New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-04

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without cur consent Bot thess taxes would have
amounted TO but email part of our property Whereas
the negroes are deprived of all their piopefty no part
Of their earnings II their own; the whole is their IS
tsrs. In conquered state should bave bsen at
Liberty to dispose of ourseves aud of our property ia
most cases, Us should CHOOSE We should have bean
ee 10 I'VE IN this or tn town place. in any part
oil the country or to remove out of the country 10 ap
ply to this or that business to labor or not and ex-
oeEtrg efficiency for axee 10 spose OF the fruit Of
our labor TO our own benefit Bot the unhappy N q
gT0's III Slavery can do pode Of these things They
must 90 what they are commanded, and a. much as
they are commanded, on pain Of the lash. They must
live wherever they placed. aud must conao the u
s,lVes to that spot pain Of death. So that Great
Brita D. in her late attempt TO enslave America, )m
nitied very small crime indeed comparison with
t 9 c6mS Of tlOse who enslsve the Africans"
Your great Jefferson slso speaks out his mind as
strongly and as truly. zone hour," said he, {" of
" American Slavery oatweighs whole ages of the op.
q" pre- sson we rose seaips England to shake off, You
Cannot deny that aDd though violent termination to
Slavery is not that rejecting and right think
ing man would wish, the STEM one Of cruelty, OF
immortality Of robbery of murder is accGTsed both
Of God and man. 1t is he pagus.spot Of your State
the plague spot of your chuches aud shonld its end
which God forbid be one Of violence, on the heads
thce who not stranicg every nerve to bring it to
spt edy aud blooCless termination will lie the guilt
al the fearful crimes that shall accompany its dying
struggles. When thess come and the slaves are fight
ing for their rights your disasters may recall the fear
ful words Of Jefferson What attribute Of Jehovah
" would allow him 10 take part with us2"
iou sneerngly represent many OF us as being
" much more concerned for the slaves in the United
States han for the degraded and wreiched in their
" own land" Those who know US know that that is
not true Let tell you that concern extends u
Others beside the slaves in you' country. Your in-
form ant concealed, or you have omitted 1t in your art
Gle, all reference TO the hearty admiration which ex-
pressed for your country and country-its great
Dess noble missions, Its network OF schools its
peelosl churches; but this ungenerous treatment
shall not prevent from expressing the deep interest
feel il the prosperity ant character of your nation.
Because OF that We ARE greve1 to see the contrast be-
tween what 10 now passing III Russia aud passing IN
the United States LootiDg across Euro9e, We see
mighty desIot, the Head Of a Church where the light
of the Gospel shines dinly through many error,
bending bis giant strength break the chains of serf
dom; while in free in Protestant America, States
driving shame TO see it-iEnocent and free men Of
color from 'teir terrores man is sentenced 10 the
eallows for other crime dian aiding, in Obedience
70 tbe dictates of religion aud humanity, poor en-
shaved brother in bis flight; and many, calling them
ives fire. en- aud Chris ans are king 20 restore
Il accuIsed save trade. and rvet the CHAINS Of bond
age The yery re. or of ibe.e things makes blood
t. boil And when sueh things are done many of You
keep silence who ought to sry aloud and spare not"
while some wcl div and profaoely attempt ~ Justify
tn. N from tie Word q God. No wonder, when Scrip
ture is perverted To such horfid purposes, that
Ahoionists have teen cent by the reco Into i'll
fidelity.
Let ne say in conclusion that no lasting peace nor
away believe that God will not continue to bless
nation which continues to mantsn stem that |, OPP
osed to the religion of Christ, and Examples 10 the dust
it, golden precept, do unto others you would
have others do unto YOU Without this spot how
bright your sun would fhIe What no lie ancestry
you bad, apo, nd of Slavery, what nobe people you
would be Lit the Pilgrim Fathers, who lid
for liberty your SOIL expect the day when others for
liberty would fee from tin holds Of ships OF by iour
neys in The dead of night with the north star for their
guide, and God for tMr protector aud boodhounds on
their track glad TO escape rom LAID that prayer and
piety once cor secIated to Freedom But cherish
The hope that ia the very confusion into which tbe
question Of Slavery la PLUNGED your country,
see the beginning of the end" We rejoice in the
bold front the onward movement the increasing mum
bers, the growing power of the Anti.Slavery party
MAY God bees their banners and speed their causs
tll, dark skin ard white your whole nation, amid uu
veTsa rejocmgs, hold fast even the fast that God
hath chosen tho best evidence of true religious
vva TO loose the bands Of wickedness to undo the
" heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed 80 fres
an, yours truly THOMAS GUTHRIE.
Edsn>tygA, Feb ~, 1860.