The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-12

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Both are 10 be treated with Christian wisdom
and forhearaucr We must seek % heurd
the slave Rs much as the white man, and thl
white man o. really as the slave, We mus
Keep ln mind The Interest 0f every part tot
The slaves themselves, u the white pupula
ton, and Of The whole brotherhood Of states
federated into national llh. And while thf
principles Of liberty and Justice are ono and
the same always and everywhere, the wisesl
method Of conierTInS upon man the benefit
OF liberty and justice, demands great conFId
eration according 10 ciTcunaances.
How 20 Apply au acknowledged principle
100 practical liicl BE- task more difficult than
the defense Of the principle, Il is harder to
define what would be- just in CERTAIN cmcr-
gencica, than % establish the duiy, Cllims
and authority If justice
Can any light be- thrown upon this difficult
path Some light may be slted but the dit
hfulllra Of duty can never bee removed except
by tho Performance ~ duty Buf, some
things may be known beforehand and guide
90 practical solutions,
! shall proceed 10 show The Wrong Way
and The Right Way.
], First, W. have no right % treat the ciii-
2rns Of the south With asrtmaHy and Liff-t-
Hef, because they are Involved in systcm
Of wrong doing Wrong rs 10 be- rxposcd.
hut lhr spUH of r,hukr may be as wicked
before God ns the spirit OF tAc evil rrlukcd.
Simplicity and iirmncss in truth is more
powerful than any Nohl ~cGl bIttcrugfs --
Speaking the truth 10 love, is the Appstlcs
prescription, Some men 30 love that the,
will not speak painful truth, and somc men
utter truth no bitterly as Go DESTROY llNpf
and both are ovil-docrs A malignant speech
Of slavery viii not do any good and, mos,
Of all, 10 will not do those uuy good who
most excite our sympathy children of
bondage, II we hope 10 nmclorate the con-
dillon OF the slave, the first step must not hr
taken by setting the mEsi"~ against him.
W e may be- sure that God will not employ
mere wrath for wisdom and that hr viii
raise up and send forth, when his day comes,
fearless men, who shall speak the truth for
justice, 10 the spirit OF love, Therefore, it
IA matter not merely Of political and spcu.
ldA wisdom but Of Christian conscience. that
those that have NJ heart the welfare Of the
cnslaycd should maintain a Christian spirit.
This can be dsnc without giving up one word
Of truth, or one principle OF rightcousncss.
\ mou may bc arlcss and plain spoken, and
yet give evidence Of being sympathetic and
knd-hcartcd aud loving.
.. The breeding OF discomfort among the
boudmcn Of our land, Is not the way 90 help
them Whatever gloomy thought, the slaves
own mind may brood, isc nrc not 70 carr,
him from without
II could have my way every man on the
globe should be free man, and 40 once
But as they cannot hc will not b.. ar ages.
is Il best that bitter discomfort should be- m.
spircd in them or Christian quietucss and pa
iicut w0iuugP IL rcstlessncAs would hiring
freedom, tlwy should never rest But firm
ly believe thatmoral goodness. IN the slave
I'll. l. I.. !.
national freedom will gradually reach the an.
shaved, IrWill hereby inspire that restless
GcAs which prcccdes Development Grrminn-
ton is the most silent, but most disturbing
Of all natural processes. Slaves are bound
TO feel the universal summer Of civilization
In this way they must come 10 restless ycarn-
inEs. We cannot help that, and would not
il We could. II is Gods sign that spring has
come 20 them. The soul il coming ur.-
There mus. bc room for il to grow. Bot
this is a very different thing from surlv dis.
content stirred up from without, and lyN 90
rhnk,c in their uuculjghtcncd natures.
The time j. rapidly coming when th6 Aau,
,hcrn Christian will feel new inspiration.
We are not far removed from revival OF the
doctrines of Christian manhood, aud the di-
vine right Of men. When this pcnlcccst
comes, the slaves will be stirred by their own
rrrrr~tyr-. w rrt1st work --7u the muster.
Make him discontented with slavery, and be-
viii speedily take care Of the rest. Before
,hiS time comes, any attempt TO excite discou-
tent among the slaves will work mischief 10
them, and not good. And my experience
and have had some experience in this mat
,cr--is, that men Who tampgr with slAAcA-
and nultc them, are not themselves to be
trusted. They are no; honest men, unless
they are fanatical. II they have their reason,
hey usually have lost their conscience ]
never will trust such men with money, nor
place any confidence in them whatsoever. !
lo not know why ii is so, but my experience
has taught me that men who do such things
are crafty. and come forth from such tampcr-
pS, unreliable men. Conspirators, the world
hycr, are bad men. And it | were in the
,outh--aud I tNInK 7 rITT TrC REPUTATION
there OF being tolernbly'Stout abolitionist-
should, not from fear of the master. but
from the most deliberate sense of the iuiuri-
DDS effects OF II to the slave, never hy word,
nor sign, nor act, do anything to excite dis
content among those that are in slavery
The condition Of the slave must be changed,
but the change cannot go on IN one part of
the community alone. There must be change
in the law, change in the church, change in
the upper classes, change in the miudlr, aud
in all classes. Emancipation, when it comes
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Of public opinion in the irhoic copiRi,jtiiY
No influences, then, are adequate to the re-
lief of the slave, which are not Of proper
ton and power sufiicientto modify the thought
and the feeling of the whole community. The
evil is not partial. 1t cannot be cured by par
,ial remedies. Our plans must include
change in policy, feeling purpose
theory and practice, in the nation. The APP
plication of simple remedies to single spots
in this great body of disease, will serve to
produce a useless irritation; I. will merely
tester the hand, but not cure the whole body.
3. No relief will be carried to the slaves
Of the South, as a body, by any individual or
plans TO carry them Off or to incite
hem TO abscond
The more enlightened aud Hbcrtyloying
among the southern slaves, bear too much Of
their masters blood not TO avail themselves
of any opening TO escape r is their right
lit will be their practice. Free locomotiou
IL an incident To slnVc proDerty which the