The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-01-20
BEDFORD, Pa FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1860


want to the 5aneful influence of fanaiical inter
meddIiog.
lfanything is certain, 1t is, that the Gospe
does not recognize hatred, abuse, violence ant
blood as the means by which good is TO be done
me Gospel is a system of love. II assas nc
established social relations, but it lnflses love
lnto the hearts of those who are bound together
aud thus unites them in affection IT the Cos
pei is to emancipate slaves, il will be, not by
ihgurrection and massacre, but by love which
viii melt Of their bonds. Let the spirit Of the
1'ew Testament triumph, and al. wrath and
anger and bitterness will cease. The South
and the North will tremendously consult as 10
the best interests OF the Africans now in our
midst and masters viii seek TO promote the
tue best welfare OF those who have been com
! mitted to their care.
think speak accurately when | say, that
hitherto every sacrifice for the emancipation of
slaves has been made by Southern men; and ma
ny hundred thousand of dollars have been ex-
pended 10 such liberaiions. The North has
wasted large sums for abolition books and lee
lures; for addresses calculated TO inhame the
imagination Of women and children, and to mis-
lead mnItitudes of men-most excellent and
PIoos-but utterly ignorant as to the condition
OF things at the South. We now find. indeed.
that money has been contributed even for the
purchase Of deadly weapons to be employed a.
sainst the South, and TO enlist the most fero-
clous passions in secret cTusades, compared with
winch an open INVASION by foreign enemies /
would be blessing. l believe, however, that
not one cent has yet been given TO set on foot
or even TO encourage when proposed-any
plausible enterprise for the benefit OF the slave.
Ia the providence Of God some of these peo-
pie have been placed under my care. NV re-
sponsibiltIes have pressed heavily uDon ne.
nor have failed TO seek from God, and from
The wisdom The wisest men, knowledge of
my duty 10 them. l am no politician, seeking
TO make capital out OF this dangerous subject. I
am Christian, seeking 10 obey God in all |
Things And willing TO make great sacrifices, |
to reduce myself and family to comparative
-o,fit4 inanr0ra their rnn1 t;an 7 |
and wealth at the NOrth--once publicly, in a
correspondence with DR.. WayIand. and once
more Privateig-and have, IN all sincerity +
invited one, or two, OF fifty, to manifest a viii
i'ngness TO part with even pittance of their
wealth. and then to show me what could be
d'ae to promote the happiness and welfare of
these slaves But not single response have
ever heard whispered. While writing The first
OF these propositions there was under nv roof
IN Carolina violent abolitonist from New
England, man of great wealth. [ read the
letter to him before it was sent, and he exnross-
ed has astonishment at my venturing on such q
step, but neither he nor any other man baSin-
tImated willingness to part with money. that
the negro might be rescued from what thev pro-
less to regard as deplorable abyss of misery.
Yet the South is denounced for not at once
four thousand millions of pronertv
guaranteed to them by the constitution for not
Al once abandoning 10 weeds and brambIes mil
ions OF fertile acres; for not breaking up their
'niire social system, and either driving their
ervaats from their comfortable homes. 70 be- [
come vagabonds in other States, which will o. {
Jam drive them out of their bord ers-or else
'arboFing IN their midst hordes of discontented.
ndoient vagTants utterly unfit for freedom.
Who would certainly be exlerminated, unless I
mercy they were again reduced toSeryitude ]
because they will not do all this: will not in
ict this suicidal wrong upon themse Ives, and ;
y this fatal experiment upon the servants
ley love-5ecause they will not thus ruin :
1elr families, and desolale tn cir heartbs and a
ONES, and all this in violation of their besi L
onvictlons OF duty, they are to be the objects !
lncessant calumny, TO be pillaged and mur- b
cred 10 cold blood by their own felow-citi- Il
ems, who are heroes and martyrs for doing e
lis bulchery. o
/ do now believe that the guardianship of =
md master is, at this tim 2, great blessing to 81
e African. II Emancipation Is ever TO take c,
lace, II viii be gradually, and under the mild re
1t Fes'stless influence of the Gospel. Wheth- G
slavery be an evil or not, we at the SopIb ". !"
not bring these Africans here-we protes- of
d against their introduction. The true friend of
the African is at The South, aud thousands of er
arts there are seeking to know what can be !"
ne for this race. There must be some linn u ~
TO human responsibility, and man in New ev
lSiand has no more right TO interfere with the ste
'tIlutlons OF Virginia, than be has TO interfere d
IN those OF England or France. All such 10 10
reference will be repelled by the master. but ~ ~
Will prove injurious to the slave DR.. Chan Nil