New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-25
A WORD IN SEASON.

70 as Editor Of TAe ~ y T'Ssne.
SIR: have lust been reading the Address Of Pro-
Slavery clergyman, lately delivered by the Rev Dr.
MtGll before q religious association in Salem, Mass
Its commencement was pious benediction, and its
conclusion was another pous benedictiop. the space
intermediate being 6led with the wsrmest advocacy
and the moot cordial Enforcement Of the cause Of
Slavery, and of course with its pseprsbe adjunct -
it now stands arraigned before the American people.
He does not view it as an evil, permitted in the in
scrutabe providence Of God, possibly as punishment
for the immediate good Of ell parties, and mot to be
meddled with ON pain of divine wrath. He does not
for moment apprehend the possibility Of it, being
allowed TO our detriment, % king was once given to
people in the oden time in retrbuton for their per-
verseness; as slavery. was permitted IN Egypt,
certainly not to BE- apoogized for or eulog1ed BY his
own chosen priesthood. Not an apprehension seems
to have crossed him of this nature. E..s...
The commandment to love our neigh6or, II ne
admits Il at ALL it Is with limit restricting its sppca-
lion to US whites who go up TO Jerusalem to worship
rejecting our SaviOrs admission Of the despsed Sd
msfitan to that relation.
But hear the Doctors own words: eve deny that
"the slave This neighbour is chatte that the master
towns either his soul or his body" although he says
eve have right to his service for life and TO that Ut
bis children, with power to transfer all parties to an
"otLer for price" After this he permits his poor
of bis body and souL He believes in gradual eman.
"cipation by religion ~, not moral reform. Ash
true religion were not the fullest reform in morals He
thinks "oup Is fast way; bnt, perhaps, too fsst.
American Slavery is not yet sou years DID, nor the
had occurred to me before reading the address 10
PROPOSE on some suitable occasion, 1919 yeas a. period
extensive enough to achieve something IN the way
additional" But "6ve-hundred- yearsp The
Doctor has shocked and Disconnected me, he seems
to have done most who heard him in Salem. give
hundred years. Why, my proposal would not, in-
But inmodest and extravagant as is the de nand Of
lease that would become perpetual charter, and re-
quning the whole American Continent for its natural
expansion, and though it exhibits the greedines Of
the champions Of Slavery in strong light, none Of
this surprises me more than the blandnees Of style in
which il 10 advanced. There is susvity of manner,
and almost ayfuness of tone, that reminds one Of
the refined daintiness with which old lzaak Walton
that sentimental savage a. be has been cslled-
may be supposed to have bated his hook when trolling
for the fnny tribes. at took primitive Christianity"
be goes on to say SOC years TO wear out this evil 10
" the ancient world. Let Us move on in our Old way.
"to say, TIE old better: Hsve patience with Us;
" have msgnanimity and liberation" We only want
This Doctor would have made good prime minister
in the cabinet Of Pharaoh. He would have advocated
the Egg plan policy with vengeance, no doubt. But
God would have been in the opposition, as be now
most aesuredly is.
The sefecnplscepcy exhibited in another part o.
this Address is note. worthy. Sum Of all vilanies
as II Is, to its vctims-bone of contention a. nov
n, and ever must be until the spirit Of Freeoon IS
-" .ubdued" not only, but crushed out, among our
selyes-none Of it dsturbs this Doctors equsnimity.
However this may be-" be says, "the Presb,te'isn
Church is not sgiisted by the question Of slavery"
Although the nation trembles with violence
Of unpincipled and turbulent men, we iook 70 the
" rock where mercifal Heaven has planted our feet
" and then look M to thank Him ana take courage
- The surres lssh us in vain" But there Is calm
that psecedes the thunder gust and the earbquaks-
j. t!eschsroas calm; and .e1eniy and Stiffness .
.ereritv muss not be trusted. There Ia compacency
which : that ofthe Pfarsee, bu. which 10 duat ana