Year: 1860




SUBJECT OF SLAVE LABOR.


The following letter is verbatim copy of one
written by the Rev. George Whitefeld, the famous
preacher and printed in the London edition l77I)
of his collected works:


BRISTOL, March %, l75l.
Reverend and ue1y Dear JSir:


lately received your last kind letter. and am
glad to find that you enabled to Joy in tribula-
tion, and to say, "Father not nv will but Thine
be done" May the Lord increase your faith and
if you should be called to give up your Isaac your
dear yoke-felow, may you, Aaron-like, hold your
peace, and, by an undissembed resignation to the
divine will, glorfy your God! Nv wife has been in
pitiable circumstances for some time. The Lord
only knows what will be the issue of them This is
my comfort, call things work together for good to
those that love God" He is the Father of mercies
and the God of all consolation He can bring lioht
out of darkness and cause the barren wilderness to
smile. This trust will be verified in GEORGIA
Thanks be to God, that the time for favoring that
colony seems to be come. 1 think no,c is the season
for as to erert our utmost for the good of the moor
Ethiopidns.


We are told that even they are soon to stretch
out their hands unto God. And who knows but
their being settled in Georgia may be over-rued
for this great end? As for the awfulness of keen
ing slaves have no doubt, since hear of some that
were bought with Abrahams money, and some that
were born in his house, and cannot help thinking
that some OF those servants mentioned by the Apos
ties in their epstles were or had been slaves il is
plain that the Gibeonites doomed to perpetual
slavery, and though liberty is a sweet thing to such
as are born free, yet to those who never knew the
sweets OF it, slavery perhaps may not be so irk-
some However this be, it is plain to a demonstra-
tlon that hot countries cannot be cultivated with
out negroes. What hourishing country MIGHT
Georgia have been had the use of them been per
mitted years ago. How many white people have
been destroyed for want of them, and how MANY
thousands OF pounds spent to purpose at all!


Had Mr.. Henry been in America, believe he
would have seen the lawfulness and necessity of
having negroes there. And though it is true that
they are brought in a wrong way from their own
country, and 1t Is trade not to be approved of,
vet as it will be carried on whether we will or not
should think myself highly favored if could pur-
chase good number of them, in order to make
their lives comfortable, and lay a foundation for
breeding up their poserity in the nurture and ad-
monition of the Lord You know, dear sir that
had no hand in bringing them into Georgia. though
my Judgment was for it and so much money was
yearly spent to no purpose, and was strongly i'm
portuned thereto, yet would not have negro
upon my plantation till the use of them was pub
cly allowed in the colony. Now this is done, dear
sir, let us reason no more about it, but diligently
improve the present opportunity for their instruc-
tion.


The trustees favor it, and we NAV never have
like prospect. 1t rejoiced my soul to hear that one
of my poor negroes in Carolina was made brother
in Christ. How know we but we may have MANY
such instances in Georgia ere it be long? By mix
ing with your people, trust many of them will be
III,
swallows up all temporal Inconvenience what.
soever. Thus, my dear sir, | have opened nv mind
to you on this head; if it satisfies you | shall be
glad; though suppose what holy Mr.. IN has
already written has been sufficient. His heart seems
touched aoth sympathy for these poor creatures and
in the fall, God willing, intend seeing what can
be done towards laying foundation. Lord pros
per this work of our hands upon US; prosper thou
God, our handy work. l am now entering upon
my spring campaign, and long for the time to en-
bark for Georgia. This | believe will shortly
come. Blessed be God, the work on this side in
creases daily. You will help me with your PRAYERS
and you Will remember me in the kindest manner
to your colleague, your wife and dear conprega-
ton, and beli=ve me to be, reverened sir your
most unworthy but affectionate brother and fellow
laborer in the kingdom of our Lord, G. w.


From the National hateHigencer December 81


The REoPENING OF CoNGREss.-The re re-assemblipp
OF Congress, appointed for this day, occurs at a
time which gives to its deliberations solemn in
terest that has not been exceeded at apy former
period in our civil history. The ewes of the whole
nation will naturally be directed with intense anx
lety to the proceedings which shall mark its earlier
land the prayers patriotic hearts through
out the land will invoke for its members spirit of
wisdom and Cancellation. At every period of simi,
lar doubt and perplexity in our an mails there have
been statesmen rising above the spirit of party
and extricating themselves from the passions ofthe
hour, have been able, with calm intelligence, to
point way OF escape from the perils which threat
ened our civil existence Can it be that the snirit
OF counsel and moderation has so far departed from
the public men of the present day that no plsl of
accommodation can be concerted for the pacifica-
tion of existing dissensions? ? Are the difficulties
which beset pacific adjustment of our present dis
contents greater than those which have been sur
mounted by the sages and patriots of our
Government at successive periods in its history?--
Are they greater than those which were encoun-
tered by the men who framed the Articles of Con
federation, or by those who brought symmetry and
beauty out of civil dissolution in 1889 or by those
whe repressed sectional anmosities, and at the
same time prosecuted successful war against the
first Power of the world in 1872 or by those who
stayed the hand of civil war in 1882 or by those
who composed the agitations of 1850 in a pact of
compromise which rallied to its adhesion the sup
port OF the people in all sections2 We think not;
and so believing, we should be 10th to do so much
discredit to the wisdom and patriotism of our
contemporary statesmen to doubt that they
will prove equal to the emergencies of the present
crisis.


Let there be, above all things, no words of GRIM
nation or recrimination uttered the floor of
congress. The time calls for calm and sober re-
nectlon, not Tor the language of hot debate. Let
the Representatives of all parties and of all
tions blend their counsels and their labors in
hearty and earnest effort which shall look to the
restoration of peace, order and fraternity on an
enduring basis. Upon those who shall be first in
TINS labor OF love the whole country would delight
10 pestow its choicest honors while the pen of his
tory would record their names for the admiration
and homage of unnumbered generations, only
among our own posterity, but among the patrons
OF civil liberty throughout the world and to the
remotest ages.


Billy Mulligan, the notorious New York bruiser,
has been sentenced to the State prison for four
years and six months fnr "a faloninus assault on nm