The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-08-18

FRIDAY AUGUST 10. 1854.
FOR THE YAzoo crrr wuIe.

lllrs Presceht:
/ am constrained to find fault with, ant
obiect to the sentiment conveyed in the con
cluding paragraphs Of the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Green's Journal and ID dress before the 28tE
Annual Convention III TIE Diocese Of Mis-
sissippi, on account Of The very objections
bIe and erroneous opinions expressed, ema'
mating from 80 digni6ed and responsible !
source.
| Entertaining no malevolence whatever
but on the contrary a veneration for the per,
sonal character Of the Bishop. his acquire
ments, position and consequent influence par.
toiniag hereto;I viii respectfully express my
objections, believing that silence would be
inappropriate. ! believe the proposition eto
enable the slave to read, radically wrong
and defective. calculated to originate more
harm than good; and if predominating, more
uprooting Of good old.systems than wisdom
and experience might be wiling TO sustain.
Ibelieve that the extraordinary PROPOSE
ton originated more from religious zeal. and
hasty deduction of the premises, than from
profound conviction of the advantages
that might accrue from this speculative at
tempt.
The institution of slavery is most vital to
The South. aye! and prosperity of the con.
federacy too; and should be sustained bold
ly, fearlessly and al all and every hazard.
without any modification, change or amelio-
ration whatever, most especially at the pre-
sent iuncture Of affairs, assailed as it is, so
bitterly and furiOusly, by those who under
stand it least.
It would be paradoxical to deny the deg
radiation Of slavery. yet, it is not antagonis
tic to the principles Of nature, and the great
variety of positions existing among the hui
man family. And if we accredit the doc
trine preached by Southern divines, we are
persuaded to believe our slaves were degrad,
ed to that condition by the holy decree of
the Almighty, for wise, useful and incom-
prehensible purposes; if so. we are conse-
quently irresponsible for the consequences az
tendapt Or else we have been estranged
from the true facts, by our fathers, our
priests, and by the miserable solecisms prac-
tised to suit the policy Of the times and con-
venience of men. The Almighty requires
nothing impossible of man, but enioins "be
still! and know that am God
To affirm that IAN increasing desire is
manifested by the planters, to what in them
lies for the amelioration of the condition of
the slaves, and for giving higher elevation
or tone to their character, not only implies,
but asserts dereliction Of duty and human
ity heretofore on their part; to which the
community are neither prepar-
ed to admit, nor submit Exceptions will
exist among all classes Of men, but it seems
to be violent conclusion that majority
should be condemned for barbarity towards
their families in consequence of the savage
conduct practiced by one, or few. Inge-
nuity cannot torture the proposition into the
idea. that as civilization advances, so does
the welfare and happiness of all progress,
as the views Of the Bishop are illustrated BY
the novel scheme Of education.
The proposition is entirely untenable and
as hostile to the peaceable perpetuity of the
institution, as it is dangerous to the welfare
and peace Of the master and slave. And
it is surprisingly remarkable that this self
same continuance has not heretofore been in
sidiously introduced among rs BY the abo-
litionists in the place Of reproaches, threats
and abuse Of our privileges; for it has been
truly remarked, tha. the direction Of Ma
ton depends upon the controlling influence
81 Gle education Of the youth: and three
millions Of slaves seems to be 8 respectable
nucleus with which to commence operations.
Great events have resulted from less for
midable acts. Very recently our country
from Maine to California, trembled to its
centre, conyulsed BY this sickly sympathy
for African degradation, and African inierl-
orityl .sympathy with the slave has often
degenerated into injustice towards the mas
ter. AT The present time this morbid sen
sibility has SO eneryated common reason and
comman sense as to hurry the citizens Of
Boston the boasted cradle Of liberty and
the palladium Of learning and the deliber-
ative councils Of The State Of Connecticut
into the most disgraceful and execrable do
ings That men b kEe land of steady ha5iss
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