Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-22

through the humanity of the midwifes to
whom the order seems to be entirely left
There was no chattelism of the Hebrews, no
buying and selling them, no breaking up of
he family ties. They lived together i'll COM
munity by themselves, in the land of Goshen,
and doubtless had many heart felt enioyments,
though politically oppressed and poor. In this
they would not fulfill the high des-
tiny designed by God. not only for them.
but for every human being. God has claim
to the services of every one of his rational
creatures. And he demands of all, the i'm
provement of every talent committed to them,
that they may the more fully honor him as
their Creator. When persons neglect, from
their own fIee choice, to make this improve
meLt, the responsibility is their own. But if
human authority is enforced to crush the in
tellect, and hrutalize the heart of others,
most fearful responsibility rests upon the OPP
pressor. For be is not only robbing man, but
God of his creative and eternal rights. There
then was great point of Pharaoh's wicked
ness by his oppression, he so blunted the
moral perceptions, and stunted the intellect
of the children of Israel, that they were inca
pable of approaching the devine character, or
of rendering to God any suitable return for
his glorious Projections.
What now is Slavery of the African race,
in these United Statess The law, holds them
to be chattels, personal, in the hands of their
master, who can work them to any amount he
pleases. fiog or chastise them according to his
own pleasure. Deprive them of every en-
joynent lie sees fit. Sell them to whom or
where he peases. II they have families. he
can separate them into different and distant
parts from each other. They can never hold
any property, not of the most trifing charac-
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master. They are not permitted to learn to
read or write, it being a criminal offence in
others, by the slave law, even to teach them to
read the bible. In short, by the law aud the
practice of the Shareholder, it is deemed of the
greatest importance to crush out every aspira-
fion of the soul of the slave, which seeks
kindred affinity with noble humanity. The
lower they are sunken in debasement, and the
nearer they re -emble in mind the brute crea-
ton, the better it pleases the slave power, be-
cause they are the more docile under the
yoke, and give to their masters less trouble,
when every aspiration of the treemans heart
and interest is blotted out. Still, this people
are naturally OF deep religious sympathes.
If they can catch but generous glow of spir-
itual sunlight 1t leaves its impression hard
ly to be obliterated. Thus may be found
amongst them, many who, if not eminent. are
spirit of God, viii through principle, make
them docile. though every wrong may be
heaped upon them. This, the wary master
counts as his gain, for when placed upon the
block for sale his christian virtues are set FORTH
and he is bid off at a very enhanced price
than otherwise he would have brought. Thus
does slavery traffic not in men alone, but in
the spirit Of the living God. Also, in the
blessed Emmanuel, who has said, :" In as
much as We have done it unto one of the
least of these, my bretheren, We have done it
unto me-" Another feature OF the slave code,
which has been passed over, is, that whatev-
or wrongs may be heaped upon the slave, let
it be of the worst character, the most cruel
and unrelenting form, even to mutilating by
peace meal, burning by slow progress, or
whatever else; there is no remedy, unless
done in the sight of some white person; o
no slaves can testify against white man. be
their character for truth and honesty, as enae-
ulate as any saint in the calendar.
have given but a faint outline of slavery,
as it exists in this country, this 54th year OF
the nineteenth century. Should l attempt to
Rll up the picture by the dark shadowing of
its practical facts, it would be catalogue of
horrors, from which every sensitive mind
would wish to turn away.
Slavery is, in fact confined to fifteen Of
these United States, out of thirty-one but it
has by its policy, in managing the political
parties of the country, usurped the controlling
power of the General Government, and now
an attempt is made to crush out every prinei-
pie of freedom from the American heart. Not
only is II is being done by the influence and
patronage Of the President Of these United
States over the free states Of this union, but
the same influence is exerted over Congress,
large majority of which are chosen from
these free states, who have recently violated
q most solemn compromise and pledge, en-
tered into BY the Congress Of 1920, whereby
two slave states were admitted into the union,
west of the Mississippi, and the remaining
territory, then bowling wilderness, was de-
creed by the authority Of solemn compact,
to be forever free. After having enjoyed, to
the fullest extent, all the privileges granted
to slavery for thirty three years. They now,
like a beast of pray, pounce upon the residue
of the territory, now ready to be opened for
settlement. Thus, by the treachery of north
ern meu, aided by the power and influence OF
q President from the north, is this vast terri
tory to be given ur to the dominion and curse
OF slavery, instead Of echoing to the happy
voice Of the free laborer, is to resound with
the elanking chains, the sorrowful signing and
dismal groans Of the half clad slave, educed
from the smacking whip Of the monster dri-
yer.
Such is the love of gold and the lust Of
power in these days, which is come in the
place Of the love of freedom in our fathers
DAYS. that every political aspirant is ready to
barter away, not only the freedom OF his coun-
try. but his own immortal destiny, if he may
but reap some place of power, or ill his crav-
ing nav with All abundance of the glittering
dust. But what is the most alarming in this
state of things, is. that the people are not yet
SO fully awake to the danger which threatens
them az they ought to be. Once, if but
single chord was made to vibrate against Free
dom. then the whole country would be arous-
ed. and speaking in thunder tones, would
frighten from its work the enemy. But now
the shrill clarion for liberty is become feeble
for want of use; and the silence Of Death has
too long reigned over the two great parties oil
the country. True, We. hear few mutterings OF
thunderfrom small party who still love Tree
dom; but they are so few and far between that
the powers that be in Congress have not heed
ed their voice. They have done the damning
deed, and glory in it, though their country s
ruin should stare them in the face, and clothe
the country in sackcloth. . my country,
nv country, | mourn over thy fallen great
ness For though thou art grown to giants
dimensions, vet thou art weaker than thou
vast the day thou vast born. The Philistines
have shorn off thy locks, and thou art bound
with the cords of the Shareholder, and except
God permit thy hair to grow again, and thy
strength to return, and thou stir thysef and
break the chain of the oppressor. Meme, meme
fakel shall be written on the tablet of thy