Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-22
Slavery.
HENRY WARD BEECuER ON RUNNING orr sLay Es-
sERyiLE INsURRECrioS, ETC.

4 II nry Ward Beecher delivered in Plymouth
Church on the 80 III ul., inculcaie sentiments ol
Conservative aud fraternal character. They
are IN the main. timely words, deserving the
earnest consideration of the reader:
Because slavery is a grea, s;a. because i, is a
national curse. II dae> nnt follow that we have
. right To say ANYTHING do anything that we
may happen 10 please. We certainly have no
right To attack ii In any manner that will graft
y men : fancics or passions. 1t is computed
that there are four millions of colored slaves in
our nation. These dwell in fifteen different
Southern 5 ateS. with 4 opulali.'n OF ten mil.
lion whites. These sovereign States are united
To us not by any federal liganents. bu, lay vital
Interests, by a common RAJ iioHal life. And The
question Of duty Is not simply wha, is duty
t"watd the blacks. not wha, Is duty toward the
whites bat W hat Is dGty 10 each. and 10 b"ih
united. am bound by the gEeat law of lows
To consider my duties toward the slave, and
am bound by The great law of love also To
slider ny duties toward the white man. VINO 10
his master Both are to be treated with Chris.
tian wisdom and o.bearance. We must seek TO
benefit the slave as much as the white man. and
the white man much as the slave. We must
! keep IN ind the interest of every part-of the
slaves themselves, of the white population. and
/ "t the whole brotherhood of States federated
! into national life. And while the Principles of
| liberty and Justice are the same. always and
I every where, the wisest method of Comforting
! demands great consideration, according To cir
cnmsiancss.
How to apply an acknowledged principle in
/ practical lite, task iG"r. difficult than the
! defen,e of the principle. 1t is harder 10 define
| what would bc just IN certain emergencies.
than to establish the duty. claims. and authorl-
/ " Of justice.
! |. First. we have no right 10 treat the citi-
zens OF the South with acIimony and bitterness
because they involved in a system of wrong
| Il. N
! spirit nf rehukc may be wicked before God
H. the spirit ol the evil rebuked, Simplicity
and nruIneos in truth are more powerful than
! any vehement bitterness Speaking the truth
| IN love Is the Apostles prescription. S@me
men love that they Viii no. speak painful
! irath. aud some men nt,eF ruth 80 bitterly as
To destrny love- and both are evil ers. A
indignant speech nf slavery viii not do any
| good and, most of all, it will not do those any
good who most excite our sympathy - ;he
children of bondage If We hope to arnoliorafe
the condition of the slave. the first step must
/ not be taken by setting Ike master against him.
! We may be that God will not employ mere
wrath, for wisdom; and that be will raise up
and send forth. when his day comes fearless
men, who shall >pell; the truth for justice. in
| the spirit ot love Therefore, 1t Is matter.
not merely ut political and secular wisdom, but
OF Christian CONSCIENCE, that those that have At
| heart the welfare Of the cuSlavcd should main
/ tam ChrlstHtn spirit. This can be done with
-
| cipic of righteousness. man may be fearless
! and plain spoken, and YET give evidence OF be-
! ing sympathetic. and kIud-heared and loving.
= The breeding of discomfort among the
! bondmen of our land Is not the way To help
them. Whatever sloosny thoughts the slaves
own mind may brood. wr are not 10 carry dis
quiet 10 hIm. from without.
II could have my way, every man on the
/ globe should be free man and nj once Bu,
ar they cannot be, viii not be. fr ages. is il
4 he.
III theni-or Christian quietncss or patient Wait
ing? If rcstlessu>ss would bring freedom. they
would never rest. But | firmly believe that
moral goodness in Tic slave Is the harlipger of
Liberty The influence of national freedom
would gradually reach the enslaved, it will
hereby inspire that restcssness which precedes
| Development. Ccrnnaiion Is the most silent,
but mos: disturbing Of all natural processes.
| Slaves are bound to feel the universal sumner
! OF civilization. Ia this way they must Como to
restless warnings We cannot help that. and
viii not If could Ii j. Gods sign that
| spring has come to them. The soul Is coming
! up. There must be for it to grow. But
| this i very different thing from suriy discon-
tent stirred up from without, and left TO rankle
| in their uncnlIghtemed natures. The time is
| rapidly coming when the Southern c slams
| wIi feel new InsIira ION We are not far
moved from = revival of the doc rincs of Chris
tan mauhoUd, aud the divine right Of man.
| " .cn this pcniec0st cuInes, tie slaves will be
! stirred by their own masters We must work
| upon the master. Make him discontented with
/ slavery, and he will speedily take care OF the
rest. Before this time comes, any attempt TO
excite di,concert among the slaves will work
mischief ta ttc,n and not good. And ex-
| pereuce-and have had some experience in
| his mat1el is. that rho tamprr nth s!1res
| and init t,ea are not Msm.elros to be trust<.l
| 7jteg are h3aed msa. unless thy c fanoticI.
| i they hare their reason, they usually hare lost
their conscienco. / 'tsror wiH trust srch nth
money Jtcice arg on,fL,tce in t~n rhassoerer
! | DO uui know why it 50. but my experience
| has taught me that men who do such things
/ craft y and come forth from such tampering
reliable men. Conspirators. the world over, are
| ba men. And If | were IN the Southland
! think have tie reputation there of being a
| tolerably stout aboiitIoni>t-l should not from
fear of the master, but from the most deliberate
sense of the Injurious effects Of it to the slave.
| never by word, nor sign, nor act, do spything to
excite discomfort among those that are in sla.
very The condition of the slave must be
/ changed but the change cannot go in one
part of the community alone There must be
change III the law, Change IN the church, change
/ in the upper Classes, change IN the middle, and
IN all classes. Emancipation. when it comeA.
will come either by revelation, or by change
of public opinion in the mtole community No
influences then, adequate to the reliefo of the
slave which are not OF proportion and power
sufficient II modify the thought aud the feeling
/ OF the hole community. The evil Is net par
tai Ii canuot be cured by partial remedies
/ Our plans mus, include universal change in
pollcy feeling. purpose. theory, and practice. in
the nation The application Of simple reme
i dies 10 single sIots. In iLIs great body of dis
case will serve to .cduce useless irritation
it will me- ely fs;er the hand bit not cure the
I whole body
/ 3 No relief will be- carried to the slaves Of
! tic South. Il boiy. by any individual
+ gln:zed plans 10 carry them uf. or to inci,e
4 Tia. IN 10 abscond.
The more enlightened and liberty loving
among the Southern slaves. bear too much of
their masters blood not To avail themselves II
any opening To escape. 1t Is their right it will
DC taetr practice Free iocotnotl"n is an met
put up with. Ninib. legs much used in
providence TO temper The severity of slavery
IF, therefore. etisav.d man acting frurn the
warnings oi his own heart. desires to run away. i.