Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-26
Iron the Huntsville AdYocate)
Letter from the kry. DIR. Eo.-. Of lBnnt-y lie
ALA 20 the nes. Dr. A. isarne>, of phitndeI

(From the Huntsville AdYoeate1
Letter 'front.', Hr, DR.. :o--, Of Imn'-,iiic.
Dear Sir: You have recently published a tract
THE Church and slavery
The opinion Of each individual" you remark
contributes IL iorm public sentiment, the
labor of the annnleule in The ocean, contributes
In the oornl reefs that rse above the waves
True. sir, and beautifully expressed. But
while i'll harmony with your intmAtlon, | must
regard you AS one Of the nnmaicnles rearing the
cornl reef Of public opinion, cannot admit your
disclaimer Of special influence among them
in their work Doubtless, sir, you have especial
influence and deserve 10 have. | make no
apology for addressing you. am of tho
animscules.
agree and Disagree with you. | harmonic
in your words-"fhe present is. emnently Il
time when the views of every nan on the subject
Of slavery should be uttered in unambgnus
tones agree with you in the affirmation, be-
cause the subject has yet to be fully understood.
Because when understood. if the Bible does not
sanction the -ystem, the master must cease 10
be Tho master. l. slave must ceaso 10 be the
slave. IL. must free, and equnl in political
and social life. That is your "unambigious
tone Let ii he heard if that is tho word OF
Tod.
Bat if tie Billie does sanction the system,
tlfen that "unambenou- tom will silence Abuli-
tlansts, who admit tho Seuptures-it will salts
~ all good lnrn, anl give pence tn the country
That is the Tom wrnt mrn to henr. is
tn to it in the pest ana present speech of Prov
feaee. ! he iine WIS when you had the very
pahie sentiment yan are now trying to form
from Maine Ia Lausiana, the American mind
softly yielding 10 the impress of cmnncipn.
ton, in SOM hope. however Vague and imaoipa
y. Southern. a well n Northern mnn in the
church and out of If, NOT having sufficiently stu
died the VOID of Goa, ard under our own mud
French revolutionary excitement. laokint anl5
IT the evils ii slnyerv. wished II away from tie
land. 1t wa- mistaken public sentiment. Yet.
,aoh as it va, y9a hid it, and il WIS doing your
work. II VIZ Quaker Ike. mid an1 nlFee,ionate
1t did not however work ia,t .nauph Tor yon.-
You thought that the negro. with his superior
ats .,ntes # ha,ly and mind. and Liphrr ,,dsnn
tapes of tie I9lh certnry miplt rpnrb inn d,v
the liberty md equality which tho Anglo Amer
lean had attained after tho STRUGGLE If his nnee.
tors during "A thousand yenrsl Yon got up the
agitation Yon got il up in the Church nnol
Suite You g8f it an oyer the lenpfh and breadth
Of this Who'll l4nd Let me show yan ssfnethin.,
you have sc ned. "A, the results # ,,#,lrwok.
HIST RfslIr OF AaflArloN.
|. Thu H. eon.i.trn, AbolItionist-. affirm.
inp the si,, r .ln,..,, "a. tls,. ,,,,,, r o,,,1
equality snd annlienahe ri lit nft,,, tnrtntin,, In,
Bible for II y hile T. nlake il give the same tes-
ti4aany. FL tl4v could eet natbins from the
box They fiji the ,od of ,he Bible di.re5,nr
ded the thumb screw the boot ar,l the wheel
TINT He would mol speak for them. hut nI,.tiu.t
them. Thesp consistent npn have now turned
away from the Word, in despon,leney. and mr..
seeking $, nowhere. mn abolition l}ible. nm abo6.
ton Constitution for the United States. md mn
abolition God
This, iii j. the FIRST result of your agitation.
Tho very van Of your nttnrk rrpnlsed and driy