The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-02
THE BARBARIsM RNGENDRRRD BY sLA-
VERY.

Slavery, in its effects upon the STAKEHOLDER
furnishes one of the strongest arguments for
its own overthrow. 1t engenders barbarism
nowhere to be found except among uncivilzsd
men. In many parts of the South, perhaps all
we find men who are educated, courteous, hos.
mtable, yet who upon the question of Slavery
are perfectly brutal. They will act in defence
Of the institution like msdmen, and write as il
they existed three centuries ago. These men
pretend TO be the equals of gentlemen in civil.
;sed countries-they read and appreciate the
literature of ancient and modern times-they
move in good society-and still, whenever the
Slavery question is disturbed, they become in.
SANITY barbarous.
We subjoin a specimen of this barbarism
Ii is from an editorial in the Richmond South.
az ably edited journal, and the proprietor and
editor of which is reported to be a gentleman
and a person of extraordinary abilities. We
shdl see what Slavery will lead such man to
do We quote:
FPoor Sumner is still in Paris-so TfiLn,se
correspondent writes-under the careful treat.
met of DIR. Sequard, waiting for the healing
of be wounds produced by the moxa, hereto.
foreapplied, and enduring with meek patience
| sud- pangs and pains as were never experience
ed oitside OF purgatory before. Our tenderest
| symnthies have been aroused by perusal of
| the description of these sufferings, and we have
| foud it difficalt to keep back the tears which,
dssqte our efforts to prevent it, gathered in our
| eyes Can q more horrible torture be conceiy.
| ed 4 that is described in these few lines:
"lHis physical suferings have been constant
andfsther increasing than diminishing since |
| last wrote. The moxa has not been admins
| terecanew, but none of the wounds on the neck
and lack, left by the six first burnings, are yet
heasd. These render every change of posture
diffiuf, slow walking very painful, and the
conta,tly. IRRITATING motion of carriage near.
ly inoerable. The bed gives only cramped,
laboa repose, for the nature and position OF
the fe wounds are such as to forbid the poor
| pFviige of tossing about" under penalty of
| rsksgony This state of things has lasted
| NV for nearly six weeks
/"aoy slowly these six weeks of suffering
must have dragged along to man who could
heittertit, stand, walk, ride, or lie down, and
! Whole wounds were so painful that no relief
4 couie bt had IN any posture, and ease an i'm.
| possbleacq uirement except by tossing about
Indeed, We have here an extraordinary case,
sucha 2e as the world has never before seen,
we vtntFe to affirm; and then, to heighten the
agoY oithis martyr, he can only look forward
to thu renewal of all this pain with the earliest
hour d convalescence, for the moxa is to be
sgait spilled within the period of two months,
and hesacrtd flesh of the Massachusetts Sen.
str gain to burn like so much beef in the
hpdI a bad cook. When will it all have an
Ell, an what will that end be?"
j In ~ civilized country of Europe, any news
p3er ritter who could write thus of one of the
ptest Ind greatest of its public men would
ft hiiself barred from an entrance into re-
: skiaAe circles forever after. The voice of
tt pui lic Indignation would haunt him into
otcuriy. But Slavery transforms the best of
nh ito barbarians. We are to remember
J II, ard have all the charity possible for its
dfndss. Slavery engenders morbid dis
ee il whoever attempts to defend it. SO
iDstrous an outrage is it against both man
, 4 God, that blight seems to rest upon every
, bllec: employed in its defence.