The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-01-26

We do not desire to stir up your anger a
galnst our prosecutors, for We feel conf
dent that they know not what they do;
nor do We wish especially to ask your ym
thies 10 our behalf, but rather that you
consider your duty as Christians and pa
triots, to that multitude of other persons
who in various ways are the victims of the
system of Slavery.
There are still out-spoken Anti Slave
~ men aud churches in the South. hike
ourselves, unprotected by law. They. as
well as ourselves, have in vain sought the
protection of magistrates and courts, and
are daily liable to Danish ment, or as the
alternative, to death. Thousands, if not
millions, are deprived of the privilege OF
free speech on the subject of Slavery, be-
cause of that incubus which rests upon
them By reason of the support given to
the system by the Church and State =
We ask you. if you care for freedom Of
speech, or Christ in the person Of bis poor,
to remove thi- incubus. whieh is fast be-
coming burden too heavy to be borne.
1t is a huniIiatins fact that even yet,
in the North. some of the largest denoui-
nations of Christians are in actual COM
plicity with this system of outrage and in
justice. They give to the iniquity posi-.
ton, and bid it God d-speed by ecclesissti.
cal fellowship.
The same is true of the benevolent as
sociations. II all the churches and asso-
citations would treat slavebolding as they
do other gross immoralties, soon respec-
table men would cease to defend or prac
tice the iuiquity 1t would die OF disgrace.
Albert Barnes has correctly said: "Sls-
very could Tot live single day outside
of the church, were it not for the fact that
1t lives 10 the church"
Men at the North. then, have some
thing to co with Slavery. They bave
long gisen character and support to it by
donations and associations Let them
bring forth fruits meet Tor repentance by
using every righteous means :or its reno :
val. Let no one remain silent. Christ is
10 bonds 10 the person OF bi, poor.
Men in the North as well as in the
South, can use another potent instrumen
tality-polltical acton
Let them repeal every enactment that
IN any way gives sanction or support to
the system. Slavery is not Datural
state Of society. 1t lives only by statute
ry. Let this protection be taken away
and it falls.
Let the Federal Government be put in
to the hands of tried and true friends of
freedom; then Federal Offices in the South
will be filed with men who will aid the
cause Of liberty, and give facilities for the
spread OF truth aud the administration OF
ju-tice
The prestige of Government will be on
the side OF freedom. and the incubus of a
Pro Slavery Administration rem owed from
thousands who now are silent because
they see no way of hope These thou--
ands will then speak out the true pull
ses of their natures. Their voice will be
like the voice of many waters and their
movements like mountain avalanches, ir-
reristible
This foreseen fact but increases our de-
sire to return and preach the gospel of
love to all, that the people may be saved
from violence. IN all istances where a
gospel of love has been fully proclaimed,
slavery has quietly passed away; but
wherever this gospel has been rejected it
has gone out in blood
The call then is not for protection for
the colored man alone. That would b.
sufficient to enlist the zeal of all good
men. But the call is that you should 80
act as to give protection to white men al
so; men who have gone there frem Free
States to do good, aDd to thousands of
native citizens who desire protection in
the 'reedooo Of speech, and the full cxer-
else of their conscientious convictions
If theU the lovers of rigteousness North
and South, shall at once do their duty
ecclesia.tieally and politically. lost privi-
leges will be secured TO US. freedom to
the slave, secury to the master and pros.
perIty to all.
JOHN c. FEE, JOIN G. HANSON.
j A. 4 ROGERS, AG. w. PARKER,
JOHN SMITH, A. Ii ToNEY,
Il + HAYES, j. f. BoUGHToN.
SwINELHURsT LIFE. G. Z GRIFFIN.
Cincinnati Jan q, 1860.
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