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

established every argument by which our
own freedom is vindicaied-everv applause awardcH
10 the successful rebellion Of fa;hersevcry infg-
nou word ever hurled against the enslaveent OF our
white fellow citizens by Algerne corsairs, must plead
against the deep damnation Of
slavery, whether white or black.
IL IL said that the Africans The pos;erty OF Ham,
the son Of Noah through Canaan, who Yves cursed b.
NoGh 20 be the servant Of h.z brethren and that this
maledicon has desc ndod upon all his pos;eriiy, IN
GLIDING the unhappy Africans, who are accordingly
devoted bv God, through urendiug generations, 10
unendiug tonds 70. Such Is the favonie Argument
often put forth % the South. and more than once IL
roctly addressed 70 myself. Here, for instance i
Gssage from le.ter recently received You need
- not rersist.r saws the writer. " IN cOufcundnC
"JaI hetl's children with Hams. and making both
"Iscef one, and arguing on their rights a. those OF
man broadly And have been seriously assured
that until tis objection Il answered II viii be in vain
TO press NV views upon Congress or the country.
Listen 10 the icxts Of the Old Testament which are
50 strangely employed;
And he Noshl ,Ad cursed be oauaau; q .,r.
ynts ,hi p b unto ne i-eih,t And p "a e'ssf
Csrssn hal be his tT-Geae,i cha, IL. .5-17
That is all: and | need only read these w0ris in
order TO oxpose the whole transpicuons humbug. But
an tompied to add that 10 justify sis objection, Il
Will be necessary 20 maintain az least five different
propositions a. essential links in the chain Of te
African .Gyc: frsf that by this maledc'iOn Canaan
himself was actually changed into a chaitel whereas
he l. simply made the servant OF his brethren scc0afy
that not merely Canaan but al = poseriiy, 70 the re-
mOtest eeneratOn. so changed, whereas the Ian
guagc has no such extent thirdly. that the African
actually belongs TO tie posieriiy Of Canaan-an eth
uoerfl hca assumption absurdly difficult 20 esablsh
t0HHhlV. hat each Of the descendants Of >hem or
jar beth has a right 10 hold African ic.oenau o.
q ChoitCl-a pro- osiiOn which finds 10 somblancc oi
SUPPORT and fffiiy. that every savemlstcl = truly
descended from Shem or Japhcth-a Iodl-Iee WAlch
10 anxiety or 0udaciiy can prove Inis PLAIN ahaIt
sis " ch may hily excite s.lle, shows the h'e-iOd
absuIoiiy OF an attempt 10 found tAs re'o.HAs
wong on
"AnJ Successive ME. ioas and dark.
Drawn frcn the uiusfy rolls Il y abs ark.
Tie small eOiry. which could find comfort N these
texts has been lately exalted by The suggestions OF
science that tie different OF men are not derived
from a. single pair. tu tom several distinct siocAs ac-
Ing 20 Their several distinct CHARACTERISTICS aul II
has leon audacousy argued that the Aflc0n j. 80 Tar
inferior az 10 cse all tlc 90 that liberty which l. The
birLIi-ht Of lie lordly white Now, / have neither
time nor dis osii.on, this occasion, 20 discuss the
question Of the unity Of races nor Is u necessary 70
my present purpose II muy be- hat the different races
OF men proc, eCed from different stocks; but there =
only one great Human Family, in which Caucasian and
African hin, and Indian all brothers, children
of one Father, and heirs io one hHpphe-s-Ai-Ac on
caith and in Heaven. "S;ar-cycd science cannot
shake this everlasting truth. II may yainly tAhloi
recularitios in the African. by which be- Is distinguish
able fom tie Caucasian IL may, ia his pAyslcA
folm and intellectual character pr sumo 10 ma the
stamp OF permanent mi riority. But by 10 relch OF
ltlfIu-. hV 10 torture Oi incfS, DN no tulvLttlg ="
dogma. can II show that Le Is not a man. And as a
man lie stands before You an unqucsiionabic member
CT tie Human Family. and euutlcd 10 al ne Fis"s ~
man. You can claim nothing for yourself, as man,
which you must not accord 10 hin. LJc' ".cFfy' ara
The pursuR Of hatyiHess-which you proudly declare
10 lie YOUR own malionabe, GOd--iycn rights, aud 70
tie support of which fathers pledged their vcs
fortunes and sacred honor-are his by the same I'M
mortal title hat ;hcy are yours.
.. From u @ objection founded Onile alleged dlsilnc-
Of that ofHor founded ALLEGED
s0ncf.on Of Sf0rerV be- ChrsfiGHfy. And striving 70
be brief shall lot undertake TO reconcile cNts often
quoted from the Old Testament. which whatever may
be their mIOr ale all absorbed IN the later New; nor
shall | stop To consider the precise Interpretation of
tie Oft-quOtcd phase Servants Obfy y1nr masters
seek TO weigh any such imperfect Injunction m the
scales against those grand commandments on which
laTg ali n q law and the prophets. Surely the
ample and teachings of the Savior who lifted up the
dOwn-Todden, who eniOined purity of life, and over
flowed with Tenderness even 10 little children. human
ingenuity can find 10 apology for al Institution which
tran PIES on Ian, which doflcs woman. md sweeps
little children beneath tie hammer Of the auconcer.
II 10 any iose things -ccm 20 have tie License of
Christianity, u ~ only because they have rsi secured
license d. his own soul hen are prone 10 find IN IN
Ceruin GfCOnueCcd texts. COZ frInalOn Of her own
personal IreJudces or pIepossesslons. Aud WHO
am 10 divine bui only simple nyfn@n make DON 70
fay mat Whoever finds m the Gosiel any sanction of
slavery finds there merely a reflection Of himself On
q matter 20 resstibly clear authority supertiuOus;
but an eminent character WHO poet makes Us forget
d. Li-h lace Philosopher and as Philosopher makes
forget Liz high place theOlogan, has exposed the
creenial autGgonism between Christianity and slavery
IN few pregnant words which you VIII be glad 10 hear
-Iariic l0rly | believe they have not been before
int oduocd INTO ts discussion: By principle
90 tial TO Christianity, SAYS ColcIdge, "a persOn l.
% etcnaly diforenccd Eom a thing 50 that ne idea
"g Human Beng necessarily excludes he idea u
Sc property m that BeiHg."
" ih regret, though not with astonishment, learn
that Boston divine has sought TO throw tie seamless
garment of Christ over this shocking wrong. But
am patient and clearly how vain viii be his effort,
when call 20 mind that within this very ceituy other
diviIcs sought to throw the same seamless garment
the more shocking slave-.Tadc; and that among
other publications h;ilc book then put forth with
tie name of reverend clergyman the te-page, TO
prove that the African iraGe for negro slaves is con-
. sstcnt with the principles OF humanity and revealed
d" religion" and thinking Of ihese things ready
10 say with shaksIerc,
"--- II religion,