The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-08-17
DR.. Ross Speech,
IL the General Assembly Of tbs Prts.
hyts1ian Church, IN. 81

hyts1ian Church, IN. s.
A. zrEfALo. ST.
On4hr RIO = lb< Cemmi,les On the Anii-sls-
80 Memorials, May 17sh. 1855
TIE ssps-s % de Ana-slssesy neno.i.ls as
a.k.a sY - DC order q re day. and rrad.
I me frpst rs-.iirms sle dessnae u he Sc
eoaa resolution sdspled D he General ASSN
hly Of 1850. sod prposes he aFpainineas 4
eommiu<e Of one menher from each 81 The ss-
noIs u Keatasky. Tennessee. Missouri and yir-
gina. who shah hs requested 70 report % the neat
Gensnl Assembly. The nuasses 81 shareholders
connected aish The churches. and The number Of
slaves held BY then; he sxlrns 70 which slaves
are held by unavoidable necessity. imposed BY
the laws Of The states. the allegations of gnardi-
anship. and the demands o. humanity; whesher
sAe Southern churches regard the saersdness q
the manage relation. IS il EXISTS among slaves. !
&c.
DR.. Ross moved to amend The Frpari. by sub
sttuiing series u sssoIniions, proposing thai
committee o. one member from each Of me North
cru Syas.ls. who shall he requested 70 report 10
The nen, General Assembly. The number Of North
ern church members concerned. directly q indi
,se,ly, in bsiidng and fi,iing Out ships Cor the
Africsn slave trade. or ihe slave trade between
The states; the number Of Northern ehuieh mrm-
hers who traffic with slave holders, and are seek
mi 10 make money by selling them negro cloth
ing, hand .eulEs, and c.,w-hides; The number Of
church members who have sent orders 70 New
Orleans and other oushern ciiies % have slaves
sold 10 pay debts owing Them from The South.
&c.
The amendment or DR.. Ross was spread out
to thirteen specifications; we copy enough only
TO show their tenor aud spirit.
rThe temper d The speaker and the audience
does no. 40 readily appear from printed report;
lis therefore dns 10 DR.. Ross. 70 the Assembly.
and the galleries. 10 say. iha, in reading the re-
solutions. and ,hroughou. bis whole speech he
evinced great good humor and kindness Of feel
iay. which was equally manifested by The As.
sembly and SPECTATORS repeatedly, while be was
on the door.
On. Toss said - Mr.. Moderator,
move this amendment in the best spi-
rit. | desire to initiate the committee
in their refinement and delicacy Of dis.
.tinction. Idisasow all intention to be
ingsrtinenfiy inquisitorial. Intend 70
be inauisitorial, as the committee say
they are. but not in,periinentiy 50. No,
sir, mot at all; not at all. Laughter
Well, sir, We Of the South, who desire
the removal Of the evil Of slavery, and
believe it will pass away in the dese
lopment of Providence, are gvie,ed
W zen we read your graphic, shudder-
ins pictures &c the "middle passage
he slave-ship piling up her canvass,
as the shot pours after her from. Eng.
lish or American guns; see her again
and again hurting hogshead after hogs
head, filled with living slaves, into
he deep, and thus ligh'eaed, escape,
sir, what horror to believe that elippei
ship was built BY the hands Of North,
ern, no.sy, abolition church members
"a Yes. [ know SOME in New York AMI
boston" said one Of the crowd. Again
sir, when we walk along your Broad
gays, and see, as we do, the soft hand;
of yoar church members sending OIL
TO the South not only clnthing to the
slave, but manacles and whips, manu-.
featured expressly for him-what mus,
We think Of your consistency Of cha
racters True, true. And what mus
we think Of your self.rlghteoasness
when We know your church member,
order the sale of slayes--yes, slaves
such as st. Glars, and under circum'
saaces involving all the separations
a,pi all the loathsomc things you ;,
mo rnfuIly deplore. Your Mrs. Stowe
sa 5 SO, and il is so without her testi.
monv. ! have read that splendid bad
book - splendid in its genius, oveI
which | have wept, and laughed, an
got mad-There some one said, !" all Al
the same time ."-yes, all at the same
time. Bad in its theology, bad in i:
morality, bad in its temporary evil IN
iluence here in the North, England
anu on Tie continent VI LulopCt Dau
because her isolated crueltles will b
taken whether SO meant By her or not
as the general condition OF Southern
life while her Shelbys, and 81. Glars
and E,as, viii be looked upon as anse
sis tiers, lingering for moment N tina
earthly hell. The impression made b,
the book Is faiseho0d.
SIR. why do your Northern church
m moers and philanthropsts buy South
ern products at alls You know 70,
are purchasing cotton, rice, and sugar
sprinkIed with blood, literally, you say
from the lash OF the driver. Why d.
YOU buy: What's the difference be
tween nv filching this blood stalne'
cotton from the outraged negro, AM
Won standing by taking il from me
Whats the difference: You yoursel
say, IN your abstractiors, there is n
difference; and vet you daily stan
YOUR hands in this horrld traffic. fo'
!. IL tl,o tra,for. hut you love the trea