, 1860-03-01

Enfcn feE CONSTRAINED pnbtc!g 10 protest- |
They embrace the following particulars
lst. Slavery is nothing more nor less than
tate Of war perpetuated between masters aud
layes;" in which war, right il wholly on tue
'ide Of the slaves. Slave law is not ut all
'altd;" nor are slayeholding governments. 10
+; far FORTH anything moro shan organized p'rn'
I'd. Therefore the slaves hayc IN perfect
right" toresort TO revolution, if peaccable meas
urcs are i'll rain, il they Lave any reasonable
prospect Of success"
Sd. II they should rise against their masters,
having such prospect Of SUCCESS, it would be" as
proper for others 10 60 to their aid it was for
Lafayette to come from France to assist our
struggling fathers"
4th. It would be right for a leader and q band
viously eerta;n that they had sufficient resour-
ces, and were prepared to rise aud successfully
take aud defend their rights"
5tl1. There would be no wrong ''in the forci-
biz relcasc Of the slaves in the United States by
civilized uations that should hare the power"
These fire particulars embrace the doctrine Of
Mr. Patton's sermon. And then comes the sim
glo ground on which Browns expedition was
condemned, yiz: " But toAere no such prospect Of
SUCCESS erisis, mere individual enterprises, or
small combinations for violent resistance, are
inexpedient and wrong," DC. The italics are
mine.
What arc the legitimate and inevitable con-
sequences flowing from such doctrines? |
lst. If preached or taught to the slaves, they |
must regard their masters rs their worst enc
mics, making ineessant war upon them, as |
baud OF pirdlts, into whose cruel hnnds they
hare fallen; upon whom they have "perfect
right" to make war Whenever they think the
prospect Of success is *'+edsonafit." The in.
evitable results would be slave instructions and
murders.
ed. If preached md received in the free
States, the people must sympathize as deeply
with every one who inSales the slaye States, as
Mr.. Wolcott aud his brethren sympathize with
Brown; must deeply sympathizc with France,
or auy other nation, which will invade these
States for the forcible release Of slaves; aud
must hasten to aid such invaders, if only the
prospect Of success is reasonable.
Sd. If it is understood in the slave States that
| such doctrines are generally embraced in the
free States, it is impossible but that the people
Of the former shall regurd those Of the latter
as their bitter enemies, Us ready TO carry fire
were really band Of pirates. The fearful state
offeelinc now existing, the suspicion with which
Northern people are regarded, the violence fire.
| quently occurrins--are the beginnings Of the
| dreadful fruits Of such doctrines.
4tl. If these doctrines ure true, then the Pu-
ritans Of New England were bands Of Organized
piratts: and SO were all the churches in this
iand-all having been directly implicated in
sIavcholding. And then they were CAristian
pirates; OF they were not Christians at all:
| Let ME CLOSE " uut l lave tu say WILL u 114tl
notice Of few things, which have come in by
the way.
lst. As to tho right Of revolution, have no.
thing to gay about it now. Mr.. Wolcott says,
he does not confound the right Of reyolution
| with the rightfulness Of slave insurrection; or
yade slayeho!ding States for the forcibe enan-
cpation Of slaves. Why. then, has he intro
duced the subject! and why did he expect
abr. Rice to declare himself On the right Of
revolution?" As matter Of fact, however,
both he and Mr. Patton hare confounded these
3D. ! do not know whether John Brown was
q member Of an Old School Presby terian Church
| or not; but I do know that he never learned
. from the prcsbyt terian Church those principles
which cost him and SO many others their llTes
j For those principles be ia indebted to me IN
structions of :Abolitionists; and whilst his fear
full doom e1cites my pity, it does awaken m,
: Indignation against those false teachers Wit
: | have ruined him und his family.
II wns singular "inadyerlancc" which lei
: Mr. Wolcott 10 attempt to throw discredlt upo'
remark Of mine, with respect to the groun
he occupied il the advocacy of certain paper
i before The Consolation Of Rhode Island, b.
c | publishing anaGItr pdp.4, which was not the
|. before the body, and to which it .Eas 1mposs
t ble that could hare referred. It is even NOR
: singular, that he still fails to give the true doc1
b men:. WHY not give it! 1t is rery brief.
is stranger STILL that he should say that bis r
n mort cont lined the other paper, was full
i quoted" hy me. I hare before me both tt
d speeches made before the Consociation, az r.
J. ported and published ut the time; and the
t. contain not tie slightest reference to any sue
70 paper. hare also the reported speeches
Of Mr. Wolcott on the same occasion, aud IN tue
IS find no reference to the paper he has give
W us! How shall account for these strange il
h ad,etencies? The paper which was advocate
ut by Mr.. ", md adopted BY the Consociatlon !
| 1o fan
e. General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Clurc
TT with which we arc in correspondence, regar
r. in. ssayeho1ding as not inconsistent with yot
tc standing in the Church Of Christ, decline I
On newiug fraternal renlonstrance and repro
nc from corresponding Christian bodies, who IN;
of differ from them on this subject"
is Therefore, Rssolrfd, That we cannot cons
l." cn,ly with our principles and Christian oblig
lrt lions, continue our correspondence with tho
&C. bodies.
is This paper, It will be seen, vas designed
lin terminate the correspondence with both tue
ed and New School Assemblies. Let me state j f
de iacss which Hlr. Wolcott will hos deny:
ut ]. The fraternal correspondents thus abru
I'M | ly terminated, was requested more than twen
3D. years ago, By the Consociation Of Rhode lsiai
raj and was agreed to, a: their request by the q
eral assembly.
IN 9, Tie General Assembly had clearly defu
ME | its position on the subject Of slavery beff
II. that request was made; and it was not p
in tended that that body had changed its grou'
on ,. The ground on which the corresponds,
Ct sought by themselves was Terminated, was !!
nd the Assembly, holding yiews Of sfaveholi1
rat different frc.n those held By the Consociati
led DECLINED receiving re1no'.srrdnce and rtpr
mt from them end others like them. One or
by remarks On this points:
Oh. 1st. 70 r<prore or re5nEe an honest man or be
bic Of men for opinions sincerely held, after care
the | examination, is absurd and offensive. Rcpr
Itic or 1ebuke imparts M light; and honest II
ef- never change opinions deliberately adopt
nd unless they get new light. To rrbuke them, th
CT. implies that they arc itsincrt, and it is oil
me sive.
Of from that body lad been uniformly recei
ged with marked respect, and had been respectfl
of heard in al they wished to say. This fact
our reported by tile delegates themselves.
vas venerable Dr. Shepherd was then delegate,
esc he stated: When he came to bid them
the Assembly, farewell, the Moderator, yener:
was / man Of three score years aud ten, arose
nit took his hand in the presence Of the whole be
ON thanked lin, for coming, and desired him
the carry home the war1ncst greetings Of Chris
toc- affection to tile body he cume to represent"
/ it. Sd. At the meeting Of the Assembly INN
and ate;y preceding that Of the Consolation, "
, to tho delegate from the General Conference
cw- Maiue had spoken Of the views Of that Con
its cnce regarding slavery, the Moderator sad
red 1--WE are truly glad TO welcome you, sir, as
laat | Representative ot our OFctafen IN Malne
ers. the representative Of. this General Assembl
its tender you, and through you to your brett
ind Of the Conference, our warmest salutations
itcd y You hare spoken Of the position
but your churches, sir, in regard to the questio
tse1f slavery. We find no fault ~ith ynn for b
now anti-slavery. 1t is what we expect in the
npc- ton {virgiuia} which l represent; but we Il
doc that syc III the South know the eyils Of sla1
,late better thnn you do, and that we can Cru
r in with it better than you can. And here n
like to say, that never heard man or q
bold man, ttrous shout the Southern States, spe:
nso- slavery but acknowledged it to be an evil
and feelings WAS general throughout tue South
full the Abolition excitement arose, and it wa
ring much q matter OF astonishment to Us Us it
t the to yon here, to hear men say tha. slavery
e no the perfection Of Christian institutions
Wis Such was the sentiments uttered By the
+ the erablc MODERATOR, himself Eirginian, in !
and ence Of the Assembly, in response 10 oil tha
leeds | delegate from Maine chose to say On tue sui
nand it WIS wien such feelings Of traternai re
tie Of toward our Congregational brethren wer
inx uttered by the Assembly; 1t was on
neral | circumstances, that Mr. Nolcott advocate,
most / adoption Of au offensive paper-represei
ne Of | thut CoucTcsaticualsts were not all0a e
scars sljeak freely before that body, aud Tudel,
alton | Minntipg CHRISTIAN correspondence with Il
ed as Tho only pretence tor which was little m
b he dcrstanding. SIR ytdrt h<fort with the hass'
nd Of sets Association, which had not lnterrupte
correspondence between that body aud sh'
20. 3cmbly.
1t was in these circumstances that Mr.
cott, after hearing from the General 4asse1
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