The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-07-01
From tho N. C.. Christian Advocates
AMERICAN TRACT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CONGRATULATIONS

disposition To attack your recently published
opinions as to the Am. Tr. Socety--tor, Of
course, il i your duty aud right 10 form and
express them, aud We will all Look to see
their deveiopement. trusting in Gnd that the
issue Of them may be fur goud, which doubt
less is yuur only object--yet. feel It due the
cause uf Christ TO state, in christian Kindness.
that you Internationally misrepresentc,l me
in publishing tnat received aud sent back
to New York supply Of book, by Beecher.
because Of its direct and gross attack upon
slavery.
1t is quite probable that the breyity Of my
remarks 10 You abuut. Beecher's Bo,k.'caus>
cd you 10 make this honest error. should
have explained the matter fully to you. as |
have done 10 others, AS circumstances would
allow me, which is as follows: Since the
agitation Of slavery III the last few years,
have read closely the publications Of the Am.
'rr. Society, to see il there was anything OBJ
jectionanle on that subject ;and IN this course
of reading exarined carefully tue SKIS
mons, on lntempcrance.' BY DR.. LYMAN
Beechrr--iaih.r oi the Beecher 81 the N. Y.
independent, winch he wrote number IL
years ago. and were pab,,'ed by the Am.
IT. Soc.ety, before the great excitement ~
our country 81 slavery; aaj The book Tor
years has been generally known in the South.
and highly apprecialeu for the good done by
u ~ the Temperance cause. ln this bopk.
where tile evils of the African slave trade
were used to illustrate the evils Of iniemper.
ance, the word sfaUery occurs IN ne sentence
INSTEAD Of sdUe. trade. which should have been
used and although II would easily admit ii
i favorable construction. taking the whole
subject together, yet as il was liable To be
misconsIrued by some. aud other Agents
wnuld mol order il South Tor distribution by
nur Coiparteurs, who Can gel bnnks only
through the Gen. Agent. or superintendent.
And this course tue Gen. Agts Snnth, are 1T
liberty Il. aud would pursue, in reference 10
any other Bunk or Tract that might b. the
least ubjectlonab u ". But this j. the on.
Is one, 10 The best Of my recollection, and
should any Book or rrart ever be pnbli,hc,l
containing an, thing the least objectionable.
Il will certainty lie made known % The South
brlnre circulation.
Nothing can be forced upon us f,r distri.
button; aud standing where we do. We see all
the publications, and shall keep well posted
IN every movement; and II any B"uk or
/ Tract should be i.snrl offensive To u, shall
have no connection with The work. and shall
promptly nntily the public. Aud to aid mr
40 this, will give all The new publications. 81
the Society to Editors aud Ministers. Gml
Is al the helm aud eau override all and cum
tinue to carry on the wurkto the entire salts.
faction 81 the South. II should BIZ under.
stuMl that tile dlleulty IN the fract Spciety
has not been between the North AMI South,
but between The ultra men North. aud the
4 conservative men thcre--ihe conservatives
numbering lnure than eight to one. over the
uitras--and the aclion taken Is TO CURT these
ultra-, and not 10 get opportunity e. publish
the least thing IN any book or track, oirn-
si,e TO the sodili. With such a maturity
North, to vote With the South, they can con
tinue 10 keep ~ proper officers. WIN are re-
elected At each NAV Anniversary The Pre-.
sidrni and all the officers al the Tract House,
aud AL the Gonuitiec.mcn are conservatives.
Rev. Drs. John Knox. David Mage. Wm. X.
Williams, VIM. Adams. BENZ. 1. Cutler and
II Nehemiah Adams. constitute the Publishing
Committee. aud as all serve the Society graz
tuitUus, they live convenient 10 the Tract
House aud each 0ne Of them has 70 read every
hoax aud tract. aud II ans one objects 10 am i.
thing, 1t cannot be publi.hrll ali must agree
that il is calculated to receive the appr"5a.
tinn Of al Evangelical christians, Nurth,
South. East, aud West THIS Is tie lao oi
the Society. and BY i thes, a. christians,
stand pledged sacredly u Gud and Ill chris.
tisn., TO BE- governed. As they have TO be
controlled only bv the Constitutions. and By
II objected TO see that ihey publish thing
but what all e, angelicai christians are agreed
m-ihis being the law governing them-then
il fIIpws. a. understand II. that as chris
tians North AM! Snuih are not Ggrstd 10 bui
little or nothing IN slavery, comparatively
that but little or nntiiing ~ the subject can
possibly ever b. publ,sned bs the Committee.
Ia this they come. aud here must end. And
the bucks and ir.cts they publish have been
aud will hr the test ~ their iaitllulness. an,
upnn this suspcuis the cooperation NJ chris
tian, everywhere. with the society. iar b,
thrir fruits We s,all knnw them that Is, D
the Publishing Committee. IL view 81 Ties,
safeguards, the South has strong grounds Il
believe ihu the COMMITTEE. and rnn.rr, alive,
NuriiI. aud prominent rIicrr. 81 The Soelei,
throughout Tie SaDth. will never allos AZ
objectionable bDuk or tract 10 De issued ~
slavery.
81 Tie expression moral evil Of slavery.
tor Snciets. according q my understanding
~ is Constitution. dies rot meas that slave.
RVS sin 10 itself. but simply il,,se s,'ls thal
M, grow OUT ~ the abuse II sla, ef,-sath a.
the Alricap slayr.ira,lc. AM Where ~r,ant,
my have M preaching. &C such evils n
.aulhrrners would ,lrplurr aud labor 10 cor
rect. but am clearly II tnr upinion. lha
The SIZE course f.r His Society. - I" sat M,
thing on l!,e subject. even abuut il,rse, al
ihpng, Il might be carefully written BY .
true southern man for saving the soul. d
high aud low. bpnd aud Tree. il Ear bettel
work. aud il, one work. and The simple ge..
Iri 81 Jv-u. !. the upls way :" 4. iii. work
Our Agents and cnlpnttrurs IN the Souti
having TO he southern men. and leaking {,
81.