The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-25
From the Literary World.
Southern slavery A Missionary Institution.

Southern slavery Missionary Institution.
From H. Hooker, Phadslph., entitled" GA
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Allow it, them 10 be asked of the Christian who duly
prizes this highest freedom, consider of southern sa
very missionary institution for the conversion OF the
heahen In this light let il be candidly looked for
passing moment and you cannot fail to contemplate il
forever hereafter with other feelings than aboonsm
would excite in you -f t@ (.
But that you may be able to Judge understandingly OF
the missionary character OF African slavery
try you must first learn something OF what other efforts
have been made, and being made, TO Christianize
heathens
A, an expense of than FIVE MILLIONS of dollars,
and Of many valuable lives, in the of than
fifty years, all the missionary societies OF country of
all denominations, able TO reckon up gross
fifty thousand converted heather in various parts of the
world II, will rejoice in hoping, they truly
emancipated from the slavery of hea,hen idoatry and
superstition, and made free indeed il great and blessed
work May II 30 on, and without interfering with our
Look now at wha, the institution OF southern slavery
has done in this department OF Outstanding the pagan
portion of mankind. @,eT !
There may be some hundred thousand or more of the
present OF southern slaves who from Africa,
involved in the deepest darkness of brutal paganism
many OF them even csnnibals And still. in heahensm.
did never yet ind one OF that old but very many
of them have known who rejoicing in the truth
that made them free Among them, indeed, have found
OF the most spiritually -miaded persons that it has
ever been my lot to meet in any condition. Of life Many
OF them have since and daily they going TO the
"res, that remaineih Tor the people Of God" t4
land ask not answer God knoweth.
| But what of the field OF the faith now among the
slaves OF the South How many partaking OF and
rejoicing in lis fruits?
Fifty thousand o morel
AS many all the missionary societies and boards of
missions IN our whole county can reckon up converts
from heahensm #.a#U##t
Aye, more than double that number be claimed as
by each OF the several churches OF county
and from authentic accounts aud various statistics
before have good reason TO suppose that than
half million OF the slaves oil our South regular
bers OF Christian congregations while of nde heahens
properly called, there probably very lev. II any
What a contrast is here preseniedi Foreign missiui.
airy zeal, al great cost and personal sacrifice has
rescued from heathenism about the tenth part of he
number that southern slavery has added 10 the Christ
ian church al the time that, OF the dead and the
living il has rescued from heahensm not fewer than
hundred times the whole number OF foreign converts
Let these facts stand by themselves for easy
| animation and scrutiny.
PLEASURES SLAVERY.
| Is a paradox We shall see.
BY the millions OF the North it may be considered az
paradoxca to speak of the pleasures OF slavery and by
fifteen thousand men, and somewhat greater number
OF women. may be denounced as very gross absurd
ity. We shall see.
II is more remarkable than true tina, the most Il
all OF good na,ured and candid travellers and soourn
in the southern portion of great republic speak
OF the slaves enjoying more OF contentmen and pleas
ue than do people m other conditions OF life. And such
is undoubtedly the fact That some OF them run away
is more OF argument against their general content.
mept than II ~ argument against the general content
ment OF the people oil New England that they sell and
leave their pleasant homes to dare the horrors OF vow
age round the Horn, lsthmian fever, assassination,
overland journey to California in search OF gold
and mark the miles with graves and bones instead of
mile stones and gude-posts ..a
But not much the coDlen,ment OF the slave a. His
pleasure-his Joyous peasnre-something OF a HIGHER
order than contentment. am now TO speak The
southern slaveis Joyous fellow. In willing and faith.
ful subsection to benignan and protecting power and
that visible TO his senses he leans upon in complete
and sure condenceas the trusting child holds on 10 The
hand OF his atber and passes oyouy along the ,hronped
and losng way, where he would not dare To be left
alone The poor free negro, ike the child alone in the ,u
IS usually sad and melancholy. Not so the slave of
good master. His are the thoughts that make elad the
heart OF the cared-for child led by psternal hand r.
The aboons,s say they are though tIess aud there
fore gay and joyous II they mean this literally then
are they greatly in error OF deeply corroding and d
racing thoughts, such az make lnnacs OF mulltndes OF
the Tree negroes oil the North, and not few OF the
white races, they may be said to be houghEe (ens-
rally they have OF these depress their cheetfni
and Laughing spriis To have TO chew the cud al hit
ter thought mos, rarely bcias them They have not 10
thInk and be ANXIOUS about what they shall eat or what
they shall drink, or wherewihai they shall be clothed
or Kept IRON the horrors OF pncbing frost when The
cold winter comes how ii may fare with them in IN.
winter OF old age when they can no longer work -
None OF these things, which make aad and @ofrowful
Inc days. and horrible the nights, OF the poor OF other
lands, ever disturb their minds How great contract
between The two conditions In this respect And hence
OF all people in the world the pleasures of the sonihen
slaves seem, a. they really are. most analloyed m :,
With visible power to depend on for protection and
support perhaps no other human condition whatsoever
can be more happy than that Of good and viriuous
servants to good and vrous and mstYess~a Al
nelr easy tasks, and in the enjoyment of their var;e,
Their thoughts are not OF anxious cares but of