The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-09


Conscience amd the comstistion Nth Remarks s neeaf
Speech Of the Hon. D4ad Wsbsisr IN the Ssaas Of fhs
Uasd States, tia s4tsct Of slavery. BY MIR. SruAsr.
Syo. p. ii9. CRosKgR Y BaEwsrER, Boston
This pamphlet is from the pen Of the late professor OF
the Theological Institution oil Andover, Massachusetts,
He is distinguished clergyman OF the orthodox Congre
gatonal order OF Christians in New England, and is well
known in the religious and literary world divine and
scholar OF justly mered eminence. The work before
US written defence OF the late speech OF Mr. Web
se upon the subject Of the controversy between the North
and the South the positions and views oil which II sus
tans with cogent and mastery ability But while pro-
fesses to be- and is, defence OF Mr. Websers speech,
Il deals ponderous and crushing blows upon the spirit OF
fanaticis rife and rampant in New England and
which exhibits itself in all forms OF rancendentasm,
until from the subtle and refined metaphysical reveres oil
Ralph Waldo Emerson, il has sunk down TO the con.
science heorzngs OF the Stewards the Horace Manns the
Gaisons the Fred Douglases. and the Abby Kelysthe
latter OF whom make open war upon all systems OF
church regulation civil government And the learned
and able professor is doing the cause of religion OF mo-
aty, of patriotism, and OF liberty essential service, by
boldly graphing with these rampant errors and exposing
not only their absurdty, but their absolute turpude.
He exhibits moral courage and irmness OF
worthy OF all admiration in thus taking these anti
Chrsshese redho and remorseless foes good ORDER
government. liberty, justice, and region-by their HORNS
and prostratng them
We may as well remark here, as to make it the SUBJ
ect OF an Independent article that ii requires prophet
TO foreell the end to which all this characterization
and super. phanthrophy in New England is tending
There is of dreamers growing up in that teeming
land Of intellect, whose submated ratiocinatons
nected with sort Of empyrean conscience which sets
itself above all human restraint discipline, impel
them to assa the foundations OF both religious instu
tons and civil government. The moderate, rejecting,
and sagacous religious men Of New England, like Pro-
lessor Stuart, see whittier this spirit is tending and they
begin to perceive, TO their surprise and horror that il is
sappng the foundations of religion and morale and setting
up in their stead theories better in their practical re-
suits than the atheism Of the FIRST French revolution
They behold with alarm this state Of things and they
putting forth their energies to stay the tide OF folly and
anaticism which threatens 10 sweep the land, sub
vertng all established systems, religious and civil and
introducing moral anarchy and social chaos in their
places. The sober and rejecting Of the North will
find that this rampant spirit OF fierce and minimizing
fanaiicsm, and this morbid philanihrophy- pro-
Tossing superfuous sympathy for the poor slave.
hibit in their pretended efforts for his civilization,
aocty which stops at crime against law, liberty and
elgion-must be checked and the business of the
North will also find their interests TO be in the same
direction Ii they would subserve not only the social
and civzing influences OF trade bu, their own true
would preserve intact the sacred rights Of
property, which only be preserved by the mainte-
OF stern principle OF integrity, which respects
well social and civil compacts private contracts be-
tween man and man-they, too must frown upon this
spirit OF socialism and transcendentasm, iostered and
cherished by the Stewards Greeleys, and Garrsons
which enlhrones badly educated conscience, guided
by sordd and sinister motives, the place where alone
should be found respect for religion and obedience 10
law.
Professor STARTS pamphlet appears opportunely; it
the right time aud while may moi concur in
every thing which it contains hesitate say that
it fail to have sauary influence upon the
nuh and II naxt ia
lion Il ought TO be placed in the hands of every
in The republic
Our admiration for this extraordinary, snguarly able
and eloquent production, and for its accomplished author
is necessarily enhanced by the age the professor This
gifted man, whose pages are gaced by the highest learn
ing by quotations from the Greek, and by the vigo
rous syle and strains of exquisite wit and iervid eo
quence has reached the age Of eighty gears We put
several extracts from few days ago into the hands of
compositors; but, with hundred other articles they
swept away by the debates OF Congress- news and
editorial articles. We shall not despair, however, Of
finding open day for their publication. We cannot
close without compmenting Mr. Webster the charac-
Of his defender II well to be abused by the
wings OF the mob OF fanactcs who lately denounced him
in Boston, when he meets with such champion as
MIR Stuart.
The pamphlet is for sale by Mr. William M Morrison,
bookseller, OF this city. TO whom indebted for
copy
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