Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-06-09


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rifying power is introduced into it. is re-
ected, OF il incorporated becomes destruc-
tive. Humanity in any shape acts upon it
prscissly as poison acts 'on, the bnman
body. 1t is either thrown outSwith violent
.eeasalsieas beel--te-.iuevitablc
death. d Ifa.law should require the ties Of
marriage. or the relations of parent, and
child to ,bepreseryed in slavery. in very
few generations slavery wonld be virtually
destroyed. Il. man could only he sold
with his, whole family. he would cease to
belmarketable properiy,oin great degree,
and, the more his family increased the
greater would be the difficulty of selling.
Extend this Preservatiye law to every
slave and continue it through two gen
erations, and the effect would enevitably
be the modification of slavery into sort
of fcudal dependence, or .'.old English
servant" system. It's characteristics would
be effsced and its cruelty Destroyed
Therefore slavery refuses. to recognize the
relation of husband and wife among those
human beings that procreate for its benefit,
and absolutely anihilatcs the relation of
father and child by turning it into the
keenest torture for both that mortal power
can inaict. The simple recognition by
law of the family relation among slaves
would ruin the institution. Is there any
advocate of slavery in this city who denies
this? We presume not. And if there is
not, will any of those advocates tell us
what that institution is upon which so
simple law Of humanity acts like poison,
pafalizing its power, and burning out its
vitals? To us this single fact, so evident.
and yet so little thought Of. is proof that
the curse of God rests on the Institution.
If Rood has established the marriage rela-
ton. will SOME COOL Doctor Of the Assem-
bly, tell MS how il happens that they are poi
son to slavery which he contends is also
of Gods creation or direction? Does the
Almighty do His work so badly that his
institutions kill each other? ~. ''
Another fact in the same direction is
the influence of education on slavery
Train aud fill the mind Of slave with
knowledge, and he wont be slave long
The laws of every Southern State prove
how we'll this truth is understood, for they
not only forbid slaves TO acquire an educa,
ton, but forbid the masters 10 permit them
to acquire it. knowledgeis as fatalto tho
the institution as is the family relation. =
Religion that is, oil of religi on, its beauty
and grandeur. its origin and purpose, as
well as its precepts and lessons, If full,
inculrated woall lift slave to knowl
edge of his equality before God with hi,
master, AMI show him how utterly hostile
to its own life was that inhumanity anC
injustice that ane the very life of slavery
1t would point him to Freedom as surei,
as the dawn points to the coming day, a,
the only condition in which Religion coul,
be fully appreciated. 1t would show hin
that the same power which prevented hin
from reading Coils word could as justi,
prevent his hearing it; that the right o
standing between man. and his Creator i
assumed in any act which mpairs the pow
er OF learning what the Creator has com
manded orTevealed. With such righ
Religion is incompatible. lc; that RICH
Is vital to s!avesy--equally as necessar,
to its existence as the right to destroy TIN
. family relation. the marriage relation, O
the right to perpetuate ignorance 1t i
evident, therefore, that slavery cannot liv,
with either Of the great elevating influence
of the geT7Religion. education. and til
sanctity of the family tic. Infuse eithe
into i apd you kin it. Education, woul,
kill it as strychnine kills man, with ter
rible wrenchins and vomiting Of blood. -
! The sanctity Of the family would kill it a
the consumption kills. 10y daily wasting
No man can deny this, for there stand
the laws OF every slave State TO prove it.
! Now in the Assembly of one of on
great religious denominations in this cit!
are many able men who believe that slave
ry is right. that Col sanctions it, am
that it is. a great Outstanding influence
We, should like to hear some one of thes
able men explain the cause of this deadl
effect Of humanizing influences on slavery
Whatever enlightens. elcvaics or purifie
human character is fatal to the institution
Is the family tie, or education, an evil. o
is slavery an unnatural existence to whic
they are poisonous? One or the othe
must be the case. If any learned ID. ID
can prove that both are COOL. and natural
and wholesome. as we doubt not some @
them think they can. will not that yer,
Ingenious gentleman explain why one kill
the other so inevitably when they com
together?
- e. Al