Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-01-02


more than this, every man is bound to
defend the constitution of these States.
If man, in his judgement, thinks slave
ry is, per Sc, sin, and he is bound to re-
sist, he is a perjured man. How any
man can talk of higher law, with an
oath to support the constitution on his
lips, is more than the ethics of the Bible
will allow-for the friends of slavery, AS
well as its enemies, are bound to support
it. lido not stand here, (sald DIR. Spring,)
as the advocate of slavery, nor as the adj
vocate for the immediate emancipation OF
orr Southern slaves, which would be
more sinful than slavery itself. Tell the
Christian men of the South what to do
with the slaves, before you declare, SO
unqualifedly, that slavery is sin. You
say, emancipate them! That can't be
done-the laws forbid it. If they did
emancipate them, they could not send
them to the free States, for with all their
abolltionism, they will not receive them.
When colony of them were sent to abb
clifton Ohio, they would not give them
resting place for the soles of their feet;
and yet these people exclalm, why not
emancipate the slaves? Is it any won
der that this should be calling to the
South? We should say to them, keep
your slaves and treat them well, and when
prepared for it, and you can't do better
for them. and when the time has come
to loose their bonds, let them go free
| have no hesitation in saying that the
sudden breaking up of the system of
slavery would make the slaves wandering
.vagabonds on the face of the earth, and
could l liberate all the slaves by prayer,
I could not utter that prayer, because l
could not do it love for either the mas
ter or the slave. The British govern
ment made the experiment in the West
Indies -and they did well to make it,
but it has been ruinous to the slaves
We should not suddenly emancipate the
slave we should do all in our power to
ameliorate their condition. But there is
one thing I could not do. I could not
sacrifice the permanence, the honor and
the integrity of these States for all the
fugitive slaves in the land. Our fathers
made great sacrifices for this Union.
They expended great amount of blood
and treasure to little purpose, if the
Union of these States is to be dissolved.
Slavery has cost us great deal, and may
cost US more. Let us take heed that it
do not cost the peace and prosperity of
the happiest land on which the sun shines
There is another thought which occurs
to me, and I will express it, even with
the Bible before me. Do what we will
for them fight for him until the land is
covered with gore--but we can never
make the negro race like the whites.
The God of Heaven has put mark on
them which, as he is great and omnipo-
tent, all the nations of the earth cannot
wipe out, am not so little versed in
Gods word, as to believe that we are
wise in entering into controversy with
God. This mark has been put on them
more than four thousand years ago. One
thought moroccan conscience be salts
fed with this crusade against slavery
Answer me this question--what is gained
by it? What has conscience done by
turning the land into battle field :? Is
this the way to show sympathy to the
slave Where will slavery be when
this work of death is accomplished
What will the slaves be about when the
work of death is going on. but cutting
the throats of their masters and their
masters children? Is conscience satisf-
ed with this? Can you counsel them
thus to wholesale murder This is the
dark side Of the picture--let us look at
the fair side. What if you establish
distinct Southern confederacy? Do you
help the slave, or do you perpetuate his
chains? Is it by such means that slaves
ry is to gradually disappear Will the
slave gain anything by the dissolution OF
the confederacy? Indeed, think abo-
litionists ought to take counsel of con-
science. Devide this republic on the
question of slavery, and what will it
do? You draw line to be stepped in
blood. The very men from England and
Scotland who are melting abolitionism in
the United States, are playing deep
game in this country. American patriots
can be quiet no longer Brethren. have
spoken thus, because l know the eyes
of the world are upon us; and if we are
untrue TO ourselves, we shall deserve our
fate. Our most important interests are at
stake. We live under government most
favorable to the public safety and happi>
ness, and we should be thankful to the
God of Heaven for what we enjoy.