The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-11

agitation threatens the Union of the States. n
sne Union snouid once b dissolved (witA anarohi
sunnop9 a., u TIE sasa) where would b the
rom anarchy' could nj fs = :. d't;inseishe
ss.te north 81 Macon and Dixon's line If it were
not Tor the Federal Union Declare all the States
supnort f5r liniosPenden;. and thsse would be no
black man. Then liberty would be nowhere. How
H'% c1a,ny operate when the church sstab.
ho,d on1'san priests 80 forward and attack slave.
noidcrs and say 10 the slaves ait il your duty 10
se up sno Tree yourselves!" Did it say to the mas.
sers, slavery 10 an offence against God; you nst
sI%sno,Ps'e your slaves or you cannot hope for
ms.,s. 10; charity said. "sIaves. obey your
ters' treat your servants with humanity, for You
also nave master in Heaven Charity was in.
luseo INTO the heart Of the slave, and made him
t COZ. IN MS condition. and taught him all
.nat was worth living for. The spirit Of charity
was infused into the heart of the master, who
treated the slave with humanity and ameliorated
MS condition Charity taught that distinctions
S Sede ous comparatively for moment; and before
oo no'ning Is good, and that all will be buried in
me grave, and the slave laid down by his master
with this disposition fostered everywhere, with
.ns save conscnted and the master humane, slav
cry disappeared from all the face of Europe. They
could scarcely tell when and how But it required
less agitation to free all the slaves OF Europe than
the agitation exhibited in single convention in
rev ork, Boston, or Philadelphia. daughter
Philanthropy, too. had taken on itself to abolish
capital punishment. The consequence 10, that
CRIME Ia constantly on the increase; and while a
rev years ago we were enabled tosleep quietly with
OUT lock 10 our doors, we scarcely retire
| to rest, there being 80 much wickedness abroad.
without apprehension for the safety of our lives and
properly yet philanthropy weeps over crime.
are no tears for the vrtuous, tears for the
wiie murdered, nor for the orphans whose father
has been AIKEN from them by violence; but, on the
contrary, the utmost efforts are made to procure
pardon for the criminal. man in Boston CDR.
| Weoster) killed and cut up his best friend, and
when he was convicted of the crime from almost
J every part of the country-north of Mason and
Dixon's line-pettions to have him pardoned were
sent up; and subscription was raised to provide
for his family to save the children from what thew
ought to suffer; for it is part of the penalty that
children must suffer for the crime of the parent
wag observed, philanthropy is said to be a love
for all men in general. and hatred of every man
skin" [Laughter.]
Among savage nations woman ia the drudge of
man; among pagan nations toy and luxury to
man; only In Christian nations, where Christian
faith and charity prevail, che is the companion of
man, standing by his side and walking with him
as his companion But this does not accord with
the ideas of philanthropy Women's conventions
are called to vindicate their rights. He did not
wish to be understood as speaking against woman.
for most of US have had mothers laughter and
| some OF US daughters and sisters; and those who
have not wives hope to have them. [Renewe
laughter.l They claim the right of suffrage, and
must vote. There can be no true democracy where
we cut of the better half Of human nature! laugh
teri They must not only vote, but be voted for,
| and become members of Congress and of State Lee
gslatures Surely there are old women enough in
| Congress already. [Laughter.1 He supposed they
would carry their claims still further and become
soldiers, field marshals and so FORTH If they adopt
the principle, they must 60 to the full extent
Then all the employments of man would be given
up to wCmen, and what must poor bipeds do?
| He supposed sit at home nursing the children, or
washing the dishes. GLaughter.] He saw an
anecdote In the newspapers, which was worth re-
peaung. conductor in a railroad car approached
gentlemen and said, "Wil you let this LADY take
! your seat?" els she a woman's rights nap?''
eyes " "Oh, them" was the response, eslet her
| take her chances with the men!" CRenewed laugh.
teri Destroy that which constitutes woman's
| peculiar charm-delicacy and loveliness-piace
| her in the same pursuits with man-and she loses
the love and respect which she deserves As long
as the family relation is maintained, woman 10
| free man.
Philanthropy supposes that a religious and
monastic institution 10 to place woman back to the
condition from which Christianity has rescued her
One object claimed by it is to educate vet it does
not stop to ask what education should do. The
phiianthropists think that education is simply to
render people more moral, while merely secular
education makes people sharper rogues. You
| may teach people to read, write, and cipher, and
science, and all the ologies of the day; and what
does it amount to? Only to sharpen their wits and
| intellect, and make them instruments of fraud and
| crime. If man speaks against this kind of edu.
cation, clamor 10 raised and the country say he
them back to the middle ages Of ignorant priests
| and besoted monks 1t is true education that is
wanted for God and not for the Devil, (applause,
and yet philanthropy does not care!
| We have institutions for the protection of or
phans, (of poor Irish and Germans, usualiy.)
,nthropy says to its Protestant friends ssgather
them up,' but they take good care not to bring
them up in that religion and church out of which
there is no salvation. But some new religions
three hundred, or perhaps more, have sprung up
within the last six years! Laughter Better let
| the children drop down than hazard their souls.
philanthropy cannot see what evil befall chill
dren, if they are only clean, well-fed, and have
plenty to wear. (Laughter.1 We have therefore
occasion to call for the establishment of Christian
schools where children can be educated for Heav5n
not for earth, and 30 trained up in the way they
should go that when they old they will not
depart from it.
The society at whose instance we are called on
the present occasion, is termed the Young Catho.
lice Friends Society or, in other words, they are
the friends OF those who exposed this country
OF heresy, error, and philanthropy; and now
charity, and not philan thropy, is appealed to for
support TO enable the friends of young Christians
we'll. formed, and to render them an honor to the
country and blessing to their race, full of faith,
and hope, and charity, 90 that when they die they
may go to Heaven.
One thing more might have been said about ala
| very. In old times, when priests had influence
| and the land was overrun with monks, there were
still slave captives and abolition societies. but the
old Christian abolition societies were not moulded
after the pattern of the New England or American
abolition societies. They were composed of Der.
sons who made religious vow to redeem slaves
They obtained what money they could for this
purpose, and when the funds were expended they
themselves took the places of the slave and let the
| slaves go free. That was charity Suppose New
England should form abolition societies of this
| sort, and some young men and women go South
| and offer themselves in servitude, and say "let
the slave go free"-such an influence would
| wake up more charitable feeling in the Southern
heart than any argument whatever Of abolition.
lists; and were it to become general principle, it
would not be twenty years before either all tho
slaves of the country would be emancipated, or the
question settled for the benefit of the slave For
his own part, bad as slavery is, under present as
poets, it the best condition yet in this land
for the negro He bad seen slaves in the Southern
States and the Southern plantation, and he
| never could persuade himself that they are not
better off, morally and physically. than the poor
colored creatures lettering round in Northern
cities, living, too often, by robbing and vice, with
almost every honorable employment closed against
them.
While we recol.ect the obligations which we owe
to mankind, Whatever good we do should be
prompted by charity, if we would be successful.
Philanthropy promises much, and ends in mischief