New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-18
STITCHES OF LECTURES.
ANTI SLAVERY LECTURE

Ills instituted 10y - NH Who hold the EXTREMIST views
on tic SUI Jet OF slavery but catholic as % Uni; lee
urcrs on every credo Of Anil avery opinion. All not
that Only, but 10 admit many collateral ql,soas-a pro
gress successful uninterrupted e. this hour in Itself
an err and Tor although the peace Unwonted IN
such matters IN New York which has attend the course
nay he attributed in par TO reaction n-.Gecnce he
WEAKNESS 10 he public MIND OF sdgect eyeiasiingly
sl6ttd aLC although also IN par owing % tle peculiar
state Of rcical parties hollow hearted ake IN op 1ssi
ton 10 f}cty and defense Of it, bought did sold, md
bought ard sold egan, TIL We are net quite sure VINO
owns them - present; yet believe there Is third
son. namely, a sober and settled conviction ia t6e
minds Of tie creat body Of the people on the subject Of
Slavery believe there IT, az this time ge Der SEMI
ment more religious conviction, m.re Thought thou h
less expression than az any other period OF orr history
en- Cheered by such auspices as these IL VIII be my
puruose to night il snDh manner can and wish it
we're better 20 take rvoy Il the anti Slavery question
as Il Is IN history s1d With reference % the answering
Of this inquiry; NhGt We in the Free States do 20
promote liberty For this is she question continually
1sked and to Il | Nsh, Il can, 80 suggest practical
frreer The great difer between the Institutions and
C-yeTnr1fnt Of America, ard all others, deserves
mcrs atitn.ion. Ii is MT simply the dilerenc1 ot eye
ss makes our Government work better than others -
new ard well oiled maclius works better than al oil
and s0fWorn out one It's aot tia :JeGe are with
better code and system Of jrrispu09nce relative 20
tie wcr4s Of the community, for other nations have
codes ead jurisprudence thrt will compare with
ours Dor that we have invested Institutions which
work more smoothly and simply end iaexpensiyely in
performing the functions OF government which must
Be common to AN other governments WORK well the
difference nsIe radcGit lies in the fundamental esti
inRl reposoygo of power and right tket soCety, with ia
rVhs is derived from man, not mans from s0chty We
believe his person reputation pursuits acquires E0perty
his and sacred and that No nan can t1se them
frcn him directly or by law, since law Itself is but the
permission which men give and not something above
the ard superior 70 them. We believe that all s ALI
ancas and the varvTs necessities growing thereCm
sacred his companion bis children his household,
cred as the church sanctuary of God 0rths
reason-because God banded both In al these respects
n world may be challenged to find Institutions c0nOrm.
ing so wisely TO all these rght-to these Of
thinking and expressing thought which arc correlssye
a. fire burn without bazng an irsrument Of
producing corresponding. thoughts in other mems mPds
and consequent action. Despotism does not give a
frmer protection than Eberty-republican berty-5he
EXTREMIST democratic republican liberty nothing Is
so safe real Christian Democracy. Yet, search
the world over and you cannot find system of gDT-
eminent so anthecal to that as the system Of A'nor
can Slavery. 1t denies the ght Of husband to WIFE, and
of wife husband makes their union accidentE there
is but one unon that Of master and slave il denies the
right of parents to children OF children to parents
as long rs serves prepare them for markets it denies
the right 10 reputation, TO earnings to pleasure. What
ever makes proud of our institutions has its ahesis
included in Slavery IL denies that man Is subject for
civil government except indirectly through his Rssteri
and Il ends by ignoring his spiritual nature by denying
him TIC attributes and name itself OF man, ana 6y the
sole mn Voice Of The law baptizes him chatte Chese
two systems do not stand apart rownng on each other
they stand together; both represented by ins uons
peculiar to each; those which the watts Of free
men are called republican institutions those Of slave
pecuhor institutions and by ministers OF the gospel Pg
riGrckal Institutions These systems utterly repugnant
Commemorative Government. We have a Constitution
which was adopted in view Of both these sysemsj It's
provisions moniestly adapted to bothi they oind
citizens mutual duties in respect TO BOTH every man
under il is at least by voluntary consent
nected with both systems-the freest and the most &C
cursed in Slavery that the sun ever shOne upon ms
regard as the first phenomenon in American history
TLere Is a second: We may conceive Of such thing
have described happening in the beginning Of our ma
tona history when pressed by external dangers had
no leisure for much reflection. We might suppose, as
when thorn enters the flesh that healthy body polite
the evil world ensue We had the advantage OF being
young and vigorous in the doctrines OF liberty was the
era propagandsm and increment might have been OK
pecied ard that foreign and feudal oppression was
sweIt awav so would be domestic. We had also the al
vantage of untrammeled bible, from which has been
tai every plank Of our liberty as solomon TOOK every
stick for his temple from the cedar forest of Lebanon
We had the bible open in tongue freely read,
read than preached from. There was also an or
der Of men set to preach righteousness whose iniu-
ence on the popular mind has been greater than
that of eny other class. What a wonder this evil
did not die Moreover, the spirit Of theA whole
country Yves in early times in one directon-eman-
ciuation il was sought by the very men who formed
Constitution it expected by al the patriots of tho
time Nay we had the advantage OF the fact that enan
cir alton very speedily began in one state after another
There was soon slave in New En- gland, New York,
Peunsyl aDiG and New Jersey and rene abe We did nos
sell our slayeswe emancipated them Great APPLAUSE
And careful the States especially New YORK that
there should bo no lodging Ofthe Emancipation act tshe
MADE penal carry slaves after given time out OF the
Stats until bonds had been given for their return OF unless
tie owner made manifesto magistrate after return that
the slave had been fairly dealt by. It'll sald am sorry
to say at he North but still more at the Sout that we
made money Of our slaves and then turned 70 preach
philanthropy 10 the Souh-bu the assertion shows pro
oUud onoT0uce of the facts Now, how has been with
resUec to his system with the last fifty years Solar
from going backward, Slavery has gained ground IN 81.
most eyerv respect in the bulk of slaves the number %
Slave States "a political influence in public opinion at
The south and public connyaace at tue Nortt nothing
proves this more dhan the galvanized Fugitive
Slave Law, which existed in old umes' out had
follen into dsIepue, until for mere political reasonsJ
t sSnS T nscsssry b ave gye rev eeB Sb
and send thobbng thus through the country Statesmen
we've terrified into supporting is fearing they would lose
Presidential nomination if they did not Cneerng ana
few Kisses The most sedulous eior!s were Ialo W
cause religious sentiment 70 accord with NJ ana 70 our
shame when the question between the law Of God
and of the devil onehsf Of pupiss forswore God'
and said the higher law fit for nothing but 10 De put un
der foot Great applause ms III 1880 oo and most
Earring or the strongest and best There was period OF
rest In the earlier stages OF our history wen
very feeble from the WOUNDS o. 'io n0,tuon.
Rod lime 10 develop themselves-thes was comparative
nsace between the North with free, and the South WIN
Slave Institutions But, as prosperity increaseu, .so
csre the necessity Of collision The provisions OF the
esnstuton were most wisely framed they could not be
more SOL 10 promote agitation in this country Llpesy
and despotsm were Ike children rocked IN me sslne
cradle while babes they rocked softly but wen
they began 10 grow how could Christ and bshai
dwell together in peace There was Jarrng-olt
neither seemed to think it provided for in the cohs
tuition This has think, been me oacA Dons ~ % ~
one bundled Let us look at the development 81 anu
slavery feeling at the North II FIRST appearea a.
doctrine bated and hooed and mobDed unti ~ s tf0
strer 9Th and victory, for that the wayto MAKE
Victorious MARTYR lie, and will be worshlpsd- ine
cities where the anti Slavery feeling Is stIons ~
its presses dragged into the sIees @ ~ yiobt
;deaswas the work then Very soon 1t took Ronca i
los all onestou here must first last and IN naI sdStanec