Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-16


court, Rev. Jacob Gruber, charged with
anti-slavery ineulcations and acts, thus
happily sets forth the old Revolutionary
idea OF slavery, and the obligations il
imposes:
" A hard necessity, indeed, cOmpels rs
to endure the evils Of slavery for time
1t was imposed upon Us by another ma
tion, while Jet we were in state Of col
onial yassalage. II cannot be easily or
suddenly removed. Yet, while il contin-
ues, it is blot on our national eharac-
ter, and every real lover Of freedom con-
iidently hopes that il will be effeetualiY,
though il must be gradually, wiped away,
and earnestly looks for the means by
which this necessary object may be at
tanned And until il shall be accom-
plished, until the time comes when we
can point without blush 10 the language
held in the Declaration of Independence,
every friend of humanity will seek 70
tighten the CALLING chain Of slavery, and
better to the utmost of his power, the
wretehed c5Adition Of the slave
As comparisonpieee, take this early
performance ofanother noted man
Edrard EUereH Gets Snubbed
In 1925 March 9th), the subject Of
Slavery was brought before the House
by SIR. Edward Everett-then a new and
very young member from Massachusetts,
who incidentally expressed his hostiL
ity to all projects OF violent abolition,
bis readiness to shoulder a musket to
put down a slave insurrection, and bis
conviction, with regard 10 slavery, that,
ichiie it subsists, tchere 1t subsists, its
duties are presupposed and sanctioned
By religion" etc, etc. But this strange
outburst, instead Of being gratefully hall
ed and welcomed, was repelled and reps
sobaied by the South. Dir Mitchell of
Tennessee. though himself u STAKEHOLDER,
poiHtedly dissented from il, Mr &. G.
Cambreleng Of New York IA North Caro-
linian BY birth and trainiagl said
The gentleman from Massachusetts
has gone too far lie has expressed
opinions which ought not 30 escape ami
madYersi0n. | heard them with great
surprise and regret ! was astonished
to hear him declare that slayery--1omes-
tic slavery--say what yoa will, IS a con
dition Of life, as well rs any other, 10 be
justified By religion, morality, aud inter
national Law, etc, etc
And John Randolph, Of Virginia him.
self r lifelong slave holder aud opponent
of the North--saw lit b say
Sic, envy neither the head nor the
heart Of that man from the North wh1
rises here to deFend slavery upon prime,
pie.
In reciting the South earolinian purg-
ing Of the mails from incendiary doe
uments, Mr. Greeley drugs ont this
odoFous record
AMOS KeSDAtL "A uiGHRELAw NAN
But Mr. Amos Kendall, then Postmaa-
ter-(isneral was not the man tn 6. hint a
lanli, or hesitate dislike, With regard to
such mail robbery, ,hosgh obliged 10 con
Tess that it was not strictly according To
act of Congress
g | am satisfied, he replied to the
Postmaster application. ''ihat the Post
master General has no legal authority to
exclude newsps pers from the mail, nor
to prohibit their carriage or delivery on
account Of their character or tendency,
real or supposed " Bnt ! am not pre-
! parod TO direct you 10 forward or deliver
the papers Of which YOU speak by
no act or direction Of mine, official or
private, could be induced to aid know
ingly, in giving circulation 10 papers Of
I this description, Directly or indirectly.
We owe an obligation to the laws, but a
higher one TO the communities in which
we live, and, if the former be permitted
TO destroy the latter. il is patriotism to
disregard them. Entertaining these
views, eaaH0t saIetioa, snd will not
+ condemn, the step you have taken. Your
( justification must be looked for in the
character Of the papers detained, and
the circumstances by which you are sur
rounded. I"
Gov Seward has been widely charged
and credited with the authorship Of the
higher law " doctrine; but here we find
it clearly set forth in a grave Democrat
ic paper, fifteen years before he uttered
il.
And in speaking of "most rcspecta-
Die mob in Utica, which broke up an
anti-slavery meeting, he says.
The Office of Democratic Journal that
had spoken kindly of the Abolitonists
was assailed aud its press thrown dowE
The discipline proved effective. Nc
Democratic 5oHrRat issued ia that city
has siacs reaturcd to speak srord .fol
,fresdon OF humanity
These quotasons, while they serve t
give an idea OF the history, fail to exhib
1T its value in full This can only be es
timated by q careful perussl of the book
We shall hail the appearance OF the frs
volume Of the history with delight, an'
have no hesitation in asserting il
advance our belief that IL viii form
popular edition to orr historical litera
ture.
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