The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-02

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ne Central Frtslytaian Of Richmond,
of April %, publishes an sddr IS occupy
nearly Elk columns Of that psper, and
signed by ninety six ministers OF vari-
Qua Christian denominations, including
Meihodists, Baptisis, Episcopalianr,
Presbyterians, Lutherans. German re-
formed, and some smaller bodies. IL is
entitled " An Address TO ChrisisiLs
throughout The World.T The purpose
of their appearing thus before tie
Christian world is TO testify Of those
things which seem 10 be neither UNDER
stood nor appreciated by our enemies
nor yet clearly appreciated by Chiis-
tians of other nations" woL
The first pornts oftheir testimony are
that tho 'iUnion a1not he res ored, and
that "the Confederate Government is a
fixed fact" But the main point, and to
which the others were simply introduce
tory, is the third one, which was given
in the words Of the address; .
"The recent Proclamation of the Presi
dent of the United States, seeking the
emancipation of the Slaves CT the South,
is in our Judgment a suitable occasion
for solemn protest on the part of the
people Of God throughout the world"
They, of course, charge the President
with intending TO produce a general
slave instruction, and they clearly in
dictate the means by which this insur-
rectionis TO be suppressed namely, Pthe
slaughter Of tens Of thousands ofpoor de-
luded insurrectionists," and they do not
shrink from concluding this part Of the
report with the unmistakable intima-
! ton of a wholesale massacre: .t
"Make it absolutely necessary for the
public safety that the slaves be slaught-
cred, and he who should write the histo-
ry of that event would record the dark
est chapter OF lrumanw yet written"
When this address was being handed
round for signature, it was probably I'M
known in the South that Europe was al
ready preparing 20 answer to it. The
churches of Europe were giving a pub
lie expression to their views upon the
Emancipation Proclamation, thanking
President Lincoln for il as one of the
greatest acts of the nineteenth century.
The Protestant clergy of France signed
strong address TO this effect without a
single member Of the clergy refusing his
signature. In England, an address,
expressing full concurrence with the
French address, received within a few
days 1900 signatures. Nearly all the
assemblies of the dissenting denomin-
atoms had previously passed reso-
lutions, expressive OF their desire
for the overthrow Of Slavery with
entire unanimity. Leading Ministers
who, until the issue of the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation, were opposed TO the
cause Of the Union, as Spurgeon, DR..
Guthrie, and many others, assumed a
new position, and are now taking an ac-
tive part in the Union and Emancipation
Leagues of England. Not single in
stance IS known, on the other hand, that
the Emancipation Proclamation convert
ed friends of our cause into opponents
Finally men, like Sir r. buxton, who
had doubted the expediency ofthe Proc
lamation, and feared that ii might lead
to general massacre, publicly confess
ed their error, and are now active again
in the Anti-Slavery Societies of Eng
land
Fortunately, the opinion of Europe
concerning Slavery is a fixed, unalter-
able fact And we shall soon hear that
if anything was yet wanting, to enlist
the sympathies of all sincere Anti-Slay-
cry men in the success of our cause, il is
the threat of the Southern clergyman,
thatan attempt ofthe negroes 10 obtain
their freedom would be followed by
slaughter of tens of thousands of them
The men who signed this abominable
sentence will yet learn that they made
the strongest appeal to Europe in be-
half of the Union cause which has yet
been issued from this country. -