The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-04-23
[From the Washington Union.
DECAY OF .ABOLITIONISM IN NEW ENG
LAND.
Letter from Josq6 G. Lorqoy TO his brother, O,cen
Lopeioy, Acnlber Of Congress from Ohio.

Letter from Joseph g. Lorgoy to his brother, Otoa
Lorgoy, AenlJer Of Congress from Ohio.
(CoNcLUDED.)
It cannot be denied that the idea of sla-
very runs all through the Bible; it wa.
stamped upon the entire history of the Jew
ish nation, and upon the history of every
vigorous nation upon the face of the earth
indeed strongly suspect this is the norma
condition of large portions Of a dopravec
race, and can readily believe that a mar
may sustain the relation of stakeholder, il
all good conscience, and with the entire Di
vine appreciation There are gisible foot
prints Of Gods disapproJation Of abolition'
ism IN this country. Look at the focks o
unclean bepsts and birds that have come III
out of its train. Infdels that curse God
abuse every man of good character, and thcr
praise humanity in general to countcrbalanc(
their maliguity and blasphemy Out of the
rights of man have grown the more abstract
rights of woman and once respectable wiye;
called ST. Paul crusty old bachelor, anC
Abraham tyrant, because Sarah obeyeC
him, and Paul makes mention of the fact
The second edition of the rights of woman
is divorce, affinity" and universal concu
binage. We have far more of these immora
tendencies in the Northern States than they
have at the South. Is it not time to look
at home?
The truth ia, we have been won't to con
template the condition of the slaves at the
South from wrong point of view, We
compare them with races or nations more
highly civilized, and their condition seems {
harsh and degraded one; but what woI(
they when the Christian nations took then
by the hand and led them across the ocean
American slavery has produced and cuItiya
ted more African intellect, more social affec
ton, more Christian emotion in two hundred
years than all Africa Central and Southern
for two thousand years American slavery
is a redemption, deliyerance from Atrica'
heathenism "Thc dark places Of the eartt
are full Of tue habitatious Of cruelty" ant
no part of the earth is more dark or mor
filed with cruelty than Africa. Treadinl
beneath their feet one of TIE most fertil
soils, they cultivate almost uollhng-liye Oh
fruits and nuts, with few cattle, and httl
commerce They are in the first place laz
beyond all hope Of selfimprovement. The,
will not work. Now, God has ordained tn
law of labor so surely, and 50 universally
that if barbarians will not work, ciyilizatio
will yoke them up and drive them to il
This is fixed, sure as light and gravity. VIII
not? Why should one quarter of the globt
one section Of the human family do nothiu
for the race IF Ham will not bring timbe
for the ark, Shem and Japhet will driv
him to it.
Bat Africa is not only great wildernes
of loungers, but out of this idleness grow a
manner of vices. Work is salvation. Wor
regenerates the earth and man. Work
progress, and without it nothing. The tit
deed of the earth to man had this proviso
that he should subdue it and multiply upo
it. Now, if be only multiplies and does NJ
subdue, he has only sguatter sopereignty-
no certified title till he builds his house an
tills his farm. Hence the Indian must
driven out; he VIII not work on any cond