, 1859-11-08

Liberty. The influence of national freedom
would gradually reach the enslared, it will
hereby inspire that rest1esspess which precedes
Development. termination is the most silent,
S!nyes are bound 10 feel the universal summer
Of civilization. In this way they must come to
restless yearnings. We cannot help that, and
will not if ne could. It is Gods sign that
spring has come to them. The soul is coming
up. There must be room for it to grow. But
this is very different thing from sur1y discon.
tent, stirred up from without, and left to rank!e
in their unenlightened natures. The time is
rapidly coming when the Southern Christian
will feel a nev inspiration. We are not far re-
moved from revival Of the doctrines of Chris.
tim manhood and the divine right of1nuu. When
this pentecost comes the slaves will be stirred by
their own masters. We must work upon the
master. Make him discontcntcd with slavery,
and he will speedily take care of tue rest. Be-
content among the slaves will work mischief TO
'ht7a, aud mol good. And my e1perience-and
have had some experience in this n'atter-is,
that Asn WAo td,aper tcih sldrfs and tnciie tA<n,
ere not fhtnHtufs to be trHsttd. 1H<y ara not
AonfSt nan, "n{fss thy are ,f,natieat. JMey
hare ttT rea*o", thy a<ually Aase iost their con-
S1fs,rt. IAerer soi2t trust sach men NTH nontg,
norpfacf any con6atnee in 1Atm teAatsotrt-. lido
not know why it IS so, but my experience has
taught tne that ncn who dO such things are
crafty. and come forth from such tampering un-
reliable men. Conspirators, the w0rl over,
are bad nen. And il wese in the Southland
think have the reputation there Of being
toiersbIy stout abotitionist-I should, not from
fear Of tile 1naster, bnt from the most deliberate
sense Of the injurious effects of it to the Stare,
never by word, nor sign. nor act, do anything
to excite <itscuntent among those that are in
slavery. The condition Of the slave 1nust be
changed. but the change cannot 60 on in one
part Of the community alone. There must be
ch,ngc in the law. change in the church, change
10 all classes. Emancipation, when it comes,
will come either BY revolution, or by change
Of public opinion III the scAoIe community. No
influences, then, are adequate to the relief the
slave. which are not Of 4 proportion and power
sufficient to modify the thought and the feeling
'ial. 1t cannot be cured by partial remedies.
1ur plans must include a universal change in
policy, ftelins. purpose, theory, and practice, in
the nation. The application Of simple remedies
70 angle spots, in this great body Of disease,
will serve to produce useless irritation; it
will merely foster tue hand but not cure the
whole body.
5. 10 relief will be carried to the slaves Of
the South, as body, By any individual or or
gauzed plans to carry them Of, or to incite them
10 abscond.
The more enlightened aud libcrty.1oying
among the Southern slaves, bear too much ii
their masters blood not to avail themselves Of
auy opcniug 10 escape. 1t is their right it will
be their Practice. Free 1ocomotion is an incl
put up with. Simble legs are much used iu
providence to temper the severity Of slavery.
II, therefore, 81 ens1arcd MAN acting from the
yearnlncs Of his own heart, desires to run away,
who shall forbid him. In all the earth, Hller-
ever human being is held in bondage, be has
- l. j.
If be can. If he wishes liberty, and is willing
to dare and suffer for it, let HIM! II By lis
manly courage he achiercs it, be ought to have
it. And honor such a man!
Nav. if he has escaped and comes to me,
owe him shelter, succnr, defence, and God-speed
10 n final safety. II there were rs many laws
as there are linea in the Fugitise Stare law, and
lions den, would disregard every law, but
Gods, and help the fugitive! The officers
might catch me, but not him, if could help it,
1 man whose own heart has inspired liberty
md couraGe sufficient 10 enable him 10 achiere
what be desired. shall never come to tny door,
will adopt him for Gods sake, and for the
sake Of Christ. who brooos over the weak md
per,shing. Nor am singular in such feelings
and purposes, Ten thousand men, even in the
South, would feel and do the same. 4 man who
would cot help fellow creature flying for his
liberty, must be either villain or politician.
Bui all this is very different from stirring up
discomfort, and setting on men to escape bT
outside influence.
stand on the outside of this great Gordon of
darkness. aud every man that escapes from it.
running for his life, shall hare some help frnm
mc, If be comes forth Of his own free accord;
ret, mn not the man TO 80 in and incite slaves
to run away, to send duy other man to do it, TO
approve it. or to countcnance it. do not be-
lleve we have right to carry into the system
O: slavery exterior discontent; and for tlIs rea-
flat It IL hat good for ths etarts th&sns.trts
1t is shnrt.sighted humanity, ut best, and poor
policy for hoih the blacks and the whites. And
| suy again. would not trust man that would
do II. 1t would lnjure the blacks chiefly and
pear when come to speak positively Of what is
the right way to promote the liberty Of the en-
slaved. / may say here, however, that the
higher 4 man is raiscd in the scale OF being. the
harder it will be to hold him IN bondage and TO
sell him while the more be is like ~ animal,
The easier it will be to hold him in thrall aud
harness. The more you make shareholders
feel that when they oppress and sell man, they
are expressing aud selling Gods imsgc, the
harder i will be for them to continue to enslaye
aud traffic in human beings. Therefore, what
ever you do to inspire in the slare high aud no.
b!e = I'd godlile feelings, tends to loosen hia
his chains and whatever shall inspire in him
base, low, and cruel feelings, ugh.ens them.
Running away is all fair tur single cases, Il
is Gods remedy for all cases 0! special hard
ship. 1t is the natural right Of any slave who
has manhood enough to resent even tolerant
tondsge. nut We are not speaking Of the rem
cdy for indisiduA!s-but the remedy for the
whole system. Four million men cannot run
away. until God sends ten Egyptian plaques to
help them. And tkost srAo % among tAs slarts
tostr up suef ditpostson, Till hip th4 hun
drsds at tie <rpfnse Of tie faiuionz. Those left
behind will be demuEa:ized, and becoming less
Trustworthy, will grow cullen under increased
severity and vigilance.
4. Still less would we tolerate anythipg like
insurrcciion and seryi'e war. 1t would b the
most csu1, hopeless. and desperate Of all folies,
to seek emancipation By the sword and by blood.
And though l love liberty as my own life;
though long for 1t in every human being
though, il God, By unequivocsl p.oyidepeee.
should ordain shat it should come aga,n as of
old, through terrible p1agues on the first born,
aud BY other terrors Of i'll, should submit to
the Divine behest: ut, 20 far a. Aumaa ia<tru-
'ntakton u concerned. sct:A all tAs coasc1knee Of
q man. soitA all tA< faitA efa CAsistian, and seiA
all 4s s<al and seartatA Of q f,aIdnthrotist, I
prot<sf dgainss any touns<s faatltad to insarrkc.
lion, Et+rik scdr a#d botdsh<d 1t is bad for The
n,nster-bad for the klare-bad for all that are
ueighbora to them-bad for the whole land
bad from beginning TO endl An evil 50 M
minded and malignant. that its origin can
scarcely be doubted. r.
No3, # tho Afrieans in our land we're intelli.
gent; If they understood themselves: il theT
had self.upreFu{uu noprer: If thev r..rr nhIs