The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-25

70 you to 90 and learn to rsadn Tho Jadss tod him
he bad done nothing wrong, and advised HIN net to
ed eco home said he, and get the beat bowie knife
and the beet revolver ycu can get IN the ststs arm
make specimen Of him on the spot" Though he vas
slaveholder, he gave him advice II he q free
soilsr The same gentleman said atsly At the Pe. at
pescesbly if We can, forcibly II we mustn He went
home, and got out big jock knife and laid 1t the
him. but be de mined get OF the place
he couc. His wife recsived two epstles ono
threatening to give him peculiar kind of ride aud
give him rope. He did not wish to wait for any more
Of these isiyes, and went OF 70 s. Josephs on the
following Monday night lie remained there three
WEEKS and return ed; but advised to give up his
school, which he did One OF the slaves whom be had
ssss a 40 e's 80 s S
money to buy bis freedom; another Is preparing
to 90 to calioInia and another was declared free
at Elmira in this State, last winter. Still he did
not want the reporters to mention these facts.
That little school Of his had given this shareholders
haa bad anything to DO with IT. IT seemed to him as
though great many persons In the North in reference
siavery in ths South entirely II they wanted to do any
thing this their rus way to work was to work
politically The oopgfssahonaliss and the New school
South 10000 church members who prosecuted on
account OF the charge Of abotonism Do not crowd
tne country but give them the hands of Christians and
tell them you sympatbizs with them Many slavenold
the south greater slaves than those whom
they own. He would not admit there was man living
except Fred Douglass who detested American slavery
more than he-Mr. Starr--did; and yet he had seen
and had often asked him elf what If placed in that posi-
ton be would do. He would no, have known what to
do My friends said he pray for these Christians In the
scuth-do not compel them to feel that you have NO
sympathy for them Christians in the South think
the subject Of slavery as wei as Christians IN the North
that he viii override things to mako them act WELL
Sou hern churc- members did not want them at all to
M Al mi mr.
the time when their hands to be unshackled from
the curse Ct slavery It was not by separation Of the
churches North aud South that anything could be done
for slavery II Is in Congress that the North act
with energy au6 decision to abAte the curse.
Mr. starr in conclusion related the difficulties he had
encountered in getting bis church in Missouri and
said that what to become of that church his ab
se1 d ne . dot rel lie Them 70 pray ios ~
feared would soon be also lett without pastors. In
spec to my goiUg away from there will say Last year
stubborn nature, would not go rallied friends
enough to encourage ms to stay and my enemies were
oosa on Them so musn that they wers
obliged to adopt new association on strictly
ssSs That 4 an s q
command AZ few hours notice, the service of To- GOO
armed men and unlimited treasure. The result OF it
these bsn6its and rumors to the city that their
next eemorstrs ton would be made on your humble
enough and had at last to go. had desire to stay
but somemes, my friends, men sin by fool hardness
rather than by cowardice. 1t was my wish to stay.
Ny church told me they would stand by me, and
seek TO protest me il attacked but they had
hope to be ale to do So and that the only result Of
staying would be first to sacrifice myself, and then
one after another, tLem bly, wife had been fearful for
constant desire and solcitude Yielding the advice
Of my friends and to the wishes of my family,
scented to leave that country. came away two days
in anticipation Of what supposed would be warning
for me to leave The State. Nhave never however,
that country though it has been often asked, why
you net drive Starr away-aog him or hang hima
They might have done So but that had many friends.
came away, ladies and gentlemen, with as much dig
Dty as could, but little faster, however, than
wanted to.