The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-03

the haste of men. With him thousand
years are as one day. He sent the seed
of Abraham into Egypt for 400 years, dur
ing which time he suffered their masters to
treat them in an evil manner, but when
the time camehe judged Egypt and brought
them in their own land They went down
seventy-fve souls, they came up great
nation, spelling Egypt.
We are not an hundred years old as
nation. God has placed among us large
portion of this people, free and slaves. 1t
is not necessary for us to believe that sla-
very is Christian grace, or one of the
heavenly beatitudes to do ourduty to them.
| These people are among us as the snow or
ice of the glaciers, gathering for ages
among the mountains; wind and storm and
thunder will not move it, but when the
foundations melt, or the snow accumulates
to its point, the futtering of the wing of
little bird in passing may set the huge mass
in motion, which, in its terrible fury, over
whelms towns and villages in ruin.
All said and done on both sides of this
question have not availed to remove the
evil. Some say slavery is sinful in itself,
and men ought Immediately to emancipate
all their slaves, another class says it is
sanctioned by the Bible, some think COM
handed, and productive of higher state
of society. "That is the true normal con-
dition of the negro race, the onl y condition
in which they they can be useful, moral
and happy, and is as essential to them as
freedom to the white man. That it is as
impossible to make good slaves of white
men, as good freemen of Africans" So
said Mr.. Jacobs in the shareholders con-
vention of 1859. Not long after this con-
vention adjourned, John Brown made his
mad and wicked movement, which, with
the practical aspect of the times, has kept
our national government and many of our
States in excitement on this subject ever
since.
Is it wise, when such storm has been
upon the nation, when the overwhelming
food has not entirely subsidized, the wind
scarcely ceased its terrific roar, to stir up
and agitate, by asking our Legislature to
reconsider our landmarks, change the
course of our ship of State? 1t does not
need haste, but prudence. Let the clouds
pass, the sun shine out, the waters abate,
until the dry land appears. Better wait
for the green branch with the peaceful
dove, than be fastened with the rapacious
raven.
Extreme measures will not help the
Shareholder His conscience and the fear
of God will not allow him to be an oppres-
sor. He could not conscientiously act the
part of Ahab and Jezebelin taking Naboth's
vineyard. Il. Kings, 1. ch.) He would
dread the heritage Of oppressorS, tcllch they
shall receive Of the Almighty If his chill
dren shall be multiplied it is for the sword !;
and his offspring shall not be satifed with
bread. These that remain of him shall be
buried in death; and his widows shall not
weep. Dob. %. oh. ID. IA. Is. ps. rs.
CHI. GA.
When measures became oppressive, and
those that suffer have no redress at the
hands of their fellow men, they must call
upon God. He can deliver from the bond
age of Egypt, open the Red Sea, take the
wheels from the chariots, make the sup
posed places of safety pits and snares,
while he rolls back the waves that over
whelm the oppressor. A few weeks since
we heard colored man praying in one of
our churches that God would give wisdom
to our Legislators and direct them Do the
movers in the oppressive measures have no
fear of these people going to God for re-
dress. God has taught many colored
man as he did David and Luther, that
"God is our refuge and strength, very
present help in trouble, &c."-46th Psalm.
The movers in this arresting and en-
shaving and selling free blacks and their
property talk as if they were the dearest
friends of the colored race, seeking to act
kindly and generously towards them in
this matter, On their principles they ought
to engage in the African slave trade as an
act of charity. If slavery is so superbly
excellent for the colored race, it is pity
the Legislature would not permit the
movers of it to have an experiment of it
for little while.
These agitations led humane men in
times past quietly and carefully to consider
this subject, and form Colonization Societies
The States have nobly aided them, our
own among the foremost. Lands were
bought. Emigrants went over. Colonies
founded. The country around examined
and surveyed. Towns built and churches
and school houses, &c. God blessed these
undertakings. 1t was no easy work to
found such colonies, when we know the in
credulity of the colored people and the OPP
position which was made by abolitionists
and some shareholders Their minds were
filled with fears and suspicion. Quite well
informed persons of color enquired of us
with great concern, whether the Mary Car
oline Stevens, on her last voyage but one,
had not been ca ried into one of the South
ern States and her emigrants sold into
slavery. These men, in their bills, would
cut the coloredpeople off from every source
of information, and then condemn them for
not emigrating.
Our connection with them is a problem
yet to be worked out. They are not placed
here for us to exhibit to the world our in
justice and humanity. They were heather.
Shall Christian nation act as heather to