The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-03
Lying extraordinary.

We do not mean TO under-rate the
msndaelous abilities Of the Southern
newspapers when we assert that for
downright impudent bare. faced false
hoods, the Southern preachers can excel
the liars of Crete or their blowers Of Gas
cony. To prove their unrival ed gifts, in
the way Of lying we extract the follow
ing paragraphs from "An Address 10
Christians throughout the WORLD" An OIg
the signors VIC find the names of Bishops
Andrew, Early, and Pierce, and of Doc.
tors Myers, Huston, Smith, and Lee Of
the Methodist e. Church, South: Drs.
Burrows, Ryland, and Jeter of the Bap-
list Church; Drs, Palmer, Dabney, and
T. v. Moore, of the Presby terrain Church,
and many others we'll known to fame
These Apostolic Fathers piously re-
mark:
ave are aware that in respect 10 the
moral aspects of the question of slavery,
we differ from those who conceive OF
lence, and on that account we suffer
much reproach which we are conscious
of not deserving. With all the facts of
the system of slavery in its practical OPP
eratioDs before us, as eye. witnesses and
ministers of the Word, having had per-
feet understanding of all things on that
subject of which we speak, we may
surely claim respect for our opinions and
statements. Most of US have grown up
from childhood among the slaves; all of
US have preached TO and taught them the
Word of life; having ministered TO them
the ordinance of tho Christian Church /:
sincerely lore them as souls for Whom Christ
died; go among them freely and know
them in health and sickness, in labor and
rest, from infancy TO old age We are
familiar with their physical and moral
condition, and dhve to ell their interests
ana we testify in the sight of God
That the presence of the Africans in our
land is an occasion Of gratitude on their
behalf, Before God seeing that thereby
Divine Providence has brought them
where missionaries Of the cross may
freely proclaim TO them the word OF
salvation, and the work lie not interrupt
ed by agitating fanaticism.
Now Il European who knew nothing
OF slavery, were to credit this staff he
would conclude, that Bishop EARLY, DR..
JETER, aud Dr. PALMER, spent a large
portion Oftheir time in praying with
negro boys and girls In rice swampe,
and In tobacco patches. he would sup
pose that gospel privileges" were quite
abundant on the cotton aud sugar plan.
tatations, and that the above named ho.
ly men delighted In riding from negro
quarter 70 negro quarter TO take care Of
their sable hocks. But lie this the fact t?
Are gospel minlstrations furnished TO the
slave fEeelys We venture TO say on the
contrary, that there are thousands of
large plantations In the Gulf States
where minister Of Christ was never
Seen. There is not one slave in ten, In
the South, leaving out the border States,
who has any more Christian privileges
than his ancestors had in Africa. When
. set Of rebel priests meet and insult the
world with such internal hypocrisy, no
wonder that the land abounds with in
tidels. There is not one Of these priests
who would not leave the pulpit and go
to negro trading, If he could make
money by 1t. What do they care
for the souls Of negroes or anybody else2
AS an offset to the virtuous sentiment
Alists Of these Maw-worms, we will now
record tho testimony OF the venerable
Catholic clergyman, Bishop Purcell, OF
Cincinnati
We were once induced by friend 70
visit slave sale In New Orleans. In an
assembly of some five or SIX hundred
men, We saw young girl in whom no
INT OF the negro could DO detected, eX.
oeP' by praehced Southern eye, ex-
postd TO sale, standing on block 80 that
her person could be observed by ali.
Overcome by the horror of her position
she Wept bitterly and Attemutsd To cover
her face with her hands, but was rudelv
ordered 10 toregO even that slight effort
OF nature TO guard her modesty. She
was cold for nine hundred dollarsll
A very beautiful female slave was sold
a few weeks ago in Richmond for $4,000.
SAs lOas entirely '0hite. What is her iney-
liable fate, particularly when she comes
in the way Of holy priests who pub
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