Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-05
New England and slavery.

Our remarks ON the saveholdng and slave
trading character OF the Puritan fathers have
naturally attracted wide attention We beg our
re sl.rs and contemporaries fall into the
e-rur of surprising thai IN sking any in
vidioa. attack on New England IN thu matter
Nothiag further from purpose La proving
New Eli ltnl to have been sla vehol,ling from the
start. and in e. ,bli>hing' slavery - Puritan
pri=ciDis. simply prove that the New Eng land
fathers were hike the New York fathers AMI Ike
the Southern iaihers-uot whit better. and per
hsps not a whit wore W publish the truth of
history against bill misrepresentation of Nc
Charles Snmcet and the New England Society
We krfsw. and gladly Saixs tie fact that
these Nes England Society men. Assumed OF
their ancestry aud seeking 10 ..arce,l the truth
about treu are poor specimens even ct modern
New England But their Justification OF history
receives wide circulation. and nine tenths Of tho
aboltonists i'm the country really believe that the
Puritan fathers came TO this country TO establish
free institutions This belief needs emil shtening
The subject Is Important in historical point OF
view. We therefore pursue l.
A fal-c statement travels far and fast. and the
truth seldom over-nkes il. Mr.. Sumner, : foolish
letter To the New England Society. in shich be
80 boldly defes history. backed up the same
evening by voice from the society itself in the
following toast
The New England Society in the citv Of New
York to the New England Society IN Montreal
Greeting: Thanks for your generous wishes We
shall not cease 20 laoor for their comDle5e fulfill
ment. aud. by the blessing Of God ami our still
victorious arms. mean IN our next anniversary
30 Celebrate in AL States from Maine e. CaltDr
III. he National Jubilee IN honor OF the eternal
rriucpies of Liberty unSer the law which the
Pilgrim emerging from ne cabin Of tie Msv.
f,aer laid down ~ the cornerstone Of The nation
{ Loud applause
=. -
denial of history. II coucetl me character aud
misrepresent the principles Of their ancestors
OF course thee society people All all people Of
the same sort INSIST shat whoever undertakes -
coFrect the Historical, handeis or deceatious OF
New England men. ! throwing dirt a. New En-
land. Let them iasist. We III take 'he risk vt
all accusations Of iuteR: 70 defame New Easlaud
while We proceei to show that she 49, never any
better than her neighbors- ..Con-ecrttel 10 hu
man liberty, Quoth Mr SamneT writing Of the
Pilgrim sthers. II soald make no ~ort Of dif
ference 20 the present race Of men whether the
Pilgrim Fathers we're consecrttcd 70 liberty or TO
tyranny ii they were br0asht out ol their
graves 50 constantly hy these false feichsrs and
made 10 plav part in history whch they never
dreamed OF when alive These Boston bos-ters
ought 90 be ashamed OF themselves for thu. be-
lying their ancestors They ough, TO ielr the
ghosts OF their Pr grim Fathers their verittble
boaes rising IRON uncomfortable graves while
their sons sre thu. disturbing their repose by
fal~ebood. Why. II Mr sumner h,i hvei IN
Pilgrim time. that letter OF hs would have m lie
him Liable 10 ST n the stock all d4y. aud be
branded. u 40 be saai-hesi put 20 death.
They hid severe statutes against fa!seaooi. car
eeIaIine false ne~s and incorporating the
trarh II would horrify Puritan 4 ,tilef 20 hesF
sus Jne say he vas eonsecfa,el 10 human liberty
he 4ould abhnE the idea.
bat xe mas furnish the truth o. THIS subject.
AMI not De accused Of bearing false witness our
selves. se have already given some evidence OF
the sIaveaoldiDg aud Slave tsiiug propeusities OF
the pilzrim fathers We propose how 10 show
acme more of the historical evidence by which
- ~iil appear What nonsense the-e men are -