Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-14

Letter from Mr.. WhitefieId on the Subject
OF slave Labor
The following letter is a uer6dtim copy of
written by the Rev. GEORGE WHITEFIELD, the famous
preacher, and printed in the London edition (l77D
of his collected works:
BRIsToI, March %, 1851.
REVEREND AND VERY DEAR SIR II lately received
your last kind letter, and glad to find that you
are enabled to Joy in tribuaton, and to say. Faith
err not my WILL but thine be done" May the Lord
| increase your fait and if you should be called
10 give IN your Isaac, your dear yoke-felOw, may
You. Aaron like hold your peace, and by undis
sembled resignation to the divine will, gOrify your
God Ny @ife has been in pitiable circumstances
| for some time. The Lord only knows what will be
the issue of them. This is my comfort, all things
work together for good to those that love God" He
is the father of mercies and the God of all cohso
lation He can bring light out of darkness and
cause the barren wilderness to smile. This, l
trust will be verified in Georgia Thanks be to God,
that the time fer favoring that colony seems come
think f0D is the season for us TO ereTt almost for
the good Of the poor Ehiopidns We told that
they TO sfe tch out their hands to God And
who knows but their being settled in Georgia may
be overruled for this great end is for the lajCfu
Of keeping StdCeS haze no doubt since hear of
some thar were bought with Abrahaln's money. and
come that were born in his house-and cannot help
thinking that some of those servants mentioned by
the Apostles in their epistes were or had been
slaves. 1t is plain that the Gibeontes DOOM
Ell 10 perpetual anu tuOuSu hurry Is
sweet thing to such as are born free yet to those
who never knew the sweets of it, slavery perhaps
may not be so irksome However this be, it is PLAIN
TO a demonstration that hot countries cannot be Cul
tivated without negroes. What hourishing cOun-
try might Georgia have been had the use of them
been permitted years ago How many white
people have been destroyed for want of them,
and how many thousands of pounds spent 10 no
purpose at all? Had Mr. Henry been in America, be-
leve be would have seen the awfulness and necessi
# how And il at
they are brought in wrong way from their own
country and ii a trade not to be approved Of yet
as it VIII be carried on whether we will or not,
should think myself highly favored if | could pTr
chase good number of them, in order to make their
lives comfortable and lay foundation for breeding
up their pOsterty in the nuture and admontiOn of the
Lord You know dear sir, that had hO hand in bring
ing TENN into Georgia; though my judgment was for
and much money was yearly spent TO no purpose,
and was strongly lmportuned thereto, yet l would
not have negro upon my plantation till the use of
them was publicly allowed in the colony. Now this
is done. dear sir, let more ob0ut 1t, but
diligently improve the present opportunity for their
instruction. The trustees favor It, and we may never
have like prospect 1t rejOced my soul to hear
that one of my poor negroes in Carolina was
made brother in Christ. How know we but
may have many such instances in Georgia ere il
be long? BY mixing with your people. trust many
of them will be brought to Jesus and this consider
ton as to us, swallows up all temporal inconven-
fences whatsoever. Thus my dear sir l have open
ed my mind to you on this head; if it satisfies you,
| shall be glad; though l suppose what holy Mr..
IN has already written has been sufficient His
heart seems touched with sympathy for these poor
creatures, and in the fall God willing intend
ing what can be done towards laying foundation.
Lord prosper this work of our hands upon prosper
thou 0 God our handy work! l entering
upon my sping campaign, and long for the time to
embark for Georgia. This | believe will shortly
come. Blessed be Sod, the work on this side in
creases daily You will help me with your prayers
and you will remember me in the kndest manner
to your colleage, your wife and dear congregation
and believe me to be, reverend sir. Your most IN
worthy but afectionate brother and fellow laborer
in the kingdom of our Lord. G. w.
The Preservation of the Union.
The Cincinnati Commercial boots at the idea of its
party consenting to preserve the Union upon such
terms these:
Thai the conduct of Governor Dennison, IN refu-
sing the requlsiton from the Governor of Kentucky
for the return of fugitive from justice, deserves
the denunciation of all Union men,
That the equality of the States and the protection
of property in the Territories, shall be fully recog
niZed.
That the Personal Liberty acts of the Northern
States, must be repealed.