, 1859-11-08

first to throw of the yoke Of lans and cousti-
tutions, and afterwards to defend and build
themselves up in Il civil stlse} then they would
hare just the same right to assume their indc-
pendence that any nation has.
But does any man beiere that this is the
case! Does auy man believe that this vast
horde Of undiciplned Africans, If set free,
would have cohesive power enough to organize
themselves into q government, aud maintain
their independence: If there be men who
believe this, am not amongthem. / certainly
think that even sEayes would be uade imtneas-
urably better By liberty but lido not 5s1.tps
they rould b made detlt,' BY ibtrty .gdiatd ty
iasuretction Or r*@tl'ioa. 4 regulated liberty a
liberty possessed with the consent Of their
masters; liberty under tue laws and iustitu.
tions Of the country; liberty which would
make them common benedcia1ies Of those instt.
tntions, and principles which make US wise aud
happy-such q liberty would be great blessing
10 them. Freedom, with Law apd government,
is good, but without them it Isl mischief.
And anything that tends to incite among meu
cruel wrong to them.
Il, in view Of the wrongs Of slavery, you say
that you do not care for the master, but only
tue slave, reply that rou should care for both
master and slave! If you do not care for the
fate Of the wrong-doing white man! But even
though your sympathy were only for tho slave,
then for his sake you ought to set your face
against, and discountenance anything like m
insur7ectiunc:y spirit.
BY ali the ways consistent with the fearless
assertion Of truth, We must maintain sympathy
and kindness towards the South. We are
luences will be permitted to sunder this Union.
| There was time when thought the body Of
death would be too much for lie, aud that the
North was in danger Of taking diseases from
/ the South, rather than they our health That
tune has gone past. lido not believe that we
shall be separated by their act Or ours. We
| hare an element oi healing, which, if VIC are
| true to ourselves and our principles, and God
is kind te us. shall drive itself further md fur
ther into the nation, until 1t penetrates and
E4egenerates every part. When the whole lump
sha!i hare been leavened thereby, old prejudi-
/ ces will be done away md new sympathies
| will be created.
| l am for holding the heart Of the North up to
the heart Of the South. Every heart beat will
be ere long, not a blow riyiting oppression, but
| throb carrying new health. Freedom in the
/ North is stronger than slavery in the South.
| We are Jet to work for them, as the silent
| spring works for US, They are a lawful prey to
mean By loringa union with them. Imean
liberty I mean the decay Of slavery, and its
| extinction. Ill might speak for tue North, l
would suy to the South, ave love you, md
bate your slavery. We shall le4ye no fraterna1
effort uutried to deliver You, and ourselves with
| 4uus HUN lAt AthCA4AlluQ, uAuHeIv AQQ WlCkEu'
ness of this system" and for this we cling to
the Union. There Is health in it. We fare to
leare no pains untaken, through the Christian
conscience Of the South, to give to the slave
himself higher moral status. lay it down as
an axiom, that whatever gires more manhood
to the slave sclacking the bonds that bind him.
and that wlateyer lovers him in the scale Of
manhood tightens those bonds. II you wish to
work for the enfranchisenent Of the African,
seek to make him o better man. Teacb him to
! be IN obedicht servant, and m honest, true,
Christian man. These virtues are Gods step.
stones 10 liberty. That man whom Christ first
makes free, has better chance to he cigilly
fractious, disobedient, and unwilling to work, is
the way 10 defer his emancipation. We do not
ask the slare to be satisfied with slarery, Dut
feeling its Erievous burden, ne ask him to en-
dure it while he must, "as unto God and not
unto man." not because he does not lore liberty
bat because be does lore Christ enough to show
forth his spirit under grievous wrong. Poor
slares will nerer breed respect, sympathy, and
emancipation. Truth, honor, fidelity, manhood
these things in the slave will prepare him for
freedom. 1t is the low animal condition Of the
Africa. that enstaves him. 1t is moral enfran.
chiseluent that will break his bonds.
| The Pauline treatment is the most direct road
to H. .ty. No part Of the wisdom Of the New
Testament secms to me more dyinely wine than
Panl's directions to those in slavery- They nre
the food TINT servants need now ut the
South, everywhere the world over. Il
should live in the South, I should
dreAch these things to slaves, while preach.
Ing on masters duties to those whs bold
them. I should DO it with firm conviction
that so should advance the day Of their lib
crty!
In orderto labor the most eaectualiy for the
emancipation Of the slaves, wouhl not need to
say one word. except to preach Christ and pu
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