The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-08


termined these that there Is nate nature
to this systsm and il IL that come at before
We csn make any comparison OF slavery With Chris
A man may be held simply for his word Such arc
sppr' ntices words. man may be held for work. and
nj on civil platform which shall allow hi only such
civ, bert and privilege belong TO vcrous and liz.
oruni drudsery. American slavery is none of shcse
You do not touch the of the thing till you take
tins ground. that slave is not human being Sla-
very is by its laws In this land system thar mrdi-
tntes TO hold to treat three millions of men as If they
were not human. On this principle every pro-
ceedr (Ths reverend gentleman here quoted from the
constitutions of South Carolina and Louisiana aud
fr, the of the courts of other Slates
the law of trvatipg "a If they animals aud
not men. slave IL creature for work Everything
in him which butes that is valuable and
ever does not subservc that is RUBBISH is taken
einnted to exist le here adiuced several illus
ira tions in proof Of these positons We
TWO fcta Firlt that this kind Of slavery never did
exist in Massachusetts Come cticut aud New York -
(Be here quoted Judge kuffn in proof of this) Se
that there sort Of analogy between appren-
lice, hip factory labor and the state of slavery
say that with such radical element every step
OF procedure muet Il nd to effect in fact what
the Inv t.ts forth theory that is the reduc
tion OF the slave to the absolute animal state
In order TO carry out this system, there is bat Que
pos,b. method and that Is to regard all that in hm
IL makes him better for work valuable and all that
not rlateto that outfits for IT, or an evil to
exist Mercy must compel Ignorance-it must prevsn
education of intellect; 1t must deny the religion
feelings their rightful development it must proceei
upon The denisl Of social affection it denies validity
ci marriage IL denies tile right OF mothers in their
cliidren-of children in their parents Now declar
d. fnitions admit that it is the reduction of human
b,ing TO u Thing Nature ordiins an Intellect
siav.ry i'gslates 1t down. Nature ordains moral
,motion.--slavrry grasses them. Nature ordiins
social afec ctons-slavery dscrees them extinct
G, declares. let them be men Slavery says let
til, IN be things. This system is diomet tricauy op-
pos d the gospel The gospel teaches that every
man Is ree ountabe being ordained with rights
ana duties Slavery declares all this to be lie
sr,ct TO that class called slaves a cry from
the gallei " you e' dare say GU ought to know,
for you have b en- there Laugh,er9 The Que begins
4, he m AMI of
9th. with the initial principle that they not
| HeLee the moment = man attt mpts to preach TO a
slave law. The very act of preaching to slave. i'm
pllss belief that he is human being white
The dir ct en.c of receiving the gospel will be to
make him a, bad slave. 1t will make him iutc
gtt, i win awaken MS sense 81 Justice ~ wai
God master it will awaken emotions which
will crave for qualifications which slavery denies
| IL will give him susceptibility to his wrongs
! and degradation which will make him rostess
die con, .nled and watchful for freedom. Wherefore
1t is only the right Of the Shareholder hold
IL to be biz necessity IL he means TO keep bis slaves
not 10 grace but stick to the sovereign idea Of
ssv.iy. that ,la,e is thing and rot msu .sry
~, D toward christianity. Us step awav - ,.r.,,
And II i a Savrholder.I mid rather Give thai
magazine Of iuepnd'-,y publication. the Bible socie.
Y u'paA,s 81 Ooc year keep away their bibles
d. cent TO send them. IL surrounded by hea
th.rh such system might last; but IL surrounded
by christianity, IL is so rrpugnnnt to II that 1t viii
sgitate the munity 1t reminds Of the scene in
| the Old Testament when that tyrsnt. Ahab. whose
misrole bad prostrated isra.i met Elijah with this
taiututon. Art thou he that tToublcth Israel ~ aud
Dcbly answered Il have no; troubled Israel bat
thou. and Thy fathers house" This outrageous devil
has been vsmping up and down the land tearing
| ~ the vit.ls of political system. striking At
| the foundation OF humanity. and moekng sud de-
we rps psts eonyuIsiss Efforts Z. throw on the do.
men, some living opisle, some Joarrai ef Co@ensrer,
invslies sgain.t US as ,rouhlers and agitators.
No NO. God is neutrality-suspicious. IL agitating.-
Our ronItitutior u struggling the civilization
America IL rrthnfy IN every FORM Of It
II l. the s,ii- Is tho GsssrSsr Here then 70 have
gained standing peia. ". s..s -e-. si.-ssJ
| s-~hst tie judgment of Christianity must be
II; ana We are, from this point Of view; prepared
to look upon some VI the questions mich, as ei-
tiz.ps We are called upon to decide. cheys)
clare generally, that the sympsthts Of etery man
who Is true TO Christianity or to humanity to
ID Of ess s. oOsS. on s,+ry
slave and net for the slave holder msu is respou-
sible for bis sympa,hies PROM this strong point We
can understand what 10 meant by returning fugitive
,lsv.a Its not returning persons held to labor to
that lebor aga,n. IL IL taking man and putting him
sisr.i,uts Of manhood. (chcersj Tue man has
e,csp,d lie Is q man now. You are to destroy
that manhood. The wretch has got out Of tins
surge. aud IL creeping up the land. You are to
pub him back The wretch has escaped from Q
burning house. You stand to push him back
Can n man be Christian and kno-ngiy bring man
iutc n ~ st. where he must be . heathen-must be
IN ign G, ant wrsteh--must b. an animal-when the
lsws ordain him to be thing, In thi, matter, a
mans frst GENEROUS impulses and his highest duty
coircide This brings the question OF our duty
TO The constitution say that the constieut'o- was
- '-~~' sccep,cd and ordained. with che Intent
sns, slavery and It's re., re,e-,. :. 'D'
,hI' .sn ~ ""I. ,s shsr,iore, q psrssrson of all
tive intent II the constitution. But waving that
affirm the dc.trps Of the New I.stament that wns
abe laws Of God anu the laws of nan confIet. the
Eshe.t slI.yisnre mus, go.-~a. II there eve,
rhss-f there can b a case made ou., NV onT
regard the case Of Peter aud the Apostles A. ~.
rbs, did and mus6 beside Officers when brought
| 10 the pcnt should resign. Let the public ssn-
aud let IL bs koo~n that resIsnaIion vii ai~ays
oe ths affirmative rsthsr than condition Of fusitves,
AID the matter is prscticSiIy settled Prom this
strid Voinfi we can behold the duties Of chss,isn
christian paprs, ministers. and members Of tho
vntgeh Two theories follow from ths One that
they should deal vith religion simply as q sentiment
AZ sy,tsm of theology and ~ u elias of .motiour-
The other. embracing pl that holds that they ought
10 lear the truths Of christianity out into life
liter ,LOeld ee that his whole soul goes against
,lsv,ry Every one that come, into church -irouid
t.l that the continent of that church ~ ~
suniirg fire against slavery Then, uyon fitting oc-
es'tons and upon prudent judsm~u thss should
do ~fstev.r God shali give opportunity 20 do
ehur,hss Witch he DISTURBED BY " The face sf blight
ID thristiahity, of hcathsndom- snd antsgonIsm to
al that N, bold dssr that h sesms 10 easily bcrn.
but .ets 10 dstroy evil TO be syoid-d because 10
would bs,troubiesom- That army which the journal "
Cear.rts could lead ON. s army who-s ch.f anni-
sy " h 20 keep from svestiuE too much. and not TO
teh 90 ss TO get tired. tear their clothes to
,oil their gun- hack their swords. (Lsushter)
1fi@ veh IL to report to the aggresions ~ reii
zion on every psrt ~ the world We snau hear what
the shurrh has done fur China. Of the mi-.,ons to
fnnee, the mission TO Itsy Every evil Of this world
VII te hssalsd Ard there IL nov region. savage
psoi s sb inesors bic government where missionary
OF hrst msy not, " prudent. prosecute his mission
of mercy. s1espt one aud that u In Americs-in
tb. tnissd ststes-smope three millions of h.sthen
II you uaeb them to read u you teach them TO -rs,
uyou"pd minister to preach to them you vln 20 to
ID. penit' hillary. or swing ON gibbet. Aud N the
very men -bo are s.ring the ~hose -orid wish the
inro,stons Of ftbrstianiy dsre to speak u the
st"us h.sthspsm at home, then thsr. is smother
gith-t ca Which they will swing even msre di.graee-
fn-snd that is the yviraHi u Corr-ercs (soxnter)
1bis moral tcs berg fo~ng unm.t.d in the tropical
orssn 81 hritabity has uDd@rtskeD 20 crush Chris
utn and Christian ministers tor daring pro-
est aeanst against such nagrant reproscb TO Chris
unnify hs the hssthsbdom ~ the south presents We
do not pefst In urging the subject from RESTLESS
ntts ncr desire to mingle In politics. We love quiet
and had rather be- praised than bam'd II is eminent.