Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-01-06
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\ wilhalow--t for the friends oi sayerys assts'S
its encrnies are bound TO support its ssI dusss
not stand here: (said Dr. Spring, ,sas afbsg y
advocate of slavery, nor o. the dyoca Re for nj
I the nime diate emancipation ofour southern s1H
/ Slaves, which would be more. sinful than IL
slavery ITSELF Tell the christian men ofthelsza
South wtatto doawitha the slaves, before ssd
you declare so unqualihedly that SslayerysissSs
sln.. You say. enancipates dhemlas That ira
] can 6e done = the laws fo bid it. If theypsis
did eiDancipate them, they could not send sfrs
Ttleln 10 the free States, for, with all their aas
a abolitionisln. they would not receive tLem,s "a
I When colony Of them were sent to aholi. zssss
zion Ohio, they would net giyen tEemsa rre.iiss
siding place for the soles of their feet;eaw
land those people exclaim, why not,edaandis 10
tpate the slaves aaIsa it. any gondeo abatusss
this should be gallifg to the Southl = Wessna
should say 10 them, keep your slaves andiIae4
treat them well, and when prepared sforit. ~
nd you canado better for them, and nghenz "a
the time has come 10 loose ieirg bonds, ietszs,
them 60 free. The best We can sy,of ssla.sss,
very is, hatsit is great political evil ;sbut en-
choice oi evils is oil that is sometimes leRsisR
for human wisdom. The slave isaplaced vf
in such position That lie must either lslIss
sla.e or master. The burden Of slavery isss.z
placed on the South; and instead of being.
goaded by the, abolitionists they a;s eathcdsia
TO our sym patby. sdi d5gns ,agevea .Ssaas n3
| have no kcsitatiOn in ssyiBgsthat- tisii1a
sudden breaking up of the system ofslave.4ss
ry would make the slaycs ~ andering sag.Iss
abonds on the face. Of the earth, and oculdeFu
libetaie all the slaves BY prayer, Ieeou,d IS
not utter that prayer because / could rotEs,
do it in love for either /, the master ers thea
slave.--Ti,e British GofernmeLt 4 mo de- thesfta
experiment in the West sIGdies and sthey as
did well 70 make it, but it has been ruiE-ass
GUS to the slaves. We should not sudden-9sa
Ily emaneipale tie slave; We should do AHA
in our power 10 ameliorate his condiIion.--rss
But this is one, thing could Dot, do, ,satsvs
could not sacrifice the permanenee, the hop-ss1i
or and the integrity ofihese States for all
the fugitive slaves in the land Our lath-zas
ers made great sacrifices for this Union "A
They expended great amount. of blood, a
and treasure 10 little, purpose il The yUnioR-sI
Of these States is to be dissolved. N ~
it necessary 10 become The friend of tho n
slave that We should be the enemy Of eurysis
country. Slavery has cost a great deai.s.s
and may cost us Inore. Let Us take 9heedr
that it do not cast the pea ee and prosperitYr4a
Of the iIappiest laid on whichihe sun s.ines.
THERE'S another thought, which occurs to-
me, and / will express il, even with the bi-syz
BILE before rlne.---Do " bat We, will for afbesa.
slave--fa htfor hun until The land is ceF-1sf
cred with gore-but We never make ihe;ne-zo
gre race like the whites The Gtd Of fiea- :.
ven has put a mark on them " hich a. be isr-r
great aid pmnipotent, all the nations Of ths,,I
earth cannot wipe out. am not so little,
versed l., Ged's werd as to believe that We,
are " Use in entering into controversy wiila-s
Cod This. mark was Put on them mois,y,
than four thousand years ago., sa-s-r, -,
One thought more--cana conscience, be-
satisfied with this crusade against slavery,
Answer me this question hat is gained "a
by it, What has conscience done BY turn !;
ing the land into battle field Is this tie,
way to show sympathy to the slays97-ze.t
Where will slavery be when this work of :,
death is going on, but cutting the lthroaisss,
Of their masters and their n aster childIenl-,
Is conscience satisfied with this! Can syon .,
counsel them thus to wholesale murderI,s
This is the dark side Of the picture--lst us
look at the fais side. What il you ,estab-.-,
lish distant Southern eonfederacy! Ds9s
you bel the slave, or do you perpetnste hiss
chains? Is,it by such means that slavery.
is to gradually disappear? VIII the slave,
gain anything by The dissolution Of ths cor-.
iederacs? ILdeed, I think that .abolition-Ts
lists ought 10 take counsel of conscience. -
Divide his republic on The question, Of -
slavery, and shat win itde1 You draw.
a line to be stepped, in blood, The, very
men from England ard Scotland who, .ars..
inciting abolitiohism in 'he United, Ststes.-I
are laying deep game in IBIS country.-sJ
Amel icau patriots can be quiet 20 longer.
have lived long enough to see the country
at issue with tue world; and il this irepub-
lie is to be severed, they Will give The fn::.ss
ishing touch to it Brethren, have spok-.
en- thus, because I know the ayes o.. the
world are upon US; and if we are euntrust 10
ourselves, we shall deserve our fate. Our
most important interests are at stake. We
live under a form Of government most fa-f-
Yorab'e to The public safety and happiness,
and we should be thankful TO the Ged pf
Heaven for what we enjoy. q, u-,gso,o, 90
. NJ The Homestead Exemptioplawpass-
= I oo;slairrs of Varmonf of 1910