Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-08-08
SIarry Question.

ted States, lisa Gsestonthat has done more
to sdvcr the affections Of the people andon-
danger the pcrpftuity Of the Union, than
any other qucsti1n that has ever agitated
this greatt.a!iona 1t has been introduced
in c very possible form, md appended to
all.kinds Of PROJECTS and praise worthy
meas prcs; and iea advocates have insidu.
otlsly promulgated its bancful principles
through every Community, Like ser
Pcnt, it has steallhily crawled forth under
various coverts, End sought shelter under
every possible rettcat--it has fedand grown
upon floating ana stationary corruption,
and afcumulatedatrength by the adherence
Of designing mett upon the one part, and
misguided zealots upon the other, until it
has be en-. permitted to roll upits huge coil,
and 4te Church End State are convulsed
by reason Of lis tedious hiss
| Fro m the lensEh Of time that the subject
has been agitatihg this government, to-.
gother with tie il,cn and measures that
base been employed to give it popular IA
.vor, and the agencies thathavc resisted its
influence, some hay &C include that it is
pretty well underAtood. at this time. But,
facts prove otherwise; while il may be, and
/ doubtless is undeF by few, large
! proportion ofthc passes, North and South, ),
do. not rnderstan& the subject, or the is
sues inrolved.in is final triumph-shou!d
such Triumph evef be; realized, The cir
cunstan noes undeF which the issues are or.
dinarily discussed, may account for the
wantef information impaired, They are.
as a general rule, presented in connection,
with other issues (which are engrossing
J public attention ar the time; or otherwise,
in a ma ner that y designed to: conceal
the object, SO far rs the advocates are con-
cerncd;E especiallyin Southern territory.
And, when such 6inhuences are met by
Southern men, they are generally, and al
most N cessarily brought into collision
with such issues Is the poison was wrap
ped in, and they afe apt to be well chosen,
for the purpose Introducing effect; these
are laid hold of bbabolition affiliators for
the purpose of destroying the effects fad-
verse observation-disclosures, the confusion
and want of corredt instructions amongst
the masses. Wheeler these are the rea-
sons involving a want of general correct
information on thesubject or not, we will
not pause to- argue 3but, few however, who
are well informed On the subject, will call
in question the fact that the great body of
our people have heard much thunder on
the subject in propartioh to the light they
have received; or raher, the light has not
been commensuratesto the thunder. =. r
] Believing the foregoing to be true, and
that there is some benefit derived from a
judicious selection gf time, as we'll as the
manner of presenting a subject, we have
concluded to avail ourselves Of the present
interval between engrossing issues, to fur
nish our patrons with q series of essays on
the subject. They will not be presented
lin the consecutive order Of the weekly is
sues of the paper; bit the following or.
der WILDE observed ln their publication:
i First That slavery3is according to Di.
vine appointment; anil that 1t was not con.
tingent in its original Introduction, but was
and is to be standifg institution; in this
connection, a proper distinction will be
observed, between Jewish slaves and hea.
4 then carives, or purchases,
Second. That the most prominent mer
ofthe Old Testamentwere shareholders
and that the most prominent men Of til.
! New Testament sanctioned the institution
4 Of slavery.
Third, That the Ssnthern slaves are ell
! waited by the relationsthey sustain to mas
!, ters; and thatth coalition is better thai
4 any Of The froe Of their race; in this con
'otntction the distinction between tho inst
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