Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-03-26

sell the former, or his wlte and chill
dren. as the former has TO deal thus
with him. With this arrangement,
should be quite SATISFIED.
Again: ne complains &C The manner
j.; which aboliuonists have employed
hose instances of cruelty which are 50
/ frequent In all slaveholding communi-
ties; AYERS. that upon the same pr!ucI-
pie we might condemn the family hus-
/ bands abuse wives-wives, husbands.
sometimes .-parenls. chlldren-chIld.
ren, parents etc. To this | reply, that
/ it is an old rule and a logical one, that
" The tree is known by It's fruit one
that we are warranted 10 apply. " Ye
shall know them by their fruits Thus
have men argued against all tyranules
and expressions since the world began;
thus would xe test the family relation
If 1t was found productive Of more evil
than Of compensatory good-the fruit
ful pareu: of vices and mIserles, rather
than of happiness and yirtue-we would
all say At once, down with It. This trick
however, with the apologis,s and defen
ders of slavery have of necessarily com
paring it The family, Is deceptive. The
comparison is absolutely bIasphemous.
The family s divine institution older
than the church, older than the COM
mUuwealth--the parent Of both, origin
atng in the divine love, crowned
through all the ages with richest bless
ings-'' The purest source Of bliss that
has survived the Fall" Slavery is
simple oppression. originating IN man ;
pride and covetouSness, prompted and
Impelled by Mammon 1.-The least erect
ed spirit That fell from heaven" The
verV point which clincheS The argument
against Ibis system, and brands i with
Heavens reprobauou aud curse, IS the
uudeuiaUle fact, that il forbids marri-
ag-. subverJs the family, and renders
either impossible.
There has been no m;srepr preser- a.
ton, however; the man Is yet 10 be
born VINO can paint slavery ia It's true
c0Iors; the word IS vet 10 be coined
wnIch expresses the combination Of
wickedness which constitutes lis essence.
Could ii rise IN all IT'S dreadful Inca
meuts before the eyes of the civilized
world, lis doom would b. scaled before
to-mOrrow's dawn. Mr Van Dyke
talks ah~uJ Christian families in the
South, ID which the slaves are weli fed, ,
we'll cioiuei, and kindly treated. SUI
pose 1t graug-d--lioW many, / ask. Of
thes- millions OF Slaves are II lhs
funny ot The master, or in any way
connected w.lh I,l they IoII during
lae day upon The plantation, under tn
rye OF ia- ovrrserr or uuderdrver
pass me mTul ~ "a ans more or less
comfortable. according 10 Jhe aJ.Igy OF
humanity OF lh- owner, Lut always
separated from The mansion, Of course !;
thy nav i4J more connection with the
masters family lhau his horses and
tuu -S--nol particle and IN ninety
uI3- cd>,s out ot a hundred, as liule
effort IS made for their Improvement.
TAX aUou, families mockery Of
motterIcs Why. | have seen slave
holder upon ms horse, with his gun IN
his ua4d, followed by his dogs, out up
o. gh- nuat o. a runaway slave Fam
cy 4 father pursuing MS sOn or d2ugat-
er il that style | have seen a slave
girl rl,e from the side of her mistress,
and hObLie across The floor, confined
bv feuers which ciauked ike those of
prisoner IN MS cell, 10 prevent her
trou flying to the woods, IS She had
formerly done, 10 escape the Internal
tUrtures winch that mistress Inflicted on
her Iu outbreaks OF passIoa. A moth
er mgat tlus treat her daughter, bu,
would ii be tolerated | have seen The
face Of IL babe >lN months Oil stream
LIZ wiki blood, from cut inflicted by