Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-10

THE UNION sAYEDu



THE UNION SAVEDu
NEGRO SUNDAY school PROHIBITED IN
RtcHMoND.
A law Of Virginia prohibit, any catherine of ooloro.
persons except for RELIGIOUS worship and under Mi, pro-
vision the Mayor Of Richmond last SUNDAY arrested m,
attendants at colorcd sunday Schoo-g3 ia number
49, of whom were slayerccordcd their names and Their
discharged them The pastor Of the church, who acted
as Their instructor was, however, held to show VIII,
Courier Of AugUsf 2S
But it might not be impertinent to INQUIRE
if any or if all the retailers Of grog and cigar.
on that Sabbath were arrested, We're the
rowdies all lodged in the jail Were the
gross yiolators Of the laws Of purity all put
to shame Or how many scenes of dcbauch
and of ruin wero left to tester in the bosom
of that community, while the noble minded
Mayor went forth with ample power to arrest
few colorod children who were receiving
instruction from the word of God ! Doubt
less the Union is now saved Northern IA
natics and sectionalists can no longer disturb
the equanimity that must stretch from shore
to shore throughout slaycdom, when it is full
ly known that the Patriarcho- Missionary in
I sttuton in the Old Dominion refuses to its
I subjects the privilege of handling. possessing
/ or reading the Bible Strange. when they SO
/ confidently affirm the Bible to be the support
/ of that very ancient, and renowned institu-
/ ton, they should not wish that every slave
/ should possess and read it. 1t ought to make
every slave better servant it ought to en-
courage every free negro to seek slave allan
ces it ought to be the bond of endearment
between master and servant if the Southern
theory is true and they are honest in its prop
agation But what a comment on the slavery
taught in the Bible is the abolition of that
Sabbath SCHOOL,! Shareholders claim that
the relation of master and slave is clearly
taught and approved by the word of God. and
yet will not let the poor slave sec the tenure
by which he is held in service ! Nay more +:
the magnanimous Mayor must institute an in
QUESTION and search every room and every
corner in Richmond and see if any had the
hardihood to carry out the requirement OF
Christ and preach the gospel to eyory crca-
ture, teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever | have commanded YOU" and if
they were found fulfilling this obvious duty,
to bring them Immediately before the Mapis-
tracy to show cause why they should not be
proceeded against according to law even the
laws Of the Old Dominion Would not the
old Vatican clap his hands at that The Pa
pacy is by no means alone in intolerance
She is not the only pcrsecutor-not the only
inquisitor Another institution which boasts
Of doing very much for the degraded children
of Africa and all mixed bloods, making great
compensation to the present generation for
kidnapping their fathers, does it by the high
minded work of abolishing the only little
means they have OF becoming acquainted with
truth How beautifully the people of Rich
mond can lecture the North on ianaticism =
Here, too, is Mr.. Gushing and Mr. Choate's
own organ, the very trumpet of National
fame, proclalmlng to all the world the atroci-
perpetrated in Richmond by its first official,
as noteworthy deed If we dcnounce it as
cruel, outrageous, dastardy and demoniac,
| Mr.. Gushing ~ Co. will make up mouths at
us and .cry out with disturbed lips. Negro
Worship Did he never think of Worship
| ping negro drivers and breeders Is it de-
lightful to him to side with oppressors and
tyrants; Will he very complacently fall
down before Vrginan auto de fe. and crv
out $50 mote it be-" Do the advocates of
the Slayocratc Government suppose they are
about to make it disgraceful to cry out for
! justice for the poor and needy, the down trod-
den, the robbed and the kidnapped, and in
high degree national and honorable to uphold
the bloated robber Is it to be a test of ma
tionality that we must obliterate all Judgment.
trample on all good conscience, take the part
OF Satan in blindfoding, heathenizing and
beastalizing four millions of our fellowmen
Is this sound nationality; 1t is indeed the
nationality of the Courier, Of Mr.. Cushing. of
/ Mr.. Choate, and some other disappointed Of
nee seekers, IN reference to whom none need
cry SHAME, for they cannot appreciate it -
They have howled so long for robbery and
rapine for outrage and violence, that right.
ana justice, and honor, are mere myths to
them With them and their party it is a dis
grace to mention these virtues. Name ius-
tiee and they proudly reply, "black men have
no rights that white men arc bound to re-
spect." But they have not vet told Ms AT
what stage Of skin-dyeing, humanity begins to
recover ITS rights. 1t ought to be distinct
chapter in the slaveholders ethics. He oupht
to define the rights of his own children. wbe-
Their they are half white, OF one-fourth or
three-fourths, for they are very many. and
somebody may enquire bye-and-byc. should
not these children follow the condition OF the
father instead of the mother. Will it be
negro worship to ask the father to do Justice
by his own childrens Shall he rob them of
the Bible, OF Sunday Schools, of every priyil-
eye of knowing their Creators will except he
tells them the summary of it is, "Servants, be
ooedient unto your masters in all things -
That Is all colored folks need to know. To
tell them more would be abolitionsm and ne
gro worship. To stand on that bluff and cry
uod help the slave catcher, the slave driver
the slave breeder, and all of that class who
have constitutional rights (for SLAVES have
none) would be national On that proud
eminence he may amagamate with every
shade OF color, and it is no crime. For, first.
the eolored women have no rights, that
such distinguished scoundrels are bound TO
respect, and, secondly, their offspring are
all held as slaves, and, thirdly, slavery is that
oenetcent institution which chattleizes all