The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-10-15
From the New York Independent.
Inc SWISS and French Memorials

III has already been announced ,hrough
me independent that in addition 10 Tie
memorial from Geneva ON the subject of
American slavery, memorials had been re
ceived from the Synod Of the Canton Wand
ana from all the Protestant churches of
france, upon different aspects Of Il @ same
question. The publication Of these memo.
riais mas been delayed in consequence ofthe
absence from town Of the parties To- whose
care they were addressed We learn from
the committees lhat both memorials will
he iad before the public in few davs.
We take occasion here To correct ;n er.
ror of the Rev DR.. BairI with regard ,o
these documents. The .Ncr York O5sc,p
er lately published letter from DR.. Baird
III "h'ch That gentleman anuouncc- his de-
termination to prevent any discussion on
| the subject OF American slavery at the Ber
I'm Conference! We give AN extract:
Just rs | was about 10 leave Geneva.
learned with astonshment that a scheme
has been concoctcd by which the subiec, of
| American slavery is to bc forced int, The
Berlin Conference! And - distinguished
| gentleman Of Geneva i, to be the iu.,,u.
ment for doug work which our Epol;sh
friends would hardly dare to attempt them.
selves. Should this be done, promise you.
MesSrs. Editors, such chapter of facts "a.
! VIII surprise you and Your readers All
Snch attempts VIII be resisted; that you may
! depend upon. Our German brethren have
| gwen no such item III the programme ON
which, and 10y which, they hnve invited
! their brethren from America. If Atnericar
slavery Is 10 come in, then shall insist un.
| nr e., =,
come IN, one Of which shall be the prcpara
tIon OF memorial 10 the Queen Of Eng
| land, and appointment Of n deputaiion To-
Loid Ialiner.ton, Ca tho enormous iuju-
rs done TO humanity by the conquest Of In
dla, with It's l50,o0O,oOO Of inhabitants. by
the English, and the conversion Of ,ba,
| great country into one vast garden for the
production OF opium, which ,hev are enga
| ged III forcing ON China. with its $50 600
| 900 OF inhabitants, at the mouth OF the
cannon, thus producing incalculable evil TO
| oOO,OOOOoO human beings, aud hnderino
the spread of the Gospel among one-halt Of
tho human racel" !, for one. shall u.is,
that at least hts subject shall be put bv the
side ot American slavery, if our English
brethren viii force in the subject Of slavery
Notwithstanding that the Germans have
from the outset refused to place it in the
Programme-empIoying no matter whom
to pull tho cheslnuts out Of the fire for
! them
No stone has been left unturneI by =
certain party to stir up our evangelical
brethren at Paris, Lyons, Geneva, Lau.
same and Nevay during the last several
| months, 10 address memorials and letters
10 our churches on the subject of slavery
Just as 1t our American churches are no,
| fully AS likely to he acquainted with that
subject as the brethren referred to. OF
these Tour or five letters or memorials. am
not aware that more than one Nhat from
Geneyal has been published in sinple
southern paper, religious or secular. or any
Northern paper that has much circulation
III tho South. And because the litors of
! INC paper (the Ctatral PresJy,erian) that
| published that address ventured TO com
| heht upon II, and express their honest con-
FlcNon that all such letters must fail TO do
any good worth speaking OF, in the part of
the country for which ii is professei thoy
| are intended, Count Gasparim takes them TO
task with all the zeal, and even fury. of
cavalier OF lhe middle ages. Well, indeed
! .. NS'' '''"''' hcu lHal our evangelical
| friends IN Pans, Lyons, Geneva. Nevav-in
other words, III France and Switzerland,
without going further-have enough TO do:
they need not trouble themselves about our
American slavery, which after all must be
managed bv our own people But more
OF this at another time. Il. r."
.! the tone o! this letter we shall not suf
fer ourselves TO speak; but lis errors re.
4u're correction DR.. Is. says: "Of these
tour or n'e letters or memorials. not more
than one has been published in anv South
"" paper. Now the fac: is that as vet
only one OF these memoiials-that from
Heneya-has been published at ALI Those
from lausanne, and from Paris, LYONS. and
al France, have just been received BY the
Committees intrustcl with their publjca
ton, and are about TO be issued from
lne press. Ot the Geneva memorial three
lh1"ana copies have been sent by mail 10
Iniiuenila! persons at the South, and already
gentleman of South Carolina has attemni.
ed to reply to II in an article of six newsna
per columns. 1t has been published entire
at Richmond, and portion, Of il have reach
cd the South through variou, channels.
We would suggest that tue extreme sen
'IuTeness which DR.. Bnrds letter betrays
at any a,.usion TO slavery, the manne, in
which !, speaks OF Count Gasparip. the
threat to match one sin by others. and to
retaI'aio charges instead Of accepting Chris.
tlan counsel, and the boast that churches
which enfold Col. Nethorlaud and the Rich.
mond Convention, can manage" tho evil
oi slavery without counsel from abroad-do
not present the most favorable aspect Of
American Christianity to tue evangelical
Christians OF Europe. We regret exceed
Ingiy to have 10 record such sentiments
from the pea Of one who has stood SO Ligh
IN the confidence Of the churches at home
and abroad The letter must have been
penned in moment OF inconsidera,o haste
ba IT pr. Baird mean, to carry the spirit
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