Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-18
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Nj w rhster And II - thus circumstance, sif' wv
prohibition II slavery h, that convention. which has con
rhnlcd r,isrl d. not say it has wholly lased-ihe
dispute 80 the prnrfiny OF the admission ot t7ltla
lnie the Union under ths constitution Il Is not to ~
denird, Mr. prrsidsnfanho1y tuka Of den, ing-that.
uhatevrt reasons assgncd at the commencement OF
the a'c with MrNieo. II pu srcnlea or the rut
rose OF the ncqi n II territory and under the alleged
argument hN ta cesan ef territory was the only torn
viii proper compensation could he made IN the thl-
tel States by NJ s'eaat the various chins and mands
which her people ei this government bad aga st hut
\ any rate. IT will be- found thai President Folks
message at the commencement ot The 81 81 n l'rrtm
hsr 1877, avnwcd hat The war waslnhe prosecuted IN
III shmo acquisition o territory wa' made. Aud, ms 'hr
arqnlsiton IL he south uf hc llno II the hi'cd
States in warm eli mates aud coontries, was naturally
suppose. expected by the Sonth that whatever ncqns
inns were made IN that rseion would he aided to 'h'
saveholdng portion ol the Iucd States. Events nave
turned ont mol expected aud that expectation has
mo- been uazrd; aud therefore snmr degffe oi disap
Inntmru aud surprise has resulted, o cnntsr IN other
words, 1t Is obvious lhal the question which has ~ long
haassed the cnnnlir. aud Al some tunes very seriously
alarmed The minds of "se and good men, has come upon
hr ir ali discussion the question Of slavery IN The g.
/ United States.
Now, SIR | prarose- perhaps nj the expense of de-
tail aud qrent detention If tho Senae-to review
historically lhls question of slavery, which, PaulY N
consequence Of its merits aud rarily perhaps most
", In the manner 1t Is discussed III aud The other
roinn Of the county. has been source Il ~ much
alrnnun md unLind terng between the different ror
TONS of The mon. We all know. sir thai slavery has
eNslrd in the world from time immemotal. There was
slavery in the earliest perinls of history III The orcn
al nations. There slavery among the Jews the
thcorrouo Go'ommen Of that people made no injunction
against 1t. There wss slavery among the Greeks and
The lngrruus philasopy al the q Is fund, sought Ia
Hnd justification lot tnNpclly upon henfennis which
havc hcon as5Hmed f such Justification IN this country
that Is natural aud original II renee m,ng the races
Of mankind, thu in rty Of th' black OF caartd IL ih"
white The nreoks la@tf their srslrm of slavery up,
IN HAT or uud pffesely. They held ile Atdean aud
in amc lar9 The Aslattc. tthra Ia b. hieflr Ia 'h'
Whit rare; hut they di nal show. ihnk.hy any cl a.
ffaces4 pf ogc that flbia true the ,nt'lll
gent btd the stronger had therefore taht to eullotoIa
the " enk"t. lhe inafe mnnly pho@hy aud inll~rru-
dencr ol he u placed the Jusiealln o slavery on
=tnufelY Il notcut grounds.
The Roman ufsis. lfam the fr.t and down 10 the
fall oI the cmpne, admitted that slavery aaa hpa'ne'
the natural law by which they maintained ihai all m"o
Of Whatsoever cllae. color, captcily, were 'qnd
bpt they justified slavery, fist, npon the ground aud
authority of the law al nations oranlns, ani arguing
truly. that nt that dar The convenliannlaw o nations
adm,d that ,aplYes III war, whose lives, according t
the notions OF the tunes, wrfc at the hbah hie disposal ol
the rlpiurs mig 1T ia exchange for exemption from d'a'h,
be made slaves fr hle. aud nt such selyltnde might
descend their plserly. The jdflsls Of Rome also
maintained that by the civil law there miph be setvllude
slavery pofsona and heeduty- by the voun-
taty acl OF nn md dvidual who might sell himself into
slavery SECOND hy hs being received nto state pi Sit
very hy his creditor. IN satisfaction nl deb mud ,hdy,
by being placed IN Stale ui setvude III slavery l't
crime. At the introduction of thtslany into he world,
The Roman world was full of slaves, aud suppose there
Is be- found no inlnncon against tha relation between
man and man Ia the eaeh0gs by the haspfl ot jesus
Chris ~ any of his Apostles. The ohIso o the IN
slmrton impaired t. manhIod b. the founders ii thns
uanity. WAS b, touch the hoar, p1rig the sui. aud
Improve the lives ii individual men That o1ee went
directly tu the / ruuiaIn ul all ucal and social re-
aliooso the human I.ce the ndIvi oa heart and mind
ii man.
Now. sir, upon tho general nnIue aud character and
inneucan nt slavery. III exists wide difference hh
tween the Northern PARTON of this country and the
Southern. II sad lhe side hat. II nol the sub
jrc ut any Injunction direct prohibition III the New
Testament, slavery Is wrong; thai 1t ls nndd mere
" n The rlght 4 the simngrs; nul that Ia an apr 8
soo ke all mi 81 wats heH Those conflicts by which
mighty nitu sulI els weaker natlan 10 lhrlT Mll
and that slavery IN liz natntr. whatever may be sam o
III The mod caons vi th have taken place. Ia not ~
iael ace rIug 10 the merk spirit of The Gospel u Is
ao kindly uttconed II does nut "aeek anmhel's aud
MT lis own" Il dors not ''lei the oppressed 20 free
Ihefe sentiments that CHERISHED, aud recehty
~llhgtcaily aHgneniei free. among The peapn oi the
Northern States, II hns taken hl o the religions srn-
menl Of that part o the c'uu'y, as II has nofe "r less
taken hold Of lhr rellous feelings Of considerable plr
lion Of mankind. Tie South, upon the other side hav-
ing been accustomed In this relation between the 'wo
all their lives. om their birth; having been taught
in general the snlrcls OF tins bondage WI care
and kindnesI-and heleve IN general feeling for hen
grcat aud kindness yet not tikrn this view
oi the SUBJECT which have mentioned. There are hnu
sanS uf religious men, wi h runsccncrs as tender AZ any
!, Of trr brethren The North. who d. not -e the un
awulurss # slavery and there are IN re. thousands PEE
hars hur wha soeytr lh my think ol TN lls origin
aud as matter ol depending up n natural ught, yot take
rhngs rs they arr and 6adIug slavery 10 b. AN esilb
ishtd relation Of the society wh'e they I've ran see ~
way in whlclet llrlf opinions on the abstract question
be what they maylt Is in h" power "f he present gen
erat 30 relieve themselves from THIS elann And IN
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