New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

souTHERN SLAVERY IN IT'S PRESENT AofEoIs
CONTAINING Reply TO LATE W9lk % ~ 6oonWIS
o. oh in' "a Phi.de'plia: J. b. LipPncot Co.
timely ard able contribution 10 the Slavery
hscnssiop is contained in this volume BY disun-
,uished clergyman Of the Episcopal Church. The
author. the Rev. DR.. Goodwin Provost of the Uni
yersitv Of Pennsylvania, needs no introduction 10
our readers. lie is well known as profound
scholar, who thinks his own thoughts ana IS ho'
afraid 10 utter them.
The work he has undertaken, as the author HIM
self admits in the preface was almost supeTeIos"-
tory; for what need can there be, before the o!dHu
Jury Of the American people, to reply TO the OUT
pourings of q man who derides the Declarauon %
Independence gloriies Southern Slavery, declaring
1t to be fully authorized both in the Ola ana 'Ho
New Testament" iustiGes secession and lays uPV"
"Abolitionists" the whole responsibility u 'A'
Rebellion
And vet. when the Right Reverend Bishop OIL lhe
Diocese of Vermont presumes to give the sanction
Of his high Office, and Of the Church TO which he
BELONGS. TO such denominations, what wonder that
DIR. Goodwin. in obedience 10 the call OF hls out
ragged felow-churehmen, should seze ms spear ana
rive "His Reverence an Ithuriel touchl
We commend DR.. GoodWins book TO those who
xish 10 read a thorough yindcaton Of Christianity
against the charge ofcomplicity with Slavery. step
by step he las followed tbs pro-Sayey bishop, IN ms
quotations from the Scspturos and the writings o.
the Fathers, and las completely moHshcd all his
defenses
As specimen Of the trorchaut style Of DR.
Goolwns logic, we extract the following iron Inc
chapter on Slavery and Ethics
Shareholders and their advocates are accustomed TO
give proof OF their extraordinary pcty by their con-
stant devout recognition Of Divine Providence Il
IL will BE- found that this appeal 20 the Providence %
God underles y large part OF the argument and IS the
basis Of some o.. the most ferTd donuncauoIs OF ths
fBirhop Hopkiussl View Of slavery ana ,GI pro
SlsVerv writer's generally. shall not cell blaspbe
nous but shall cndoayOr, once for al, IL expose us
5aacv its utter end nsuhorhlc nonsense cor laefcd
rs matter OF rcascnIe, Ise "Ioe 49," IS s ~
small compass. IL must be plain, upon The seltest re-
feotion, that tie Providence Of God has nothing
whatever 70 do with determining The moral character OF
the actions OF men. What sin was ever Wloughti
what crime was ever perpotrated; what cruelty or vii
Iainy was ever committed; what action, rht or wrong
was ever done by men; WAY eAclt oi Whatever
character ever tionspnod IN human history Nhch
did take place by tie Providence OF God because
God brings GOOD CIT oi evil docs thar justify Che evil
ESQ not slavery alone out all sin would ind SPEEDY
ahsOutiOn. Gods Providence, but rot tie evils there
Nv justified. The Justification of Gods Providence, and
the justification Of mans agency are two dlstnct
fhinSs A Theodcv IS not system OF ethics What.
denee INT not irne most assurelly in relation to hu
man actions. The slave trad. win All u eS'c,aoe
and horrible ba hard's took place under DIVINE Fio'
denoe. The slave trade was ab0lN.e9 anu "sealeu
piracy under Divine Providence. Al The atroCu's on
The old French Revolution We're committed u1ter bi-
vine Providence The American EeVOalo3 was
achieved under Dile Providence. Negro
Slavery was established in America M
der Divine Providence And Thgeier
and by whatever means, internal o. exiernal-floent
ar peaeeiulsudden or gradnal-it s,al ever be abo'
ished 1t is to be presumed II WI ne 4.aT i,4s
Pr0ridepcc. Why has not The abolition fanauclsui
itself well the institution, arisen under Divine
Providence And vet AbolitioniSts ore denounced be-
canse they would interfere with the Providence OF
God. IL g nan can get outside Of tle II9Vluene' o.
God 10 interfere with IT, be must 50 someN1e . tlht
never heard Of DID the steamship interfere win the
Prevalence OF GCdY Did the telegraph interfere with
the Providence Of Gods Does the teacher with bis IN
siructons for the ignorant interfere with the PIoY
denoe Of God Does the physician with ms remedies
Interfere with the providence Of God But are not
darkness and DEATH both spiritual and tempoI al sent
upon mankind IS the result Of q divine c3rsef WY
then Should il be an Interference with the providence
Of God preach deerance to the caluv 70 seeS Cue
freedom Of the slave; 10 eDdeaV0r 10 eBghten ana ee
waite the l0ng-OppTsssed and benighted negro race
What there should be PECULIAR IN Just tins particular
case IN relation to Divine Providence passes all com
prehension IN the Of common sense, then lei US
hear roTe jurisdictions OF slavery ana uenlnei1-
tons Of Abolition from tie ProUsaeHCe o. God
The concluding chapter of DIR. GoodWins book on
"slavery and the Rebellion" drops like bomb.
shell upon the sophistJcs Of It's defenders and scat
tiers theiriGse assumptions TO hewinds. One ortwo
extracts viii show the author position Oh this sub
jcct;
But. it is said ifthere lad been 10 Abolitiopists.
there would have been Rebellion the country would
now be il profound peace; therefore AbOhtlOnistS are
msnifesy responsible for this ttTicta wel and all
fis results. answer, if there bed been 10 Slavery,
there would have been no Ab0ii0nsis Therefore, tie
"Bsane determination Of the Shareholders 20 continue
bud peTpetuate Slavery is responsible for The existence
OF the Abotonists and consequently ioi tins nairci
dal and al It's results
Again:
To an unsophisticsted moral Judgment il would seem
plain that In OF Rebellion, there are but tWOsides
10 the question there is middle neutral ground.
He thst is with bis county against hers aEd tho
Constitutional Government Or the time being fcprctcnis
his countTyis Che Of his cOUUtrytAe only gan
his country has II the Government is demolished, de-
lOshed by the Rebellion, his country Is demolished II
murderer IN the act OF striking dow bis victim,
who should be defending himself % the best Of his ab
fly, and bystander should look quietly on without lift
ing finger calling for help, aud -lk about the III
lappy contest between tie two parties would be not
be al accessory to the crime
DIR. Goodwin has abundantly earned the thanks
OF the friends Of freedom aud Of the American
Union, for his manly resistance TO spiritual wick
edness in high places" and the sound and effective
weapons which he has brought to the service Of a
just cause. The lucid and foreible reasonings with
which he sustains his position, and the excellent
temper with which they are expressed present an
admirable contrast TO the supercous insolence and
shallow sophistry of his Right Reverend antagonist
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