New-York tribune., 1879-12-07


this country but TO be taken back to Africa. where
they belong; would you Ike to marry your daughter
to Niger :" the Bible sanctions slavery the
curse of Han doomed his posterity to bondage for
ever, aud the Scriptures must be fulfilled; the
chosen peo e. of God held slaves BY Divine permits
sion ; Jesus did not condemn slavery, and Paul cx-
pressly sustained the system by sending the slave
Onesimus blck 10 bis master; the agitation Of the
subject will divide the churches and divert their
attention from religions work. the AbolitiOnists
arc too lHdscrimnate in their denuncia;ons; of
course slavery ia the hands of bad men is wrong,
but there are thousands of good shareholders. who
treat their slaves kindly; the slaves are property.
and il would be cruel To deprive the
masters. without compensation. of that for
which they paid their money; the Con-
stitution guarantees slavery, and without such
guarantees the Union never would have been
formed the discussion of the subject dangerous
10 the peace OF the country. and tends 10 a dssolu
ton Of the Uaon. In thu list of excuses. which
might be greatly extended there is not the slightest
touch of carcatare, every Ahotiouist Of that
day now liyiag will tes;iff. / have heard them
myself al says,aHi. from the lips of both clergymen
and laymen. ard read them hundred times in the
newspapers. slavery. II insisted not IN
itself sin; and. curlOusly enough. the innocent
~iavehoidcrs were alvvavs those who were most en-
Church. and whose example. Therefore. DID more
than all else tc sustain the system. Men who would
have hlushed % affirm that pious men might be
gamblers pickpockets not ashamed 10
plead thai slavery was sa1ctifiri by the goodness
and pcty 0f the ma tiers. The prOfaIe man, who
swore al lis slaves aud treated hem cruelty. was
great sinner OF course bat the religious man. who
called them III to family prayers aud ius u"tod
Jhen in thcr duties 10 God and u one another.
sinner. slavery, when mixed up with oa hs
and curses ard cruelty. was indeed dreadful, nrt
when well seasoned with prayers. eXhor rations and
hosannas, it was very to.erablel Ecclesiastical
bodies. feeling the Necessity of seemiug at
least 20 oppose slavery passed cunnmgiy-worded
resolves. iE which holding slaves for gan" was
condemned. 1t being Gnieiy assumed IF not as
serted that religious shareholders eid Their slaves
from other amt higher motives. l., armed exp -iuTs
OF SoUpt.re 20 whoii the churches ioJkcd
with confidence as SAFE gu'ies-wro'e inr'nious AZ
ticles in magazines ard reviews in whch thoT gut
forth ri their diaectics xii and their meterhy.i-
cal subtlety To prove that holding prorerty in m9n
was not ncce sarly sinful and taat he demand
tor immediate ,nanc patton was prr' faGat eisIl.
These exDositors fornd an echo in thr religions
mess. md preachers, Instead Of rcbuk.ag iuiqalty
H. high piaces. volunteered. in many lis ances. To
Hang arothcr flower
" ears 7. thou- re snrreG truth.
Ana niix rEo bitter tx
Wrh relish suitcd fu tl- 1ner's taste"
Thus the shareholders. W. no felt the force of the
warslucs and rchukos Of The Aaolitouists. vr.e
c1uior.sd 1 their sin. ami encourage 10 resist tie
demand for emancipation. Under sach Influences
s. 10 any wonder th,t the South hardened her
meek. "a. in tie doy of VrovDcatcl." and Went on
from one ste? OF madness 20 another unt' az last,
III thc nope of p.rp,tuatiuc her ciabolcal System.
she plunged into a bloody robclhoug Aud wa.n
slavery was thu, defended IN church aud pulpit
and ia al the high places of the land, what wonder
Fl the Iuvor stratum Of society caught
Tie infection aud became Infatuated in its hostility
g. the hloi'iouisis' Is il strange that % mcc;ing
OF the Abobtioni.ts of New-York. assembled on t.'
Ecurth cf July 10 listen TO famous orator fr rm
P,iiadclp' in. was broken up hy m51, and hat for
several Successive davs and gA,s tie ty was in
the possession of the ri0- WHO assaulted private
dwell iu-s and places of public voishipP am nor
src gyi er r. was i'm this ov 20 su,st GU ni rot t.t
the Laicht street pr,-by tcrian Church, ot which
rhe R,v Ur. samuel Hanson Cox w's fhe pastor.
VS. Violently as,aiiad aui much damaged d. Cos
hal latcly been ia En1i Ad, al having caught the
ar 80 Slavery 1c from he ciorgv OF rLat courirv he
came home ftll If zesl and evidently ilun '~>cd
.irh tie belize that ho coulG speedily enlist fLc
-l,,r.he- cf tiis country "a crlisae a-Hu,. ~ls-
v-rr ~ preached ou tae subject il L- own pulp.t
with much warmth. .ni in one ~ his serm ns, on
TIRE -i ,ct Cd pIt u,.Icc against color, lr iar'nr"
to remark that Jesus. born le VS. in an oile al
.f-,. ,bs' 'ly "a ual ~ "a .ysI.h comp tx 90,
r h. living in th.s country. lislt not be received
into good society. This observation va. reported
uit4 exaeg rliiols in tie newspapers. and CONF
,renieG upon in such q way rs To iad4me toe pas
Sons o. the vulgar. While the moo Was englscd
m smashing the windows Of the church, q gentle
man. Who aad been drawn 10 the spot hy ui.-
.ive. of CURIOSITY. asked one OF the rot
err. what WIS the reason for thc ar-ack.
Why" SAID thc riotar, ia Iop.y, IT. Cox
,avs oer Saviour is 20 ligecF, aud -- r1o q don't
think h.s church ought 90 b. torn down. II was in
fhe-c dars O. ~ the house q Nr. Lewis ppan, in
Bos.-st. was s~ctel and IL furniture desiroyed.
There were riots ai-o i'm Philadelphia a'ouf tie
s..sas tiile, ia which tie houses az many coiored
r4oale were ossa..el, and several hvcs wee sacri-
ar,.d The public mind throughout ihe country w-s
n a ilflaiaed condition. and the press. by misrep
ressnta.ions aid appeals 10 popular ignorance aad
,reu,iice was constantly flaming The eXcitem mt.
Buf in the midst Of this darSness there was a sud
dca ri.aln Of light, which filed to hears OF tne
A.olirion,sts vi h fresh hope. Tie Hon. William
In. noble son o. noble sire, espoused the caus
and nat forth a w0r, il ITS defence which VIII live
, q monument of us intellectual power well -
of hs philanthropy aud couragt. IL was entitled
An Ipgairv INTO the Character ard tcn0e acies OI
the American Colonization aud the American Anti
slavery Societies" Ii was fall OF light and tlu,h.
and admrai ily adapted 10 convince any candid pr
son who woald read II oi the Righteousness and Wis
DOM Of the anti-slavery movement. j agrear Il az
q mos, opportut. moment; and cxoried q powerful
influence in many quarters. Bnt he author. noble
uans ana bis judicial cmIneHee did not save him
from tie fierce denmciation, OF the pr
slavery press. tie was roua-.v abused on "a
sides. and not long afterward lest h.s place