New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-16

.i.e srology Of Christianity which II bas %N-r0dsly
Irr~.d and here leave the first par % my subject,
assuming sgains, every objection re Necessity Of our
Enterprise.
H. am cow brought in the second place, TO eon
sider ne PRlcTlcaBiIIrT OF the Enterprise ana
hSre the wav i easy. In showing its necessity nave
already demonstrated IL pracucably for Inc ioTei
ipoudss the latter, the greater includes the ess,
whatever Il necessary must he practicable bs
decree which has ever been bvword OF tyranny IN.
I-7ae,es were compelled 70 make bncks wiinOu'
,rs,v Int i, IL not according 70 the ways OF OeneN-
oleu, Providence that man should be constaineu 20
10 ,bst cannot be done. What mus' BE- done can De
Sore Besdes the Anti->iavory Enterprise i necer-
sarv because it Is right aud the night Is always P'ac
ticable.
Itror well the little faith which the world has IN
~ .-ur,,b of ulinciplos, and readily imagine the
despair with which our object / regaraeu Ous ho on
tbs account an | disheariened. Ihat sNuDeraus
writer. sir Thomas Browne, breaks forth IN me
es,afic wish for some new difficulty IN Christian be-
lief that Lis faith might have new victory ana an
enircrt enthusiast went 30 far a. 10 say max ne oe-
lioved because II was mpossloie-eredo qua tp'toN',
Tle. Bu, no such exalted faith Il now required
Here is no mpossibiiiy. nor i there any dliheuliy
1Tiieh VII not Weld TO a faithful we-.lrecied en-
dor ITO any timid soul the Enterprise seems I'M
rossihle hocause i too beautiful the say al once
that II j. too beautiful rot 70 be possible.
Put Jc.cending from these submits, let me snow
rlainlv the object which il seeks 20 accomplish, aud
herein YOU shall and confess ite compete preuci-
hiI,v While discounienancing al Prejudice OF color
tertriseat least 20 far may speak tor Ii-does nos
undertake 10 charge human nature or 10 tor any m
divdual into relations Of iiie tor when ne = no NOR
ally Intellectually, and socially adapted: nor uoes %
necessarily assume that race degraded Tor long gen
orrtous under the iIon heel of bondage, can oe ed
~ once INTO all the political Ir, o. an Auefl.hh
citizen Hut, ST., l. does confidently assume against
nil ousst'o cOnfradi ton assault wndicyei, ma
ererg nan IS entitled 10 e, Liberty and me ParsHH ~
Istrirfrs. and ruth cgu0L c0Htd Asserts mar
or1rs iadiridpai rho rcars he human form rlether
ggg-t or rtfe si0uld AZ once b. recognized az man.
know not wlen Ills Is done. what other trials may be-
i, nj, Tor n . unhappy African: but do know, thu,
tie Anti slavery En;eIprse will then have iuunphed,
and tie institution of Slavery, rs d.hHed by efstiNS
1qtr " in TO longer shock mankind.
In d Is work he ffs; essential prlcti~al requisite D.,
that the question shall be openly and frankly con-
frCnied. Do not pat L aside DO no. oAnk J. ent OF
seLt. Do rot dodge II. Approach r. Study II. foa-
d,r To- Peal viii H. Let Il rest IN the Illumination OF
sre,ch conversation. and tie Pres. Lci II MI me
,ouah.s Of the statesman and ihe prayers col The u.-
pit hen slavery is thus regarded, rs true character
VIII g RECOGNIZED as h0ff1i 0sscvbidse ~ Ht1'.f-
f0n0T -r0nQs undcr The saac'0 ~ crisffHg tar, and
coed men will he moved a. once to apply the RENE ~
Artady even III zcalOfs Admit that IT'S " abuses
should he removed. This is their word anu not mine.
Alas alas Sir, IL j. these very abuses which con-
stue is component parf. without which would nor
exit even as the scources in n bundle with the AK
cors-i'uted tie dread tasccs gi the Roman hcior.
Iako away these. and tie whole emloIled outrage
viii disorisar. Surely that central assuml OIL
Is CHANGED into chaiiel may be- abandoned
ard = not ;his practicable The assoen,e scour-cs
Ly which that iransccndcnt abuse j. suuounue't
NAV one by one. lie subiIacied. The 90 abuse
which substitutes cououbina-o for mauiage-tle
aluse which annals ihe parental reiaton--ihe
abuse which cioses the portals OF knowlcigc-
lie abuse which tylauncaly uiurIs all the
labor Of another now upheld by positive law may by
positive law be abolished. 10 say mar M Is ne.
practicable in The nineteenth century would be sean
Dial uEon mankind. And just in proportion a. these
ABUSES cease 10 have tie sanction 81 law VII tie
institution OF slavery cease ~ exist. lie Atcan.
whatever may then be lis condition. VIII 10 ioH-ei pe
ne STARE over whose wrongs and sorrows the world
trohs az times ierccy indignant and at times pam
fully sad, while with ou;sireiched arms BE sends forth
lie iteou0 cry, " Am not man and brother
In pressing forward TO his result the inquiry Is o.'on
presentod To what extent ii any shall compensation be
AL av ed TO the eavcnas'Cls Clearly II the point De
determined hy absolute us,icc nor the masters but the
slaves will be entitled to compensation; for It Is thc
slaves who throughout weary generations have been
det rived al their toll and an its fruits which went 10
enrich their masters. Besides. it seems hardly reason
able 70 ay for the Accomplishment Of those DISCUS ing
"abus,sT which, in their aeerc 5aon, constitute tie
bundle II slavery. Pray sir by what tariff price-
current OF Urine pie of equation shall their seyora. val
ucs be estmaiCdf What sum shall be counted out as
the proper price for the abandonment of that preten-
sior-Iorc indecent than the JHS prime HOctS OF the
feudal nee which leaves woman, whether IN the arms
of master or slave, always concubinol What bride
u all be pIofered for the restoration of GOd-gyen pa
rental rights What money shall BE- paid for taking
of the Iadock by which souls are fastened down in
deiknofs How much for q qUl,-caim 10 labor now
moarly exactcd by the strong from the weak And
what Iensaion shall be- awarded FOR the surrender
Of that ogrCliOus assumption condemned by reason
and abhoued by Iicty which changes man into
thing Iput these questions without undertaking to
pass uvon them. Shrinking irsinctiyely from any
recognition of rights touHded on rr0ngs find myself
shrinking alfO nom any austcre verdict which shall
DENY Il e means Necessary 10 IKE great cOnsummntiOn
we seek Our fathers under Washington did not hesi-
by act Of Congress Ia appropriate largely tor me
ransom of white iellOw-citiZeBs euslayed by Ageuuc
corsnirs; and following this example en- disposed 20
consider the question of compensation a. one of expo
dency 10 be determined 10y the eXigcncv OF the hour
aud the constitutional powers OF the Government;
though such my desire Ia tie foul cud of Slavery
IN flight that could not hesitate 10 build even bridge
Of gold ii necessary 20 promote his escape.
Tie PracticaJtify OF the Anti-slavery Enterprise
has been constantly questioned often specifically
ar 70 be answered az once. shall not take tine To
consider the allegation founded considerations of
economy. which eudaciOusly assumes that Slave Labor
il more adv analogous than Free Labor-ihgt slavery
II more profitable than Freedom; tor this is al expO
ded y he official tables OF tie census that other
futile al umont, that tie slaves are not prepared for
Freedom and therefore, should not be precipitaed
into this condOn-iOr that Is no better than The
Gent Greek folly whore tie anxious mother would not
allow her son 10 20 into water until he had rs learned
slavery Enterprise, there were two cllet objections,
also again lis PrGccabliy there two; tie first,
founded lis alleged danger 10 the master; and the
second, on IT. alleged damage TO the slave himself
J. Tho frst objection, founded the alb. ed daHger
10 the master, most generally takes the eNtrayagaut
form that the slave il released from his present cond
ton would cut his masters throat. Here Is blatant
paradox which pass for reason only among those
wi have lot their reason. With absurdiiy which
finds 10 varalel xepi in tie defenses OF SLAVERY il
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