Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-13

the maser not to sell them unless he is obliged to.
Mr uark--"Wil the gentleman state what con
stitutesa necessity"
Mr.. Morrison-"They may bo Obliged to sell
them 20 pay debts. In such cases, believe, the
family niggers reserved till the last thing"
'Mr;tmthrie-"When they are thus sold and sep
arated, do they marry agan?"
Mr.. Morrison-"l do not know shch case in
! my church. believe that when they sell they
will take third less or give third more, rather
than separate families" a .ar
! .Qnes-"Wher you marry there do you sny 'un
til deadi'2" 'iI.r..f' ..'.
l. Mr.. MI think use the same form as in 9th
or cases" atrlr .l...
| Quos--"Do you say what God has joined let nc
Mr., NJ. -"Practicany do" -r
oues.--"llow can you say that when you know
that circumstances may separate them thro' man
agency at any time ~ f .-
Mr.. MI do not consider mysclf responsible
for the acts of others"
Mr.. Clatk-"Do the NJ s. Presbyterian Church.
es South administer discipline in cases of violation
of the marriage reaton2" D.
Mr.. MI do not know any such case."
i Ques.--"Do You mean to say that slavery as ii
nor EXISTS in the South is right2" ..
Mr.. Morrison thought he had explained that be-
\ fore. A man might justify relation and not jus
4 tify the evils which grew on. of it. The marri-
age relation was good. though evils might grow
out of it in certain cases. lie believed that if the
the teachings of the bible were needed the relation
of master and slave would be blessed one
srEEcH OF DIR. D. Il. ALLEN OF CINCINNATI.
Dr. Allen wished to explain that in his s'remarks
yesterday, he intended nothing personal to DR.,
II Hammer. . ..
i Dr. H. replied that he did not take it in q per-
sonal sense.
Il lie could not 20 over the whole subject in fifteen
minutes, but would endeavOr to notice the impor-
tant points. With regard to the constitutional
argument be understood those remarks in the
Confession of Faith as based upon the Scriptures
giving the general principles with regard to how
to construct such book. The book clearly char
acterized oppression as sim 1t the province
of the General Assembly to decide upon any par
ticular course of conduot-it was perfectly compo-
tent to do so, The words "and all other unjust
and sinful ways of taking or Withholding from our
neighbor what belongs to him" He supposed the
Assembly would agree with him that taking away
a mans personal liberty, was depriving him Of
something which belonged to him. lie had been
asked about the law of divorce as to what the
church would do in such case. A minister in
Ohio had taken advantage of that law recently
and the church had taken it up and suspended
him. Suppose all the ministers in the church o.
lOhiesshd all the elders, and large majority o.
the members should get divorces from their wives
Il and -parry other women,-and suppose the SYNOD
shoHi ie afraid TO say anything against it for fca
of compromising emselves--would the Genera
Assembly have constitutional power to act !?
The gentleman. OH the other side had said tina
slavery ended with this life. lie held it to be fal
from true that the effects Of lifelong wrong
could end with this life-that it had no bearing
extending to eternity. The gentleman had said
that it would be better If he would turn from our
sympathy with the negro and labor more Tor Christ
and his church He considered that love and
sympathy for the poor slave as Chrlstllke and an
evidence of religious feeling. Could it be denied
ol,; nhrist undpr
mer on the auction block and had not Christ said,
''inasmuch as We have done it unto the least OF
them We have done il unto me-" Those who aSi-
tated this question did not forget Christi was
because they remembered him, that ths horrors OF
this wicked system pressed on them with such
crushing weight-it was because they loved their
brethren that they urged them not to throw bull
wark around oppression, infictinG new
wound upon Christ and crucifying him nfresh in
the house of his friends. His notions OF slavery
were not acquired in the North. lie had spent
two years of his life in South Carolina. case
came to his knowledge while there, of negro
who by an act of herosm, saving whole city from
hagration. The inhabitants, as token of
their appreciation Of the deed, bought the man
and set him free. Did they mean to do him an
injury? .+.
Another instance A vessel was going to pieces
within sight of land and on board were the
friends and relations of those who witnessed their
situation from the Shore Boats were sent out re-
peatedly, but driven back by the awful violence of
the waves The case seemed hopeless, when a
man mounted n rock and shouted Liberty AT
the magic sound every head was turned-Liberty
cried he for every man who will man boat and
aid in rescung the pas ssengers. Every arm was
eve was lit-the storm-the angry
waves were no longer needed and those poor slaves
showed to them liberty was dearer than life, by
risk,ng life to secure it. Ought they to have de-
sired It, according to the golden rule, with DR.
Ross amendment, ought it to have been giycr
them? DR.. Ross said ''do unto others US you thinl
they ought to expect you to do"
We conclude the account of the Assembly's pro
ceedings on the subject by copying from the repor
of the Pittsburgh Gazette:
I Dr. Hammer said he wished tho Assembly I
come to the point. lie wanted no more speect
making and he therefore proposed an amendmen
to Mr. Cutlers substitute to this effect, Though b
would not vote for it) "This General Assembl
hereby expressly declares, that slavery rs 1t exist
in the South, is sin in the sight of God. 1t is
mdtum IN Sc and we will have no fellowship wit
those who are Implicated in it,"
Dr. Allen moved that Mr.. Cutters substitut
and DR.. Hammers amendment be postponed ant
the substitute which ho DIR, Al read on Saturday
! be taken up as follows: q
| The General Assembly, in view of the memo
rails before them and of the present relations o
:he Church to the subject of Slavery, feel called
upon to make the following exposition Of prin-
We consider the holding and treating of human
beings as property, according TO the spirit and
design of the rlave laws in the Southern States
of our country, as clearly involving the sin oi op
preston. fsv.a
The elements and ordinary developments of
this sin are such as the following.
/. Tho Withholding from man, without unavoid,
able necessity, of the natural right OF personal
liberty. frsl sa,yf.a s....r....
.. The neglccto Of appropriate efforts to deliver
full liabilities to which he is exposed while still
held in legal bondage. .- '.."a ...
g. The exaction of services without any just or
adequate compensation. .. -r a..
A. The buying or selling of slaves for gain
S. The separation of families and the practical
abrosaton Of the marriage relation ~
g. The exercise of cruelty towards slaves In to.
infection of punishment, AID the laying on o
grisyuus Rprdens L' 80.
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