The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-09

curses have been historically fulfilled in the fall Of
oppressive nations, and they will be 10 the letter. in
our Gaze, II the people Of this country permit the
| government to make the oppression Of the African
| race their policy, their expedepcy II they permit
tucn oppression because they themselves are not the
subjects OF 1t they will become themselves the subjects
| Of IL when it is too late 10 throw It Of. II they
lend themselves as submissive tools for torturing
others, on the ground that their rights are not
| invaded, what can God do with su n sel6shness2
| ITO THY TBNrs, OH ISRAELI
| And here beseech you to mark the very point
| where We come into extreme controversy against
God. The very revealed grounds on which God has
ordained the powers that be show that it is not pos
sible for us to obey those powers when they COM
mand us to deprive others OF their just rights with
out mourning the wrath of God for such obedience
IT, because we are afraid Of the powers, choose
The necessity of choosing begins to press; it Is
coming to every mans conscience, whether he win
obey God or man-whether for the friendship OF the
| government he will run the risk of Gods anger
whether for the prosperity Of his own business and
the III disturbed enjoyment Of his liberties and
/ nights, he VIII agree to opprfss Others-w enter
into the partnership of injustice for the sake of
gan-will sustain the government in its wicked
ness. Every man Ia now commanded to do this, and
| God will soon show who are the true patriots and
IRE emen and who the true slaves They are the
greatest slaves under heaven who are willing, for
the sake Of their own freedom, to make slaves Of
Others. The great, and one might say dam ming,
distinction between the despotism now advancing in
this country, and any that aics any other country
under heaven, and between the unjust laws here en-
forced and those elsewhere, is just this tina. we are
not comm anded TO endure injustice ourselves, but to
do injustice to ohers-to take our neighoor by the
throat and strangle him; to take fellow beings
and deprive them of their rights, aud them into
merchandise; to take whole race of men among
US, and ueat them as having no rights that we
bound to respect Now MAJ k y0u the essence of des-
pOtsm ordinarily Is the in zion of wrongs by the go
eminent all classes of the governed the restric-
ton Of their privileges, the subsection of all the
common people into serfs or the holding of them
under tho tylnnnV of irreaoOpsible dominion
every citizen and family being made TO feel the yoke
as personal subsection, personal infection, de-
strnction Of their own rights But here the tyranny
is that of being held to infict tyranny upon Others
to help make others slaves, while in all other re-
spects we ourselves may be free. TOE government
commands us to sustain and carry into effect laws
OF cruelty and oppression against our negbbOrs
commands us to do what God forbds Us from doing
1t does not yet make slaves ourselves but
commands us TO help make slaves of Others, TO tor
ture and agonize the human sensibilties Of class
whom the government have bound down as sacri-
| flee TO cruelty and power, ordering 10 lay the
victims on the altar and having put the knives in
our hands, and the iron boots and the pncers, and
the thumbscre vs. commands us to tear the flesh TO
dive The iron, TO act as famars Of the government
inquistion, and TO stand gard against the Victims
in case any Of them should escape. The govern
ment constructs lis wheel OF torture and commands
us to help break the wretched conse Grated class
upon 1t, and the judge sancties the custom Of such
cruelty as a moral axiom, and law of God, OF ma
ture, and the constitution. Thus the government
gives all over to be the instruments of inhuman-
ity and OPPRESSION 1t makes us the mere tools,
servants, executoDers, OF lis cruel policy; a nation
of hangmeD people OF the officials Of a slave CORA
cy, nation Of slavedryers; and II has body Of
chapains judges and editors sbservient its WILL
and ready TO declare, in the Of religion that
obe dence to The powers that be- IN these edc's is
obedience 10 God. is a refinement and perfection
OF despotism such as The Toid nsrer sa,c. hut
people can long submit TO such infinitely
base and degraded a position, without at length
losing all self respect and bee ming in every point
the slaves they are willing, against concience and
the command OF God, TO make others. IL is q subtle
poison OF despotism entering into our very crcu-
la,ion, our life blooda despotisn sustained by the
sacrifice Of conscience, not by the patience Of on
resisting suffering; for at present 10 suffer
nothing, II we are selfish enough 10 consent TO he
the instruments in orturiDg others but by 6illlng
completely with crime, by agre ling to njuIe Others,
TO deffaud others OF their rights. Ii ~ when
troops of robbers murder by consent and make
IL the te.t OF brotherhood and condition OF pirtci
patiDg In the power and spoils that every one en-
tefiDg the association should first rob- and IL need
be, murder his man. This IL our humiliation. IL in
not despoiism under which we can have the
ISOLATION OF knowing that suffer patiently, and
have our very suffering accepted OF God. On the
contrary submission nssJ is sin; our sabnlts-
SION is completely ruth crime; submmission Is ava
at Of TObb,ry and cruelty upon others. As thieves
when they have caught an honest man, take him
forth and watch him 10 see II he rob. and IL he
will not rob others they will torture hi ~ so they
administer their tests and their oaths. They make
ms swear 10 execute pirates laws, and he that
will not DO IL Is marked tor prescription and ruin.
lie that depaItoth from evil maketh himself prey.
The condition OF our participation In the sove-
reipnty " that we agree to make u and mant sin IL
sovereignty OF oppression and OF crime.
NO suou Drsrorr.M ON EARTH.
Now j say th,t under the whole heavens there In
no such wicscdness this. can 90 into austria and
live there, and undergo With calm and quiet con-
science every OF the expressions endured there
till have run the whole gauntlet ard never a uong
them all encounter that Is 40 horrible that OF
bling required by law TO render myself M an in
otr NJ and rufta nf
upon others. should not be required In Austria %
whip, chain, imbrue others, but merely 10 endure
myself in common with ohr-s, the CALLING yoke In
posed on all. And might Dsar that yoke, and yet
not feel that every moment Ia beaing IL was sin
ming against God and man. might bear that yoke
and yet stand mp beneath IT, erect, proud, nooe,
a man, with my conscience unstained before God.
But when the very essence Of the despotism upon
me that / yield myself 10 crush out the very
hearts blood Of liberty and manly life in others, that
I~wesr TO enslave others, that swear to trample
upon others as nothing but property-that swear
10 treat others help treat others, compel them
10 be so treated, having no rights that any white
man Is bound to respect-then, every instant that
submit 10 that despotism, every case In which 90
not reject IT, denounce II, declare It's wlckedness,
AID refuse all submission TO H. all participation with
IT, am a traitor 10 God and 10 my fellow beings.
! betray and renounce my own dignity, nobleness,
manness, self-respect, conscience. | sign, as IL
were, a compact with Satan in my own hearts
blood. I make myself the yeriest slave Ia crouch
ing TO be the tool, the panderer the gobetween TO
make and keep slaves for others Ths government,
in making slavery national, makes the holders of
slaves natural jealous tyrants, II we refuse the
brioe and oppose the iniquty. The government be-
comes TO us great devouring whale and we are all
mere pilots to decoy the shoals Of black
fish into his jaws. We are mere jsckals 70 put gov
eminent on the scent Of m prey and for this service
II throws us q pittance Of such meat !, will
not raven on. The sanction and support Of this in
guilty because has passed into Law, and IL asserted
70 be cor stitutona, 70 az mean The nquify isef6
cruel and afrocious. do say tnat there IL nothing
so contemplate under heaven our renquishing
conscience, justice, mercy, benevolencs piety, hui
maDity, at the command OF a government Bsurped
by q slave driving ogarchy; no hing That can go
hey ond this in and madness, except " be
the slayeIng obedience and aduation Of professedy
religious men and newspapers, claiming tina; such
sacrifice of conscience and humanity Is an act Of re-
leious worship, sacred oblaton OF the mos. loyal
piety, and the purest and most acceptable onenng =,