, 1874-06-15
OUTLINES AID INCIDENTS OF TED
GREAT STRUGGLE.

MORAL. ruL1rlcAL, AND ECCLESIASTICAL.
Tlusn only who arc sufficiently acquainted
with tho origin and character Of tho siavo Trade
and 6Ayery, the carly testimonies against thona,
tho old Abolition Societies, the subsequent de-
cline Of tile eprit OF Liberty and growth OF the
Slayo-power, tho ribe ail spirit OF modern Abo-
litloniBm md its organism, ns opposed 10 the
spirit mud ailns OF tue Colonization Society, mny
be able to form somo just conceptions Of tho
Anti-Siavery struggle that followed.
But hero 4 iold Of inquiry opens too wido and
too diversified to admit, on this occasion, Of any
adequate history In consecutive detail. We can
only single out few characteristic featurcH Of
that struggle, grouping tho'n together in such
mnnner US to disclose, in somo degree, the cou-
noction botWocu n.orel causo and afcct.
Early in 1883, New England religious journal
tho Vermont Chronicle. deyotad to tho Coloui-
Zation Society, gave calculation to the slandes
that Garrison had said tint Washington was d
man-Btcalor aud robber, and
WAS NOW IN HE'LL!
(Tho sole foundation for this s!anler was q
communication in t!,e LiJerato,. from tbs Kov,
George Bourno, q Presbyterian minister in
Now York formerly residing in Virginia, iu which,
without any mention OF Washington llo charac-
torizod Slayery ns u,an-sscnng and robbory,-
tue pame terms applied to it by dro.iuu Edwards,
nntl tile Presbyterian Ganoral Assembly Of l794l,
Political elitors repeated thB Bla1,dcr, eont it
South, echoed it luok, wllare tic 1nub yellod it
oyar the burning furniture OF LewlB TRppaii, n,d
tlon rrshed to tho work OF sasaulting tho col
houses Of worship: Ths olto. ot tho Pt'7anns
Chronicle. tia 1sev. Joscph Tracy, was after'
wards transferred, in succcAgion, first to tlo
Boston Rteo'tt7, tioxt to tho Now York 0d:t1cc',
writing down tho Auti-3iuyory Society, and
writing up tho Colonization Haciety. LIZ never
relracted, but defended, tho s|assaDr. I
III like manner, wuA it was deemed nceoH-
tlo LAera1y and 1htoIoyiea! Neuic,e, Of Nvw
York, editel by Lconard Woods, Dr.. hon Of
Prof. Woods, .. D., Of An.loyur, afterwards Pros
seesIor Or President, Of Dowtoin coi!sge,
litlonsts) woro 'insty liable, to tho higheFt
civil pcuait1oy n,,d ecclesiastical consurcs" Tho
lion. William Sullivan, LII. d., All eminent law
yer OF l3obtol,, AMI auilor OF Il "Sandard Po-
litical Class-l,oos," issued a pamphlet in Which
DO said !" II ii ta: 10 hoped md expected TINT
MaAsaphuHuttH will ennut }nws 1eelal3lIg tho
printing, publishing, md circulating papers mud
Iaulphets OH Slavery aud Abolition, 10 bo
runIIu, lSDlGrAnLE orFENsEg
mil proyito for tho punishment tAcreof in such
mannor a,a will moro efroc!ualy prevent nuch
oifonsos."
All tllls w.H Just previous to tho demands Of
Southern linvosnors and Log'nlatnres on tlloso
VI LILO 4sultu u tub hhulO elCGEt AA4 WAd
doubslesa encouraged. il not iuoltol, by tlle!a.
From South Carolina, North Carolina. Ala
bania, Georgia., aud Virginia, there cams tllefc
official aud explicit demands. Without waiting
for Northern legislation, GOV. Gayle, Ut Ala
bann;, dotnnndeslot Guy. Marcy, OF Now York,
that i. u. Williams, 1ablisling Agont Of tha
American Anti-Bayery souoty, should be dolly
cred up to bo tried by tito laws ol Alabama.
and taov. Lnmpkin md thu LogisatMto Of
rest uud bri.Y lo trial, undor tAe uwa Of tLat
State, tho edltUr OF tle Libefu!0r.
Whom tho Southern demanta uamo before tho
Northern Legislatures, prompt action was takon
february, lH30, oom'nittoo OF tho ltlodo laaud
tHuU Eighth ruuv.}