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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1887.

tive OF three years residence ahu JourncyAuS AZ
eleven Southern States; to which is added the in
yasiou of Kansas, including the last chapter Of
her wrongs, by Rev. Phlo Tower. Publishe by
E. barrow & Brother, Rochester, N. Y"
We cannot make better notice of this work
than to extract some of the pungent paragraphs
in the Authors Preface. After admitting the
ability of nations for self government, he says
To this fair prospect, however, every free
man is forced to admit q painful drawback, VIZ
the unfortunate introduction of African Slavery.
At first mere excrescence upon the original
plan, it has grown in several of the Southern
states, both new and old, until it has become the
most marked feature and predominating influence
in their social system introducing into that por-
tion of the American Union, and indeed into the
administration of the national government, a
strange and most homogeneous mixture OF the
republican system of equal rights, backed by the
metaphysical theory of the natural equality OF
man, with the miserable spirit of caste and hered-
itary aristocracy of birth and race-a state OF So
ciesy engendering all that spirit of contempt fol-
manual labor; all that spirit of plumber and do
mineering insolence and cruelty which distin.
guished the naughty republics of antiquity, with
out their taste, elOquence, and artsticai ana war
like renown ; and at the same time all the huck-
STEERING trickery, sharpness and meanness OF mod.
ern municipal system, without its equality, indus
try, wealth and comfort. Nor can any man yet
tell what, as to the entire American Union, the
result is to be of this most dscordant and incC n
gruous MIXTURE"
sThe slave-holding oligarchy of. these United
States consisting according to the late census, OF
but three hundred thousand in population OF
twenty five millions, (while others, on apparently
good grounds, believe them to amount to not
more than one third that number,) is aiming to
coufirm and consolidate beyond recall, that con-
troll over the government of the country, which,
from an early period, has been passing more and
more rapidly into its hands. Hence the Reign of
Terror now desecrating with blood the virgin soil
of Kansas, and the rattle OF chains amid the
strongholds of freedom at the North, as the cap
tured fugitive is forced back into perpetual bon
dage by the minions of this despicable oligarchy.
Hence the cruel infantcide by fugitive slave mo-
theirs in northern cities, and the imprisonment of
northern freemen by south-side northern judges
in Northern prisons. There is a tremendous issue
to be met in this country between the descend
ants of its revolutionary sires, between the north
and despotism (; and the nations of the world are
interested spectators of the approaching contest.
The struggle has already commenced, the COM
batants are in the field, and it is in vain We at
the north cry out that the contest is unseason-
able and premature. Admit that over jealous
and fanatical haste may have precipitated a
struggle which we would gladly have deferred,
and, slumbering out our own time in quiet, have
thrust upon the days of our children. No mat
ter. There is no blocking the wheels of destiny
in this thing we cannot have our way. The
trumpet has sounded, and opposing forces are
wheeling into position on the CORY field. We
may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace."-
Fight we must, upon one side or the other. As
above remarked, the contest is already begun anu
will soon become general" s..- aH'
"And just so long one human being in this
country is allowed TO be held the absolute proper
ty Of another, and entirely subject to his control,
In respect to all his actions and conduct, just so
long will there be not only reign of terror, a
reign of darkness, but also reign of heathen-
ism degrading even to barbarians in the rudest
and darkest stages of their history.' ~
Speaking of the spiritual despotism" of slaves
he says. ...E.ts .f-'- l. SEES
"T6e ignorant Catholics in our midst, and the
red men Of our forests, have the bible given
them, and whole cargoes of bibles have been
sent by the American Bible Society to the hea-
then Of China, India and other countries. But
when did they ever make any such appropriation
to the three millions of slaves on our own soil !?
Never. This gigantic spiritual despotism would
not allow it, and the reason is quite obvious:-
they know that no people can long be kept en-
tirely subject to the wills of their master to who
they belong, if permitted to understand the will
of one Supreme Master in Heaven. accordingly,
we find early and severe enactments, prohibiting
the instruction of slaves, and Furnishing them for
assembling for divine worship."-[Vide Stroud,
pp. $500. The reason given for these enact
ments have always indicated the incompatibility
of such privileges ard requirements with the con-
dition of slavery" -r I'll
''ln the streets Of Charleston,S. C.I was threat
ened with banging to a lamp-post if attempted
to teach the slaves anything. In the State of
Louisiana, elf a white man from pulpit, box,
BENCH stage, any other place, in conversation,
shall make use of any language or actions, having
atendency to produce discomfort among free COL
ored people, or insubordination among slaves"
<that is, such as may give them a hope in the
promise of God, that thew shall be free,) such
person or persons shall be punished with imprs-
onment from three to twenty three years, or with
death, at the discretion of the court" And fur
tbermore, by this despotism, slaves are not en-.
titled to the consideration of matrimony, and.
as a matter of consequence, have no relief in a
case of adultery. [Dr. Taylor's elements, PIP.
429, Stroud, Dip .r. 81.
'.Think of that, reader the marriage institu-
ton cannot exist among slaves, and one sixth of
the native population af our far-famed Republi-
can country. No marriage, no education, no
ioerty, no pure Gospel! This, dear reader, is
American Slavery, an institution, not of some
far-of pagan land, but of Christian, Republican
America" ..f r... ..'l. -yt
"Agaln: eff more than seven slaves together
are found in any road, not accompanied by a
white person, twenty lashes is the penalty !; for
letting loose a boat from where it was moorcd,
thirty nine lashes for the first offence, and for
the second the offender shall lose one ear !; for
keeping or carrying a club, thirty-nine lashes -
for having any article for sale without a ticket
from the master, ten lashes for travelling in
any other than the most usual and accustomed
road, when going alone to any place, forty lash
es." man, for going to visit his wife, or
brethren, on neighboring plantation, without
the permission of his master, may be caught on
the way, dragged to a post, the branding iron
heated, and the name of his master or the letter
r brande ! into his cheek or on his forehead
The laws referred to above may be found BY con-
sultng Brevards Digest, Haywood's Manual,
Virginia Revised Code, &c. They treat slaves
thus, they tell U.S. on the principle that they must
punish for light offences in order to prevent the
commission of larger ones. !" ~ "a. ,.,t.-y -.
In the single State Of Virginia there are seven
ty-one crimes for which a o0lored man may be
put to death, while there are only three, when
committed by white man, that will subject him
to the similar fate. Slave and also free colored
testimony is prohibited in the South.' IS
The work is written in vigorous style, free
. from the timidity which usually characterses
authors, and We commend it as truthful and
able exposition Of the terrible workings Of the
institution of Slavery. Buy the book and we know
you will read it. For sale by G. Little. go
elena Rivers, by Mrs. NJ. j. Holiness author
of Tempest and Sunshine. Published by Miller,
Orton & Mulligan, N. Y. For sale by Geo. Lit
tie.
We have peruscd no work with more intense
interest, than this truthful poEtraiture Of human