The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-18

maa Of chronological thsoogyf Not so hut you turn
to geology TO assist you your Investigations But there
are always foes this species Of inquiry 1t sad fact
that seine 0, most obstinate sosmes progress are
Of religious truth When the exist Of this contusnt
forced upon the mind Of Columbus the objections
made to him wsrs that the Scripture had sA6 that tins
heavens were spres4 out like tent which never could
have been the il the world was rouad SO when
Calico srst proclaimed his nvctioas that the earth re
vovsd round the SUM- to ap pear before
religious ribura al, and forced make solemn re-
esnasion The story goes that when the philosopher
ross from his knees he said to himself, 81:
We should meet this subject fairly is, that the dis
eusson must eontnue IL will come up gain and again
like BanquO's ghost He must be atheist VINO does
notses in the progress of this country great pur
pose that Providence has in view 1t when the hid
esn things OF nature were rsve ling then selves, that in
the purposes Of God amid tie soibodes OF ocean,
world was discovered. At time when failure and
defea had shackled liberty in the Old World that
was led TO como out into this Wilderness and tue great
experiment. Of self government Our fathers came here
that they might carry the Purposes they had formed
in their hearts vennriug every thing that wa, ap
pang they to prove that their purposes
to the Almighty. 1t when they found that their
liberties about to be taken away that they, then,
brought TO the issue Of battle. Another reason why
slavery should be discussed is. that there many
it was full Of viilainy, while Governor Hammond,
OF North Carolina, says that 1t ordained
Of christ Where such contradictory opinons as these
prevail how spos Is IL to say that may
discuss the subject There is yet another why
the ieston OF SLAYER. should be discussed, and it Is
his-our national dignity dsnapdsit Are not the
wfet people in the worllf Are not the brSyei Our
bravery consists In shutting eyes, and ignoring the
existence Of this ysem One sixth Of our population
IL ce ndition about which dare pat say word Iii,
this hat mAkes towards of Us all Whsa the people
the OLD World in the energy of their despair and
eLdeavor to throv OH the yoke OF despotsa, dare
not send them single "God help you bscause slavery
has set paddock upon our lips and afraid that
it will be thrown back upon Slavery s said to be
of the most economical 81 stems of Labor. We told
to take this ~ Of its dOgmas We and ouIss in
this position we are NO doubt great people,. wise pso
one seventh of our pulaton in such situation that
We dare OF speak about it. We are prsclaminz po
hsical doctrines which are fAsehoods. We say
that all are born equal; by thst
toexcept one seventh of the population We say In
religious belief that God is respecor OF psrons
by that white persons I'll relate fast Of my own
experience, which happened TO me at Washington Mr.
Foots, Of Mississippi was passing some nigh suogums
For the ueranoe of this word got severe lecture ANY
may 1t recorded in the chronicles of the Assem-
policy. We are progressive people; We are acquiring
new territory There several countries desire
possess The area Of the United States has been extend
cd than twice since the declaration of Indie
But every inch Of terrific added has been added
South and the only inch of rritoy
was on the North will merely FAY that this most
astonishing coincidence. We have Canada on our North
an who has heard that hundred cents were Of
fered for it, while hundred millions have been offered
for Cuba But when the possibility Of atnsxiDg
There other Islands besides Cuoathers are tbs Sand
mex. Do know that the Sandwich Islands proposed
annexation9 We could have had thsm without money
government the only given was that it would
~ open the agitation of the slavery question You
conclusion that slavery hal somshng to do with It also
Another question in which slavery is mixed that of
cur public lands the eleventh article passed by tbs
Flee Soil Convention, says that the public lands belong
TO the people, &C. In tie 6rst place, tai out Of pub
lie lands ali that has been sold, voted for military
purposes In any reserved and add to them all
thar has been surveyed and you will have taem,
vsyed enough to give every man. woman aud child, on
ton Of the globe is Supposed to Be- eight hunded mil
lions. We have thstsen thousand aad eighty sew
mil Of !". Of RsSs land. 9Asod Here is
and what ia to be the policy Of the rsspe,t
toitP 1t to be locked up by which dated fortunes
P tell you what slavery has to with this Slavery is
not willing to thro. this land open foreigners because
eIcise the policy Of the nation Nebraska without
the protection of law and the Sand wish Islands kept
out Of the Union because 1t Is feared that have not
been sufficiently trained 70 be able to opsn their eyes to
the blessings OF human slavery These matters in
which s and for this alone they saould
be made subject matter of examination Suppose there
any other subscs which it said there should
be no discusson what woull say but that 1t could
not the test Of truth' You talk OF the nature
the Attributes ard the character Of the Innits split
you may dicuss the Messenger Of Mercy who down
among us, but when you immortal man redeemed
by the same atoEement Is oursslves-Hhen him
degraded, lashed and reduced to the lowest of
bondage. ard you ask show is tLisp" the institution
says silenee" Yov may speculate, argus and Inquire
into other subject, but don't search into the divae
right why is that GLOW creature is forced to sabmt
to the LASH say again with Hamlet Il will speak TO
thes' One of the TO which stand pledged,
is low ocean POSTAGE because want channels ofc
munication from continent to continent We want to
bind nth closer cords all those who athise with u.s.
We want to d. sw ali the human family with cords Of love
into one common ciIce. We look upon government
as one destined for higher purpose than those Of the
vances those which have preceded us. what
gained by the discovery of this condnsut9 We
to man, he had some great purpose in view. Are We
to go on forever in circle, making no progress at
af If So it is virtually to acknowledge that the Di
vine purposes have tgnally failed. Free thought is
the first means Of prsgres. 1t always must be free
to exPsnd and enargs to the remotsst boundaries to
fJecuiate on time and eternity, and II the great
terests connected with human destiny But this Is oay
half enjoyed without freedom OF SPEECH 1t is idle to
talk Of either if there il one single subject
upon which dare not peak. II surrender this we
surrender the essential condition Of progress 1t
has been ssid that he who fsns chain to the heel Of
slave, has the ether end round his own neck If
make ourselves the Of petuating this systsm 1t
cannot perpetusted without the end Of the chain ing
round our eks 1t is said that false to hs
constitution We claim to be firm freads OF the Union
We claim to be its best friends. We will make it
Union viii commend itself TO the good Of earth And the
BILE Of heaven 1t is duty to eradicate every
thing believe to be wrong The glorious part Of
constitution is the confession which makes OF ta
imperfeccns. 1t does not claim to be perfcct-it
elaine to be progressive It contains in itself the sug
gtstiens by which its mpereetion be rensdiod We
do not ak you to step beyond the constitution We ask
matter There Is much that you do. You
be known fall IS those whose very souls
loathe OPPRESSION sympa.hies go with the wrong
ed all the world-as those who with ths fathers Of
the constitution, recognized slavery but recognized ts
existence and Looked ward TO the day when
it should be finally removed-as those whose heal Is sy
pa hise with the oppressed and who will go far the
constitution will permit in order to relieve them do
not make An appeal to any man to go beyond it. We
by means de- pairing This thing may not be
plished in day or in life tins, but urged
the conviction that our 10 righteous. We do
despair, for We stand with fathers, whose faith
brought to the test Though statesmen may prove
creant-though the pulpit Of the land may prove like
dead mans sepuchrs, We will have better morality
delivered from the theatre. l cannot be blind to the
fact that many Of the ministers of Oh st whose instr
lions to open the prison doors to the oaptvs have
attempted to reconcile the missions Of His love With in
fernal practices of cruelty. But met with
the insane cry that we intead to dissolve the
Union. some have alwa,s held that tho
Union was In danger, because It popular to
it. believe that the fouest foes Of the Union are
those who are always crying out that it Is in danger
They ought TO represent 1t as strong and enduring be
hat has beer in