Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-17
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The course pursued By the American Tract So
eiety. at its recent anniversary, exhibits more
nrofouud plunging into the depths of prO-slsyery
hunkerism than has been the case with any Or
esp,zation Of the land, the regular LecOmpton
Democracy hardly excepted, To understand pre-,
eiselv the change Of attitude presented from last
wear. we quote the following resolution, which
was adopted, among others at the last anniver-
sAry @ a 3a ~
@RssoVea That the political aspects Of slavery
lie entirely without the prnper sphere Of this So
elety. aud cannot be discussed Units pa9heatlons
hntthat those moral duties which grow out OF the
existence Of slavery, as well as those moral eNlis
and vices which it is known to promote ana
which are condemned in scripture, aud 50 nucn
deplored By evangelical Christians, undoubtedly
40 f.Il within the province Of this Society, and
can and oaehtto be discussed in sffaternal and
Christian spiiit.' ee RAt A9a q &
In accordance with this iesolve, it was the duty
sfthe executive committee to sanction and order
,he.pubication Of tracts .criticsing and condemn
ing the evils and vices glowing out Of the slave
system, and intoxicating Those moral duties in,
cumbent upon those responsible therefor. But It
is well known an important publication, prepared
for the purpose, entitled "Duties of Masters,'
&C., was suppressed in utter violation of the re-
solve. merely because it was looked upon with dis
favor BY the ultra pro slavery section Of the soci-
ETY., at the South, although it contained no de-
nunciation Of slavery ITSELF but merely set forth
the christian duties" Of those maintaining the
relation Of "masters'' TO their 'chattsl property
Accordingly, at the recent anniversary, held
last week, strenuous effort was made, BY those
Of the right stamp among the members, to have
the resolution quoted above, re.afhrmed and the
new executive committee instructed TO carry out
its provisions. But all their sndssEors were
without avail They we're voted down By an
immense majority, the society entirely re-
pudatng its own action Of last year, moderate
in the right direction as il then was, and this
great American "Evane elcai' Institution for the
distribution Of " Christian" Tracts, now stands
before the world. branded on its forehead as the
basest EMBODIMENT, in the land, Of hypocrisy and
all that is pro-slavery and shameful, in pretend
sIs to s. Christian profession. sar sdi hl
The speeches made by Rev. Drs. Bacon,
Thompson, Cheevef. Tying, &c., able and elo-
qnent as they were, on the Right side we're insult
Acient 70 melt the cold ice Of ultra proislsyery
conservatism in which the Society is encased,
and it may as we'll now be considered as given
ever hopeiessly to the enemy Of all good, fOreT-
er. The money hereafter contributed from the
North, for its benefit. should be given exclusive
ly BY the recipients Of government pay from such
anatioual administration as nov disgraces the
country; but we think the greater portion, even
Of them, would be ashamed to back up such an
intensely hypoeritical concern. hia. aosd bad
We commend to the attention Of our readers
the article on this subject, which we copy this
morning from the Springfield Republican 1t
snunciates sound, wholesome doctrine, as far as
it goes-dOctrine which should be well pondered
by,eyery one having any regard 70 Christian NOR