, 1859-05-14

Wi~n one year arn. the American Tract
Society declared, E;:a tia: it would issue no
publication Oil the sills Of forced concubia@e.
1oulan-lu3.:iu-, lnl.y-sc|llnE aud tile pagan
crue'.:rs i!!st,arable from the state Of society
existing III South Carolina ard TeSas-olnit-
tiny cyrn t. c!lii,. tin n,ol,,in5 aud expulsion
Of ministers If salvation anu teachers Of tie
Worl ot tod la,?r ami ltli.alc WHO interpreted
the li.ie slj1t:4tion go yc into all tl4c
world to it,e!:l,e tie Southern States Of this
CaioN: and S'cond, that ii would continue to
almuu:sa S::ssluv and Dinal cr their duty to
'obry 1'ts:r lnas:e.s. and do ;,a'd tp those
that dcI,t.r!ulv used and per>r.titd tl,r,l,-it
was thought '.n it la! dragged tie religion Of
Chri>l as fir itI:" lie mir. is mrn could sira. il
and still l.!ls a''"nt souls, 1t was thought tic
SOCIETY Lad given lhr fullest wurran; lor Tic
fierce sarcasm IF Frederick Douglass ilnt
the wor:: bands n l1ack man could Gsll into,
while ;l>c:uS for Tie l'Hrty which he
had learned tp calm trn,u tue BiLlr,
would !" to s:,.:n'l iutn 4 pr:syr1-necting
led J.: 4 noci.s ol Divinity. 1t WAS believed
that it Ill t:i;cn I'LL impetus and strength to
in!idrl.;y. wigisi !: quarter Of century of car
nest c..:ris.ian c:nleayor might Lot overcome.
But tlr 81 prswuo7;it;,io:ls were mill. There
was l'N'T deep f''T t!;is great religious or:au-
1za!i,A u ::'l:nd. 1t Ilr anniversary meeting
ot tlls' >''crt.s OIL Wednesday Inst, I'LL arpro.
1rlatv '!t'iual. reviewing tic recent attempts
To revive 1:sr SLAVE Trade on the il" :" sctts, WAS
introduced. settn: tur,, Tic rrlricty Of issu-
ing trar: I'll the evil practice If stealing 1nrn
III Africa aad transporting them to Sou,!, Car
oll'la anu Georgia. 10 be worked aud wl.ippcd
II t'r' s>'nsc1ie'"e sf ';lc cotton planters Of
thoee Christian Sta,cs-t.c SANG l,cine cortra.
r. to i'll human and divine laws. After a
heated discussion Inc resolution was voted
down. \ moments reelection scrn1s to have
Blown to the majority the :byss over which
They wcrr standing. aud a subsequent rcsulu-
sio1, declaring tI'at willie tile Society would
publish nothing IN ina, topic, it was from no
hesitation IL IL Inc moral cllarac;c- Of slaye-
trading. prevailed. THIS was equivalent to
saving: Nc have our opinions as private fol-
Lowers Of the 1-.,nl, concerning this human
1nracy-this congregation Of l!orrors whose
penalty is dcath lH the laws Of nil civilized
nanons-lut as I'll" opinions Of evangelical
men arc found to dilI:,r on this subject, we will
confi'c our public cxl,orungs 10 tic evils Of
pro!ane swearing, Sabhatl,-brcaking and dane
ing.
The Tract Society il filling up the measure
Of lis in'quit;cs. We are far from believing
that either this OF the vote Of last year, is all
expression If tile views Of majority Of its
members. We believe tia, If the members
scattered through New Eng!aad New York,
Ohio ard the Western States, could cast their
votes a: any annual meeting without incurrine
an expense If tiHy or ono hundred dollars
earl and tie loss Of i week tine the cotton
factors and douctfaces Of New York City,whost
residence enables them 10 he present alwav.
without expense Of either money or time
would be suddenly and eflectuasiy oycrtlrowu
and the Society returned 10 the guidance Q
the Eih!e. Eut as It now stands before til,
world. II is the mos: potent engine Of Anti
christ that has ever afflicted tile America,
Church.