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Communications: For The Signal Of Liberty: The Difference Be...

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18
Month
August
Year
1845
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Public Domain
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Gkntlemen: - TheRev. Ireneus Prime, n bis recent travels throiigh New England, has raade the wondrous discovery that the land of the Pügrims is Abolilionized - at lenst the clergy, are "abolitionists to a man." Who would liave thought it! And vet the New York Obsrrvcr, which the Rev. Gentleman edits, is taken ihere, and patronized 6y many of these Pastors! AloJilio7iis-m and Ncic York ObserverismH These are incompatible with a vengeance. In practicing Chemistry many years ago, I had frequent occasion to refer to tables of incompatibles. Jn the analysis of a mineral water, for exnmple, if we found a free acid, it was unnecessary to test for a free alkali: they are incompatible. So with the proslavéryism of the N. Y. Observer, and genuine Abolitionism: they are antipodes. But Mr. Prime found onc abolitionist, and lie pounces upon him, "like a duck upon n June-biig," as they say at tho South - orrather like anoverseer upon his recusant property. A. Mr. Perkins, in the General Association oí Connecticut, da red to advocate the idea thal the slave hada right to run away, and that it was nglit to aid him in running away, and that any means might be resortcd to, that would be right in cscaping from Algerine Slavery, or Indian Slaverv, or any oilicr Siavery. Now for the N. Y. Obsejryerism. Words fil ihe Pvev. Gent. "lo expresa liis horror ai the licentioijsncss ( iliis ntrocious doctrine"! Alrodous doetriné! Why it wöuW wiirtify a sinve in jlaking a horse. For every ene knows il he was enslaved by t!ie Algerines, and he could reaeh a place nf safoty by mounling hismasters' Amo chnrger nnd pulüng him througli, he would d it. Bul this is Horse-stealïng in t!)e casui.stry of h N. Y. Observor, and he seetns lo know nu greater tb Val w!ml says the genileman about Man-steuling? V hereis his indignation ag.iinst thosc wlio chnttolize God's image! Alo! alas! Ilb indignation is all poured upon the goori Saniaritan who would aid him vyho has lallen aniong thieves! % But this "atroeious doctrine," woulde present tlie Rev. gentleman as associaed n his ecclesiastical connections with hose who are no botter than llie Alger Incsf For has not hts General Assembhj just set their seal to Sla very that it is good! It is nol a Malum in c- but ha (he divine aanction. True, there are "partial and improper laws" regulating Slavery. but thisdoes miütate ngainst tha ïightfulness of the institution. Horrible! indeed, that the Rev. gentleman should beassociated with Algennesi Now, there is a difference, Messrs. Edtors, between the Algcrine ond American Man-stealers, and it seems to me ta be altogether in favor of the Algerines. - They have not the sublime and pure morality of the Bible for their guide. Tho' much of the Koran is copied from our Scriptures, yet many ';licentious and atrocious doctrines" are interwoven. so thal in receiving it as iheir light., they walk in comparative darkness. If Cuill is proportion toigíí,tbe Americans are most guilty. American Slavery assumes a mom qruel and barbaroui typ iP.an the Algerine Slavery,nccording to the best informalion I can obtain. I know not that the Algerines justify their slavery only by the tyrants plea, Ncccssity - -American Ecclesiastical Assetnblies say it is Heaven appointed! - Thai it is rightf Bul the Pirales have the start of ua in another way. In one of the Algerine States - Tunis, the Bey "for the glory of mankind, to distinguish them from the brute creation," has abolished the Slave Trade - emnncipated hls öwn slaves, andas laken active measures to killölnvery liroughoní his dominions. N-ow whnt ios the Obsorver done for the glory of nankind in our land - todistinguish them 'rom the brute? Mas he not hung like in incubus on the antislavery onterprise 'rom its incepüon to the present moment, md ii'he lias taken one step, has he not een drngged at the axle of the car of Smancipauon'? Who should beasham;d of the nssociation? ihe Algerina, or ihe American? Bul the Observer has tnken a step. - ít is nominal though. He associates with [hose he calis abolitionisls. How longsince this name was conlumphj unmixed when used in the columns of ihe Observer! now it is given to those who deserve it not - in approbation. But [his ís progress - even the Observer will bc in at the death oí'Slavery. But what superlative meanness!! Hearhim. "Now il seems to me that the way is opened for ihe honestand faitbful discussion of this subject at the South as well aa at the North." Yes, even his bleared visión sces the way opening. . Alter twelve years hard fightingthe abolitionists have opened the way, so the monster is accessible to the shafts of trulh, the best effbrts of the Observer to the contrary notwithstanding. With all his artillery pouring into the antislavery ranks he has not been able to prevent this consummation. By throwing his proslaverv colon zationism into the most palatable shape - and thruating antislaverv at its most vulnerable points, he has not been able to prevent this progress. And who would vonder where such shameless impudence is already ïïianifested, if he should begin to take credit for the resultüJames Stephen has said - "in all numnn cha meter I know of noth-ing so detestable or conlemptible as .1 democratie slave-masteror defender of Slavery." - Now with all deference to this honest man's opinión, I see in this "lowest depth, a LOWF.R deep" Cor the professed minister of Jesús, who without the prejudices of the man raised a ?laveholder, and with a knou-ledge of this aecursed syslem - selh fiimscffor ils defence.

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