The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-22

MADE Dut ntCle lOWeT CudU the rs,
crowned with glory and i onor, s1re
stood man, the delegated 70 d and -Ds-
SCISSOR of the earth, and Of i'll the "a
tional existence with whi. it tes-.ed.
This simihtude of man to G cd is 0 al
ity. There is, in mans spiritus ma
ture, a miniature Code ebases sShis
likeness may be, disfgured md dir fstill
there is the Divine tracery. The, Ssrl
may be in the oozy bed of &c cans BE;
still it is capable of being h Irnish nd
made to glisten in the fbTlameI a
future and immortal life. -
When a monarch conflicts his let
ring to another, though tbaj othet a
beggar, that symbol carries with ne
power and protection of ro''alty. nd
on whatever being the Diriiie art as
traced the image of himself, | insii' at
that being cannot, without wron pd
impiety, be made an article Of pro :. ~.
This spiritual existence w.t. who. IAN
is endowed-this transcript.of the = "a
tors likeness-is not a temporary n
dowment, but an endless git.
The sun is but a spark OF tte,
A transient meteor in tht sky;
The soul, immortal as its S re, ~
Shall never die"
Shall being, thus highly endo d,
and destined to an endles! duration be
crowded down to the level OF the / es
that perish? Does any one believe 5at
it is in accordance with the Divine s~sl2
AS from the altitude of the stars all
inequalities of earth's surface disapI If,
so from the stand point of mans I'M r
tally all distinctions face away. I'D
every human being stands On the ad
level of equality. To chastelize a
tiOnal creature, thus endowed and us
allied, is to insult and incehse the q or
of his being.
Look at it from another point. a
teen centuries ago appeat6d the st
wonderful parsonage that has ever, ed
among men-the God maa~-the .ty
manifested in human fo}m. Aft a
life of chosen poverty, passed annie he
poor and the lowly, he laid down hjs sfe
to expiate the sins of NAB. Pres ut
Buchanan, believest thou t II, gospe c.
ord! | know that thou believest. I'll
nae, then, sir, did Christ sled his cd
for cattle ? Did he lay doRh his J; to
replevin personal property, to req m
real estate ? | tell you, geptlemera at
this property claim in man is imf4ky,
rank and foul, against God and his an
Ointed.
Eternal Nature when thy gisnt hand
Had heaved the floods, and fix &c the trembling
When life sprang startled at tay plastit call,
Endless her forms and man tie lord o. ALL
Say, was that lordly form inspired by ihse
To wear eternal chains and b w the biee 2
Was man ordained the slave If man ~ toll,
Yoked with the brutes, and fes tered to he soil,
Weighed in tyrants balance With Al. gold
No nature stamped us in a betvenly mould.
She babe no wretch his thanBless lalo g urge,
Nor trembling take his pi Dince ADD the
scourge;
No homeless Lybian on the stormy deer
To call upon his native land tpd weep
/ adopt, with cordial aaiairacios, she
language of one of EnglsDd's SrSatest
statesmen:
awhile mankind loathe rapinn, Diet -, fraud,
and abhor blood, they will reject With il igsa-
ton the wild and guilty fantasy that ui can
hold property in man."
In our preamble to the >esolu.o IN
viting clergymen to officiato IFS ch;r. ssri1s,
we have avOwed our belief 10 Chri tisn-
ity. One of the divinest ,utter.n.ees of
that religion is (" All thirsgs wraty sever
We would that men should 90 to y'-l, do
We even so to them.'' The P. 9: lent,
in his recent message, Justly sy5~- that
the avowed principle which lie the
foundation of the laws of fistiop ! con-
tained in this Divine precept.
Take one single feature of j gerry
it annihilates the family lit tol. 20 Ses no
home; it tears with relentless darolism
its plowshare beam deep right t rough
Gods domestic institution; ant Saving
levelled it with the dust, raars IL DEVILS
domestic institution, and TRANSIT I ms the
horne, the house, into stable End its
inmates into cattle. TIE re aion of
husband and wife, of par>rt aid oh Id,
and the endearments of tie hon cir lie,
are not and cannot be 4egall,s KIN wn
among the victims of Slavery.
What contrast between ths fa ily
portrayed in the Cottq's sftu lay
Might though they wereia tn lie tbs
of poverty though they bad s-4ef out
to service during the week WIZ ya, on
trast between that rude home 90 she
best slave dwelling! From one sIAS,gs
a country's glory and gleatnes !. Som
the other, a country's decay, sha =: and
disgrace. II. 8.
Take away what there is. of kthly
happiness growing out of tEeendei 4 ents
of home, and how much of,hamai <sicity
have you left | look around j and
see scores of men, many If; who have,
in homes more or less .distan those
dearer than life. Can any one we to
you, gentlemen, by any course Of ason-
ing, that it would be right, un 80 any
possible circumstances, 10 doors those
children to the auction-block, to s. sold
like cattle? If l can pinse II e. is
right to take and chattelize t;her
mans children, then he cyn pro- Il is
right to do the same with minet Il axe
1T right, as an abstract pSncipl' /, en-
slave one human being, tnd 4saaye
broken down the barriers that -osect
every other human being.
come now to the constitution :. r,Ies-
tion. Inc limits that | Aave s1gaed
| myself will not. allow fall or an an
extended discussion of tbs .poir The
President contents himself with !. ar
ing, IN general terms, tha;' the-( st tu-