The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-01
Christianity and Slavery.

The following report of the remarks OF
the venerable Chief Justice Hornblower.
at meeting in relation to the course of the
Tract Society on this subject, held in the
city Of New York, May 10, 1858, is from the
N. Y. Times.
Judge Hornblower, of New JERSEY, said
he had been honored with an invitation to
attend this meeting, and he supposed that
those who signed the invitation had proba-
bly,, in their own mind, settled some mode of
action on the subject And although he
had attained an age of life beyond that pro-
scribed by the psalmist, for he had compile
ted his slst year, yet such had been his at
tachment to this Society, having had an
humble part in organizing 1t, that he had
made an effort to attend this meeting. al
though certainly he had no plan to offer for
its consideration. He came rather to hear
and to be enlightened, and, perhaps, to have
his feelings modified. He was born in
slave-holding community and knew some.
thing about the history of Slavery before
Chief Justice fancy was born or Known
Ills father, who used to be Representative
IN the old Congress which used to sit in this
City, lived almost as long as he (the Judge)
himself, and, Of course, he had had the BEN
etit and advantages of mis- advice and coun-
sci and moral teaching. When he was a
little boy his father owned slaves in New
Jersey, but lie knew what his fathers senti- |
meas were on the subject of Slavery. |
for he provided for the manumis-.
sion of his slaves He know the influence
that slavery had upon his infantile mind, for |
when boy Of 10 or II years he thought he |
had right to cuff and kick and knock down
the colored children that belonged to his
father, and he had occasion to reflect that
some OF them were spared until he was ena.
bied IN some measure to recognize the iniu-
~ he had done them. They were all free
before he died, and some Of them died. he
hoped and trusted, in the Saviour. He was
not sorry that he had aided in organizing
this Tract Society to spread the gospel among
all the people; but he could not refrain from
expressing his regret that it had Withheld
from the whole community lectures and
teachings upon one of the most abomniable
'ins-the sin of all sins-that of Slavery
n his view leng and long since he had con-
idered it sin that violates every command
n the Dscalogue, beginning with the first:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
by heart, and thy neighbor as myself !
ak to him about Evangelical Christians !
eing dealers in human souls and bodies /
Ie did not believe it Talk to him about
outhern gentleman who boast of the num-
sr Of slaves they have got, and sit down at
70 table Of the Lord, mot with them, but at >;
different table and commune with them :;
ommune with their own chattels! As =
ell speak of their communing with their :.
oIses' their sheep, or their hogs, for if they
4 good price for their brethren in Christ st
ey will take it Slavery was the author a.
robbery, Of man-stsaling, Of murder. Of IN
laitery. Of incest, Of every crime that was
rectiy in the face Of the commandmenta VI
did mot come here to interfere with HIa. La
~ where it exists by law otherwise than in
moral suasion nevertheless, he was here th
q member of an Evangelical Christian So
'ty, and tho truth must b. told about Sla- Il
y, no nattee who should cay to the con- 81
~. Avy distilguishsdd ostps Of diva II