Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-31

JeferEnn Monday Nay lth.
Also Monday, Juns sth
By order Of the Board.
Axos DREssHR, Ciork.
Orwell March, 18th 1850. sw6S4
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LECTURE or REv. Ma. MArLAoK This lee
ture, which was given at Tempars Hall on Fri
day evening last, was attended by a moderate
audience, more moderate than the character OF
the lecture deserved This meagre attendance
may perhaps be attributable, to the fact, that
che lecturer was unknown to our citizens, and
70 the further fact, that our people have been
somewhat disappointed in the tone and spirit
which have accompanied lectures on this subject
here and elsewhere. We can only regret that
much more generally. Mr.. NJ. is the general
agent for the Christian Anti-Slayery Society
formed at Columbus within the past year. The
selection of such man for this work, shows not
only the scope and design of the Society, but
true appreciation of the qualities demanded in
such an agent. 10 an hours discourse we found
him to be man Of unusual observation and at
tainments, and imbued with the true spirit of
christian phauthrophy. His lecture was pre-
Iuded with an appropriate invocation Of divine
appreciation, and after kind, but feeling allu-
sion to the manner 10 which he had been herald
ed, and the strangeness and delicacy of his po.
sition having the acquaintance Of but a single
individual present, he prepared the way for his
subject by very properly making known in ad-
vance, the fact, that he had no sympathy with
that class of lecturers whose work was separate
from, and independent Of our common religion.
His hopes for success we're from making his
cause the hand maid and auxiliary of the gos-
pei. or bis sincerity, his spirit and bearing,
were sufficient guaranty. The arguments US.
ed were not perhaps in close logical connection,
as if carefully prepared for the occasion. His
design was q more familiar and less formal cou-
sideration Of The subject OF the power of
those arguments, their originality and freshness,
their elegance and beauty of diction, we can
hardly speak in too high terms While he re-
viewed history ard its dealings with this
subject, both politically aud religiously, and held
up TO view its present relation to the religious
end political worlds, bringing bis arguments and
wit to bear upon the superficial and faacious
attempts that have been made in ways without
number to settle this yexed question, he kept 10
view bis own dignity, the grave character of
the question at issue, and the folly Of all at-
tempts at healing over the surface, while gan
creme is eating at the vitals of the body polite
Alluson was made to cOnclaves of doctors of
divinity sitting down under circumstances of
quiet comfort, and by the aid Of metaphysics
putting the question beyond future troubles
and before they got home found the thing was
after them. Politicians, too, admitting the ex.
istence ofno law higher than their own attitudes
have also attempted the same difficult task,
by hob nobbing together, by compromises and
concessions, by giving slavery all 1t asked, and.
agreeing to seal their lips, and thus secure an
efectual and permanent settlement, while one
OF the great parties to the contract was never
invited to seat in the coDclave. He, whose
honor and glory is affected by the settlement of
moral questions, had no voice 10 an arrangement
'nVolViog so vitality the welfare OF portion of
bis own people.
The labors Of Mr.. MArLAcK cannot but be
productive of good, for his appeals are to the
judgment, to patriotism, to humanity, to reli-
gion, aud to jealous God, and no man can feel
that his Prejudiees are improperly disturbed. or
his opposition aroused by aecrimony or denun-
citation The lecture was listened to with Oh
attention that few public speakers are able to
riVet and not word of objection has been
heard from any one.
Owing to the unsatisfactory circumstances at
tending this visit, he was solicited to visit US
again. and we are happy to say he did not leave
us without some encouragement to expect
favorable answer to that request, If he comes
due notice will be given, aud ample opportuni-
ty afforded for oil to bear him.