The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27

| thyself ?" And who is thy neighbor ?
That down-trodden slave. is he. But
where is your love when you even deny
him the right to be a man? Does not
Christianity teach that God has " made
of one blood all nations of men to dwell
on all the face of the earth 90 But how
can you reconcile this great truth with
your conduct in shutting out the poor
slave from the brotherhood of humanity? :?
Is not this the grand law for the regula-
ton of conduct betwixt man and man. as
laid down by the Great Teacher himself
=" Whatsoever We would that men
should do unto you, do We even so unto
them?" But if that law be honoreu in
the midst of you, does it not follow that
you viii bid every slave 60 free? As
ye would that men should bind no fetters
on your limbs, does not that law demand
that We bind no fetters on theirs? AS ye
would not be enslaved, Christ bids you
enslave none. Have you not Bible and
Missionary Societies, and do you not re-
gard them as the glory of your nation ?
But why send the Bible to slaves of Satan
in other climes, and deny it to the slaves
in your own land? Why seek to illum-
Inc India and China, while you doom to
heather darkness millions in your own
country? Americans /! by everything
that is sacred and awful in our holy reli-
gion, we appeal to you to be consistent
here. AS you profess to be Christian
people, listen to the word of the Most
High Remember them that are in
bonds as bound with them =" Pro-
claim liberty to the captiyes, and the open
ing of the prison doors to them that are
bound p" Loose the bands of wicked
ness, undo the heavy burdens, break
every yoke, and let the oppressed go
free"
Americans, shall slavery continue p
Shall the aecursed system still live under
the shadow of law-still be tolerated,
fostered, propagated? ? Shall the foul
blot still remain ON your national escuteh-
con? VIII you still forsake the good
old paths of your fathers, and act as if
you sought to quench the altar-fires of
liberty which they enkindled I? Will you
continue to undo the work of patriots, re-
formers, philanthropists, and to affiliate
with tyrants, traitors, usurpers, and man
stealers? Surely, it cannot be-! Surely,
an indignant nation will say, 1t shall
not be
Americans, bear with US in our i'm
portunity. We love you as brethren
therefore do we plead with you. We
love your magnificent country, your
noble Institutions, your spirit of progress;
therefore do we plead with you. We
love liberty, our dearest birthright and
yours, for which our fathers and yours
shed their blood-liberty, the birthright
of all therefore do We plead with you.
We love Religion, and would see her di-
vine and glorious form making triumph
ant progress through your land there
fore we plead with you. We love the
image of Jesus, in his disciples, of what
ever color, and would not see that image
in chains; therefore do we plead with
you.
Americans, We know that there are
difficulties in your way /; but these are
nothing in comparison with the measure
less good to be achieved. Your moral
influence, your position among the ma
tons, and your glory as people, will be
all the more eminent and enduring, il, by
one act of magnanimity, you trample
these difficulties in the dust Retraee,
then, your steps, we entreat you Give
to the enslaved his inborn, inalienable
rights Give to the toiler the fruits of
his toll. Give to the husband the wife
of his bosom, and to the wife the hus-
band of her youth. Give to the fond
mother the child whom God has given to
her. Give to immortal mind the price
less blessings of education. Give to the
weary, the wretched, and the lost, the
light of life, and the hope of eternal re-
pose. Give to man the right of his own
free among his fellows, and account
able to his God. Then shall the. Union
Flag of Freedom float above a land with
out slavei and the good upon earth will
rejoice, and the God of Heaven will bless
you. \, s-.3 - @ a.sz a-i
Signed by Ministers, Magistrates. and
on behalf of 10000 Scottish Remon-
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