Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-30

Iherc are fanatics IN the world that nave
/ apparently "run mad" on various subjects
Nothing tends more to mental arrangement
than the habit of directing ones entire thought
( to a particular subject An evil of no more
than ordinary magnitude is soon magnifed to
such 4 degree that it swallows up all other
evils, and is made to sacrifice all other inter
csts. This is true Of the slavery question
above all others. The dictates of humanity,
and the spirit Of religion prompt men to efforts
in behalf of the oppressed, but human efforts
after all, should always be guaged by reason,
by common sense and only as these are OBJ
served and kept in view, may any good results
ever be expected. The reforms which have
blessed the world have principally resulted in
the ruin Of their projectors, upon this princi-
pie. Religious reformers, in their mistaken
zeal, beset bigotry and prescription, which re-
bounds ultimately only to their discredit, and
this is true of most moral reformers. But, for
tunately for society, the masses, being engaged
in the various pursuits of life, avoid undue
excitement and ovcr-zealous influence, and
step up, at a proper time, and take the reforms
| into their own hands Now all the actors in
the moral dramas have their appropriate
I spheres and parts-their uses and their duties.
Some are required to start the ball, others to
regulate its motions, and others, yet, to put a
stop to it at the proper time. The antis
very ball, in our country it seems to us, is &C
curing little too much vclocity-it has had
a false start lately, and the safety, not only
of the bali but of the objects which its zig
gag course threatens to annihiate, requires that
its impetus be checked.
Our remarks have been prompted by reading
the proceedings Of the recent State Convention
OF free solers, abolitionists, nullfers, dsunion-
lists, agilators, and the collection of .'black
spirits and white, blue spirits and gray which
assembled at Syracuse few weeks since. A
good idea of their proceedings may be drawn
from one of the resolutions which they adopt
cd, which is follows: =
\ Resolved, That were the current rcli gon of
the country to be exchanged for black infdeli-
I ty. the abolition Of slavery would be compare
lively easy.
The Syracuse Star gives us some of the gems
of the proceedings in the following paragraph {:
The American religion was characterized
as an 'abominable compound Of vilany, mean
ness and hypocrisy;" speaker who charged
a minister Of the baptist denomination with
/ belonging to q thievish family of saints, w as
loudly applaudcd and another characterized
the methodist church as "a brothel, and worse
than a brothel, because it is brothel in the
name Of Jesus
i The anti-slavery reform cannot but be re-
tarded by the efforts of such men as are now
engaged in promoting it. The country is be-
ing awakened at the condition of affairs that
has been brought on by over Jealous, not to
say wiltuIly perverse agitation. We are glad
to perceive thatone branch Of Congress, by its
significant vote of the 18th inst, on the occa-
sion OF the presentation of petition by John
I. Hale, for the immediate repeal of the fugi-
tive slave bill, has determined to stand by the
compromise of the las, session. and not to suf-
fer any further agitation The vote to lay the
petition on the table was as follows -
YEAs-Atchison. Bell, Berrien, Borland.
Bradbury. Cas-, Clemens, Davis of Miss, Daw-
son, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglass
Downs. Felch, Foote, twin, Houston Hunter
Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris.
Pierce, Phelps, Rhet5, Rusk, Shields, Sewall,
Spruance, Underwood, Wales, Whitcomb-35.
NAYs-Raldwin, Benton, Chase, Cooper
John Davis, Dayton, Dodge, of Wis, Ewing
Hale, iIamlin, Miller, Seward, Smith, Uptam,
Walker, Winthrop-l6.
The operation of this is unmstakeable. Alb
clifton and sectional agitation has received its
quietus in the present Congress, and the re-
pealers cannot fail to perceive that they "are
in hopeless minority both among the people
and their representatives.. .-.