New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-26

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be IiotiS or tis labor Tnis c1uscioasnes. v.s 10
iusc Ia Oe soe Ct cen A. hi, c.e ,t IN and COAST
tn'ts enc OF re eieneos of moral nature X IA.
n'Nef Geo t'os'a'ed from the .oui OF msn- =ithel
g"e t'f TIE noeN Strenuous sdycc ste Of Slavery evei
oic, or ever viii atDt that you osa bs disrobsa o.
Jour manhood, tGefex,d lato b-u,e snd nsds the
property on yoer bro &c. nsn. Yeu are conscious thai
{It Jul IS are 6y your o9n Inspiration your
i'nJ' "o'e Al me instance Of your own will. snd
81 the Instance Of snorhtr; ycu haads ccivste tae
eei aho ss'ter s fros use 81 guidance OF your o Va
lnogn ett eLd Il you fell 20 tesd aid no0ri.a your
gUuy esneIaoy to the tema,ds Of astlie, you die.
| wren you nave obtaiIed 70 d f~ the ro1rslmeAt OF
ye" own oedy you viii not edn,t the ri4ht Of soohet
70 iAAe x'ih you You ere conscicGs thss each rob
| Deiy "rua oe Wrorg-an ofense agsirst natura jus.
tee Yet fbess Proportions are merely self evidept
uu*s standing parallel With the stsoiute right Of
| limbs.
The s nth Sea csnnbals kill and eas the bodies Of
thcse whom they conquer but even the New IL ,ud-
er dtLss u hight of Others 70 ssy ana eat n He
fully cons cious of his right to Joy his life lib
ery anc isoor and viii seed his blood i, defending
those Iishr' he holds that allegiance to the po~er
which save bin tie form rearires him to defend the
"rehtS OF man. and Sheridan spoke truly whea in
l7a be declared that never ye: was tals euth dis
'Disted lion The human heart never 10 any tine. 10
any ege-tever 10 snY cline where rude tas1 had
any sociN iee1gs -never this unexting ushabIe
truth deeuoyed from the heart Of mia placed it
in the core ard center by his Cieatoi that
9 net made the properly OF man
IT. dec Tine slaves are property oppo ed 10 the
teachings OF Notsre and Of Rcreiatioa.
In our Slave States men aI6 held and trestcd prop
ety. Inc owners attach 10 then The incidents OF prop
tIy. They TeesId the whole PHI 81 and mora bong
If The save subsertcEt TO the interest OF his
They ek to prolopg the lives of their slaves far
will be psot able to the master, and no longer. They
drive him so hard TO pro luce death at that peri ID
which he owneis believe mort conducive TO their ia
t,res,s Ii ia well asccrained fact that . 200
| oe,s a. thus committed Southern plsntatipns
uuslly uLGer the excuse that slaves are oerty.
Let say that sucn Daiudty revolving 10 Oil the
| feel pgs Of cur nature.
Sir T feel deeply panied when reflect that msu OF
,our political intelligence charges our Federa! C0nsd-
| iulj1p with such hea;henish bsibarity
Mature teaches that the design and object Of hu.
man existence is to elevate and unfold the intellect
the spir1 the soul Of sn that the body is merely the
ept the habita'i0n of the sonl to be nour3hei
ard made healthy in order 10 render it sgreeio
Gyellpg for the moral being. Constitutions and Ia Va
NAV direct your BODY and limbs 10 obey another
| Shareholders ard pirates msy co nnand them to do
II cir bidding but they cannot control them uDti they
ersaye your mind degrade it, shut up ths Windows Of
tho soul eIshOud it 10 moral darkness and prevent
its expansion its elevation. its enjoyment We shud
Ter at the contemplation Of such violation of Natures
| laws.
Scripture informs that The Creator gave to maa do.
union over the fish of The ses the fowl OF tae air, aud
over II cattle and all The CATH The.e prop
| s,,v TIE Crestor himself drew very marked dis
tintion between persons and property and no bum 50
laws humsn Institutions can obliterate the line Of
demaikstion whi,h lehas drawn. Neither PR ,tes nor
sl.veholders plratical Legislatures can transform
the image OF God into that OF the brute True, they
nav cat men brutes, ST. declare them property; but
they retain the human form, sud the soul, though
wrcnged dwa.eo and imprisoned in the daik dungeon
Ct Sl4v ~ will bum with immortal desire, and will
brcsk ffom its mpri=opneut ana leave the ovcer
Taught bot an offensive, pG,refyrg carcass, that he
NAV ret sin and properly; viii the m 81 WIN re-
pair 10 he bar Of reribaise JUSTICE and make has sp
.. al against those WHO attempt to convert immortal
heipEs into brutes.
Mi there be any mandate OF Scripture of Christianity
tindii on man. il Is that which commsndS Us 10 DO
" ubto others whatsoever we would have them d. uno
us" ard lie who holds his follow man as property,
while he il himself unwilling to be converted lntp
am aware that GU will .pswer that pr. achers
electors of divinity. teach US that en- may inuocenty
hold and treat their brethren OF the same church as
property; itat men may rishtfuy buy and sell the
msge OF God; may without guilt sell the Savior in the
person Of HIS followers. reply, that such teachers
Ere not eply iLiidels ba they AZ hypocites:
They are far more tepraved thsn we're 'hoee Age
Who tue Of las. century seized sad
end ayed our American citizens, and held and treated
| III, m as property. The civilized weird pronounced
IN, m heathep bar baIans, p,tcs unit for human as
| sociaiion. Our nation teut navy and atmy and
huchsred hem without mercy, aid rescued their VIC
tins from bondsee. But you and evers other rehso
ir man will admit tLa, those AlgeTines, bred AMI ola
cated uIdcr Mohammedan suaeIsi lon were less arc
iona aud far lees guilty than are those D1e,ors OF
DIVINITY referred to- yet they were worthy OF death,
end vera slain while some preachers OF our land are
prmitied to live, and unresIaned they eudeavof 70
r1upt our holy religion by tea hung The most revolt
| ing ir.faelity that over used the earth.
The doctrine that slaves are property Is in direct Ct
Contradiction 10 the sHderstandtng dAd purposes OF
| bose rho adhered our National independence.
At the time OF Revolution the rights OF mankind
| had lorg sgitated the civilized world: The divine
richt Of kings the division Of mankind into classes,
xih various privileges had surrounded the people OF
| ,he Old World with institutions which han become
petrifed with age. Thee ideas and doctrines were
picarded nv our fathers, who declared that all men
hold f,om their Creator equal rshts 10 NE Ho'rty and
| L.nr;rsss No language could have been more e1-
n,;ct M form of expression could have been peter
ppnderstood II the Consultation regards slaves ~
| nonerty. our Declaration Of Independence was an
| aggregation vi ia!senoouS anu ue he''iu~o" '''''
| WIS., fraud upon mspknd.
The doctrire that slaves are property 10 opposed to
the .rprf.xd intentions Of those rho FRAMED our Con-
IN The Convention which framed the Constitution, q
H. Stermsn objected that such tx wo,ld IMPLY
~, ,rr, rers property. Mr.. Gerry declared that as
:" Congress would have no power over tue institution
" within the Statee ousht 10 % careful 10 eRd %
s1n11-on 10 H." And M. Me1ison, nee styled the
s,ba, ~ that chatter OF Liberty, declared II would be
a - admit in the Constitution that men can hold
oronytg az men and the lso guase was so caaaged a.
u rs.a ,busi tax OF not more than slo Tor eacn
.. Is@a might be levisi thereby excluding the idea
.fSnsrty This was done By the unanimous consent
| n, he Convention. Not a member objected to Mr.
Hsdisops views II is clear that the trainers OF tue
1r-,tntion so far fiom declaring slaves 10 be prop
trIv eTure.sed al intention directly opposed to such
| Proposition ,,o,o..v :. am, bstic,uv
co,rRlDICTID By tie sprt; ard R1er Of Md' lHstra-
| mtnt. 1880. ,,, -
.ec lon article and paragraph. Il wa. adopted "to
,saNsA iustce" not to establish iej asce and crime
TIE trainers declare il wa, adopted " 70 secaTe ne
G..,irg, OF hJcrtg :" not to upaold tie curse oil
$500 or TO maLtain TIE balba,ors doctrine that