Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-02-11

ribIe vengeance of the Almighty Is vividy
portrayed before them it is fact worthy
Of notice, that no UniversaIist clergyman
Is allowed TO preach in the South. . si4s
once conversed with very aged negro.
who had just escaped from the bondsge of
a Presbyterian clergyman. I asked himsif
bis master ever instructed him ont Of the
Bible ? he replied 20 yes, Missus; pears
like ! knows o heap of scripture, and CON-
menced by repeating that verse, Servants
obey, &c,9 accurately the next verse was
not quite so accurate, he repeated II thus.
For behold the day coneth that shall burn
as an oven, and all the nigeers yea alf such
niggers that do wickedly, shall be stubble.
and the day that cometh shall burn them
up, saith'the Lord Of hosts, that it shall
leave them neither root nor branch, aud
many other similar verses be recited to me.
DR.. Baird also stated THAT the ministers
South did not believe in slavery, and many
Of them did not hold slaves, tho, some were
obliged to, as they fell to them through
marriage or otherwise, and that they would
let them go, If an opportunity was afforded
them to do so, but If not, it was their
christian duty to retain them" The South.
ern religious newspapers aud journals fuf>
nish us with abundant proof that the sub
ject Of slavery is introduced into their Pres.
byteries, Conferences, Associations. &C..
and openly defended by clergymen Of ali
denominations as a divine Institution. aud
accordingly pass resolutions 10 defence and
support Of it. % f
The Rev. DR.. Fox, Presbyterian min
ister from Mississippi, told his sister, Mrs
Rogers, in Connecticut, ia the summer Of
so, that che would as soon give up preachs
ing as give up bis slaves" - s
DR.. Baird further stated that 1--WE. as a
nation, had more religion, was more peace
fu had less arms and military parade, than
any nation or country he had visited. He
thought this was owing to our wide spread
religion, and our knowledge Of the Bible"
| would like to ask this Reverend DIR. aud
distinguished traveller if be ever, in all his
traretS, found ministers aud church-members
who kept blood hounds, and bowie knives.
and branding irons, to hunt, catch, and
brand their own children and church.mem-
bers, who sought an Opportunity" to es-
cape, and whose only crime is the color Of
their skin ! ta
Lastly DR.. Baird wished to be distinct.
ly understood shat he was not an abolition
ist but an anti-slavery man. He was not pro.
slavery, and we had no right to call him
so."1 i would like to have DR.. Baird ex.
4 ain the difference between an anti-slayery
man, and an abolitionist
-dednition-4against, abolition, 60
abolish, to do away. Now then, this Rev.
Dr., in not wishing to abolish slavery, only
to push against, must mean to give'it Q
wider spread, and do not know how he
could do it more effectualy, or VIC, either.
than to contribute our aid, to support
religion which trafics in human flesh, a
religion which tends to rivet instead OF
the chains of oppressed millions.
We should remember well what one of this
class hath said ''that there is heaven wide
difference between religion and christianity.n
r.urt Ia EF.G Nm.
The closing thought we omit. Not because
the subject of it is irrelevant, but because it ia
to irritate, and choke the way Of ad.
vance. The point at which censure is aimed,
was concession, reluctant and perhaps grudg-
ing, but nevertheless, a concession, which we
would recognize as such, for the encouragement
OF other and more decisive steps.