The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-16
For the Union /.
The slavery Question.

II is with great regret have read in your valuable
paper OF tse presence Washington OF members OF the
Society of Friends for the purpose OF opposing the Ne
braska bill They OF all Others who in private life are
temperate in all things meddlng with the
of their neghbors, should pause long and reflect well
before finding themselves, pechance, in opposition TO the
will of their Maker. They will scarcely attempt to deny
that slavery il recognised by the Bible Have they re-
Heced well on the History OF The world Have they not
daily in their minds the decree of our Saviour-ie this
Gospel be preached 10 all nation, before the end of the
wordl Have they reflected that in the midst of the
rupon OF the Old World, when the liberty OF conscience
began to be eeby exercised and which 10 produce
persecution that the Almighty keeping hidden, I'M
known the Old World, this great continent 10 grow up
great and powerful people, destined TO frame nsiu
tons such known before-destined by His
divine will to be the pioneers OF civil and religious lber
~ to the whole world Are not now by our exam.
pie carrying His will, and HIS instruments in perfect
ing His work DO not the down .trodsen people of the
Old World look forward 10 that day which is to be 10
them day OF independence--to the tyrans who have
ruled them with iron rod day Of reirbu,ion How
these blessings TO be attained bu, through civil and
religious liberty Have the champions of freedom who
are 30 loud their deuunciaons o! slavery inquired
whether il is not the employed by the Almighty to
carry on His great work perfection in causing the Cos
pel-lhe glad ,dings of Saviour-io be preached TO all
the nations of the earthi We read, while missionaries
attempted for years the civilz OF Africa, but in
vain how the descendants OF Africans, whom the AL.
mighty had doomed to slavery for this special purpose
are carrying on this great work 10 the land Of their
cestors they baldipg churches, establishing schools
teaching the child Of the forest that there exists God,
the Creator OF the Notwithstanding those we look
barbafsns that they have soul TO As have SAID
the white missionary attempted this IN vain he was
not destined to this work Other work is prepared Tor
him he is to be1he agent OF The Divine win in differ
enl portion Of the world In lsd6, when we were in
formed that our little army on The banks OF the Rio
Grande was surrounded by three times lis force, had
one predicted thai battle would be fought which would
bring abou, a state OF wsr--hat series OF victories
never before witnessed would be achieved by citizen so
dershat possessions would be extended to the Pa
cc ocean-tha in three years agolden State would be ad
ued into this glorious Union washed by the waves OF
the Pacific would such person have been denounced
az false prophet And yet all this has been accomplish
ed and why for purposes hidden 10 the wisdom OF fra
man We see thousands and tens Of thousands OF Chi
nese visiting and even locating themselves in, The golden
State they are bsrbarous as The Africans, the wor
shippers Of IDOL. We find them by degrees adopting
customs and our habits they acquire knowledge Of
our language, they frequent ou churches they witness
the performance Of religious duties they are led to