The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-10

an objection TO the doctrine Of equality
that is one "of immense power TO urge
men forward in a constant struggle for
advancement" and TO " force tho vast
majority into a ceaseless contest with
their circumstances {" Surely not. Look
at Franklin, in boyhood friendless
printer, in manhood tho honored com
psnion Of mobiles, kings and tho philoso-
piers Of the earth. Look at Andrew
jackson, the money l.ss and lAadl.ss
lad, but ia after DAYS the nations almost
idoliged President. Look at W,bsier, IN
early life school teacher, but afterwards
the monarch ~ the Senate. Look ~
imperial Henry Clay, the genius Ct
American oloquenor, yet Graded in the
humblest cabin Of Virginia. Nay, this
constant struggle for advancement il
the glory of our Republic.
The Bishop jlstifes the whipping of
slaves, because Christ ssourged the
money changers The Bishop sees no
reason to doubt that the Southern slaves
are the happiest laboFers in the world
Do Northern laborefs believe that ?
Would whits laborers in the South cell
themselves into bondage, with the ex.
pectation of increasing their happiness
Slavery, he tells us, far from being sn
immoral institution, really acts as
check on immortality. And although
every female slave in the South is COM
pletely At the mercy of the lusis of her
overseer and owner, and their sons, and
slave husbands and wives are separated
without the least regard 10 the marriage
tie, he declares that the charge Of i'm
morality in the premises is "totally m
supported either by positive proof or
rational probability" Very likely the
Bishop does not consider rapcs, or
concubinage, and adultery imm0rsli-
ties; they are only agreeable and
lively "parlor entertainments, to
amuse ones friends with, and while
away time. We have heard of Bishops,
who owned hsrems and seragliOs, and it
is not improbable that they hourish as
far north as Vermont. Although there
is ''no positive proof in this case, still
there is "a rational probability"
He proceeds:
The fourth objection is advan ced BY
multitude of excellent people, who are
shocked at the institution of slavery, be
cause il involves the peinciple OF prope't
in man. Yet have never been abie
understand what il is tnat 80 DISCUS
them. No slave-holdsr preteudsthAt hi-
o'onerty extends any further than III
ri, HI 10 the labor Of the SLAVE II il Oovi u
20 tue slightest reflection that slav-ry
cannot bind the intellect or The ecul
These, which properly constitute the NJ lE,
are free, in their own nature, from all
human restraint.
All, indeed The slave, it is conced
cd has a mind. soul, az immortal, as
responsible 10 God, as that Of the whitest
skinned Caucasian. Is the soul OF the
slave his own Can he cultivate il
Does be exercise it in taking intellectual
and moral food wi hout the consent Of
the man who owns bis fssh, sinews and
bones his bead, arms, body aud
legs eau be attend the church Of God
without his owner's leave, or so 70 o
pray or meeting, or lecture, or leara TO
read his Bible? Has not the master g
perfect right 10 follow bis bondsmen all
day with the lash, and at night lock
th IN up ia the negro qaar,era? 4 This
be- not the slavery Of soul as WI as Il
body then we know not the difference
between freedom and slavery. Perhaps
the most disgusting aud brutal paragraph
ia this whole pamphlet is the following
defence of what SHAREHOLDERS themselves
confess to be an evil Of slavery for which
no apology can be made:
The sixth obi elton aris,s from the
fact that slavery separates tbs husband
from the wif aud the pareats from ihe
children. Undoubtedly il sOmttimes
does 80, from necessity. Before SO
adopt THE fact however, as an argument
against slavery, il is only iair 70 lnqnir,
whether the same separation does not
take place, perhaps quite as frequently
amongst those who call them selVoa free
Tue lAboring man who has large { IA / y
is always Obliged 10 separate m6m hi,
children, because II ia impossible 4,
support them in bis humb hume. TheJ
are sent 10 service, therefore, one 10 thu
IA aster and another . that or bound, 81
apprentices, as the case may be, and thu
tho domestic relations are superseded by
strangers, for the most part beyond re-
coyery. 30 among tie lower orders, th'
husbands are separated from their wives
by the same necessity. How many
even of the better class, ., have left thou
home, TO seek their fortune IN the gol.
regions! how many Ia EuOpe have
abaudoned their families for AusifRli'
or the United States, or the Canada
How many desert from their pure wick
edness; a crime which can hardly hap
pen under the Southern system Bu
above all, how constantly does TINS sep
aratiOn take place amongst cor soldier
and sailors, 80 that neither war nor Tor
eIgn commerce could DO carried on with
out il! All these are borne by JrceDasn
under the sliVery Of circumstances 10 1
wise 10 declsim against ms beoesbit
IN uuo form, whea We are lorceo ~ cub
. ant 10 A. Ia ~ many other kinds Of "a
uams infection
Could a brothel-pimp utter any sent