The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-31
SIX NUMBERS ON ABOLtTlON.-Yo. @.

When rational rejecting about to enter on any
great undertaking. it Is usual for them to inquire into the
praccability of the means to be employed and the proba
by of their being successful whether the object aimed
at is only difficult or whether impossible to accom-
pisb. The bos and sacrifices necessary to its attain
men the risk of loss and the prospect of GAIN the
tages to be anticipated from succlss and the injuries
sultng from failure will be duly weighed in the balance
and the decision made accordingly other predom
| mates
But the aboltionsts elevated far above all these cos
sideratons and well they may bethey risk nothing and
sacrifice nothing The emancipation Of the southern slaves
will neither deprive them of their property render their
fields desolste, nor produce servie among them
They only sire to exercise their benevolence at the
pense of their neghbor and belong to class of phlan
thropiss who lu1urate in that species of virtue which
quires sacrifices Of inclination passion interest
For them therefore, it is unnecessary to take any rou-
BILE to inquire into the practcablity of their project of i'm
mediate emancipation accompanied by political and So
cia equality. So far affects their interests safety, and
happiness it is abstract question, sentimental
luxury producing agreeable excitement, which, at
the time, tickles their vanity by aording pretext
for assuming the superiority over their neghbors and
thanking God they not like the pubcans and sim
ners 1t is not therefore, in the least surprising that in
all the declarations and proceedings of the ausavery
socetesal the lectures sermons and declarations the
subject of slaverywe nowhere find any thing approaching
to sense any rational practicable mode of
aboshing slavery without producing consequences far
worse than its enemies have ascribed to its existence
and still less any mode of compensating the Of
slaves for the loss of their property if such ahng were
possible. So far from this, they have repeatedly de-
clared that this property is held in defiance of the
law of God and the rights of Nature, 1t would be
little else but the wages Of sin to pay for its renqush
ment 1t is not therefore, to the abolitionists are
now addressing ourselves when about to present calm
view of subject which involves the peace and well
fare nay the existence of the Union but which has been
treated by the opponents of slavery without the slightest
regard the praccaby of the scheme its inevitable
consequences Instead of viewing it practical ques-
ton in which the rights aud property of Millions and the
peace and prosperity of the country deeply involved
they deal in nothing but dogmas equally incapable oproo
refutaon by any system of reasoning any appeal to
argument any resort to experience First slavery is
the greatest that fell the heads of mankind
next the condition of slavery absoves us from all the OBJ
legations of mankind and lastly, the constitution is
compact with hell violation of the laws of God and the
rights of Nature" They do not condescend 10 reason
these points, because they well know that the prac-
teal application Of these principles to their country
would be productive of consequences from which every
man not hardened into adamant by ansticsm or
hypocrisy would shrink with dismay and horror. All
this is nothing TO them; they have settled the ques-
ton they speak in the name of Almighty God, and
from their tribunal there is appeal. To them
therefore, have nothing to say. They buzzards
that soar beyond our mark There is use in rea-
soning with Them for they neither listen
reason There is in pleading the authority of the
laws of God the laws of man for is anti
slavery God and the other gross violation Of the law Of
God and the rights OF Nature far from any obligation
to obey, the first duty-nay the sole dutyef FAC
cording the abolitionss to resist and overthrow
them.
We might here ask from whence these arrogant dicators
derive their authority for thus setting themselves up the
interpreters of the Divine law and the directors of mems
consciences Have any proof in their declarations
and dogmas that they wiser better than their neigh
bors Is there any evidence before that they quail
fed to reform what the Divine Reformer did not deem IL