The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-12

and tho dictates Of common sense. Say
not, fellow citizen, say not legislator.
that you found IL 80, that not your will
but your necessity consents. Say not IL
could be unpopular with nv constitu-
cuts To enact laws in favor Of emancipa-
ton. Alb think how little such an tx
cuse willsyail YOU in thai awful dav,
when your savior shalt pronounce judy
ment on YOU for breaking . law too plain
60 be misunderstood, TOO sacred 10 be
violated. Our goverhmtni has signed a
treaty in which they pledge themselves
70 put an end to the abominable traffic.
YET the State Legislatures show, that
the American government feels the obi
gs'ion ~ a treaty by doing all they can
To remove this evil. Prohibit the trails
between the Statee. Let no more be
brought into your Statcs under any pre-
text. Pass laws in favor Of gradual
emancipation. Say not 1t is unpopular.
A society that is branching out into
every part OF this state and some others
which grows rapidly, and every conquest
Of grace viii add 10 its strength, the in
crease of knowledge will add 10 its mem
bers. This society will make IL popular
in time. And you may live to see your
self despised in your cowardiee aud
want Of real rcpublicanism. Do duty !;
this is the high road to happiness and
popularity. .' 'sru
I'd. This is an auspicious time for
the friends Of liberty to make the at
tempt. Christian b~enevolence stands
ready to impart that religious and moral
instruct n which may be necessary to Git
these people for freedom. Yes, she only
asks the slayeholding spiriito permit her,
and she will proceed 10 instruct those
who are to be held in bondage for life, as
well as those who may be freed by equi-
table laws hereafter in the sublime doc
trines and holy precepts of the religion
of the Son Of God, which teaches man TO
do no evil, to love his feIIow.man as him
self, aud serve his God in hopes Of a
blessed immortality. The Christian
world is on the alert to bring the King
dom of God to every heart, and spread il
among all the kindreds Of the earth,
And if we slumber over our duty, and
exert not ourselves toextricate those peo-
pie from a state in which they neither
enjoy the rights of man, nor the bless
Jugs VI IeilgiOu bOu . justice VIII not
slumber. Bat if we will humblv attempi
our duty, we have reason to believe God
will succeed us, as he is remarkably sue
ceediug every attempt that is made in
this age 10 advance his kingdom, And
this society may and will effect wonders
IL it will only persevere. The glory o
God demands it. At least 1885, 800 are
in slavery, aud in so wretched a kind o.
il that it shuts out the Kingdom of God
and the word of eternal life from them
But God has said all the Kingdoms Of the
earth are to make part of the gospe.
kingdom finally. And he will demand
this portion of the human family from u.
either by the word of his mercy or the
strokes ST his judgments. Let us pre-
pare TO surrender them willingly.
Sd. There is another consideration thai
should make all who tremble at God.
word exert themselves on this subject
The time has arrived when God has be.
gun TO execute his judgments on his en-.
emies. The 1860 years of the sever
headed and Ten horned beasts is out. 4
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