New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-18
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
BLACK LOGIC AND WHITE.

| To CHAKLEs O'CoSoK, esq., Nei0 York
SIR: The meeting held by colored residents OF
William, buTeb TO protest against the doctrines pro-
mulgstec by you at late UUion gathering, does not
retm uTon calm reflection, to have possessed that
purely RIDICULOUS character attribute 10 IT by of
the reporters for the press Tie remarks of s1me o
the colored SPEAKERS on that OCCASION msuger what
ever Of the concs they may have had contained come
telling points which, am suIe you Sir with yorr
keen fense Of the logical will be the first TO appec
ate. So potent il Truth, how black soever it may be-
when opposed 10 Error, be its wilderness howsoever
immaculate.
TIE Black man, defending the liberty Of his race,
asks you, the White advocate of its eDslavemeut, if
it were possible that you could be a good Catholic,
and proclaim African Slavery TO be just, wise, and
keuefcent when three Pores had sealed It's eopdemna.
ton with the Ring of the Fisherman A question
which, I imagine, even you, Sir, with all Your
acLI owledged forensic ingenuity, will find some diff
entity in ansW eTing satisfactorily.
Pore Gregory XVI, no more remotely than the year
1897 promulgated solemn Bull, in which, after eli,
ing the authority of the Bulls issued by Panl ILL., and
Urban WILL, "most severely castieating all those
who should preach teach that it Islaveryl is law
full he DEGREES:
"WLeIefoTe, We desiring 10 divert this disgrace
from the whole confines of Christianity, having
summoned several Of our brothers their EmiUences
tie Cardinals of the holy Roman Church, TO our coun-
| Gil aid having maturely oelbeTa'ed on the whole
| matter, pursuing the foOtsteps OF our pred-ces-
/ sOrs admOuish by aposOllral authority, aud
urgently invoke in the Lord al Christians OF wbat-
ever condition that henceforth dare 10 subject 10
Slavery, upus'y persrcute or desp9l o. 'oelF goods
sOrs Others furuish them aid or assistance In 30
doing; and account heDceiOr,h 10 exercise that
/ inbnn an traffic by which negroes are reduced 10
|
| ouf0mafa or chattels, and sold IN defiance OF
| all TIE laws Of Justice and humanity, and devoted
! 10 severe aud mtOlerable labor. We further
! rel rebate, by Bpostolcal authority, all the
above-descIibcd Offences, utterly unworthy Of the
Christian name; and by the came authority we rigdly
prohib snd Dierdict all ard every individual, whether
eclesiastc' CT laica from P,e'"mag 10 detena tha1
=. nnerce in slaves, under preense or borrowed
co or or TO teach publish IN any m4nner publicly or
nr;, rely things contrary 20 the admomuons winch we
bave given IN these letters.
m Pore and he Cardinals s0lemny denounce
81 v as uncbrifiian, inhunan and nnius.; you,
uS ~ 'opor their Spiritual Child, con'emuiDg their
i,nnco teach that Slavery 10 euuenty Just Chrls,
,i9y ard humane. Who is the correct authority
NJ pare and the Cardinals Mr.. Oh srles Ot!onor
A. The bla ok man asked: Can You, Mr.. OConor,
d. tba views you do ard teaching them as
10, ~ he a sound Catholic J Or can you be
CnLolic at all You have shown some Dolduess
iIj won be bold enough TO meet This ifs1e
49, ilct ma ~ | understand, also made another
a 80, y He r.L tied interesting in 'idebt ~ your
- an i,cid.ut 10 o. which h - been much spoken ol,
a." ra,r r, ltcs co-beeVer-, suce You enun-
ccd vnnI broad do. trne in your speech NJ the Acad
sn, 81 Me- YesrA ago. as the story goes, you. Sir,
De cee 5%sT@G y SGu priest who Who
vi, es biscI SIS sLonv Did yo1 then believe Sir
that he saenee Wa nee rua became il wac 1hered
up BY negro1 Did you eel before the altar a., Typ
oue Ard when ibe black hand s'gnso toe Jio ''s
snd blessed you and all aroma Y0u' dio you osneve
q bertug imperative because the amounted African
who gave il perverted into priest from the true
pcfirOu which The Almighty lace ording 70 you, SIf,l
desRned for hm the Slave OF instead OF the ser
vart Of GOD, a thing instead Of a beifl Do You w
think That the bach hanos which The hurch ,honght
pure eDOut 10 c0btecre the Host and 10 hold what
yOD Sir il You really be a Catholic, mast believe 10
be the body Of Christ you believe, ask, that
those hands were not t 70 touch the hem " your gar