The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-27


by hrs creditors IN satisfaction Of debt aud,
hirdIy. by being placed luu state of ser,1ude
or slavery for CRIME. At the n',otuc ion OF
christianity into he word, the Roman ~o,b
was full Of slaves, end suppose there is to be
lound no Injunction sgsinsi that relation le-
tween man and man IN the teachings by Ibe
Gospel of Jesus Ch'isi, or By any oi his Apos.
Ties. The oil iect Of the instruction impaired
10 mank nd by the founder ol Christianity WIS
to touch the heart, lurlfy the scul, aid I'm
prove the lives Of Individual Ren. hat Oh
ject nj dueclly 10 tie first iounisrn Of oil
political ald all social relations Of the human
,ace-ihc lnd. dual hear, aud mind If asD
Now, SIR, upon the general nature ard char.
acter aud influence Of slavery, there exists
vide difference betseen The northern ptriltD
of this country and the southern. |, lie SAID
; on the one SIDE that, II not the sut jrct OF any
mi INC ion or diItci prohibition III The New
: Testament, slavery is a wtcng that it Is toun.
ded merely 10 the right of the strongest. and
; that II 10 an opptesslop, like all un;usI ware,
like all those cot Il cts w Whch a mighty ma
ton sui jecIs a~euker nation to their wi'i ard
that slavery, IN It's nature, Whatever may he
ebiu VI u III tuc ulcu uCd'iObs nun Hd'C va
ken place, 10 90, in fact accord Dg 10 the meek
spltu Of the gospel. Ii is not.k,ndly affection
, ed. Il d ges not " ses k ano,heI's and not is
own" II does not "ls, the oppressed gn
rec. Ihess are sentiments that are cher
uhed, and recently with greatly eugmeolsd
force among the people OF The northern sis'es'
D II has taken hold Of the rela ious sentiment Of
ihal par, Of The country, a It has more or less
{ taken hold Of The rehglou. ellngs Of d consdet
j. abe portion Of Insnklnd. The south, upon the
ubef side, having be en- accustomed 10 this re
auon between lie tso races all their lives
;. from helr blrh having been taugh. in gen
errl 10 treat the sul l"cls of this boudsge vii
/. care and k ndness-and believe, IN general
o feeling for them gteat care and X ncress-
"a have rot set taken this vieS OF the sutJec
\. which have mentioned. There are hau.snd
ls nf religious ueu, with concIencrs as tende
y as any OF their brethren Of the north, who d
1s noi see the una@iu iuluess of slavery aGd ihef
,e are more thousands peThsps that, whsisoeve
,r they may lhnk oft 10 is orlgrn, and as Il mat
y. to, dependng upon natural treh,, We, take a
3 ih,pgs as they are. aud. finding s'asefy to
n an established ,elsuon oil The socIeiy whet
n. opinions on the abstract question be What tbs
N taa,-,; IS 10 the power Of Ihe present eeO,f
M ion to relieve themselves ircm this tela''o
h. And. IN this respect. csndor obhses me 70 sa
pr tha. | believe they are rs, as conscir rni lot
Sc many of them, sld ofthe religious peo2'e s'
,as item, az ihev ste IN lhe north ~ hold
5e d.llefeut opinions.
rm Why. cir, the honorable senator f'cm Sou
% Carolne, the other dsv, alluded TO the gre
er separation Of ihs, great religious comn rum
uld The Methodist Episcopal Chutch. That Sc
The ara,ion aas btoush, sbout BY differences
ss opinion upon this peculiar subec, OF slave
has felt eteat coucern ns that sru'e Seni I
de. about The result, aad AVS IN hopes that
ult. dIfie,enc OF opinion might bo adjusted.
Gus c,use | looked upen tha, religious derom-
sd ton ss ote OF the great props OF rshgIon
US morals ,hroug bout the whole country, II
len, Name to Georgia The result was agal
:he ny wishes and against my hopes' HI
read all Ihelr proceedings, aud all their ar
.Y. ments. but | have never YET been able
,oe come 10 tie conclus hon that there was
,ion real ground for that separation; IN OF
fins words, that no good could be produced by
in separation. Sir, when question ol this
The takes hold Of the ieEg Gus sentiments OF n
u,ce kind, and comes to lie discussed IN reiigi
he. assemblies OF The clergy and lat'y, there ii
n wsys 10 be expected or feared, great des
ii IN of excitement. 1t is IN the nature oil IL
u,s maui esied by Is whole history, that teHl
9. IN disputes are apt TO become warm, and N
~ .lreuc h of con-, Ictiou "a propert'onate TO
men, views Of the magnitude oi the questions
IL all such disi u,es here will sometimes ne
ond found with whom eveiy thing s absou
'und, absolu'es wren" OF soso'o'eN s"'
ac,ly see the right clearly they think others o'
,med to do j., and they ore disposed to esiabIl
Al ,s broad line Of distinction between What
rho think ripht and hat they hod TO be WI
.,.cL And ,hey are not seldom willing to oss
,seks ,ha, line upon their own CONVICTIONS OF
ira, uulh and the justice OF their own opin
,can. and they are willing to mark and guard
In he line by placing along 1t a series oi dogma
A NJ, lines of boundary are marked oy posts
lo,c stones. There are men who, with clear
|,aen, cep,,ons, as they think. of their own dut
s,b. no, see how too ho, pursuit OF one duty
hios. ,nyolve them IN 'he Vio'a''o" VI o'"o'''
'laced too warm an enhancement u o''e ''''"
ferenl lead 10 d,siega.a VI o'"'' "o."'
;moortant. As heard it stated strongl,
down many days ago. '".se pe''o"' ~ u'f"'
slave mount upon some duty az a ~sr horse, a
" which drive 'uhous!' ." a"u 'p'"' "u' ~
,oevet other ou''e' '"a' "'ay .''"' ~ ~
but There are me" ~"o' =" "'"eS '. u"a' ~. ~
round disputes OF '"a' so''' a.. - o ,,h ~.
guing, man dunes "a! W ~ d..t wnh
9 con clsioh o' ts"e .Ll
p,ives als as WIN "',u' a.'';s,'.';.s.d c,,m .t
o.aI Of wrong with the precision OF an a'gebra'c
Xsmn lion. They have. therefore, none too
/. I'D charity towards others who differ from