New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-16
LETTER TO CHEF JUSTICE WILLIAMS.

70 the Hon Thomas s VILLAS, IL D. late Chief Jg..ce
Of Couneeui, AID ate Presdel Of the American Tract
sode'y.
Sir: frd in The Ne,r- York O5serrer Of the 29th
ult, your fseech delivered on the 9th ult. a. the
nus meeting of tie Hartford Tract Society, auxiliary
to the American Tract Society. The subject Of this
spec is Of such vital interest TO the Church and the
word end h matter Of il s noteworthy and inpor-
tsnt, TIA; reed 10 spoosy for publicly addressing
! yOu in regard 10 It.
You undertake to defend that position Of the Amer
can Tsct Society the subset Of Slavery, which hes
been 20 widely aud so zesloufly debated for & few
years past ard in the of this defense you maks
the following incidental admissions showing tire
willingness, both the part Of the Society end its
DEFENDER, that Slavery thJuld have indefinite ami
unmolestsi continuance.
You tell us that after the ANIMAL meeting Of
1851 the COMMITTEES about 10 publish trait on
the Duties OF Msssrs AID proc. ed to say that they
RETAINED from publishing it only in consequences of re-
monttrarees from the South. You admit that the CON-
mit.ee we're abou. to publish this tract thus showing
their approval Of it. en- their willingness to circulate
it, We know, from other sources that il had not only
been approved and accepted by the committee, bat
that had already been stereotyped and printed, aud
that at the time Of the annual meeting in 1884, II vas
stitched ard ready for bLdi5e at The Tlso House; and
vhep from Of those very copies, another edition
was printed by another hand for the ofthe public,
il plainly appesred that this publication was IL favor
OF Slavery that the principal portions Of were writ
ten by Shareholder, and addressed To Shareholders,
designing 10 continue such: that prominent object
OF them was TO advise the masters 70 persuade the
slaves that God had authorized theu subJugau9n and
lis indefinite continuance; and that they had been
found 50 we'll suited this purpose, that save1ofers
had printed and re printed them for general cIchla-
ton in Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina.
TIE defense of Slavery IN this tract IS Sd very u1e
sId tbCrOuQ l.ppluR that mus recd TO
rs collection some Of It's sentiments and exoressions
IL is made very plain for what sort OF masters, ami
respecting what tort Of servants TINS tract written
They are -" toe mater who holds the servant in in
voluntary bondage" ip. 39l AMI the servant who
"dcks tna greatett natural stimulus 20 exstiOn, the
Knowledge that lie rii himself enjoy the frat OF his
II IL a.tum.d that the Shareholders actually own the
slsves; (po. 1G, II, %, IS, ~, A. &C., &c, Sc
1t lie a. s1nned thet that ownership is by Gods sp-
pcintment and gpproysli lpp. 49, So, 50, 81 &c, &c
chip by Shareholders slaves perfectly consistent
with Christian character in tie foTler AID with the
eIerc,s e iusiice ard Christian love toward the lat
Ter; lpp. IL, Il, 70 80, 81, 4, &C., Sc
II lie assumed that when master has gwen bis
slaves food clotbrg, and shelter, and sso certsin
suou't Of oral =, iou instruction he has o5eyed the
Injunction Of Paul" Masters give unto your servants
that which is iust sDd eq1sli ,P. l5
II il stsumed that the Shareholders have right AMI
that right given by God not only 10 oil tie powers AMI
fscul:es Of the slaves bot 30 al their time Sundays
and week-dsys, day and night, and even 10 say no.
only wien and where they shAil meet, but whether
" they .hall meet al al for the worship Of God"
ip. 10; lot only to ssy whet,tr they may resd the
Bible tbemrelves, bat whether they may hear it
IRON otheTs," hb.l.
Finally il is assumed 10y way Of hint to the retailer
Of oral religious instruction to slaves not to mist AXE
M ~ the quantity quality Of their splu4l proven
der that collection of the passages Of Scripture
which e. Join upon servants obedience to masters
L" is the portion Of spiritual food which G ID has de-
" fien.d for thOse who are 10 bondage" TO- 81,
Your wiling scquiescence in the unmolest.d and TO-
definite cObtit If Slavery ne shown rot only by
your mention Of the above tract as 10 your vie en-.
tnely GBoh econable bat by Otcer statement which
clearly show your Influence and yonr 10 BE- ri en-
ior TIE masters and sgsnst the slsves. For instance
you say:
HI. Amor, ,po,rbs 70 eIeu The mora. evil. Of slavery
without becoming irsse IL the as,'sJa Of The evil, Of
s,..sln Of slavery tssn" Ans amin
,.rf ftt.y b-rar = .;fut 4s.sr IN tn dutv ~ %
TO cali would bsye6ssu u,de fr Instruction
ef'.y.. ,5s dl{ AsI owed to theL masters Wat should
/. is very plain what ;he Publishers Of religious
trees ought 70 ray 70 ssryarts IN re' on 10 their duty
10 Their maskIs, Lame'y-t) eIjCia them honestly 10
fulfil iLeir contract A. long az tie master p,ys the
wages vhict Trey agreed receive 30 long they are
bound in horesiy faithfully 10 dischArge the service
vi ich they promised n exchange Tor those wayos.
Where there - cOutrAct-sheTe the man or wo nau
who is claimed q s-ryant has never promised any
,eryice-i, no longer csc 81 master AID servant
bu' Of robber ard robbed oppfcssOr sed oppre,s
But IL 10 this very case Oh WHICH you, Judge W.
E.ms, are eskiug. 1Es master fDr whom through
out this speech, you have been acting advocate is
a robber, and Of tie worst sort a strong an
who cJmpels = weak ore Permanently o. labor r him
without a contract aud without wages; In fact with
only proveIder erOugh 10 keep him n working order
Your whole spsech i az 1ttsmp, 20 defend the Tra
Society for liz systematic fef1a b. EAis In IL tracts
the claims Of rshi justies, ham .y Ard religion in
regard 10 The relation Vi these Two pariss ard this
ayoredly est The robDers 4 paotn srs officer.
in your Society invited syesksis a. ,s 1sstng and
cortlibutCrs 20 lie uGdS, shOaA tAks pnbYsRs
TIE reasons why 700 ride with ths "tf.c manage
ment Gnd with TIE shvshoiisfs il tia couiroyer,y
are Eo'e vOTthy sni irs'rasi,s. ioa say
Toy bad csfetss ai1s 20 ai.u..8 g.
cfssstst as-ss E4F-fss n A- T1gu .ba-
IA n to oorffcfFfs, ~ke - sia n 4adsf .sA cir.
rEsLzDsss - "A $500 fes sssisss sl,.t. Ia the
cs-st . 40 s|< 80 - ~-~-s~st s-ssst ts.agt cor
ts~r ttrss-
Ia = D. al :, sYg .tss0-sst 4 robbery can be
siD..sE , - ~ t-trs-s -. f-,se shafoh.s nliu-
ls--ft stNsSsss.ss Syassass 81 -. tieal A,sOeis-
ty.s sfis. 6.~a<sS 49, gs.$-i6y u. 4, had be.-
~ ~ Sasss4 4Azsst>f al iAsr - c9rtiDu.ucei
Yea sFsst if.rl "a is<fssfs ~ tie robbed 10 the
- s.rl = ts4s fr<St-sI LIKING stly A. tie prsen
.sat 4p<fi-s u .si4es - iAs - and Of panty 10
~ gtg'sa-rss3gL = s>sls l1fierOus 10 spsaE II
r--i-y % cotIsta51 SIh sufA onurehss ore would
--Is hat iva. ssciaet tsoLd b. rsversei aud thAt