The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-29

fathers They in their day took measures 'er
the extinction Of slavery in seven of the old
ssates, whilst in the six remaining it was d"ind-
ling and perisbing under the weight OF lis ac-
knowlsdged evils. They at the same time ex--
claded i, from every inch Of territory then be-
longing 10 the Goyernmens and hmired 10
twenty years the importation Of slaves from
abroad, which was regarded as the life OF ihe
ystem-What they pluirsy did Of meant TO do
for slavery. was simply to give it time 10 lie
dewn and die. etecen,ly and inorder,2
But wings and Democrats preach a totally
siiifsfent Gospel. By their ae:ions.th unmis-
sakeahiy say, thai slavery and freedom are
twin sisters OF 'tie Constitution, joined together
in Samese union, one and inseparable; that
ahe STARS OF our flag are the whites, and the
stripes for the blacks; and that our fathers
fought to build up prison-ho and palace
MS the appropriate wings Of The temple Of iiber-
sylo They say thai slavery shall not die in
This republic, and be cast out like every o:her
refuge Of lies from our hearte, but TINT il shall
con.inus, and grow stronger and stronger, and
entwine itself with our very life, and be CO
eternal with the liberty which was TO be our
heritsge. They say that every sentiment OF
human brotherhood between the white and black
race shall be dried Up, and that The law of kind
ness shall be gradually Withdrawn. and the law
of might invoked in proportion 10 the increase
OF our servile population; and they therefore
hasten the crisis when slavery shall perish. IN
the language or Jefferson, in the agon z'rg
spasrns OF infuriated man, seeking through blood
and slaughter bis long lost liberty" Such,
my friends, the guilt. and such the respons;-
blIAy, resting upon these factions. and upon
those who yield ihem their support. If there
are iaceadaries in Ibis Government, and those
who would destroy the Union by building up
sectional parties" they are the leaders and
tools OF these factions who are cEdenyoriDg to-
make slavery, and not freedom, its great cer.-
sral power, md 10 restore concordbetween tfiags
totally irreconclenble in their nature. If there
IS such cfine as .'moral peason,o it is perpe
lraisd by every Wing and Democrat who refu'
ses to sever himself from his faithless organize
iion, and labor by every honosable effort to
bring its rule 10 an end. Not for albthe off
ges which this Slave hoiding Government coulc
besiow upon,ail lthe dough-faces from Maine ic
the Pacific, would | commit my Judgement auc
conscience TO the keeping of either Of these prof
1igate fac,iens
Butleaying this topic, permit me in conclu-
sion to notice briefly the religious ofganizaiiant
Of the count y aaahe oiher main prop Of slavery
A I rSia Of or
: declaruiion Of one ofthe ablest men ia our land
of whatever naeae. "fhefe is no power out OF
the CMxrch that could sustain slavery an hour,
II il were not sustained in i. All that is neces-
ssry: is for each christian man, end for euery
christian church, TO stand up in the sacred majes-
ty Of such q solemn tesiinony, 10 free Hemselrss
from all ceHaection with eUii, and to uller u
calm and deliberate voice to the world, and the
work viii be done.n Aboliiionists have reason
to thank Albert Barnes for his courageous and
manly uttsrance of}ttis truth some years ago;
for whether he shall now practically accelt it
or decline It's consequences, it has gone forth
with power among the people, waking up thou
sands, doubt not to sense of their guilt, whose
+ conscienees were sarouded in darkness. But
what are our churches doing for the unti-sluvery
reformi Alas! the popular religion of the coua-
try lies imbedded in the poli,ics OF the country.
lthasssunk down to denG level wiki the 9TH
er influences which sway our age. Chrisiiani Y,
iu its popular sdi,guises, has ceased, in a great
measure, to be regarded as divine power, prac-
tically capable of saving the world from its
sins. 1t has formed wicked compact with the
capital and ruling forces of society, and submits
itself 10 their guidance, Instead of bringing them
into sUbjeciion to its supreme law Instead oi
seeking peace and unity in the church by rois
ing its Incorporating voice against the evils
which produce discord, it sacrifices the princi
ples of justice and mercy TO the advancement
Of lis temporal interests. DR.. Chalmers himsel
has said, that even our Orthodoxy has becom
effete, body of ceremonies and doctfinal for
mulas, from which the life and power have de
parted. Smit with ,i.ions of ecclesiastical pow
er, the leading religionists are zealously inteh
upon the building up Of rich, powerful, and pop
ular organisations as if these were ''the grea
body of believers the true church according t
the Scriptures What repeat, are these reli
gious bodies doing for the slave1 They ar
breaking bread with bis owner round the com
muni9n table. They are receiving slave hold
ers int, full fellowship. The preachers AM
members Of our protestant denominati 'ns, alor
own over six hundred thousand slaves. Tn
Meihodsts, Baptiss, and Presbyterians. all hav
divided on the slavery question, but both divi
church North, if l am mol mistaken, report
between eighty and ninety thousand members il
the South, all in full communion with slavery
Even our Tract, and Missionary, and S S.ndo
School Associations, those mighty agencies 70
the diffusion Of Chrisiun truth, are under slav
holding espionage. The scissors Of the pecr
liar institution must be applied to their publica