The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-10

hand shall come within their jurisdiction and act up
claim 70 fugitive slave, he shall be punished with nne
Of ~ 900 and fifteen years imprisonment THIS method
OF argument has continued until mnttades OF honest
Christian people IN this and Other lands believe that
slavehoding Is the sin sins OF all yillanies
Let me illustrate this by incident my expo
rience few years since took from the centre table
OF Christian family in scotland, BY whom had been
most kindly entertained, book c.tned lhe aud Man
ners in America On the blank ieaf An inscription.
stating that the book had been bestowed upon OF the
children nj the family reward .. diligence in an inst
tuition OF learning The frontspiece picture Of
man Of herce countenance beating naked woman Inc
contents OF the book proiessedy compiled from the
testimony OF Americans upon the subject OF slavery
dare Ifi quote ia this place the extracts which made IN
my memorandum. IL VIII be shcieht 70 ss thst we
book undoubted facts that the banks oil the
Mississippi sssddcd With iron ga'ows for the pansh
ment OF saves-tha in the city Of Charleston the biooo!
block which masters cut OF ue hands !" dsoofd'eht
servant may be in the public squares ana tna' SINS
against chastity common aud dnfcoahfd Ia pro.
fesscdly Christian families.
Now in my heart did not fec angry q the author OF
book the school teacher who bestowed II upon
his scholar Christian charity gave them credit
for honesty the case; but standing there stranger
among the memories OF that glorious land TO which
my heart had often made its pilgrimage did feel that
You and l. and every man in America WAS wronged by
the rev ers OF their native land who teach foreigners
that hanging and cutting Oh hands, and beating women
are the characteristics Of our lite and manners.
But need not go TO foreign lands for proof that apo
htionis has carried it, warfare by the language ~
abuse. The annual meeting OF The American anti-SiV1y
Society brings the evidence 10 our doors We have been
accustomed 10 laugh At these venal exhibitions 81 anat
cism not thinking perhaps that what fun for Us WAS
working death brethren whose property and rcpu-
4 y
fered q FIRE be bu in midst, whose sparks have
been and wide; and when the smoke OF
coutagraton back 10 blind eyes, and The
heat Of il begins to scoreh our ndu and commercial
interests 1t viii for that the utterances
q that society are the rawlings Q, iaaacai and IN
significant few; for tho men 1ho compose il
honorcd ia midst with titles and Offices.
Its President Is Chief Justice Of the state Of New
Jersey. The ministers who have thrown its dongs
the sanction Of our holy religion are quoted and magn
lied all over the land the representative OF the
age and the who stood up It's deliberations the
wear 1852 aud exhausted the vocabulary ct abuse upon
the compIonise measures and the great statesmen who
framed ihefa i no~ iudge in our courts and the guar
dian OF our lives ana our property.
ii viii doubtless he said that misrepresentation and
abuse have been confined, u the prosrc this
hapoy contest 10 the abolitioni-ts the North that
demaeoges and sell seeking men the have been
violent ana ABUSIVE ami that newspapers proe,sedy
rtara terlyed a. fttte Ices than daboica have crcQ.
lated every scandal IN the most aggravated
nc form But suppose all this TO grntei-wh, them
can Christian men pstify ~ nlate The wrath and evil
speaking which are al their own ~ pointing the
II %cre nrsarhing today "a !, Sonhern audience i
would 10 my .uty and trust God would ,iye me grace
to perform t. to ten hcm or their this matter;
eSpec iay would It he my privilege d minister the
| Gospel oi peace-a privilege from which false views
Of manhood should prevent nie-to exhor and beseech
them rs brethren. i would assure them that there
multitudcs here who sill cher sh memory Of the
battle fields and council chambers where fathers
cemented this Union OF states and who stu stand ~ the
compact OF the constitution to the utmost extremity
/ would tell the thousands ol Christian ministers
among whom are some the brightest the
anarscan nalnt and the tons ri tbou.ands or Chris
tian men and women, towards whom, while the love Of
Christ burns in me, my heart cold, that
they will only he patient and hope u the end, all
wrongs may vet be righted Therefore would bescech
them put gres, gull between and cut OIL the
very opportunity Tor reconciliation upon honorable
/ basis, by q revolution whose end no human eye can
see But then am preaching al the South stand
here, the main fountain heads OF the abuse We
| have complained OF.
stand here rebukc this sin and eshor the guilty
parties repcnt and forsake t. 1t il magnanmous and
Christlike for those from whom The nrst provocaton
| came To make the first concessions.
The legislative cnactments which IN open and
acknowledged violation the constitution. and whose
chief design is TO put stigma upon savehoding, must
and will be repealed Truth and justice viii ultimately
prevail and Gods blessing and the blessings of genera
unborn will upon that party, this unhappy
contest who first stand forth to utter the language
concation and proter the olive branch Of peace The
sooner OF later will come. Abolionlsm ought 10 and
day yin change the mode II it. warfare aud adopt
vocabulary, | believe in the liberty Of the press
and in freedom of speech but do not believe that amy
has right before God OF IN the eye OF civilized
gard 10 the consequences. With the CONSCIENTIOUS
vctons Of our fellow neither We nor the law has
amy s am q hs aaaDce oT o seeS. % sss
effect j. 70 create division and strife
the supplcaion that cod would give abolitiouists re
pcniapce and better mind that in time to they
may at least propagate their principles in decent and
/ r..nectCnl Language
m-,soin ro~,su iE,ns ~ auIrrTupES CASKS,
I tocical rRot,.s 10 UrisR ns4panY.
On this point would not and VIII not be msunder.
! stood / do no, saw ,ha, aboI,,oaism l. nadelHy.
spnk only f the tendencies the indicated
Ia it, sroed prietps and ia us practi.
\ cal fruits
II docs not try slavery BIZ the Bible: but one of it's
leadnr adxorntes hos declared tries the Bible
bv the princip az freedom IL insists that the word ai
God must be mad. 10 sppor certain human opinions or
forfeit III Claims upon our faith That may not be sus.
pe,e IN exagg.ra,ien on this p,n, L., me quote from,
The recent WORK al Nh Barncs passage which NAV wei
| arrest The ,tiention Of an think ing men -
There are great orinc,ples III our nature ss God
h.S made - which can never he act aside nv any an.
,hority ~ ,snfcssed revelinn n hook claiming 10
h. r.rel,,i,n rom cod nv any f,ir de-
tended slavery az pl.se n ON N. same basis as the re.
It,on ~ hnshna md VIE n,rent ana chil spardi,n
ma yrars surh bool would M, ana could not be r..
aiyed III ha mass ~ mani M M ! Divine revelation
/ mis- asSnmn,lon th,, men ,re Gamble Of JUDGING be-
foreband hai i IL he exnec,ed in Dyin. revolution
= The eock,r,ces egg IRON which m all ages hcrcsies
have been hatcheJ This i the spiders webb which
men have spuu OUT of their own brains
and cLpcjps io which they have attempted
10 swing over the yawnina abyss OF inndelity Alas
HOW man, have f,en hi and been dashed 10 piece. !
when man se,s IN tho great principles OF our nature
lby which he always means his own preconceived
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