, 1863-08-29
ADYRRTISINR THE REBEL
LION.


The rtbclllous planters Ind much TO sav
against 1ankec tricks In former days, but they
arc not mckwara ia initiate these trick4 vbc1-
ever thc1 think to reap an advantage to them.
Selvcs. The readers Of tho Esrning Ibx, will
remember an address Of Southern preachers.
thete ministers Of the gospel OF Christ under
took to Justify slavery aud the Southern elave
system, md appealed to the Christian people
Of Euro1e IN us favor. 1tappcars that- this
address sScited only horror for tts doctrines
and contempt for lts authors In England md
slavery ncn there to show the b}gotry and
tanat!cisA Of the shareholders.
1hertrpon the rebels remembered the sue
ecstcs BdFnum and other despi5ed Yankees
gained BY advertising their wares, md deter.
mined to adyenfsc the rebellion and slavery
seEtion Of the address In the Erange1ioal ,ltaq-
asiH<, God lfo7tts aod other religious maga.
zines In England, as m advertisement! !: Ne
hore the rtopr1etors Of these periodicals c1-
acted payment in advance, else Mr. Dayis is
likely to "rpudiate" the debt.
but the advertisement seems to have elicit
ca no pulls, but only such m exposure as
ae other Quack advertisers sometimes meet
With At the hands Of onu who means to en-
nEhten the public and prevent ffaud. The
Kef. Newman Hall has written tcrse and
TsGo1ous letter, exposing the sophistries Of
*AS< A14NAA4e4kA N4C@E$luEu- k14 lSAYE4 ms
touched tic question Of the war, but calls IT.
tentfpn to-
the de!l1e.asc sanction Of slavery as It exists
tn The Southern States contained in That advertise.
nent, Mhseve5 may b our opinions On the waf,
phatleally pronounced their condcmnat{on q siav-
Al opposed 10 humanity, and utterly conien11.
e. ny the 70 MSosRsl ths ts the case regards
in feteresee to the sJstem which actutly urey1iis
n me to7ieuerate Ststet! Let II be remembered
that throughout these States the word Of colorcd
white, 20 tl,at anI wrong dons to nccro m in the
presence of negroes atese cannot Be prurcd.
though thousand eolored Witnesses wsrc . pss.
hercd That there arc stringent laws AGAINST teach
1nE slaves to read. Let It be remembered that
whatever the Kindness Of treatment which slavcs
the cttate, and on the insolvency OF death OF toe
owner are liable TO be sold together OF separately
a a. ths hoE.es and esiile Lei i b sesnsmbered
has no exclusive right to bis wtfe-paEents haye
no pnscnaal rights ID their chtldsca-s woman
hss no lssal r'ght:o her chastity: Also that any
bs abases d tIone, % 5as ~ i ihe % universal hw of to
Te'g aoes d e r. s5stP Il
Toa siSe paais|ls1, rot ne1e7 apologise to1, bns
The sathors OF this address call themselves
brethren; tot they appeal ''tn the nA9s ol our
holy Christianity, AS the servants OF the Most High
God, sohnanly conroklnE tho blessing Of Almighty
God, 4e ministers Of our Lord Jesus Christ and
members Of His holy church, with our hands upon
the bfhl.." knowing that the existing slarer5 Of
tho Southern statsa involves. not as an accident,
but as m Inherent clement, fo!nicatlon, cove
tousre1s, and extortion," with almost all other
races zat1 crimes, ], for one, could not ndait to
Lord. t.blc, nor receive Into ny house, far less
~ I'd with ny prayers o. BY giving currency to
thctr 21Ium0te, such men - these, VINO. maln.
t4tnfDg rueh a syatem+ 6tin invoke the nsme OF
Jcsue, and plead tho authority Of the Bible. The
Duke Of Argyll recently said that however he
might ditapxoye Of Bishop Colcnsos . writings,
Jet that were Tho bishop to llsc thousand years,
and prhlfeh a look tvt1y year, be would not do 80
r1ueh 10 undermine rhe AuthosttJ OF the Bible In
the minds Of men Us claiming that authority On
behalf Of the existing slave system Of Amertca-
/ know bow much 1attuae ts allowed to adyeltt-
sere, and that editors plead TO BE- irresponsible for
oplntnue thus expressed still. as you would re-
fuse IN the form Of advertisement III appeal On BE-
bali Of indde1ity or llceniou6uess. 30 cannot but
hope thAt this appeal, which Involves defence ot
elArery, escaped your notice. At laast Il deserves
your Consideration how far the Christian publlc
yin conslnrc to reccive into kheir homes pGplicA-
tiona, the holy influence of whose editorial pages
ia lIrly to be. coanfe7acted By The dcmorafi7ins
TENDENCY cf The adrettisine sheess-: I eaanct,
thtresose, but ny hope, ~ friend Of yoa1
excellent periodicals, taAt yoa did not sanction
the introduction Of mao'festo which mnst injurc>
Whese ttdoes not odsa1. the r.oSal sensl1:ai 1t
al ypc= readers.