, 1860-01-21

We also have strong conviction tlla, the
Hon. ORLANDO .. Ftcn1S, then d member Of
Congress- voted for tths Wilmot Proriso. sew
ezal times in that body,,and, in short that
two-thirds Of the above listoe Charleston DELE
gates gavo their sanction to it ii one way or
another, but we shall make no charge which
we cannot prove. No may mention in con-
:lusion, that the great spouter in the late
Douglas State Convantioa-Jan,es Lowrie Dom
aldson Morrison-and the bountiful prorider
for their, physical nccessitics-Jocel A. Matte
ion-wero both members Of the State Senate
Ut ls4o aud both voted for tho Wilmot Pro-
tiso resolutions!
= DIR. RICE ON SLAVERY.
Ne desire TO direct part cular attention to
the following propositions, copied from tile re-
cent address Of Dr.. Rice OH the subject Of
slavery:
Lei me state very clearly my position ). :.
IL, lholI to the unity Of the humnu race
d men for 10 dwell on all the iace Of the earth.
l. @" Consequently I hold, that the co,nmand-:-
IThou shall. lore tby ne;ghbor rs thystlf"-
| applies in full force to every human being. The
EoiJen e-"Whassocver ye would that mcn
SHOULD do to ycu, do re even the same to them"
applies as fully 10 the Africans to any other
people. The. curse pronounced upon Ham does
not Justify lis iu cusitvlng lis descendants.
Is. 10 not hold, therefore, that slavery is a
l!vinc Institution, as is marriuSe, or the Iaren-
til relation, or as is civil Eove1nn1ent-tord DO
At,Ed khat tie Billie saaetions sldrny. To make
The broad statement-that it sunctlons slavery
would be to say. that it authorizes The strong to
efl>1aye the weak, whenever they are SO dis
ppsed; and it might be construed to justify tho
abvmioable slave trade.
a. distinctly deny the right Of any man 10
tygTIc in Ansn1n teings for gan, whether that
tf4tic be the foreign the domestic slave trade.
.Arn rho engage in this inhnmaa business u,e
| monsters.
u. deny the right of any man to separate
AtsL1nds and trirtf, parents dhd c!!ilren. for his
c.'"renience. or for gain Inc marriage 81
.'avc~, whether recognized by the cir:l Ia = or
n6t is Us valid iu Gods Law tisxt Of their mas
'@'s; and " whnt Cad ha;L joiued together let
n3 man put asunder."
| p. ! deny the right Of ary man to withhold
| frh,n bis slaves Il fur compensation far M.tr
| }at"r. Every master, remembering that lis
Mister is i'll Heaven. with whom therc is uo
"fespect Of I.essous," il bound to give then,
| TINT which is jus, AMI equar'-takirg into &C.
| count, Of c.urs.. his obligation 10 provide for
| tbenl for llfe- What TIC services Of any slave
| arE worth depends, as III the case Of other men,
OH circumstances. -
{. l I,old It to be the duty Of masters not only
to;giye their slaves all needed tuod, clothing
| anil shelter, aud to tr*at them kindly, but to
afford thtul the opportunity 10 feetiue rtknions
| i.}frucfion, and to read the uor4 Of Col.
Cttist said =" scarch the Scriptures" and no
legislature has tue right to forbid auy man to
do' this.
s. hold it to b. the duty of those concerned
with Slavery to elevatc their slaves and preparc
1h&:u fnr Freedom, whenever divine Providence
| s!st't open the way ior them to ehjoy t:
IN view Of these truths, hold That Slavery
! especially in our counsry-or1g'nated in VIC.
to toM Parl!ts that the tendency of tie Gospel
| is gradually to abolish it, 1need scarcely say.
therefore, that cannot defend the Slave Code
as It exists 10 the Southern Suites. Many of the
laws ought to be- repealed Or amended.
FL know myself ut all, my earnest desire il
| to see erery hH,R7n bling az frte as 1 an nnd
to cllect such an object, would exert myself
m1n.
To eacl, and every one OF the foregoing
propositions we mGst heartily subscribe: and
we' doubt if there be 4 man in the Free States
outside Of the Democratic party and tue school
Of radical lAbolitionisn,, WHO will not indorse
them as heartily as we do. II Dr.. Rice can
satisfy tue people Of tho Free States that tile
Old School Presbyterian Church, through its
| papers ard its clergy, teaches the above doc
trilc in the Slaveholdiug States aud that it
admits to its communion no Shareholder who
dods no. consistently and fully conform to tile
| propositions which he has laid down, he will
make it orc Of the most popular religious d.'
nominations in the country. These doctrines
embrace:
| !. The unity and brotherhood of the whole
race Of nau.
=, The practical application OF the Golden
| RuA. 10 ill tho relations suhsisting between
| master and slave. >,
). i denial that slavery is divine instit1
| tio., or that il l,as Bible sanction.
a.: The utter diabolism Of buying or selling {
slave E"r any ot},cr considerations than those {
be,tcring his con,liti"n and preparing hin "a,
freedom. 4 violation Of this rule, in Dr. liicc,
opinion, makes the guilty man ii ,nonst<r.
s: The indissolubility Of the marriage rela
tion between slaves, and the ipriolabili,y Of the
family.
l.! i t.just and equal compensation" 10 s}ares
for their labor.
= The moral elevation Of the slave with refo1.
ence to his right to freedom-tcscl.ing linn tc
read, giving him religious instruction.
s. The recognition Of slavery as m evil undo,
any and all circumstances.
2. 4 readiness to labor earnestly for the free
dom o: all mcn.
Ii the Old School Presbyterian Churcl, is
governed by these principles in its dealings
! with slavcholders,-if, in the presence Of tue
evil it proc'aims them boldly and opcn1y-
tllch lie Old School Presbyterian Churcl. is
the best Abolition society in existence, and
,hcpnblic will he Justified in expecting more
from it than from all the other anti-Slavcry
organizations combined. The fact is, Slavery
could not last through single generation i
/ these doctrines were openly preached in oil tl,t
slay ye-holding States. But are they preached;
| Will Dr. Rice please point ns to a single pnl
pit iu any one Of the slare.holding States iron
which they are proclaimed iu this year I
grace, 1860? Does Dr.. Rico believe that he
with all tho reputation which he enjoys at the
South for ability and for soundncss on tAt
slarcry qusstion,-would bo permitted te
preach them? DOGS he not know that, were
he ito attempt it, he would be summarli,,
driven out Of the State, and would bt
,rt,lnate indeed we're 10 not treated to win
ter suit Of tar and feathers? No, tho old schoo
Presbyterian Church neither breaches nor en-.
| forces tho practice Of these doctrines at Tux
South. We're she to do so, her clergy and lel
commandments would lie driven out, as John G
Tco and his congregation were expelled fror
Kentucky.
We trust our readers will preserve the pro.
Positions laid down ty Or. Rice. Although
'thc:Republican party recognizes tho right q
hc:s,a:cs iii Which slavery exists, to hare tic
control Of it, and does not propose to interiors
with it IN any -t,anner, whatever, within thei,
respective Jurisdictions. still, as an argument
against the extension Of the Institution irtc
/ ncw territories, tho eight propositions laid
down By Dr. E'ce make one Of the best Repub.
.licah documents Of the day.
FRE1G1Irs TO LIVERPOOL.
=" Tic West is already beginning to feel tho
aff.a IF sbo r. II,