The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-05-22
siavery-The Umien-Tihc Hso.
man Catholic Church.
(Rep0rtcd for thc Mem york !

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lic) delivered lecture last evening. NJ IN.
broadway Tabernacle upon the Roman
Catholic Church, the Union and Siaynrv--.
which, as was TO 6e expected, attracted
very large and intelligent auditory. Slave-s
Is deiicatc ground Tor the Church To
.rea" upon. Il has already rent in twain
the National organization ui one Of Tho mos,
numerous denominations. Of Christians in
NE Cn'tcd States, and having done so,
."I'c' as, ever since that event, seemed
10 We disposition ON tho par, of the clergy
"i''''s'erlhg III other sec,s, to avoid coming
III contact at all with so inhalnahlc ma
'tr,ai' at least to approach il no cautiously
ana war''y rs to produce no cffGrvcrscnce
~ their respective congregations. Hence
II is That public curiosity was not a little
cNcitcd as 10 The manner III Which the Rev
Gcnt!cman would handle the irebrand.
IFS discourse was a powerful plea for
TIC Roman Catholic Church in America.
at the same time t,at it was undcniabIy
mastery and manly defence Of the political
institutions and unity of these States
There was great deal of the Scctariap
in the remarks Of the Rev. Gentleman, il
is true, but it did not preio,ninate over
sentiments cmincntly practical, philan-
thropc, and truly patriotic. Aboltions,u
was treated IS it deserves, though the lee.
tutcr was lcncnt cnough 10 iiug ihom over
the backs OF their brethren abroad. lie
rldlculcd the saying "ihat all mcn were
ON free" All men were not horn free.
| We are all born slavcs-slavcs To sin. Er.
roncous conclusions were often drawn
from such untcnabIc premises. ], was
SAID that slavery is opposed TO tho laws OF
both God and man. We had better be
cautions as 10 It's prohibition by the DEGREES
OF heaven, since he had first shown that
we were in error in saying that all men
! were born equal And as to the laws OF
man, THIS proposition was any thing but
! true. The laws D! the Southern States
/ sanction II, the Free States acknowledge
II; The Constitution of this con!cderacy pro
| tccts 1t. Some people proclaimed it a sin Ia
hold slave. and called upon their fellow
mon to help thc'n to abolish it; but these
Eicn while trying blnGly to make one sin
! less iii the world, were committing anoth-
or, violating scrlpturaI injunction 81 Do
not evil, that good may follow" We were
quite sure. that If these men, the Aboli.
tonistS, had their WAY, no good, but II
! great deal OF evil would follow Iusurrec-
tioIs, civil wars, rapinc and murder. would
nc inc iirSt civil fruits OF their policy,
practically enforced. 1t was very com
mon, too, to talk OF the Rights OF Man"
but ii was all talk and noinn. else; il is
most loudly proclaimed in France. yet
there 1t is only another term for RIOT,
B!oodshcd and Anarc ly,-as for instance,
witness the events of the pas: three years
The Abolltionists were like the man in the
anccdo,c who wanted roast pig. To
roa"t his pig he set fire 10 his house. That
was the game of aboltionism. They
would destroy both bond and tree Again,
there were some people who say, il the
BIB C allows slavery, the Bible should he
a;aendcd." A man tha, held such sent.
ncnt, DR.. c. thought was no better Than
an ncorr.gible rougue, ], partcularlya il be
HIT much faith in the Innovations OF the
day, prosecuted in name of liberty. MANY
! OF them were false lights held out only ,n
! de!nde and destroy. 10 the people oi
| England who like TO call out so loudly M.
! on The Americans, to cnancipatc Their
! Saves, he would say, charity begins n,
home" lie wan,cd,,cm to do as a Ger
tam ancient Order did, many years aun,
IN regard to African bondagc They went
10 Africa themselves, and setting the ne
gro free, stayed behind as substitutes. "a
Iangh) lie therefore called OH the plil-
! anlhropISrs oi Great Britain to institute an
order Tor The Redemption Of the Slave
Something alter that model. Their mer
chants and manufacturers had no CON.
! FUNCTIONS IN consuming our cotton, and
tobacco, and rice, and molasscs. They
mad no objections to grow rich oir of negro
laoor-at ihc same time they keep roaI my
III our cars that slavery is Il great evil, and
many hacriticc should be made To nc,
r'd "i 1t. IhIs was cheap philanthropy tru.
~ coming rom men who would not sacr-
Hcc thc.r rice, cotton or tobacco
AGAIN they abuse us because we. in the
ohi'cd STATES, wouldn't give our slaves a
seat IN tie House OF Representatives, nj
lhc same time they would no, let poor
Sambo s!i AT their palace doors ii he want
c'! 10. Something was sad also, about
ireland, on The WRONGS or sutiari,ss and
slavery OF her people. There was ample
roHin ana verge enough tor The most !ibcr
nj exercise q! all the charity and hcncyo.
fence Great Brinn had To spare. Slave.
holders had came forward often to hclp
Ireland against her tyranny. When did
AhoI'lonislD ever do Likewise! Sir. G..
next proceeded to show that there was no.
thing Whatever in the Constitution of the
United States at all conflicting with the
practice and prcccpts of the Roman Catllo-
NC hnrch. Both could exist, aud both
ara cNio', IN harmony together. All the
provisions III the Constitutions, rcnar,liur
ms matter OF slavery, could be observed
without any violation OF l,s creed. In the
eo"'SH "i '!'ne, the gentleman argued,
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