Year: 1859

and think | have the reputation there
OF being a tolerably stout abohtionst-l
should. not from fear Of the master, but
from the most deliberate sense OF the IN
furious effects OF it to the slave, never by
word. nor sign, nor act, do anything TO
excite discomfort among those that are
in slavery. The condition OF the slave
must be changed, but the change cannot
go on in one part Of the community alone.
There must be change in the law, change
in the church, change in the upper classes,
change in the middle, and in all classes.
Emancipation, when il comes, viii come
either by revolution, or by a change of
public opinion in the srlole community.
No influences, then, are adequate to the
relief Of the slave. which are not of pro-
portion and power sufficient TO modify
the thought and the feeling of the whole
community. The evil is not partial. Il
cannot be cured by partial remedies
Our plans must include universal
change in policy, feeling, purpose, theory
and practice, in the nation. The applica-
ton of simple remedies to single spots, in
this great body of disease, will serve TO
produce useless irritation; it will mere
ly tester the hand, but not cure the whole
body.


3. No relief will be carried to the
slaves of the South, as body, by any
individual or organized plans TO carry
them off, or to incite them to abscond.
| The more enlightened and liberty-lov-
ing among the southern slaves, bear 100
much of their masters blood not to avail
themselves of any opening to escape. 1t
is their right-it will be their practice.
Free locomotiou is an incident to slave


property which the master must put up


with. Nimble legs are much used in


providence TO t mper the severity of
slavery. II, therefore, an enslaved man,


acting from the yearnings Of his own


heart, desires to run away, who shall for


bid him? In all the earth. wherever


human being is held in bondage. he has


a right to slough his burden and break


bis yoke if he can. If he wishes liberty,
and is willing to dare and suffer for it, let


him. If by his manly courage be achieves


it, he ought to have it. And / honor
such a man


Nay, if he has escaped and comes 10


me, owe him shelter, suceor, defense.


and God-speed to final safety. Ifthere


were as many laws as there are lines in


the fugitive slave law, and as many


officers as there were lions in Daniels


lions den, would disregard every law,


but Gods, and help the fugitivel The


officers might catch me, but not him, if |


could help it. A man whose own heart


has inspired liberty and courage sufficient


to enable him to achieve what he desired,


shall never come TO my door and not be
> made as welcome as my own child. /


will adopt him for Gods sake, and for the


sake of Christ, who broods over the weak
-, and perishing. Nor am ] singular in
-. uch feelings and purposes. Ten thous-


and men, even 10 the South, would feel
, aud do the same. A man who would not


help a fellow creature flying FOR his lib


erty, must either be a villain OF a politi-


clan.


But all this is very different from stir
) ring up discomfort, and setting on men to
3 escape by outside influence.


+ stand on the outside OF this great cor
81 don Of darkness, and every man that es-
d capes from it, running for bis life, shall
= have some help from me, il he comes


forth of his own free accord; yet an
not the man to 60 in and ineiie slaves e


run away, to send any other man to do it





to approve it, or to countenanee it. ] dc
" not believe we have right TO carry int
- the system Of slavery exterior discomfort
ne and for this reason that Il Is not gOo'
u for tie slares themselves. II is short
N sighted humanity, at best, and poor poll
an cy for both the blacks and the whites
- And ! say again, ! would not trust
e man that would do IT, Il would injur
rs. the blacks chiefly and especially. Hos
ke it would injure them, viii appear when
he come to speak. positively Of what is th
'e- right way to promote the liberty Of th
X enslaved. may say here, howevel
ill that the higher a man Is raised in th
- scale Of being, the harder 1t wiI be
ad bold him 10 bondage and TO sell bin
lat while the more be is ike an animal, ii
ate easier il will be to bold bin 10 thrall an
- harness. The more you make slaV'
are holders feel that when they oppress an
on sell man, they are expressing and sci
ee. ing Gods image, the harder i viii BE- f
ey, them to continue 10 eBsl.se aad traffic
iat- human beings. Therefore, whatever y