Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-05-27

specting slavery, a knowledge of which
may be subservient TO the cause of aboli-
ton, and to transmit them to the next, or
to any future, Convention.
1t cannot have escaped your observation,
how many persons there are who continue
The hateful practice of enslaying their iel.
low men, and who acqulesce in the sophis-
lry of the advocates of that practice, merely
from want Of reflection, and from an habit
nal attention to their own immediate inter
est. If to such were often applied the
force of reason, and the persuasion of
eluqucncc, they might be awakened to
sense of their injustice, and be startled
with horror at the enOrmity of their con'
duct. To produce so desirable change in
sentiment, as well as practice, we recon-
mend to you the insiituting of annual, or
other periodical, discourses, or orations, TO
he delivered in public, on the subject Of
slavery. and the means of its abolition.
We cannot forbear expressing to you our
earnest desire, that YOU will continue,
without eeasing, to endeavor, by every
method in your power which can promise
any success, to procure, either an absolute
repeal of all the laws in your State, which
countenancc slavery, or such AN ameliora-
ton Of them as will gradually produce an
entire abolition. Yet, even should that
great end be happily attained, it cannot
. put period to the necessity of further
labor. The education of the emancipated
the noblcst and most arduous task which
we have to perform, will require all our wis
f dom and virtue, and the constant exercise
Of the greatest skill and discretion
When we have broken his chains, and re
stored the African to the enjoyment o
G his rights, the great work of justice ant
\ henevolcnce is not accompllshed-The new
born citizen must receive that instruc
-, tion, and those powerful impressions o
> nora and religious truth, which vii
render him capable and dcsirous of fulflin!
= the various duties lie owes to himself an,
, to Ills country. BY educating some il
: the higher branches of science, and all it
the useful parts of learning, and in thu
preccpts of religion and morality, we shal
not only do away the rcproach and calumn
5 SO uniustly !avished upon us, but contoun
the enemies of truth, by cyincng that th
unhappy sons of Africa, in spite OF th
degrading influence of slavery, are in u
u wise inferior to the more fortunate in
habiiants of Europe and America
As means of calculating, in some de
II gree, Il design SO virtuoms and laudabl,
o we recommend to you to appoint con
l. mittee, annually, or for any other nor
e convenient period. to execute such plan
ii lu the improvement of the condition an
IS moral character Of the free blacks in YOU
r State as you may think hest adapted /
y your particular situation
" BY decree of the National Conyentio
7, of France, all the blacks and people
It color, within the territories Of the l'renc
e republic, are declared free, and cnttle
to an equal participation of the rights {
citizens OF France We have been il
n formed that many persons, OF the aboy
N description, notwithstanding the decree i
their favor, have been brought from th
u West-India islands by emigrants, into til
IS United States, and are now held as slave
4, We suggest to you the propriety, as we
d as the necessity, of making enquiry int
N the subject, and of cilectiug their liber,
Of tiun, 50 far us may be found consistel
10 with the laws OF your State,
o. Copies of our proceedings will be tran
ii initied to YOU and We hope, that you wi
nf receive such satisfaction as will Undue
your early attention to the objects We hay
here recommended.