Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-29

" authorities on this subject. on
and have heard from the other side.
day after day. quotations from the
Bible. intending to prove the same
thing; and Won and know that there
are honnst men in the Slave States
who believe that this is fact. have
seen such men myself. and have con-
versed with them. They have told me
that Slavery was an absolute curse;
and that the only reason why they held
their Slaves day was, that they owed
them certain religious duties. and must
keep them to look after their spiritual
welfare. They feared that if their
Slaves were cast loose upon the world.
with nobody to look after their spirit
ual interests, they would be spiritually
lost. heard this from n gentleman
from Kentucky. and again from a gen.
tlcman from Augusta. Georgia. and
| believe in my heart that both of
these gentlemen were honest in their
views.
am not here to impugn any mans
motives. put this upon the ground
that is claimed by Southern men; and
when listen to the gentlemen on the
other side, reading honestly from the
sacred volume in defence OF this ins,i-
tuition, a coming from God. and as a
means for the regeneration OF heathcn
race in our land, | felt impclled TO use
the language of the Apostle to the
Gentilcs. which he employed on Mars
Hill: ooh! Athenians, perceive that
in all things We are exceedingly given
to religion" Laughter. Now, sir,
since this institution has done all it
ever can in this capacity, and since it
is now destroyed us n converting and
segcncrating power, stand here to
give it its proper place in ecclcsiasti-
cal history, for its right place it has
never yet had.
In order to understand what position
it is entitled to. we must. to some cX-
tent, speak by comparison. because we
can not speak absolutely on these mat
terS of religion. The religious our
nails OF the Free States have oiten,imes
mo I unreasonally ~ cxultcd over our re-
ligious efforts, when they contrasted
them with the efforts of our Southern
brethren. ] have seen placed in paral-
lei columns, in Northern journals. the
contributions OF the Free States and
the contributions of the Slave States;
and there were mighty words of exul-
taton. unbecoming Christian jour
nal or Christian people at any time,
when it was shown that our contribu-
! tions for foreign missions were a hun
dred-fold more than yours. Ii is true
we make more contributions. The
city of Bostopagives, for foreign mis-
sions, perha more than all the Slave
States; and the city of New York per
haps more than Boston. But what Of
that? We give few cents apiece,
and only few cents, for foreign mis-
sions each year, which amounts to q
great sum because we are q great peo-
Pile. We send men to heathen nations
far over the water, TO tell them about
their future destiny. We are careful
not to send our best men; we keep our
Notts and Waylands, and our Beech
ers and Chccvcrs. at home; but some
times Judson escapes from us before
we know what he is This is about
the extent we submit to self-sacri6cc
for the sake of the heathen.
Is there any cause for cyultation in
this, when we see what our Southern
brethren have done and are doing?-
When have we ever taken the heathcn
to our hcarth-stones and to our bosoms?
When have we ever admitted the hca-
then to social communion with our
selves and our children? When have
we ever taken the heathcn to our large
or to the watering places to show them
fashionable society and beautiful
scenery? Did you ever see Yankee
at the White Sulpur Springs shedding
a benign religious influence over n little
congregation of heather companions?
Laughter We have pious women
in the Northern States, whose bright
example has made attractive the paths
of virtue and religion. Conspicuous
among them, in every good work, are
the wives of our ministers and deacons
but not one oil these. within the range
of my acquaintance, would consider
herself qualified. either by nature or by
grace, to be chambcrmaid, dry nurse,
and spiritual adviser, to ten or twenty
heathens in her own family. But. SIR
had these worthy DANES been noJit
damas; had they come down to us from
the blood of the Norman Kings
/ through the bounding pulses of sundry
: cavaliers, and then had been willing tC
assume these humble officers of Chris
tian charity, we should have believed
the time, so often prayed for. had al
ready come, when ''k inSs should b.
fathers and Queens nursing mothers II
the Church" Where, then, is tht
ground for this exultation on the par
OF the North? | tell you that it cal
, not be prompted by any thing but 1
r rotsAd. bulbous, self-righteousness.-
So much, then, for the social sacrifices
: of our Southern brethren.
What other sacrifices have the,
made to rcsenerate this race? Grca
c moral and intellectual sacrifices.
c will read what Southern men say OIL
I this subject:
Judge Tucker, of Virginia. said il
!, 1901:
/: IL say nothing Of the baneiul effect
{ of Slavery on our moral character, be
: cause YOU know l have long beer
: sensible on this point"
The Presbyterian Synod Of Soutl
: Carolina aud Georgia, said. in thei