The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-01
REJoINDER TO MRS. STOWE.


slavery. IL has been decided 20 scek no Cua.
tares on the present occasion. rathe- thaa re-
peat the vast undertaking Of obtaining any
number which should adequately correspond
with the halfmiliioa names appended to the
former Address.
REyolNDEE TO MRS STOVES REPLY To THE AD-
DRESS OF THE wONEN or ENGLAND.
Madam.
You have asked Of the women Of England a
solemn question. You have recalled the Al
dress which half a million ol u once seat vOu.
appealing 20 our sisters In America 20 raise
, their voices against Slavery aud You demand.
where is now the spirit which dictated that ap
peals You quote the evidence OF our press
and our public speakers. that the righteous in
diguation against slavery which once kiudled
in all English hearts has wanrd II it have not
died ont: and YOU allege that We have been
wanting I'm generous faith and sympathy for
the North in her great struggle. and havr even
decended 10 afford cOuntenauce. NJ not assis
tance. % she South. lOu challenge Us 20 ac-
count Tor this dereliction from our former ar
dent sentiments, aud you ask wherefore 10 Is
that noV when the conf CT has assumed rs
most terrible form and the peaceful p-r>ua-
slons Of PhdanthtoPiets have been ouPor ed
by the shock Of cOntending armies spreading
desolatiOl through your laad nos we stand
afAr of. viewing coldly that awful contest and
sending instead OF cheering words OF sympa-
+ thy aud faith. only doubts and lamentations
+ over q tratr cidal war and regret- partition
ed with strange impart ality between ihe suf
] ferers in the cause of free America. and those
who have. in their own audacious words ;oun.
drd their cOmmouw alth on the Institution o.
+ Slavery" You retOrt our old appeal In ihe
/ face of these things. and YOU say 10 Us: ' Sis
ters you have spoken we'll. We have heard
YOU: We have needed We have strlven in the
cause even unto death we have sealed our DC
votion by q s0iate hearth and dArkened home
stead by the blood OF sons. husbands and
brothers. in many OF our dwellings the very
I light Of our lives has gone out. and yet we ac-
cept the life long darkness as our own part Dr.
this great and awful cXpiaton. by which ihe
bonds Of wickedness shall be loosed. aud abb
ding peace establs shed on the foundation of
Righteousness. Sisters. what have you done
aud what do you mean 20 do? In view of The
decline of the noble anti slavery fre in Eng
lsnd in view Of all the facts and admis-iol :
recited from your own papers. We beg leave. in
solemn sadness, 90 return 10 You your own
words
A common origin. common faith. and we
sincerely believe. a common cause, urge rs 10
address YOU on the subject of the fearful en-
"a
ded by England to a asavc-holding confederacv.
We appeal TO you sisters, as wives. a moth
ers to ra sc yonr voices To your fellow tizens
and your prayers TO God. for the removal of
/ this silllction aud disgrace from the Christian
world"
Madam in answering this solemn appeal. we
do not desire TO detail the causes which NAV ir
a measure. explain or palate This ia lure in our
national sympathy, whose eX Xsteuce (in So faf
a. it is true) we profoundly deplore Enough
and more than enough, debate has been already
held on the complicated motives which hav,
blended j. yOuT war. as In ali other human con
Germs; aud on the occasional acts Of question:
bic spirit which must inevitably attend hepub
lie policy aud sentiments Of a nation enga ,ed
in deadest conflict, and bleed NJ al every pore
somewhat you may perhaps forgive to thos,
who have withheld their full sympathes al
Gus that most ri ghteuu- cause should be mait.
tanned with any save Tire most untaintcd mo
tives and the most unOending recttude; anc
who have failed even yet 10 read in your policy
the full dssire to accompl sh that eud of uni
versal emancl patton whereto Providence l.
vsibly directing the course Of events some
what. also. may be forgiven to those who hav,
beeen IN sled by the misrepresentation Of a
portion OF our press, and offended by the 10 m
ch spirit of your own. But. Madam alihou D
many lip, have been closed which ought o. hav,
spoken to you words Of blessing. though th.
voice of England which has reached Won hal
lacked that fall tone of heartfelt sympathy vo,
had jsstly anticipated. yet believe not that on
own nation l. truly alienated FROM. YOUR o
apo-tate to the great principles Of freedom
which were once our glory. The heart u
England is sound at the core. Slavery is nov
and ever an abom.naton IN our eyes. nor ha
the bastard proposition TO recogaize tbe Con
; r. rNa.4 III
: rejection. and that even with peculiar Earnest
ness from those suffering operatives whose r.
; lief such a measure might have secured IL
: to assure you Of this. TO vlndicate our-elvr
from the shame Of turning back iu The hour oil
. trial-most reign 10 our common Saxon rae
that we. the women Of England offer th
response.
Ne do not less abhor Slavery now than whe
your eloquent words called out an echo OF fee
! ny throughout Europe. such as no other appca
for the wronged or the N sersble ever produce,
q We aohor Slavery, Judging It simply as haiaa
. b.ings and because Of ali the agonies and To-
Z tures il has Occss oned. We abbOr il. iudgin
il especially a. Women. because OF all the ui
v -peakable wrongs the hdeous degradation
!. las inflicted on our sex. But W. abhOr IL n,
: 4 only because Of these its results nor with
7 hatred which would be withdrawn. were tho
= 4 sputable now Or remedable hereafter n
: abhor slavery for itself. and for iis own emo
nous iniquity-even the robbing from huma
beng Of that freedom which Il was The supreu
> gift OF Omnipotence 70 bestO~. We hold tbl
: were il ia the pswer Of the -laveholder 10 ma
BIS slaves absolutely happy, slavery would nl
less be an injustice and crime. Happine-s
not t. be measured against freedom. else won
10 God have left rs bra <. not men. aai spar.
z. rs all the sorrows 81 struggling humanity
q And whereas il has been argued that tbs uagt
e Is OF race inferior to his master. and th
ir therefore il is justifable % euslave him v
y reply that the night TO freedom Is not found.
le on TIE equality OF the holder % any other b
NJ man being, else were every white man al
in lawfully to be ens4ved by every other W
ut and stronger than hm-elf. But the right
c freedom j. founded simply aud solely on 1
er moral nature whereHith lIod has endowed eve
n man and woman OF the human rae. enabli-
D. them. by it, Use 10 attain 10 that virtue whf
i tae end Of their creation. And where
o. others. again have defended Slavery 90 1
grounds Of the supposed Divine sanction 20
"a found Tor it in the Scripture; w reply u
- We depl0re The cOnd d.fi0n Of those y .O-e rel
= ION can lend itself 10 the task Of seeking
=. appeal 10 God for the permission OF an ia-
! tuition which the cOlsciences He has made d
= eeuivOea j l0a.he and condemn Nor sh
= w hesitate % -tigDatize such az appeal
= hEpocrl-y. until the the0lOgia1s who make
= advance step farther aud tell u that th
are prepared 70 represent Jesus of Nazareth
- one who. 10 fitting time and place. might ha
. been purchaser AID master Of slaves. II
~. Madam. do We still condemn and abhor slav.