New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11


TO ask now "a when We met l1si Whore are re 7
Are not all quite mistaken l. no. this aniislavey
movement grand deusoal Are the sable deicenleh
Of Africa now in this country equal members OF the uinaa
family Il Il your duty, my duty and the duty oi u, an
to labor for their emancipation aud enfranohisenen Nh
the holy apostle really rayped in the hallOwed hes 81 IA
sprton when he uttered the sublime declaration that o
one blood God made all nation. of men to d|el upon
oil the face Of the eaT;h was be mistaken IL tDery
high and holy human ght inherent iniestructabe anu
nseparable from the constitution and tn nature 1 ni
is il the phangsy 0f dreamc md Plots' me IN
substantial and shadowy coinage OF briiant Ddi ds
ordered and shattered mind Am really man or an
beast Of burden suitable article of property piece oi
merchandise Why, for a the purposes Of freel IN u
half Of this land night has already taken N piee ~
day, robbery murder and rape the deeds Of darNnss'
stalk abroad in the day time, while Innocence mere!
and goodness venture forth in the night 10 three
millions Of the people of this country me y,you'
light Of the sun has already brcrme ghsvons.
The fugitive takes up his solitary journey Tor hY
by the light of the rising day but in the dIIkne-s u In
night. The ghost of Denmark murderer king dlI ho'
observe more cautiousv the approach Of morning than
tese lonely travellers from the house of American pond
age The day is spent by these s'snges e lana ana ca IN
like wild beasts. They dread the ght oi men moe 'iih
they fear the sight Of wild bo,ss they wodd be sur
rounded by hungry wolves rather than by American
Christians How strange that should prefer to meet
the wolf or the wild boar meeting his brother man now
strange that he should prefer the dim twnkng rays OF 1e
north heavens espendonf ORB! In my huhOle
belief founded upon dili-ent observation Of passing
events there is struggle awaiting he Aboini0nisS o ths
country such a. has not shaken ChrsendOm for centuries
That struggle will not merely involve the question OF
Slavery and gDti-Saverythe range VIII ne hgher Dfoa-
er deeper 1t will be God GOd-bible or NJ bible
religion religion. The authority OF man VII oe ar
rayed against the Government Of the Almighty In THIS
great conflict already rapidly taking side.
We called ngators. dsurber,. the cause u roub'
and danger in this republic. would decline no honor
myself or for my friends to which entitled bui l
decline ths 1t is not your w nor my WILL nor the
will Of all Of us combined that would have produced
the agitation which has already taken place or thar can
produce that which is 10 burst upon Us We are not
the agai0rs. This conflict is founded IN the nature OF
things and cannot be avoided no platforms OF pire' nor
resolutions of churches can prevent IT, IL sufPasse al!
the cunning Of the statesman and all the learning o III
vines to arrest it. Liberty and Slavery are eternay 9r-
hidden 10 be al peace Slavery, like Satan dses the
OmDipotent arms 1t is in it, very most imlu-
deuf denial of every affirmation Of God concerning the
ends and aims for which man was created ioul alrH
and hateful hag hostile TO all that l. true and beautiful
among men, it invites the conflict now hnPehdih.'
There il law-n0 land-no principles of Jus
tice or mercy, safe in ITS neighooThoPd. Notn 'tnI
atmosphere Of Slavery Is uDiayOrable 10 the grown oi
common honesty The cornerstone of IT. oorats - tue
maxim that "m-ht makes right. bargain with slave
holder will kept long the STAKEHOLDER Il unable u
break it. The right to break comes with the wish anu
power break Audacious, mean and vanous a. l. the
attempt cheat the Northern people out OF what they
have paid Cor and bargancd for contend that the tns
is perfectly natural and consistent with the essential car
acer of vohode Men do not gather grapes OF thorn'
nor figs of istes; and he Is fool who relies upon tue
honor Of who has broken faith with God by en-,
shaving man, the image of God Piey has been found
among nfdos honor among thieves mercy among pirates
but pety honor and mercy dwell not within the habiatOn,
Of the buyers and sellers Of foul and stagnant pool
wei help sending ont disease and death - slavery
can bad morals and bad faith. Let this be understood and
shall 10 wonder at any aggression, however
morstrous, which the slave-power may commit We
shall certainly expect them to abide By compact
II may be said this is all assertion bur ask !. 1t not all
truel Tell me- if you can where SHAREHOLDERS have ever
kept compact which il for their supposed interest 10
break What with the Indians have they respected
When has STAKEHOLDER Slave State paid an honest
debt when ii could be proftably avoided How does
southern credit stand in London DO You point me to inc
tffft.sn hats lpi
parties to a compact answer-thht there Is not single
principle provision in that great instrument in favor OF
human freedom which is not practically null1ed inc
Constitution, your glorious Constitution lies IN the mud
of Charleston and New Orleans dspised and power
less for everything except for slavery, anu
rppeot then. that system which give, absolute power
10 one man over the body and soul Of another man Is s
rauro aggressive and the parent Of all manner OF treache
and fraud Ii is never satisfied but becomes more rape
cious with every new accession 10 ITS power AM pr
cisey this is end has been the history anl charaer
cf Slavery II abhors boundaries neither oceans nonh
tains nor deserts are a barrier TO It's prosres Ay a
dr adful pestcnce ii walks over the gope' iea,in n
manner Of ruin in its path Tyranny is one
process southern tour although he sealed hs lips about
American Slavery. by simply wishing Tor ial1'loh ol
negroes and for the privilege OF urens hem 10 o uni
the sting of the whip the vulgar traitor to hbery W'
shall be nameless here, gets himself invited to vt New"
Orleans The passport 10 popular favor as wen rs 10 pco
and nower in th, country defend the murerous sys
tenn Slavery do this and all other sins are paruone'
II is evident that do not stand as people "nere We
Oodf
grss but morally the wheels of the Republic have moved
backward. In Just that without which all prosperity II
hut ar chai, have made little progress saver! W."
formerly 10 be abhoned, CRIME 10 De o,
mn evil TO be abolished but now II y spoken oi III hs1
places as a blessing II has whened INTO innocence en,i
demands TO be received everywhere WIN the rvseTt
is paid 10 honest and innocent institutions Du 'e
day STAKEHOLDER boased that he hal refused 20 'ano
hands with that timo-wOrn advocate Oi h1er'y lc ~ ~
Josbua r. Gddngs. few days ago another SiaFehluo'
advised the Senate TO vote down any proposition eha
iuC from Senator Chase, coniosseay one Oh tne "o1s
statesmen in the country Mr.. Douglass neN PVceeuou
to consider the views Messrs. Clngman ana fet on
slavery and the opinions of the fathers OF the RepIDhG
and the Declaration of Independence on human hshs
II now am ask ked what have TO Iecosnu' & H.; n
il ready: Continue do procsey a. you have done' con
tnue 10 wle speak and publish; continue 10 eniViSe' y!
precept and 10y example, the great P.lneipeS VI p
Justice and human brotherhood rs individuals ou.S
members as citizens-at home in the church ana az 'e
bso hox-ycs Sir at the balOrboX. do not snOc'oc ~
the mournfu and misanhropc sentiment uttereu o'? "
another anti-Slavtry meeting that pohtlcal aooi. 20 =
failure; for besides being altogether TOO de'parg o ny
tnnernmen il is most strangely distant from the t'
The evidences of its ncOrrectness are seen al u
The abolition Of Slavery in Massachusetts hnoue ~
Connecticut and New-York proves that pohuchl ait
Slnyery-tha anSlavery which does not hesa'e 70 Ao
;t rr,is dceds-has not proved failure Indeed pohl
cal Abolition is the most powerful agency at M
the overthrow Of Slavery. Ihe pohucaic aae "a
press and the political anSlavery men, IN oh a
nut of Congress are doing 10 aboltionLe 'e Norn
and IN abolish Slavery than any other earthy lhhueSe
new in operation 1t is that which has spoAen IL the
Senate through the eloquent hPs 9i CAaies ou L.,
is that winch iiSon 'eI5 ag Chap J to the Senate
I, Is that which has sustained amid all the violence anu
mslcnitv of satanic opposition. the cam uncourc 1 NJ
TRANQUIL William H. Seward-a man OF whom even % ~,
enemies are uroud-for he s contessedly one n 'e
- NJ over adorned the Senate of the Unlted S''es'
Then there is Gerrit Smith, model man AZ ' 7, -
aid equally in the quality of lis nnd anu s - an
to nocai Abotionism that are indebted oi suo "a -
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