The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-27

that bloated, pharsaicsl and self perpetuatng oil
gsrchy. the American Board Of Commissioners Tor
Foreign Missions aud upon all the great religious
sects and organizations in the land. BY ainpity
of spirit by selshness of purpose, they are all with
the oppre ssor q on whose side there Is pewer, and
governed not by the Prince OF Peace, but by =" me
prince Of the power OF the air." Spiritual wicked
ness is inauguated by them in high places ana tne
have no other God no other law, no other standard
of judgment than that of public opinion; IN other
words they are thoroughly atheistcal in she most
awful sense of that word. They recognise man
stealing as compatible with Christi an profession;
they receive the slave breeder to their communion
as brother in the Lord; they profess 70 find in tue
Bible, which they claim to be the inspired
word OF God ample justification tor n. making a
elusive thus revealing themselves 10 be cages OF
uncesn birds and synagogues Of Satau."
Blu WHILE reigiously, support OF slavery Is an m
dividual or UNCONVENTIONAL act, 1t becomes national
by incorporation with the government from which
il mainly derives its sustenance and protection Our
fathers committed fearful sin for themselves and
their pos'erity when they consented to those slave
United States, whereby that instrument was made
a covenant with DEATH and au agreement with hall.
from which have come all our Woes as people. We
shall briDg heavier load Of guilt upon our own
souls if we do not repudiate that constitution with
borror and pronounce its requirements to be dsloy
atty to Heaven aud treason to the cause OF hum an
liberty universally We see what our fathers did not
see; we know what they kid not knOg; and II for
them there can be found shadow Of excuse, in the
terrible exgencies by which they were surrounded.
none can possibly be found for us If we initiate
their example.
The great pressing duty OF the hour, then. is to
eeek the separation OF the North from the South.
the free States from the slave States first, on the
ground that we must not "srike hands with thieves.
nor consent with adulterers and secondly, be-
cause Doth by physical and geographical neces-
sity that separation will inevitably give the death
blow to the whole slave system and thus terminate
our srduous struggle in glorious victory, to the joy
of heaven and earth If, as the venerable JOSIAH
Quincy says. % the Union is the Shareholders main
strength. and its continuance his forlorn hope;" IT,
90 John Quincy Adams says, =" The bargain between
freedom and slavery, contained ia the constitution
OF the United states, is morally and politically
vicious, anc inconsistent with the principles on
which alone our revolution can be justified then our
watch word should DE, " Let the compact perish !!
No union with slaveholders!'
Here is solid eround-from this intrenchment we
can never be driven; this embodies all the issues
with the slave power in one. 1t must be made the
test Of genuine patriotism, of incorruptbe integ-
ty, Of enlightened piety and OF anti slavery ddeli
w. While the Union stands as 1t Is, while the con-
siituton remains what it is, the slave oligarchy will
continue to WELD the destinies Of the nation, and
nothing can prevent the success OF their machina-
tons. Yours to snite slaveholding Union to the
| dust, VIM. LLOYD HARRISON.
| To the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Anti
| Slavery Society, at West Chester.