Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-07-05

ultubfd 10 ISSUE IfoCtauiattJus cse.
ing $1,000 as a reward for the appre-
hension Of either of ten persons named
In the resolution. citizens Of New York
and Massachusetts; and one n subject
Of Great Britain, not one Of whom 1t
was pretended had ever set foot on the
soil OF Georgia. The MIlledgevilie
Federal Union. n newspaper of Geor-
J ~, in 1856. contained an offer OF
$50. 600 for kidnapping a clergyman
residing in the city Of New York. y
Committee cf Vigilance in Louisiana.
in 1888. offered. in the Iouisi'a Jour
nal. SOC. 600 reward TO any person
who would deliver into their hands
Arthur Tappan. a merchant Of New
York: and. during the same year. a
yublie meeting In Alabama. with =
person entitled Honorable in the
chair. offered similar reward Of $780,
600 for the same Arthur Tappan. and
of La Roy Sunderland. clergyman
of the Methodist Church at New lolk.
These manifestations are not with
ont prototype in the history of the
Anti-Slavery cause in other countries
From the beginning slare-masiers
have encountered argument by brutal
ity and violence. If we go back to the
earliest of Abolitionists. the wonder
ful Portuguese preacher. Vieyra. we
shall find that his matchless eloquence
and unquestioned pieiy did not save
lin from indignity. Aftera sermon
exposing slavery in Brazil. he was
seized and imprisoned, while one OF
the principal slave masters. asked
him IN mockery. where were all his
learning and all his genius now. IT
they could deliver him in this extremi-
ty. He was OF the Catholic Church.
But the spirit of slavery is the same
! in all churches. \ renowned Quaker
minister of the last century. Thomas
Chalkley, while on visit at Barba-
does. having simply recommended
charity to the slaves. without presum-
ing to breathe a word against slavery
itself, was first met by disturbance in
the meeting, and afterward. on the
highway, and in open day. was fired
at by one of the exasperated planters
with "a towing piece loaded with
small shot. ten of which made marks.
and several drew blood Even IN
England, while the slave-tradc was
under discussion. the same spirit ap-'
nearea. Wilberforce, who represented
the cause of Abolition In Pa haments
was threatened with personal vioiences
Clarkson. who represented the SAM
cause before the people, was assauiesc
by the infuriated slave-trapers. am
narrowly escaped being hustled int
the dock; and Roscoe. the accom-
, plished historian. on his return -
Liverpool from his seat in Parliamens
where he had sinalized himself IS g
( opponent of the slave-tradc. was m
At the entrance of the town by So
age mob, composed of persons int
ested in this traffic. armed with kniv
and bludgeons. the distinctive an
ments and companions oil Pro-oi
cry partizans. r.
And even in the Free States
, partisans of Slavery have. from the
ginning acted under the inspiration
violence. The demon of Slavery
entered into them, and under its
fluencc they have behaved like s!a
masters. Public meetings for the r
cussion of Slavery have been in1
rupted: public halls Dedicated to
discussion have been destroyed
burned to the ground. In all our {
uIous cities the great rights OF 81
and of the press have been ass
precisely as in the Slave States
Boston, Garrison, pleading Tor
Slave, was dragged through the
with halter about his neck. G.
Illinois, Lovejoy, also plesd'nl
the slave. was ferocionsiy mur
The former yet lives to speak fo1
self. while the latter lives in hlG
quent brother, the RePrescc
from Illinois in the other House,
does slavery show its natural IN
even nj a distance. Nor in the
States is this spirit confined
outbreaks of mere awlessness
strong for restraint. it fnls no
tions except in It's own. ba>
will. The Government becol
tool, and in official acts does
ding. Here. again. the stAn
numerous. l might. dwell
degradation of the Post Of3cf
it's official head consented that
sake of slavery, the mails the
should be rifed. i might ar
on the cruel persecution OF fr
sons of color, who in the slav
generally. and even here. IN
trict of Col. mbia. are not AZ
testify where q white man y
ton, and who, now. in sever :
are ne elscel by Legislative &C.
the alternative of expulsion frCrI
homes or OF reduction to slaI
| pass at once to two illustra< c
actions, which. as a son Of znro
, setts, can not forget.
1. The first relates r. 4
, purest life and berfect intsg
, name is destined to fill q
; place in the history of freet
, lam Lloyd Garrison. Bor
E chusetts. bred to the srme
: with DIR. Franklin. and liz
4 predecessor becoming Al
! saw with instructive Gle
t. wrong Of slavery. and Z
I when the srdors Of the NJ
: ton had given way 70 &
throughout the North. he ols
ward TO denounce il. The IL
timore where he then re>i1ed
( earliest reward. Afterword.
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