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their religious feelings.
The South, on the other side, treating
Their slaves with the utmost kindn, s and
consideration, have been taught with the
Greeks to look upon the African as an in
ienor creature, whose natural state is of
bondage. There are, at the south, thou
sands OF imen who, having consciences as
tender and as upright as any at the north.
cannot take the northern view of this
subject. There aIe others who look up
on things as they are, and without maui
ring further, declare, conscientiousiy.
that they have neither the responsibility
nor the power to clear themselves of the
institution.
The Senatar from South Carolina. (lg..
Calhoun the other day alluded to the
separation of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. This separation took place on
this subject of slavery. He had exam
ined the subject, had looked at the scpa-
ration with anxiety, for he looked upon
that denomination as one of the great
props of religion and morality of the
whole people; he had read all the arpu-
ments on both sides, but never had been
able to see any good cause for the sepa
ration, nor that any good could reiult
from it.
When question of thiskind take hold
of the religious mind, and creep into re-
ligious asscmblages, they must lead to
excitement. All history shows thatrc-
ligious disputes le TO war. Upon all
such subjects and in all such controycr-
sizes, men think themselves absolutely
right, and all others differing from them
as absolutely wrong, and mark out a
strong line between what they think right
and what they think wrong There are
men who cannot see that in too hotly
pursuing one truth they are apt to fail
into many errors. They are disposed to
mount this one duty as a war horse. and
ride upon il over all Others. They deal
with moralsas with mathematics; and
think that mora.s are as easily demonstra
ein tea as fRai n igebrqiGa fIS ppnc Th
they behold a spot upon the sun, the
sun should be stricken down; they would
prefer TO be in total darkness rather than
receive light from an imperfect orb.
Others there are who are too impatient
for the slow prgress of moral effects
They forget that the truths and the mira
cles Of Jesus Christ were preached, and
yet how few were converted; and they
forget also, that even IN christian lands
how frequently are vices and crimes
and that between nations protesting
Christianity, how wars, unjust wars are
waged.
Inall this lies a cause Of the great dis
sensions and exasperations existing a.
mongst us.
Slavery does exist in the U States, and
did exist in the States before and at the
time of the adoption of the Constitution.
He proposed to show what was the state
of public sentiment in relation to it, at
the North and at the South, at that time.
and what the great and wise men of all
parties Of the county thought of it in
1887. AT that time there was no great
diversity Of opinion, ana it will be found
that both parties--South and North
held slavery to be a great moral and po-
litical evil. Not much, though some in
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uttered; but the great objection was, it
being political evil. as taking the place
o free labor; as a labor which was less
strong and less productive. All held it
tobe an evil, and ascribedit Justly to the
evilTolicy of The mother country, who
entailed on the colonies. Eminent men
helditto beablight, mildew, a scourge,
curse; and the North was not, then so
excited againstit as the South.
This was the light in which the Com
yentior which formed tho Consultation
held it. The question then was, how to
deal with the evil They thought slave
ny could not continue if The prohibited
the importation. Hence limit to inn
portation Of slaves was proposed. Twen
ty years uas proposed by Northern
man. Southern gentlemen opposed it
being too long. Mr.. Madison was warm
in opposing it as too long.
The term Slavery" nor Fugitive
slaves" is no. used in the Constitution
"Pcrsons bound to servitude, is the term
used. MIR. Madison said the word was
not recognized by the Constitution
The Convention moi in PhiInd pl nhin