Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-03-24

indicated what they had predetermined TO
accomplish--the suijugation OF the South,
and the abolition OF African slavery.
III. REFLECTIONS ON AFRICAN SLAVERY.
This war is destined to throw food Of
lipht on this subject The attention of the
whole civilized world is now being tnrned 70
its investigation. The war upon the South
has proven itself to be war upon African
slavery. If the South succeeds in maintain
ing her Independence, as we believe she will,
il will demonstrate to all the world, that
African Slavery is authorized by the Word
OF God--that it is the Rormal and best .cop- !
dition Of that unhappy race, and that, regu- |
lated by the laws Of religion and humanity, |
as it is in the Confederate States, 1t confers |
the highest elevation of physical, moral and
religious character. that people has enjoyed
fer three thousand years. In fact, no other
means has ever succeeded in any permanent
improvement of their character, condition
or happiness. All experience, for 5000
years, has proven that no direct means, how
ever well applied, has met with any per-
manentN success in elevating their character
| Greece, in the pulmy days OF their wealth
and prosperity, prompted by the noble i'm
pulses of pity and benevolence, for down
trodden aud enslaved Africa, raised . com
mission of the best men Of that age. and
sent them with immense sums of money.
together with all necessary applia noes OF
civilization, into the heart OF Africa, and
after years of toll and expenditure, so ut
Iterly failed, that they abandoned the enter
prise as hopeless Slavery. in contact with
civilization and christianity, is tho slow, IN
direct, but the only sure means of enlight.
ening, christiaDizing and saving the African
race. We have, then, the corrob0rating
facts of experience, history and the Bible to
prove the justice and humanity OF African
slavery.
Cotton is opening the channels of COM
, merce between the nations Of the world, is
making the world rich, and is therefore the
r great agent Of civilization. God has given
the negro climate and u constitution adapt
ed to culture of cotton; has by His Word
and Providence assigned him and his de-
scendants, forever, TO q stateof servitude 10
/ Shem and Japheth and their descendants.
+ Pursuant to this decree of divine Provi
! dence, the descendants Of Canaan are this
4 day in a state of servitude to the descend
, ants of Japheth in the Confederate States
: In the culture of cotton they have done
i more indirectly, to promote the great in
4 terests Of commerce. civilization and religion
: than all Africa has done IN 1900 years.
h They are at this time, thousand time'
more elevated, useful and happy, wher,
Il they are not interrupted by the false sympa
thies of the abolition heresy, than tho ig
q norant and enslaved negroes of their nativ,
A. land.
t. What sin, then, what burning shane
~ it is, that abolitionism should seek to over
e throw this great agency 1.-THE culture of cot
ir ton) for the promotion of the commerce
u manufactures aud civilization of the world
ID What sin against God and humanity, tha
W it should seek to throw the negro off fror
le the bosom OF the church, and even from, tn
st means of civilization, where, without cor
y, servatOr, master or guide. he must soon RI
~ lapse into state OF barbarlsm and die
IN shame and vice Look at the fruits of tn
IN same false sympathy in the degraded
,e vicious and starving condition of the emaI
I'd cipated negroes of the West India Island
RS Would not England have done thousan
40 times more for her own commerce and tn
ir commerce OF the world, by maintaining
of well regulated system OF slavery in tho'
is Islands, at the same time, pi omoted Il
in temporal and spiritual wellb being Of tho
en- negroes. and saved them from the barbaris
on into which thev are now sinking 80 rapid
lp- and hopelessly? She sees and confesses Il
fatal blunder now, but alas too late to a
as ply an adequate remedy. The abolition
nd slavery in the Confederate States would a
complish one of two great evils, and pc
ch haps both in part. Fust-the indiscrin
No nate slaughter ofithe negroes as Il matter
IN sclf.detense on the part of the whites.
ur .Second-the hopeless ruin and degradati,
Ise of those that might escape to the North,
nj be sent to separate colonies abroad. v
re- might add third, but minor evil the utt
Of 4 h.a nnf NJ hn
Tho Confederate States have, from I
Re- beginning, enacte1 laws providing tor t
eh protection, kind treatment, aud religio
he instruction of their negroes. These la
oes are wisely adapted to the circumstances
in the negro, and in strict conformity to I
ore teachings of Christ and His Apostles, re
nj. tive to the duties of masters and slaves,
The But we are sorry to say, that two crcu
stances have operated to hinder the d
IN. and regular enforcement OF these laws.
ith Fnst-the Oficious intermeddling OF abe
ost tioDsts with our slaves, rendered the
sin torcement Of the law more difficult and |
,ie. duties Of masters more delicate. iSec0uO
% in some instances our slaves have falleni
IN the hands of bad masters men, having
md religious or moral principles, men, i,nor
the Of the character aud capacities Of the
/, n gro men mean and selfish enough to sta
hus and work their poor negroes to death, q
nd then steal the dime that might lay upon
ZEN. closed eyes in his coffin. 1t is just that
,eir say we have but few of this class, and IN
' of them came from abolitiondom.
in Let alone in peace, we would soon be a
Ior- to correct most of these evils. But shall
Ia abolish the relation of master aud slave.
,ht. cause the duties of that relation are viola
itv' by few unprincipled men? For the 50
,cst ,ost reason we might abolish the marriage r,
wv ton, the parental relation, or any authori
blel by the law of God. .-,. l.. ..1a..
~ Abolition sympathy for the negro is bli
eri- negative at best-having no definite oh
zen or defnabls good in view Southern =!
lsts pathy is positive, having defnsble
hat real good In view. a' !-
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