The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-11
Ths slavery Qsssstss In the Pssssyts-
reaa Gh0tett.


"s"'y ~csP"'' WIN u" "n~us"oh u "e
position of the Church. on the slavery queS-
ton. TWENTY seven memorials were IRE.
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tns s"otct' ~a~ memorials were reierr'l
10 the COMMITTEES IN Bills AMI Overtur,s. OF
which DR.. ALLrs Of C,nciuna,;. ia ehair.
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"'o'Sh VI AISs'ai" rom 'nsar report We
make the following extrGt:
Il appears from paprs xut 40 10 this As
sembly that On impression Il wide spread
that il il now held And taught within the
bounds Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church that the
sysl,m Of Slavery ID rigbt in this ssns.. that
Il stxnsis in Ill r,.pscts uDon the sa,n, ls.s,s
with the natural relations which the Az
mighty has established sucb "a tb,~- of Ina.
rrut and child and husband AMI wifi, that OF
consequence Il " . desirable sy.l.,u Of itself
and ought to be terpetuatsd. In relation
tO this matter the GENERAL Assembly would
remark that these opinions are 10 H. car.
fully distinguished from another class Of ~,,.
tiinents which are believed to prevail extru
.ively among our Southern brethren. They
arr such "a these That the system Of
slavery ~ ernim.ntiy undesirable, and fraaght
with many evils that the relation is TO be
continued no longer than the bs-t interest oi
both master and slave impsratiyely require
IL that good citizen. should labor rarn,stly
and constantly for a system of emancipation
IN the state, and individual Christians should
sesk to ie delivered from all connection with
slavery IA soon ~ possible that freedom is
the natural and proper condition Of oil men
20 ~on ~ that ireciom can be properly en-
ioyeI aud preserved that slaves should, ,lu.
ring the unfortunate continuance Of this uI,.
desirable condition, b. instructed and cIevs-
te,l "a far ~ possible that the relations
among slaves u husband and wife, parent
and child, and church member, shoald he
held ~ sacr1i ~ tnose among masters; aud
that the great law Of Christian love should
In all ways peryade aud animate the d,sgr,s
Of Christian masters, ~ constituted by the
't .r.'' , o' w." lib. ,,... .,
oo;n,ons ~ widely and irrccone,lahly OBJ
p,~.d 10 each other. The first class ART
clearly opposed both to the princiPls Of ha'
mainly 90" INC "aeh'ngs o' noiy Sf,P,nre
vh,eh az. !, sny ,isa,ce ;rre.non.,,le 10 hn'
man authority, such as ,bosc II husband
and wife, parent and child, hc guards them
generally On the sile Of OVER INDULGENCE
rather than rigidncss. In this affection ol
the husband and aiber, tie vile aud child
nave @'es"aru whien y ''neh n''te eject
Not an viii The rrla,,oo nf ku,oc,,, in the
State. ar master in private life. The sub
jeet aud srvant need the protection Of law.
a Jaw w"'ch ~,l' 'ecogn,@e every r'en' OF
.on, r. ,Ic ,ioa ,bs, unde2 III. ,eachi,,s of
onr R,siecmcr. and the Increasing light Of
the Holy Spirits influence slavery ought to
~ w." a.n .p ',"'', w" , ,p'
Il -, ~ sh,;s."nJa,,
~ = Vs. " " Wv '
The report further cvpw,S~,s their entire
du,r,xal anil condemnation" oe the ,r,n,;.
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y" '"'"'' '. WV "'''''''"' W Wv 'NN'
'ns'"n' Sooih' rr'Sn!rry' IN which II Is de-
clarci that namher of their ministers and
church members hold .lavcs hclevin, /, In
h,.,,,h, ~ x,,h,,, ,,,,,. , ,;n,s,;o..
l"a'he"''on P" we eAp"~ioh'
The rcport also declares the kind syupa
a., ,o.,l. ~t,t, H.. =,
herr !" '% ~c""i class " opinions e"nihcr'
a,d above.
upon this r,port. "A lengthy discussion
,,ol ,l I, ia o,, .,,, ,,a ,,,., oi,,,
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" INV "''x"''S "'"' e'u"' N"''h w south
On the 10Th, paper WAS presented 10 the
Assembly. cmhuiying the position of the
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,.''sn
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We do not hslev, that the system Of
American slavery. A an appointmept of
God. stands prceissly, in al respects, upon
thr ZANE f,otiny with the family relation --
with that of husband and wife--larrni and
child
Hut. up.,u the contrary. thi. system dl,;r,
nun the family rcla,,on bath With r,snr, Ia
tho date NJ its origin, the maru.ss and 81,
cr,lnexs of is relations. the nature Of il. I've.
euIar obligations, the design and length of
continuation.
.Ihe r,ia,,cn of master and s.sy,, d,,I NOT
exi., from tho beginning. AS did the family
relation, nor do We h,lisyr TIA, i, will cor,
,.nw 10 the enL
'su, slavery doss cxis, by Divine orli.
naton au,i rss,yni,ion ks wtsr purposes. To-
,r o,crruhJ ev Ills slnry. in the eleya,ion.