Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-04-13
Che Anti 9laufrp Busle.
BROWEsoN ON SLAVERY AND THE
CRISIS.

I'VE extract from BRowNsoN's Qusrterly for
April, the following interesting expressions Of
opinions questions now greatly disputed. They
occur in the critical notice of work on negroes
,aud negro slavery. The frst inferior race
the latter, its normal condition, by j. A.
Van EvRIE, NJ, D.: s ...aaIa. s.-..
"a The design Of this book is to prove that negroes
are distinct and inferior race, and race design
cd BY the Crea tor 10 be slages Of the white race
Whether the author regards them as human or as
purely auisla,, as created with souls and redeem
ssd BY our Lord or not, we are unable to say. If
.shsy men they are of the same race, genus, or
species as the whites; if they are not men their
nature was not assumed by the Word in the womb
of the Virgin, and they have no direct part or lot
in the Redemption. and it would be as absurd 20
preach the Go pei to them as to an OK or horse,
a monkey CT an ora2g-outang. Difficulties OF this
sort, however, weigh not with DR.. Evrie, who
sesms destitute of the slightest belief in Chris
tianty. ., .....,-,
The theory, however, Of the author is the only
one on which he can justify negro slavery, and we
are not surprised that il should find advocates
among the socialists who wish to make it ap-
pear that slavery is divine institution. Il is no
part Of our present purpose to refute the theory,
OF to examine the alleged scientific facts which 90
20 prove IT, These facts, so far facts they are,
admit different explanation, and in no sense
warrant the authors induction. The ancients de-
hned man to be rational animal, and reason ta-
ken 10 the sense of intellect and will, or the facu-
ty of apprehending aud acting in reference to
moral truth or moral obligation, is to speak scho-
astcally, the di6erentia characteristic Of man.
This capacity the negroes have, and therefore
they are men, with human reason and human af-
fsctions. So much is certain against all semidotti
or half learned who babble nonsense about their
being Of al inferior race. They are human, and
therefore Of the same genus and species with
white men, whether we are able to account for
their variations from white men or not. Actually
inferior as class to the whites they certainly are.
but he must know more Of history than we do,w who
can assert that they always we're or always will be
inferior. We have known some white mea far in |
sferior TO some black men we have also known |
They are capable of intelligence of intellectual
J and moral improvement. and Senator Mallory
sgrsvely informed that the planters took care to
Srsvent their slaves from learning to read lest they
should become intelligent, for il they should be-
sCome intelligent the righsto hold them in slavery |
would lapse. Who can say what they would be-
come If proper measures we're taken to elevate
them by Intellectual, moral, and religious discip
nine TO prepare them for freedom s.-st Boz
- We know just now, ss an Offset to those who de.
noo6ce slavery as nsaIup in ss and in no case ex-
cusable, II s fashionable to maintain that slavery
eisa divine iustitutio0 and attempt to prove that
negroes are not human. We defend neither ex- |
creme. Religion disapproves Of slavery, aud
throws allher ishuenos on shs side Of itv gradual
and peaceful abolition, but IL does not absolutely
prohbt IL in all cases and Ia all circumstances Il
never regards IL as the normal condition Of ANY
portion of1the human race, aud IL never will bs 10
by any one who has q Christian. oonsolenos The
Soa:h have no doabta right 10 hold thalr Alayas \
but atshe same time they are bound In oonsolenea
90 treat them with humanity to respect their mos, \
al freedom, to respect in their behalf the laws,
precepts, and institutions Of Christianity. and to
loOk,to their ultimate elevation to the rank OF free
men, and the anal extinction Of slavery. But this.
politically considered, is their business, not
ours. g, a. .ss,, ,i u .r,, t,.s,.e- Il ,f..f-.
:, We would not il We could use the Federal Gov
,sgnmsnt either to abolish slavery where it now
has. or TO extend TO territory where Il mas not
q legal existence. Oar observation has satisfied
ns that chAitsl slavery is an evil, and q greater
esil to the slaysholding population than to the
siNes thsnsslves. But At the came time We do
mot believe i the oply evil in the country, nor FER.
hApa the greatest evil. Ne are no more satisfied
With the constitution Of society at the NORTH than
Ne are with its constitution at the South. We 70