Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-14
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2 found logicians in ihs Halls of Congress; our
: Congressional records have been loaded down
with speeches aud incendisTy harsngues sntil
anything new from that quarter would almost
5e tax upon the patience of the reading pub
lie. Il has been fruitful source Of editorial
0 strife 50 long, that anything found, The sab
J ject, in the columns Of newspaper would, now,
be regarded by the public as stae-the Idle
repetition of what somebody else has said
Several very able writers have written popu-
} lar and widely circulated works, on slavery,
but our sblsst men have failed to produce not
only chain OF arguments that would put Ab-
oltiOnists to blush, but they have even failed TO
produce any abiding convictions on the minds
of great many Southern men, in regard TO the
innocence Of slavery g in itself" How often
do We hear Southern msn-Soufhern slaveho'd-
srs assert that the institution of slavery is
necessary evil, and that it would have been
better if African slavery had never been insti-
tutsd2 How often do we hear Southern men
say that those who introduced slavery into
America committed a heinous crime in the
sight Of HEAVIER. and that The South is now
reaPing the effects Of hat crime, without any
possible means Of destroying the institution Of
slavery, and not increase a greater evil than
the good resulting from such an act2 The
abiding conviction that is resting on TIE minds
OF great many at the South, is simply this
that the institution Of slavery in moral point f
view is curse, vet the emancipation Of slavery
in the United States would be greater evil
I than the Institution elf,-thsrefore such an
act would not be e1PsdieHt; this view of the
subject has been entertained By great many
of our ablest and most Influential men. In
I fact Southern debaters nearly exclusively, and
most Southern writers have run nearly alto
gether in this channel,-that is the arguments
adduced in favor of slavery have been founded
on the szPedieney Of the institution as it exists
in the United States, and not upon its iHnOesney,
az It Is set forth IN ths w0Td Of God.
Hence the South has given Abolitionist ia
natics at the North decided advantage, and
they have uses it and abusca it 10 the extent Of
their abilities. While Northern fanatics pass
BY every argument based upon the erPsdieney
Of slavery as worthless and unworthy Of nc
tice, they peTVert the bill 70 suit their own un-
hsllowed purposes, and If is from this strong |
hold that they denounce the institution Of /
slavery as heinous sin in tke sight of God /
as shocking to humanity and subvsrsive of he /
happiness Of an innocent and uHofsndiBg race.
There never was a more systematic and scien-
tifc warfare CARED on than the North is car
rying on against the South. II the institution
Of slavery can possibly ever be overthroyn, the
A5Olitionists have taken the surest snd only
step to do it-namely, they have thereby
brought religion with all its strength and
power in direct sntsgoaism with slavery.
This is the stronghold of the A5oiitionisl-
that the ram7sTts upon which they have ar
ranged their unbroksn phalanx-snd from
which the South bsholds in CONSERVATION the
Black Republican banner, streaming out in
triumph and bearing for its motto, 81 H CHER
Law ''The battle is fought and WoRo
10 consideration Of this position occupied BY
snti-slsVery men, it will appear to every re-
fsctiRg mind that a work devoted exclusively
to the exposition Of slavery - aecording to the
tsaokiHgs Of the seriPturss " would have rot
only salutary effect in counterscting North
ern fsHsticism, but also in clearing many
doubts as to the innocence Of slavery from
Southern minds.
Such is " Sloan on Slsvery,7 and such is its
object HIS arguments are dedused altogether
from the Bible, and are intended to meet tie
so2histrg and false interpretations of the sbo-
litioaist upon fair footing, and bring the
question to a fair Issue. With the Bible as bis
% rule Of faith and practice" as bis chart end
compass, be enters on q crusade sgainst North
srn faHatieism aud intrigue. attacks it in its
own stronghold, levels the giddy ramparts
which surrounds it, and holds 1t up in all its
dsformity to the scorn and contempt Of an out
ragged South aud deluded North. Mr.. Sloan
has undoubtedly displayed great erudition AID
profandiiy of thought in preparing the work.
It is characterized throughout for the simplicity
Of its arguments, and its strict adherence 10
the rules Of logic. The authors style is re-
markabls for its simplicity, AM, although the
arguments display great research and investi- .
CATION, yet the whole work can be easily com 4
pretended by any one Of ordinary eomprehen- 1
sion Of mind; it is designed for the great mass !
Of the American people, aud not 80 much for |
the studio Of tie man Of letters-henee the style /
is eminently suited to that purpose, being en-
tirelT free from all displays of fine rhetoric and
theoretical bombsst Although the author has
written in strong and foreibls language, yet be |
has avoided all undue personalities; be has not
swelled bis volume BY idle eliminating and re-
crimsnsting, but, on the other hand, be has
written it in the true spirit of Christiari.Y, and
has never suffered himself to stoop beneath the
dignity Of Christian.
The work is intended to show that the iHsti-
tuition Of slavery is Of divine origin, and that
it is in perfect harmony with the Christian re-
ligion. In attaining this end, the author main
tains the dignity Of Southern Christians, which
has been ruthlessly insulted and trsmpled upon
l-fheTefoT will Hoi SOHiherE ChTisfiaHs patron
ise The WoTk? The work was written BY a
Southern Christian and Southern citizen. pub
lisbed BY Southern men IN Southern Office
therefore, tDil not SOSfhsTp citiseas pGtronizs
Il, Gad eadeG5OT 10 giUs Il iDide eiTeHlGtien7
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THIErY-FoUR OBSTINATE FELLows.-The
snecdote related by Mr. Smith, Of Virginia, on
Friday, Of the single juTymsn woO told the
court that be could not agree IN a verdict be-
rause A he said his eleven associates were the