Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-09-08

come. And you and |, Mr Chairman,
even during the present session of Con-
igress, have witnessed attempts TO kindle
here the fires upon The altar of South, IN
rights. But the sacrifice. tie altar. the
spectators, were as cold as alabaSler.-
The prophets only were warm; but ibey
were VAIN, net from the presence of the
tgod, but from his abse nee. He does aot
make his appearance. The great Is-iO-
be does mol come. He has either gone
on a very long journey, or else he is id
a very deep sleep.
We'll, sir, shall we have this deity oI
Disunion invoked forever? Who is tc
blame? II the North has given cause,
What have we done? What cause Of dis
union has ever proceeded from Us? Have
you not had every hing your own ways
Have we not let J u have the Democrat
ic party TO use as you please? laugh
Ter Have you not had The Govern
ment for long time? And have we
not let you use it just as you had a mind
to? We, sir, were busy about our com
merce, extending it around the world;
about our railroads, our internal i'm
provements; cur colleges. and all those
things wtioh interest our people. We
knew Jhat you had taste for gOverning
and il.ai by indulgence you might be
gratificd without seriousinjury TO US
For many years you have had your OWL
way, but now you come here and cry ou
"Iisunion. Why, what more can We
do? 4 -..-
! VIII, it may be that we have encour
aged mistake on your part. Itmay tt
that We haze given you some reason 10
suppose that this temporary courtesy o
governing. which We have extended
was permanent right. However, i
you have fallen into that error, we will
perhaps. at some future time disabust
and correct you. But whatever blame
there is anywhere. whatever cause lheri
is is for disunion. must attach 10 the ac-
ton of the slave power. commanding and
controlling the Democratic party, and Il
no one else in the country. Therefore
at this time, l come with exultation-
not, 10 be sure, with malignant exultatioE
to speak for few moments upon the
decline and fall of Slavery in this land
1 will show you by what acts the tive
most important pillars oft support have
been removed, and that the whole sys
TEN OF Slavery must therefore fall. And
these two events have been accomplish
ed, if not by IFS direct elforts, at least b.
the connivance Of this same party, i'm
PEELED by this same controlling agency.
l viii! first show you how the mora
power Of this institution has been des.
lroyed, by what act, and then l will
show you how and by what act lis polit-
ical power is forever doomed. But, sir
how cid an institution like this ever have
a moral power? is a question for us tC
examine. In the frs: place, we are told
by Southern men that we have a nation
Of heather in our land; and We are told
by the same authority that we have an
institution here for their regeneration
Now. sir, if we have, from necessity a
nation of heather in our land, and
/ il Slavery is an institution for their re
generation, it is very clear that Slavery
has moral power. But, says the gen
tleman from Georgia, Mr.. Cartrell. ]
speaking of negroes, "They are idle, dis
soluie, improvident, lazy, unthrif'y, who
think not of to morrow, who provide but
scaniily for TO day
l will also give you other proof. Here
tits:
"Who would credit it, that in these
years of benevolent and successful mis-
/ sionary effort, in this Christian Republic
there are over two millions Of human
beings in lie conda on Of heatien. and in
some respects in a worse condition? From
long continued and close observation,
we believe their moral and religious con
dition is such that they may justly be
regarded as the heathen of this Chris
tian country 70 GORnaiAes of Synod Of
South Carolina and Georgia, in 1888.
"After making all reasonable allow
auces, our colored population can be
considered, at the best, but semi heath
ems" Kentucky Union's Circular to the
Ministers Of tie Gospel in Aentueky.
1884.
There seems to be an almost entire
absence of moral principle among the
mass of our colored population. &c. W
GOoch. Esq. Prize Essay on Agrieaitart
IN Virginia.
"There needs no stronger illustration
of the doctrine of depravity than the
state of human nature on plantations in
general.
Their advance in years is but pro-
| gression to the higher grades of iniqui-
Iy."-Hon. C. C. PickRey, address be-
fore lie South Carolina Agricultural So
cjety. Charleston, 1899, second edition,
pages 10, IL. --. @
The MaryviIle Tennessee Eatelligen
Ger, ofOctober 4. 1885, says of the slaves
Z of the Southwest. that their .'cOndiliou
through lime will be second only to that
of the wretched creatures in hell"
Here, then, is a field for great mis-
sionary labor; and it is fortunate that
under these circumstances we happen Ia
have an institution which is perfectly