New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-03

Children TO stay and enjoy the Of improvement
Afforded them until iwenfy-One years oi age
Should the parents not remove the children not If age
viii be as before subject 10 the Of their parent,
subordinate TO nv control The children which shan
attain the age II b. under my authority in The ways
which have been mentioned, will be emancIpated az
q al age, according To the eonon'h aoo'' Ieo'su "
reference 10 their parents Such measures, to quality
them f,r freedom, which NY circumstances ana "thei
duties and CbligatioEs viii allow me 70 employ shaA
be used with the children long as they remain undsr
ny authority. go
The conduct By which legal freedom will be forfeited
hail consider gross and hardened CRIME, or hopeless
in uorsli,y worhlessness. Ihp;e VINO shal! eNHio
il such character in my Judgment, ought no' 20 De
fIee But they will not be debaTed of legal freedom
for my benefit. shall derive nothing but sorrow rom
the failure 20 attain perfect liberty. IL such result
hch neither look for nor fear the unworthy VIII De
cut a from the rest. and that disposition De maze Vi
If The person, or persons, "mch 'hrisuahi'! VIII Mp
prove
The security my servants viii have that if they act
uprighty DUNG their probation viii give them legal
I'll sicIta will rest the same conscience whose
Dictates hope have led "a enter on these measures
+ their good And that conscience will be aided by
the expectation shal have created in an enlightened
ard pous community everywhere that these measures
If emancipation will be faithfully COUPLED wito-an
expectaii, trust shall have no desire 10 eVade.
So much e these measures in all their parts a. may
&c upulfled should my death occur during their pro-
eres- desire NAV BE- carried into complete effect by
Iy executors. And as they will be dsinterested-
charity al ltdSt a. lull a.
fcstBs for legal freedom will be felt by them when
called TO decide on the DUTY of corfeng the liberty OF
the laws on those prObationers for manumssion
And hereby appoint - my executors TO fuinll
this NY lart will aud Testament in reference ~ the
servants whO nay be lett under the unaccompIsneu
intentions Of these measures OF emancipation, &C
Your principles and my own, are thus in pTactce.
| an living uncer the new order 81 things Inc herN-
| ants are deghted-beiter pleased, they assure me,
than they would have been with sudden change to
NJ controlled freedom. hope have not erred 10 my
| cuty. Sometimes we are deceived. when we thlnk
We have the light II the spirit If God and the apPro
hatiou Of conscience. Ii wrong, L Is Under sucA
persuasion srd approval 81 mind.
| H. Kentucky YOU are in advance OF Us IN prepare
tion Tor measures OF emancipation. bu' IL we VIZ
MT i,ip.d politically 70 Wet Tennessee we OF East
Tennessee would be moving even before you OF Men
trskv Cd this subject. Oar s"uDde-t politicians would
| N o-ce have their deliberations drawn 10 nelplent
measures they not restrained by our connection
| with the other part Of the State. ,
To the south Of Us there seems to be no desire and
| no hope for a different state OF things. You nave
! read Gov. NcDutiies inaugural address before the
Legislature of South Carolina Slavery, IN his opin-
ion is essential TO the perpetuity OF republican lnstl-
tuti,ns He eIbOs South Carolina, then, 10 prepare
10 become like SPARTA nation OF warriors ana ne
| lots And if southern planters could be nlade Lace
damo1ian soldiers, if those masters couid De maze 70
| cast aside their sken Injuries, and hive IN camp
wby forsoOth they might MAINTAIN for an hdenh!'e
| re,iod a republican form OF government among
H., selves provided certain influences within ana
| wih,pt sboud not exist. But these influences will
e,, and be too powerful to allow such government
| 10 endure Christianity did not speak IN what GoV.
McDuffie would consider the palmy state al sparta
and surrounding nations did not hold up every day,
| in the view Of Spartan masters, political ana moral
motives at war with the splrt which made the Helot
| and the - ambuscede."
| In a recent journey through Georgia and South
| Carolina | was struck with two facts which at fret
seemed strongly at variance: The one was the great
ipferorIy OF the slaves in that region 10 the same
class in East Tennessee in elevation OF slut ana IN
telieence; the other that the Carolina and Geor-
pia slave seemed nevaxth.ess more readily affected
Rvth gospel than his brother in bondage here But on
eciion thought saw the agreement OF these iacs
In that land where the mind fthe African has puP0sey
been kept in the greatest ignorance the slave Is n aiy
slave HI. master is to him superior being. Every
| indulgence is ike boon nom heaven. Even the
privilege 10 hear the Gospel II received stretch OF
benev6lence Here however, where the Bible, aided
by many circums ances has eayened the whole lump,
and raised the mind Of the servant to just knowledge
Of his situation the tone Of feeling toward the Gospel
j. very different When invited to attend the means
Of religious instruction the sentiment of the slave
Give me freedom first, and then tell me OF faith IN
Jesns Christ and of obedience to his will The infer
erce Is plain The Bible teaches the slave his rights.
You must hen give them to him, or he will be prone
To- treat the word Of life IN tie hands of has masters
with neglect and contempt.
Let our prayers. dear brother, be unceasing that
the truth on this great subject may be clearly seen and
Respectfully and afectionsteIy
Your brother il the Lord,
Rev yoHs C. YoUSG DGHr1he, Ky. FkD A ROSS