Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-08-09

vested? DO you not know that by the uni
versal law of slavery the slave is held to in
Vulnerable accountabilites, overriding all
claim Of his master, and that he is protected,
not as a chattel but as a man, at the peril
and profit even of his masters life2 And
yet, upon precisely opposite allegations YOU
construct an argument whose logical issue
is the subversion of our National Union; and
upon that argument you construct code of
morals, whose highest obligations is civil
law. Sir, whatever may be my opinion Of
the fairness Of such reasoning, easily per-
ceive its dialectic skill. But for your sweep
ing allegations, your argument had nothing
on which to rest; for if the relation ofmaster /
and slave be once admitted to be generally
relation Of power and subiecton analogous
TO those of ruler and subject, guardian and ,
ward, parent and child-then it demands far .
higher powers than yours TO show that as n
mere relation it has any moral quality at all; .
and then your duty of murder on account Of
it, comes straightway TO an end. Slavery, |,
Mr.. Sumner, is not thing which, even in |
its fundamental nature, much less in its
more revolving aspects, have any purpose
to defend. Eut it is not, either in its nature
or its manifestations, the thing you could
hardly fail 10 know. How, then, can avoid
saving that the pretexts on which vou coun-
sci such insane proceedings are neither true
|, nor real.
, What you say on the two vital objections,
as you call them, TO what You style the anti
, slavery enterprise, is not equal to the level
: Of your ordinary thoughts. The distinction
= Of race, as an obstacle 10 indiscrlninate alb
clifton, and the sanction Ct Christians to the
: institution Of slavery, as plea for its toer-
alton, do unques:iomably req quire to put aside
: more thoroughly than YOU have succeeded
= in doing, before the terrible necessity of a.
t dopting your principles and following your
| councils can be said to be obligatory on the
!, conscience Of the North. will venture 10
e suggest somewhat on both topics, which
= seems to have escaped your notice.
h For my part, sir, wish well to every
: country in the world, and TO every race on
r the face of the earth. Dut frankly admit
c that | love my own country out of all COM
d pariSon with every other; that cherish my
/ own race with iervor far beyond that with
l. which | regard all others. Some people call
IS this bigotry-some call It fanatcism-some
call it narrow mindedncss-and the like
Y | call it an exalted duty, both Of natural mo-
~ A"'A'l SIAN Va iSHIt4CU lClBlDll, NIlOSt neg
e lect Is incompatible with pure heart or a
Y right spirit in man. 1t has pleased God to
r create and establish great diverSties Of race
L. amongst men: diversitieS which, if we could
l. obliterate them completely, would, there can
le be no doubt, be re-agtablished under the
ID course OF Divine Providence, whose grand
l. designs in that, as in all things else, we ne-
l. ther comprehend, nor are able to defeat
e; This diversity Of race, extending apparent
- ly TO the utmost limit compatible with its
IL generic unity, has been one Of the most con-
le splcuous elements in the destiny OF mankind
;; and is so still.
Of beg you TO consider that in all recorded
J. time, but two methods have been found
t whereby it was possible TO solve the great
in problem Of the general mixture Of races il
lie one community, on equal terms. II can be
OF done-Whcre all have common master: that
ot is, unC-i form, which indiScrminatelv en-.
I'd slaves ALL Or it can be done by
- me"ns Of the liberation of Polygamy; that is
ID under form where the civil qualify is pre-.
a: oedcd and coerced by one blood and house,
~ hold. Except by one or other OF these means
e; or by both Of them combined, the iundamen.
re tai dsmand Of your Abolition hypothesis, al
t. Ter innumerahe attempts upon every rae,
ed Of men, under every form cf civilization, -
he has encountered only universal shipwrecll
n Your anti-s.avery enterprise, therefore a
re soon as it encounters The question Of mixec
il races dwelling together, must demand tina
equality which is produced by the iudis
" criminate seryltude Of all; or it must de
on mand the liberation Of polygamy; or it mus
se SUccumb before the irresistible course O
r. Providence, and the invincible laws of hu
lat man nature, as both are attested by III
lat universal experience o.. mankind. Thai Is
us we must reBsunce our freedom and our &c
N tual civilization to reach one solution of thi
Is, premium, az VIC must renounce our Girls
ng tianity TO reach the other solution OF it, o
gu we must resist our anti-savery enterprise
nd with its fundamental clause Of equality c
oil races, as tantamount 10 the utter disorgaui
OH zalion OF society. Sir, have not one wor
lat TO say about Shem, Ham, Japheth or Canaan
But whether as a statesman, as n philosc
las pher, or as a Christian, and with a soveI
lie, eign contempt for all inlidel theories ofmaI
;e- Of society, and Of virtue,--l calmly and sol
cd rowiully tell you, there lies one oil the gran
le- and insuperable obstacles to that univers
Ir. freedom and equality Of man, for which ms
lat has painted from the origin Of the race, bl
ely could never attain; and never will, upon su,
lea theories as yours.
er- The pretext that the thing is attainab
gle by civil war, or is attainabe at all, exec
US on the terms stated, or is either possible
= desireable for us, is neither true nor real
ie- On the other point your plea for the di
lbt solution of society and the ruin of our cottl
ou try is still less satisfactory. As for m
lily Mr.. Sumner, it has been the great busine
of my life 10 preach the Gospel of God; Il
sht great pleasure of my life, to do what cou
aw to ameliorate the condition Of my fello
las men. And need not hesitate TO add, H.
ght while have won neither senatorial rar
,eh nor national notoricty thereby, have endu
ese ed more and risked more for the sake of Il
MI black race, by far, than either you or ha,
l. l. Il