'
hat Providsncs which always unitss true ~
,sr;tv win obedience to Gods everlasting lew
Ne look with shuddering awe upon the sure
between Gin and suffering; some
times making the physical frame the slave Of
the Intoxicating cup; for instance, the minister
of a torture that is fit image Of hell; giving.
in some such example, an illustration OF law
that runs through the whole universe OF life
But the bright result in the one case, or the woe
In the other, must not come into the scale whsD
ws weigh the eternal obligation OF Christian
truth. Even il it could be true, under the GO
yernmsnt Of God, that slavery might secure
the blessings which come a. crowd Of attend
ing angels around the steps Of freedom, AMI
liberty produced the blight Of slavery, We should
regard il like the temptation Of the crown Of
the whole earth to Jesus thought to DO In
SANITY rejected with unspeakable aversion In
this solemn estimate Of right.
We forbear from this whole topic, and RON
farther special suggestions. Webase our whole
appeal, we repeat, upon the instsnt protest OF
humanity itself against the idea Of slavery and
the eternal opposition between It and the law Of
Christ. The first, every man feels; and the
last, however some may qualify their words, We
believe that every Christian knows. This wan'
of perception Of the absolutely unchristian ma
turs of ths institution Of slavery 10 a terribls
fiction, which results from perpetual eomPro
Musings Of simple truth. Men begin BY cues
tioning IL religion demands an immediate abo
Iition Of human bondage, and then the Passag'
is easy to its liberation, to silence over il'
wrongs, to admission Of its right TO live beneath
Christian neutrality-suspicious. to its positive
defence.
The call Of humanity aud Of Christ our Lori
is the great, imperative CONSIDERATION, th'
grand, all powerful MOTIVE for action. Shall !
| not be heard2 1t belongs to no section-to NJ
party. hcannot recognize geographical lines
Humanity lives everywhere. Christ's truth b
the law for all souls and all eliraes-
Shall not the call be obeysdi Rather, W.
ask, who will presume to neglect or disobey il
We do not insis; upon special methods OF &C
ton. We only insist that the protest be decides
and clear-in The name Of humanity; in the In
initely greater name Of Almighty God. lie
the action be Christian in its gen'ieness, bu
Christian also In its fidelity. Shall the CHI
1ens of nation whose foundation vas lai1
upon the doctrine Of Hannah Rights, Practi
cally sanction the idea which a distinguishes
statesman has advanced with daring consist
ency, shat the great thought Of the Declare
ton Of Independence 10 q felton," or shall w
sindicate that Christian doctrine by consist
emit obediencei Shall this ianS - The .:-: -s
lum Of slavery when driven from ether nations
Christian and unchristian, with s4ecrations, o
shall il be truly free? Shall we cling to the sii
amidst the increasing light Of ages, or trampl
| It beneath our feet in the love of liberty and o
mani
Will such call PREVAIL As God fiveth,
cannot fail. The world is filed with signs o
hope. The idea Of human rights shakes ever!
throne. Freedom Ii becoming the omnipoten
word. The shouts Of the emaneipated ar
heard from the isles of the seas, and across Tn
ocean. The sacred contest for freedom Is beguI
in our own land. There can be no defeat, ex
cept through unfaithfulness. Ii does not be
come the disciples Of the Christian faith I
question the supreme power Of simple Truth
when the whole history Of their religion attest
it--when its grand purpose Is to pour the Spin
of the Lord into tie souls 81 all his followers
as the life Of the vine flows into all its branches
In the Spirit Of freedom, then, which ami
mated our Fathers, and in the name and for IN
glory Of Christ, "who died that we might live,
II well becomes the Convention Of the Congre
gaIional Ministers Of this ancient Common
wealth. solemnly to declare to the world thei
deep conviction Of THE INJUSTICE AND INHUMAN
Irf Of the system Of slavery, and Of its absOlut
| repugnance TO ALL THE PRINCIPLES OF THE woR
OF COP; and to implore those who are impli
Gated in it-by their fear Of God and their low
Of man-to break their own bonds, by usin,
their best exertions to give liberty to all cap
lives. And may ''the Father Of lights" an
"of mercies' hasten the day, when, Gin tn
fulness Of the blessing Of the gospel Of Christ,
the choral anthem Of our land and of the whol,
world may be, with JOY and gratitude unspsaka
ble-"WHERE THE Spirit OK THE LOAD Is
THERE Is LIsERTY"'
CHAsIrs LOWELL,
CALvIs HIrcHcocK,
RICHARD s. SroaRs,
JAMES W. THonrsoS,
SAMUEL NJ. WORCESTER,
GEosGx W. Bnsss,
ALoSzo Hill,
SAsyEL h. LorHRoP.