Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-11-03

Henry Ward Beecher has given
two lectures in Chicago for the benefit
OF a couple of Young Mems Associa
iions of that city.
The subject Of the second Lecture
was The Burdens of Society" I'm
der the head of Slavery" in discuss
ing that subject. Mr Beecher made the
following remarks:
SLAVERY.
The Second Burden referred to by
Mr.. Beecher was slavery This. he
said, was but continuation of the
former head-Slavcry was nothing
but despotism struck in.
Slavery Is nothing but waste.
1t begins with expressing the weak
it ends by degrading and expressing
the strong.
a slavery might exist like the He
brew servitude. where the slave was
still man, bnt a man in the power
of master. His owner was respons-
ible for his education and training as
a man. Besides, he had the hope of
earning his liberty. The speaker be-
lieved this. the only kind of Bible
slavery" if introduced into this conn
try. would soon work the ruin of sla-
very as here existing. Men find their
own families euongh To support and
educate. American shareholders would
soon tire of the bible kind of sla-
very"
A slavery. however, that sinks man
below the category of man, absorbs
his whole industry. provides nothing
for his development, gives him nc
place before the law. makes him in
the eye of the law thing, chattle,
with no hope of liberty. that even
goes to the extent of hedging up the
door of humanity, so that those who
would. scarcely can emancipate theil
alaves; system that follows the off
spring of a slave to the third or fourth
descent-such a system Is not merely
a sin, but an organized kingdom o
sins, and vet there are good old min
listers poking up and down the Old
Testament to find whether Slavery bt
a sin or no. Why if this be not ;
sin, we may dismiss all recognition o
right and wrong in a gigantic chance
medley. in which such distinctions are
lost. But there is penalty for thu
sin which if it long delays its coming
it is only that it may descend Will
more ponderous bolts. Let us look a
its evils. Ist 1t destroys; by degra
) ding tho poor mans capital
Work 1t Expresses the poor man
vino is always the sufferer or The re
munerated in the conflict of SLAYER,
f and Liberty.
But, say some. slavery is in tn
foot the South, the head ofthe North
, need not mind it, Will that appl,
to the govt? Can any one say tina
the govt is in his foot, and will nc
the head mind it and the whole sys
i tenn suffer from it? Slavery make
4 poor mans work his degradation
= Liberty makes it his welcome an
n sure means of advancement,
t ID. 1t corrupts manhood. 1t sub
verts the new doctrines of Christ
n The weak are made the prey of til
It strong. Slavery tends to restore til
It old and pagan distinctions of cast
It and nation. christianity says A
c men are brothers, Slavery says n
: men are brothers but white mel
k and the black are born to bear the
u burden as light nati,ns. Our hou'
If at the top, dungeon beneath. Ov'
d the hold of the slave ship floats Il
d symble of the noblest utterance of Ii
y erty.
n 81. 1t destroys the sympathy tn
&c should exist between the upper al
lower strata of society. God intend'
this sympathy to be a natural prime
pie. In society the top may repr
N duce. as the influence of the root IN;
Of restore the injured limbs of the tire
< for in the lower exists the elemen
ly out of which spring the other. 30
t are necessary. God intended the
ut should be root and trunk and bran
$ and leaves.
in Suppose tree in full foliage shcn
r, weary and be ashamed of connect,
is with its lower parts, it's root, a
E. should ask a woodman to sever t
r. connection. In an hour or two t
n withered leaves and dying twigs won
he be the result Of such folly. VIII
us men grow rich. not great, and becol
d. refined. which means a good deal
IN furniture, and fashionable. viii
G. means pictures and cogs and horse
he their first care often. is to look abo
n how they may cut themselves oil fro
H. those below them The speaker dire
lie. a telling sketch of the duties devolv
ne upon those in high stations and grad
of in society in the relation to the low
st orders Of that society. In slave
nd society is paralyzed at the base, a
er. the top is thus in fortuitous a
on fictitious condition.
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M From Washington.