The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-01-19
For and Against.

public of ours, few if any) were to be
found who would think of defending Sla-
very upon principle. All without distinc-
tion of party or creed, seemed to regard it
as great social and moral evil the only
question being as to the proper mode of
getting rid of it. Now, however, there
are numbers in the South, and few in the
North, (with shame be it spoken who do
defend the institution on principle, and
who vainly search the Scriptures with a
view of bringing to it the sanction of Di-
vine authority. We might overlook such
silly conduct on the part of Southern
man, now that the agitation of the Slavery
question has become so great. But when
Northern man can get up, in the great
city of New York, and assert that Slavery
g is not only not unjust; it is just, wise
and benefcent" when he can do this.
and be applauded by the democracy
there assembled, then indeed we may con-
slider that we have fallen upon evil times.
Such exhibitions of dough-faceism and
officiating are sickening in the extreme :;
they must be disgusting even to the peo-
pie of the South.
Charles O'Conor, legal gentleman of
New York, is responsible for the great po-
litical postulate just quoted, to wit, that
Slavery sis not only not unjus it is just,
wise and benefcent." Mr. O'Conor, in so
saying, has certainly said very great
thing on the subject of Slavery, and for
aught we know, may be very great man
though We hardly think the latter posi-
BILE. But of this we are certain: greater
and better men than Mr. O'Conor have
said greater and better things on the same
subject Read:
"Slavcry is inconsistent with the genius of
Republicanism-it lessons the sense of the
equal rights of mankind and habituates us to
tyranny and oppression" Luther Martin of I'D.
at [Slaveryl is odious that nothing can
be sufficient to support it but positive law"
Lord Nan&feld
at is injustice to permit Slavery to remain
for a single hour" UIUiaya Pm
SLAVERY is contrary to the fundamental law
of all societies" Hoatespui,,,
''Slavery in all its forms, in all its degrees.
IS violation Of divine law, and degradation
of human nature" Brissof
"Those are men-stealers who abduct, keep.
sell, or buy slaves or freemen" Grofi,ls
Slavery is detrimental to virtue and indus
try" BeafTie.
''Slavery is system of the most complete
injustice" Plato.
'.While men despise fraud, and lsathe rapine,
and abhor blood, they will reject with indig-
nation the wild and guilty phantasy that man
can hold property in man." Brouqham.
"Slavery is a state SO improper, so degrad-
ing, so ruinous to the feelings and capacities
of human nature, that it ought not to be suf-
fered to exist Burke.
'No man is by nature the property of an
other" DR.. Johnson.
"a system [Slaveryl which is not only
opposed to all the principles of morality, but
as it appears to me, is pregnant with appalling
and inevitable danger to the Republic.
Baron Humboldt.
"Evcry man has a property in his own per-
son; this nobody has right to but himself,
Locke.
sit perverts human reason, and induces men
endowed with logical powers to maintain that
Slavery is sanctioned by the Christian relig-
ion" John D. 4aazaS
~ never would consent and never have
consented that there should be one foot of
Slavery territory beyond what the old thir-
teen States had ut the formation of the Union
Never. never" Daniel U-ebster
sit [Slaveryl ought not to be introduced.
nor permitted in any of the new States"
John Jay.
"Natural liberty is the gift of the benefcent
Creator of the whole human race"
1Ier. Hamilton
Slavery is an atrocious dcbasement of hu-
man nature" Franklin
''It [Slaveryl impairs our strength as COM
mnnLty, and poisons our morals at the foun-
tain head Juge Castor Of ". c.
''The evils of this system TSlavery1 cannot
be enumerated" George ". Summers of "a
$50 long as God allows the vital current to
flow through my veins, l will never, never
never, by word or thought, by mind or will
aid in submitting one rood of Free Territory
TO the everlasting curse of Human Bondage"
Henry Clay.
"Sir, envy neither the heart nor head of
that man from the North, who rises here lin
Congress] to defend Slavery from principle" :"
John RdHdOkph
Eve have found that this evil GSlaverv1 has
preyed upon the very vitalS of the Union, and
has been prejudicial to all the States in which
it has existed" James Monroe
"The abolition of domestic Slavery is the
greatest object Of desire in these Colonies
where it was unhappily introduced in their
infant state Ihos. Jefferson.
81 can only say, that there is not man liv-
ing who wishes more sincerely than do to
see plan adopted for the abolition of it,
ISlavery.] Geo. Washington.
We simply add that the Roman Cath
olic Church, the Lutheran, the Greek, the
HISTORIAN, the Church of England, the
Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the Re
formed CburcbaS of Er.-a. @