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ttitinut ought mill to bo followed for gene
rnlinn or morn longer. In there nny reason
why mcli turn should not hold oflice, and, of
course, vote ? Ai member of Congress or
or etnto Legislatures, I trust I linvo shown
they con hnve no IcgititnMo connection with
Invery in any wny t because the Constittillou
require! no legislation, liy Htntu or tuition,
on the subject. And tho ehnnccs nre indef
initely smull, thnt, in nny other office or poo
it ion, they will he cnllcd upon to do nny net
for the return of fugitive slnvc, or in behalf
of alnverv. Should such nn exigency arise,
they could resist the (lemntul, nud tnke the
nld do the Mini1. Ha
consequences, just as, ill the capacity of pri-
vnte citizens, tliey cnuii
fur as pro-slnvery implication nre ronccrnml,
I should not hnve tho slightest ohjertinii to
tnke the commission nud the ontli of H United
Hlntes Marshal tn-diiv. If culled upon under
the Inw of 171KI or 1H50, to arrest an nllegcil
fugitive, I should rejoice thnt the commission
wn in my hniid, nnd not in the hnmls of
one who would do so uncodly n deed. Tim
fiivotnn and liuht-tnindcd mnv here pay. :
that, with such nil intent, one of tho qunlill-
rations ol the incunilicnt should he u long
purse. Hut it would ho immnterinl for such I
a purpose, whether I were rich or poor. If i
rich, to whnt hotter use eoul I I put my mo-1
? If poor, who' could douht my iiiilem-
liificaliou hy nn cnger public ? At any rule,
Inst resort, I rniild surrender my com- ,
mission. Two ollicers in the British nrmy .
did this, on tho breaking out of the Rovolu-1
tionnry wnr, liecnnse they would not he guilty
ot assisimir to sun ucnie inn roionie. wrnn
ville Shnrp, who then held nn nllice in one
of the homo dt'pnrtineiitH, did tho sume, and
for tho sumo rensnn.
In o characteristic note, Mr. I'.ditor, you
requested tne, in stating my views ot the
Constitution, to ho 'explicit.' I trust thnt you
will find that I hnve heeu so. At nny rule, if
nny person, for any renson thull feel mi in
terest in my views on this suhject ; nnd in
stead of arraigning and denouncing me he
lore thepuhlic, if ho shnll auk, in nny civil
wny, to ho informed of them, ho tuny ho
assured of respectful Htteution.
Yours, truly, UORACT. MAW.
P. S. As to your correspondents nnd
others, who hnve ruithcd in wiih such nine
rity to cover tho retreat of their liieiid, my
original nssuilnnl, perhaps I micht to regard
the zeal which linsj so iliimni'd their vision,
n the mero expression of their good will to
wards him, rniher limn of ill-will towards:
me or the, truth ; nud so to let it pus. ' I)
Y., tho correspondent of llio .Jnli-Slavery
Standard, inlimntcd n lesa unliable, excuse ir
himself, when lately, in a moment ol'silf
conscious recognition, he suggested for him
self the mime of tho 1 InnghincJIiycnti." And
till tlie people shouted, Ainen!
Patriarchal (?) Practices (!!)
The Willinmsliurgh Times hns the follow
ing interesting account of a peculiarity in
tiur Southern brethren from tho pen of n
traveling correspondent who writes from
Aiken, 8. C. t
" In almost every community in the Smith,
resides nn individual whose professional em
ployment is t'le hunting, for hire, of rutin wny
slaves, llu keeps a pnek of twelve orfilleeu
urc-Rceilteil blood bounds, and, on rereitiux
commission, start nil' in pursuit on horse
back, accompanied hy his dogs. Whim oure
theiH aru placed on trail, neither disinnci)
nor time will save the fugitive; on they go,
through woods, meadows nml swamps, their
deep-mouthed voices being sometimes liearil
miles away. The owner of tho dogs must
keep up with them, for should ho be in the
background w hen tho fugitive is overtaken,
the poor wretch would soon be torn Hi pieces,
When nil hope of escape is lost, the runaway
seiirrnlly contrives to mount a tree, mid thtiJ
suvo hi body fintn tho hiceiuting fangs of
the don. 1 he owners or the ilo" have such
control over them thnt they can cull them olf
a scent M any moment, and inntuntly subdue
their ferocity toward n victim whom they
have run down. J lie remiineriilion receivei
for bunting n fugitive, varies from ,.10 to $0,
according to to thu time employed. These
11 sportsmen" uro almost invni tahly unaeciiiu-
tiauied on their expedition by any hiinrui
wing, hnd arc men of itiiluiuitutilo ournge.
It is well they nre so, for Decisional!)' they
full in with nn ugly customer who endeavor
to kill bis piirsiiiir if he can. ISeiug ncee
snry appnndnge to society, these hunters ni
not regarded wi li that nvcision which one
would nnlurnlly think their peculiar occupa
tion would excite; on the contrary, they uro
frequently spoken of f.s nice men, good
neighbors, &o. Some even buve a reputa
tion for piety.
" Sometimes lliesn Mood-hounds are used
to hunt white fugitive from jnMico. A hunt
three weeks ago n gentleman living near
this locality had n valuable carringo-hurse
stolen. Tho hounds vt ere Hni led in quest
Ibi! rogue, piirtaieil bun across tho rMivaiiunh
River, and nfter a eha.-eof twelve hours hy
which linio tho hnrsn which tho fellow bad
stolen wn completely used up," having
traveled fldy miles ho wn captured. To
nave himself, a fur it possiblo, from being
worried by the dogs, the fellow stood upright
on the middle, hut as It wns, his leg and leet
were horribly mangled before the owner of
the pack came up. I wns told of unother
instnuc.o where a park of IxmniU entered the
City of Augusta in full cry, in iiursiiil of
while thief who hnd rohlx-d n lioiisn n few
miles distant, nud nlthotiuh the fellow, know-
thiil the dogs were niter him, visited one
two hotels, passing up and down Hairs,
Impel of throwing thu iiiiimal nlf the scent,
he win iiusuccccssful, and finally, in despair,
tnnde for the country ngnin, and wn captur
ed after riiuiiing.nhuul three miles."
Skulked and Gone!
Rev. S. I. Prime, the old, bitter tindurer
of the friends of liberty in this coniiny,
co-reviler with Webb of tho ,V. K Courier
of Kossuth nnd Mrs. Stnwe, mid editor
the A. '. Ultterver, went over to Kngbmil
delegation from tho Amei icnn P.ihlo Society
to the lli itisb nud Foreign Hibto Society.
hnd two or three delegates nlrendy, but cIioho
to insult tho lli itisb public I y sending
epecin) antagonist of Mr. Stowe to meet
there. And the result hns been most ernti
fviiiL'. While she receives the highest hon
ors which tho moral sentiment of Kuglaml
wu, .... ........a M, ..... .. - -
o amelt tha storm and skulked,
ritud. prose lirnril of his approach
rnn bestow, this trans-Atlantic Hunker is
allowed a foot on a plutfunt.l, nor n visibility
man know
. The liritisli
mil jucjinrctl for his reception ilitiii
' How much our warning voice wnii need
ed, Ik now proved liy the fart thnt wo inny
hourly expect to henr of the nrrivnl on our
shore of the Rev. Samuel Prime, editor of
the, Vie lor Observer n pniier which tiro
' fesea to he conducted in ncrnrdnnce with the.
principles of the most exalted piuty. Hint
nmn hnn been, for yenrn, the most systematic
nnd virulent of nil the rnliimiiintnr whom
tho Abolitionist of America luive hnd to en
counter, - Hut it will not mtU'inff thnt thin Rev. Mr.
Prime, the vehement ndvocnte of Wnverv,
nml the systematic slanderer of Mr. Stowe,
i nnd of till who, like thnt ludy, seek to put
iiowii me gtgnntio evil, tie excluded trom tne
plntliirms of our religion meeting. Ho
iniiKt he eipinlly excluded from tho uvangol--n
I pulpit of I ',ii(i land. "
Let I lie Obstrver tell llio result!
" i'lihlio meeting were held in honor of
In coming,. and resolutions nilopteil, remon
strating ngninst his nppenrnuce in Kxeter
llnll. Auxilinry Societies sent up their pro
tent, nud a cnnuiiunicntinii wn received hy
the liiilisli and foreign llihle Hociety, stilling
thnt " n hody ol men wns organized to lake
niensurea to dtivo him from tlio .ihillorm, if
lie ahould sppenr. lie sent his
credcutinls to the llihlo Society, nccompnn
ney ied ly n nolo saying, thnt owing to tho state
ot his henlth, (!) he should not ho nlilo to pnr
ana licipnte in the public exercises uf the meeting,
to uhirh he receivtd nn reply.
" Tho Rev. Mr. Cook of tho American
Trnrt Society, Rev. Dr. Yermilye of Now
Yoik, nnd Rev. lr. Nelson of Mns., were nil
assailed by nnme, on account of their nlleged
iiiilill'crcnca or hostility to the Anti-Shivery
movements in America ; hut nouo of these
gentlemen liml the honor of being posted as
opponents of Undo Tom."
Tho Observer foresees wnr rising between
the two countries, hut we ifiiess it will not he
much of a one. David hnd quite a cnusa of
wnr when hi "messengers were sent home
half shaved ; hut wn can seo no belligerent
ground nt all in this case, for tlm redoubtable
Air. Priinn skulked mid nobody know whnt
been me of him. Hunkers butler stay at home.
I'urHand Inquirer.
From the Ashtabula Sentinel.
Infidelity.
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this
her
This term implies a disbelief In tV.o moral
responsibility of human sctinn. .Tho in nil
who holds that criino may bo committed with
impunity unless prohibited by human laws is
nn tnllilcl. lie dors not believe that CIod has
insepnrnUy connected penalty with crime. Ho
docs not belicvo thnf every offonco against tho
lutv of kindness, tho lovo to mankind, blunts
tho finer sensibilities, and injures our moral
nature, thereby dixiuulifying us for tho higher
enjoyment of doing good to our fellow being,
Such men are InfideU. They do not bcliovc
tho teaching of ChlUt to be true. They mny
profess to belicvo in tho truths ho uttered;
hut infidelity will display itself in tpito of hy
pocricv. Thu when Professor Stvaut wroto
his work in defenco of slavery and its attend
ant crimes. When Dr. Loud preached his
' lower lnw sermon, and Dr. Dbwey declared
ho wnid J " return his mother to chains and
pollution wero she to escape from slavery, they
showed themselves to bo infidels, although clad
in Sucerdotal robes,
Thry evidently believed the injunctionof
Jesus ' to do unto others as we would have
them do unto us," a mero rhetorical figure;
and the promiso which Ho gave to the n.crcinl.
they looked upon as a despicable falsehood.
Their actions gnro unmistoknblo cvidenco of
their infidelity.
Tho New Suhool Presbyterian General As
senibly lately met nt Buffalo. They havo with
in tho bosom of thoir church, slnve-holdars,
and thoso who buy and sell men, women, snd
children. If our recollection bo correct, it
ostiinntcd that there ara 120,000 immortal hu
nan beings held in bondago by members of tho
cshyterian' Church. Mules and females are
hel l In bondage, sold from owner to owner
like sw ine. They aro brtd for the market.
Members of Unit church rear victims for south.
crn b rothels, and sell thim at prices in propor
tion to their beauty and accoinplikhments,
Ministers who wero members of that general
awembly, those who profess to teach tho gospel
and whon akcd to excludo such revolting left
dels from their christian fellowships, uianifcatci
impatience, and even anger at such reasonable
request, nnd that convocation of congregated
Infidels profaned the sacramental rights of tli
new testament by sitting at tho tublo and par
taking of tho Lord's supper, with men who
breed women for tho market. Soir.o of those
protested preachers havo returned to this West
ern Reserve reeking with the pollution of such
contaminations, and poisoning the religious at-
luosphtro urouud thcin, with this slavcholding
malaria.
Ono of tho most distinguished pimps of theso
slave breeding infidels, was lutcly appointed by
the "American ltible Society," as a deleiiato to
attend tho meeting of "the Uritish and Foreign
Iiiblo Sucicty," which rccontly met in 1-ondon.
Wo refer to tho Rev. S. I. Prime, one of the
editors of a notoriously infidel paper in Now
ork culled tho lor Obstrver; a pa.
per hich for years has slandered and vililicd
every public man, who assails vice and crime,
as they uro now sustained and encouraged
tlio churches of the Slave States,
Tho appointment of such a man to represent
tho American Biblo Society In that assembly
christians, shows tho low standard of morals
which eortroU that institution, and tho lnflu
once of tho tluvo pawcr upon its members.
Notwithstanding the wholo course Mr. Piume's
lil'o is an unmistakahlo denial of tho teachings
of scripture, yet bo was sent its a representative
of tho American llible Society.
Hut it appears that tho pooplo of England
had too much self respect to permit his prcsenco
, to polluto their meetings, lie was not only
exrludod from the meetings of the society,
j iroin mo pmi'lin, anu tow c
no of ,he E Usb c,,rllllUll.,
I Whei, his arrival was k
not
fr0IIl t),e plplta, and the christian fellowship
nown, the .London
Yew with almost unanimous voioe denounced
Ms pretence at offensive. to British Christianity.
The London Advertiser spoke as follows I
All such as he, must, without exception,
and without eeremony, be excluded from our
platform and our pulpits. The presence of
pro-slavery ministers of religion on the one, or
in the other, would bring down the Christianity
of Kngland to the level of the Christianity
of America that Christianity which not only
seeks to And excuse for slave-holding and
slave-selling and buying, but which assails snd
slanders sll who Wo to utter a word against
the pecnlisr Institution."
This Is a mere specimen. Ths public press
generally Soko of him with disgust, snd It
became evident that he could not be allowed to
hold a seat in the convention. lie very wisely
and pruaonuy rename n.s quarters, m
usnng 10 e ,no sinceri.y o. '"o-
Uhristmns who prolcsscu to nom pollution nna
crimo in dctcstulion. ,
Thus Is tho American Church disgraced in
tho eyes of tho cl.riatian world. How long
will it remain supinely obedient to the slave
power! When will it excludo slavo-holding
and slave-brocding infidelity from its fellow
ship? o.
From the Columbian.
The Cincinnati Convention and the Christian
Press.
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Tho Prs$t of last week has a two column
article in reply to the strictures of several Anti
Slavery papers, on hlsjcourse in relation to the
Cincinnati Convention. Wo regret to say, thnt
wo aro not convinced, cither of the piopriety of
tho course of that paper, or of tho fairness of
its presentation of tho question. "Tht complaint
says the Press, " that vt rvius to put our-
ithet ix At. manor WITH INFIDELITY, in order to
atlvatict the Anti-Slavery cams," Now, with all
deference fur tho Rev. Illitor of tho Pross by
no mcsns iinprnching.his integrity or truthful
ness feeling great interest in tho special work
in which ho is cngsgedjwith great seal and use
fulness we must say, that to our apprehension
no such complaint has been inndo against him.
W'f havo made no such complaint we havo
seen no such made hy our contcmporaics. Our
friend of tho Press misunderstands tho point at
Issue, if he supposes it to be as ho states it
Tho editor of the Press must certainly be
nblo to appreciuto tho difference between acting
with a man, for tho timo being, to acoomplish a
dcsirnhlo object, and an allianco with nny dogma
which such a man mny cherish. Would he
object to our cnlling to our aid a catholic or an
inQdel, to help us tnke him nut of a ditch into
which he had fallen, provided we could not get
him out without such assistance. Would he
ennsidrr such a proccduro nn alliance on his
part, or ours,i ith Catholicism or infljelity
And that is all wo proposo to do, or urge our
neighbor to do. The black man has fallen
among thieves, who have stripped him, and beat
him, and thrown him Into a ditch, and left him
half dead. Wo havo not strength of our own
to rcscuo him ; ho is in danger of perishing,
beforo wo can pluck him out by any orthodox
measures at command. We call to our aid such
jews, or Infidels, or delators, as may be at hand
Tho object accomplished, each passes on his
way, all gratified at tha opportunity of doing
good thing and none more thankful than ho
w ho is rescued.
The real question, then, is Shall we accept
the proffered aid, in tho urgent work of redeem
ing our land from Slavery, of thoso whoso
principles in other matters we disapprove?
Shall wo extend to them our aid in tha same
work ? Nor, shall we embrace their dogmas
errors in other matters. The editor of tho
Press, in uniting w ith Baptists, Methodists,
Univorsnlists, in tho promotion of tha Temper
ar.ee cause, docs not consider himself as endors
ing the peculiar theological sentiments of those
sects. No more docs ho necessarily adopt the
tenets of the Quakers or tho Infidels, in joining
hands with them to promote another matter,
having no connection therewith.
Wo do not presume, at present, to entor into
an elaborate argument upon the subject. But
wo cannot consent to a premature condemna
tion, by an cronrous statement of the question.
We havo as littlosyinputhy with Mr. Garrison's
views of tho Sabbath, .or tho pro-slavery char
acter of tho Constitution, as Mr. Buynton has.
Wo abhor the sentiments of tho lato Anti-Ssb-bath
Convention at Hartford, as much as
does. Whenever a Convention is called to pro
moto such an object, wo shall bo sura to be
fur away as ho. In fulfilling tho eommand
"remember those in bonds as bound with them,"
we shall call to our aid all who have the means
or disposition to aid it such a work and shall
cheerfully go to the aid, according to our ability,
of all who call, whether our eotomporary
tbo Press is found there, or not. It is too late
In tho day to turn up our orthodox noses at
who ara moved to ongnge in such a work, be
causo we cannot aubscribo to all they profess
other matters. Ho or.e considers Samuel Lewis
or John Ilankin implicated in the recent doings
at Hartford, boeauso they stood by the aide
Garrison et Cincinnati, and counselled with
to promoto tho Anti-Slavery causo. The editor
of tho Pros himself believes no such thing.
Let us understand each other, and in our rela
tions, bo careful to rondcr justice erring, if
ell, on tho sido of charity.
ErriciENT. Soyi Mr. Nichols in her
of the recent anniversary of the New
York Women' Temperance Society I
. " During the past year they have kept
and sometimes five lady-lcclnrers in the fluid;
havo raise d nearly $1800, distributed 50,000
paces of Temperance tracts, obtained 100,
000 pledges, the signatures of ".6,000 women
to n w.litioii for tho Maine Law, nnd carried
it to the J-cgiahttiiro, which listened lo
address and received their petition from
committee of Indies appointed by the
Htnto Temperance Society."
QL)t 2lntiSlcuuria Bugle.
6ALEM, OH0, JVtr 2, 1863.
Executive Committee mcota July 3.
"The Most Dangerous Movement."
The whole country, at least If the press bs
its representative, is moved with the'agitntion
of tho Bible question. A vast amount of cari
cature, ridicule, and misrepresentation is ex
pended. The arguments used ero represented
as stale and a thousand times exploded tho
whole effort as imbecile, and Impotent only to
exhibit the "malienity" of Its authors and
-.nlnrm flfhltr 11 it " tllfl tnOflt Ofin
movement against the llible which
t h boen m,a iinc, tha reformation
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men' Somo
think it best onco moro to discuss tho question
others prefer to wrsp themselves in tho man
tlo of holy dignity, and treat it with silont
scorn. Tho fears of all alarmed. The honest
anti-slavery bible beliovrr, .trembles lest tho
foundations of freedom, as well as religion Were
being removed. While southern piety sees in
il only an effort to scatter In frogmrnti'.the bless
ed patriarch ial institution, just as bis pious
brother in the North, sccsjin the anti-slavery
movement an effort to destroy tho Bible to
cru.li the ministry to abolish thoSnbbnth
to ro-tnact tho scenes of Trench anarchy and
Jacobinism.
Who are fight whoso fears sreto be realized
or what measure will.bo successful in suppress
ing the agitntion we will not undertake to say.
We, indeed, think they will all fail, and that
freedom of Investigation will triumph even in
in its most searching scrutiny of Bible, church,
and ministry.
Tho advocates of tho Biblo aro placed tn a
novel and disadvantageous position for defence.
Claiming to bejthe most perfect incarnation of
righteousness nnd truth that (mm them and
their biblo must nriginato every movment which
shall bo effectual for human amelioration and the
establishment of justice, and yet it is notorious
that now, ns in tho past, tho great preponderat
ing weight of their influence, is in favor of
slavery and other firms of wickedness and
that they havo themselves throw n tha Biblo nnd
tho church and ull their reputed sinctity, in tho
way of every earnest tlfjrt for tho removal of
theso wrongs.
On tho other hand, many of the men who
ara found favoring tho claims of investigation
into tho authority of the Bonk, as of every
thing else, aro most active in advuneing tho
humnr.itary movemonts of tbo ago. They are
workers in tho causo of temperance,' peace,
purity'aud freedom thefjfriond of universal
education and enlightenment.
Admit that it is true, thnt the relative position
of the parties to the discussion, should have
little Inlluenco in deciding the question of Biblo
authority and origin. Still it Kill hare in u-
Jluenee. And tho Biblo and Its advocates can
retain possession of tho worM, only as they
appear as.tha frionds'of progressive humanity.
Men will distrust the claim of the Biblo as well
as the church to a divine infallibility, when
they sco it supporting tho gro'scst forms of
popular wickedness. The Deity who speaks
through the humane impulses of the heart Ho
has fashioned, will be heard, whether tho Doity
which tho church has enthroned In" tlio Bible
be heard or no.
We can well understand that tbo charged re
lation between tho ministry and the infidel
reformers must bo particularly mortifying to
priestly dignityand self-superiority. Heretofore
the minister and tho church member huvo been
the " holy ones, and the just,'' and by virtue of
their reputedly superior righteousness and po
sition, havo rebuked tho sinner and doomed
him with tho nonconformist and unbeliever to
an endles i perdition.) They may still rebuke snd
anathamixc, but tho infidel reformer, conscious
of tho righteousness of his principles and the
bonevolcnco of his purpose, and abundantly
able to msko both manifest (hy reference to his
life) to candor and honesty everywhere, rcccivos
thoso anathamas with indifference or pity, and
In his turn overwhelmingly exhibits tho injus
tice and false position of his cui'or. Ho has
him thoreforo entirely at advantage. And tho
divinity of his calling, or the book which ho
claims as his authority, is thcrefnro questionable
by tho world from tha equivocal character of
the believer's position. Such being the relative
character and position of largo classes of the
advocates and opposers of biblo otithnrity, it
may be true, that liio present anti-biblo movo
mont is "more dangtrom' than its predecessors,
' But so far as this is the ease, it is a disadvan
tage wh!ch bible advocate may remedy. Let
them abandon tbo advocacy of wickedness in
all its forms. Lot them with oarnestnoss and
seal, join in every righteous effort to suppress
injustico and slavery, to sustain truth, and
spread practical good will. Let them bring
tbomsolves, and tho Bible if they can, to sustain
the right, and at once they wrest from their
opponents all extraneous advantage. We have
been classed with the friends of this "most
dangerous movement." But wo assure the
world that wo so prefer tho triumph of freedom
and justice to the success of any opinions
the overthrow of any book or any measure,
that wo shall most heartily rcjoico at all new
advantages that Bible advocates may gain
a now position in fuvor of frocdom, justice and
righteousness.
Funds fob Canada Puqitivrs. Samuel
Ward is collooting money in England for per
manent fund, tho interest of which is to be sppli
cd to the support of fugitives in Canada, until
they can procure labor. Mr. W. state that
this is usually done within a week after their
arrival. But tho great number of arrivals,
(three thousand annually,) make evon this
heavy burdon upon the friends who hart here
toforo borne it,
Agreement.
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A most remarkable eye to eye vision of the
tendencies of abolition and infidelity, exists
between tha doughfaced theology of the north
and the slaveholding pioty of the south, all
tending decidedly to tho conviction that slave
holding and Christianity are about the same
thing. Wo want It understood that this is not
the declaration of tho inlidcls, or the abolition
ists, but of the frstcrnal church north and south.
A Cnlvinintio Dr. of Divinity, in South Caro
lina, as reported by the Fairfield S. C. Herald,
says I
"Tho patty called abolitionists, is nothing
moro nor less than Infidelity in disguise ;" and
thinks " that they would soon bo compelled to
throw off the mask, and stand forth beforo the
withering and rebuking scorn of all truo chris
tians." This South Carolina D. D. may bo vory hon
est in his opinion, indeed ho could believe
nothing else if ho thinks his northern brethren
in the ministry men of truth ; for while the
gnut body ot tho church justifies slavery, they
nio ever swearing by their robes, that their
nei'jlibiire, the abulitionittt, are infiilelt and nothing
cite. Thus conspiring to convince us all, that
slavery supporting.ls the only genuine evidence
of Christianity.
Tho Christian Press, as our readers will re
collect, from our extracts from it last week, hns
come to the like conclusion, and the Richmond
(Va.) Banner, in its rich and racy comments
upon tha Hartford convention, quite coincides
with iu It gives also in lively contrast, the
superior faith, morals and manners of the Pa
triarchs, over their northern brethren, though
it seems to think that evon their purity&Christ
iuiiity, fortified as it is by slavery, is yet in
somo danger from the contaminating influence
of tho north. The I'rcss, and others liko it,
will not admit with their "God-fearing, Bibla
reuding," brethren of tho south, that thcro
exists ths agreement specified, between slavery
and tho Biblo. But practically, they both come
to tho same conclusions. Both opposo the
auti-alavcry movement, lest tha Biblo suffer by
its progress.
Hi re is an extract from tho southern pspcrt
"The real truth is, that thoso same Pharisa
ical Now England States, thanking God thoy
are not as others, tro tho moral plaguo spots of
our land. There is more prostitution and wan
tonness in tho single city of Boston than in all
the States south of tho Potomao put together.
Tho pcoplo of Now Englagd havo niado tho
word YsNKKa synomnnous with Ciibat over
tho whole civilir.cd world. Where did the de
grading superstitions of Mormonism originato ?
Whero did magnetism, mesmerism, cluirvoy
mice, first find a footing in this land ) Whero
aio tho ltuppcroes ? Whero are all the iemtl
Whero are tho Atheists and tho Infidels tho
enemies of Christ and tho bold blasphemers of
God? Mormonism, mesmerism, spirit-rappingssuch
things can only thrivo in the
North. They find no footing in tbo South.
Tho God-fearing, Bible-reading, clear-headed
pcoplo of the Southern States give no counten
ance to Baunuus of trade or Barnvus of phi
losophy. They obey tho laws, reverence the
Constitution, sdhoro to tho faith of their fath
ers and their raco. Wo boliove no other popu
lation in the world is so fair dealing, or so little
addicted to the licentious vices. Uncorruptcd
by towns and trade, subsisting by agriculture,
living in the open country, their minds are not
frittered away by chicanery and consequent
skepticism, nor do thoir bodies become oner
vatcd by tho luxuries of current wealth and a
dunso population. Theso things not having be
come necessary te them, they are enabled by
tho cheapness ol their living to marry when
poor and young, and they do so. Tho tios of
the hearthstone bind them to their country, it
laws, its morals, and its faith. They are still
the same independent yet conservative popula.
tion that they wero in the days of the Rcvolu,
tion. Against such population, tho lurging,
varying opinions and licentious ideas of the
North break as the sea upon the rocks. No
now nonsense thrives with them. Their stern
faith and conservative morality constituto tho
hope and the anchor of this Govcrnmont. If
tho whole land wero filled with pooplo liko
thoso who fill New England and New York, a
Government liko ours would not exist a day.
It would be scattered to the winds give place
to 'a year of sects and schisms 'follow in tho
footsteps of tho Republis of France, or end
where that of Mexico is ending."
"Tho causo of tho South and tho causo of
Christianity uro identical. Ono recognizee the
other, and is recognized in turn. Tho Bible
admits and sanctions the institution of slavery,
Because, tno inula is in narmony wun Human
nature and tho laws of the moral and physical
world. Tho Abolitionists all perceive the con.
ncction between the two, and sook the over
throw of tho Biblo, because that is tho first step
to the overthrow of its patriarchal institution
When they succeed in their first endeavor thoy
may succeed in the second.
R.
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Mr. Medill Tho Ashtabula Sentinel eon
tinues its exposure of Mr. MediU's pro-slavery
courea. Nothing could exceed it. Tho con
elusion of the whole matter, says the True
Demoorat, is this I
"That on every lubject involving th eupport
elavery, or the Have trade, ne toted with tht South,
and a Whig Adminittration. And what follows
further? Why this; that u a held tub reo.
ri.E or OHIO BOUND TO SHED THE1H 11LOOD, AND
rOUB OUT THEM TUEASrBB, FOB SLAVXUY, TH
SLAV TBADB, AND TUB SLAVEHOLDER. There
no escape from either conclusion. Mr. Medill1
acts and votes prove that he entertained these
monstrous views, and labortd for them, against
the wisest frionds of freedom, and the largest
intorest of Humanity."
The Trumbul Cq, Free Soilera have mado
their nominations. Ralph Plumb is thoir leg.
tslatitne candidate.
Salem Union School.
We are most happy to announce In our ad
vertising columns this week, the organization
of the Union School In this villsge. As will
be seen from their advertisement, the new Bosrd
have organised with promptness, and havo giv
en themselves most sssidiously to the work ol .
grading and organizing the school. The expe
rienced and accomplished teachers they have
employed, and the liberal courso of study
adopted, prove that it is their Intention to pro
vide In the most aroplo manner for the Educa
tion of all. Wo understand that some of their
number have this week visited Mnssillon and
Canton, that they may be able to profit by the
experience of their sacccssfui schools. The
Board have hired the rooms occupied by the
Salem Institute, for several years past, snd IS
the number of scholar shntl require it, we un
derstand they propose renting still other roome
for tho accommodation of tho school. The
contiguity of those buildings with the new
school house,will reduce the difficulties neces
sarily Incident to the want of suitable builings.
The thorough and extensive course of study,
offers excellent facilities for students from
abroad, of which we presume many will gladly
avail themselves. This, as ample arrangement
Will bo made, will not interfere with the ad
vancement of our home pupils, especially when
we come to enjoy tho benefit of a thoroughly
graded svstcm, and will be on all account high
ly desirable. It only remains for our cltisen
to second the praiseworthy effort of out efficient
Board of Education, and we shall have a school
which shall bo an inostimablo blessing to our
children and youth, and a most honorable mon
ument to the Intelligence and enterprise of our
town.
Fugitive Slave Case in Indiana.
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Tho Indiana Frco Democrat, published at
Indianapolis, has under date of June 23d, the
following t
"A rcspectablo colored man named John
Freeman, was arrested on Tuesday last on
charge of bring a Fugitivo Slave, and taken
beforo U. S. Commissioner Sullitsn. The
nnmo of tho claimant fa Pleasant Ellingham, of
Missouri, formerly of Kontucky. In his affi
davit he charges that Freeman escaped from
him in 1830.
"Ho was tuken before Judge Msjor, of the
Marion Circuit Court, nn a writ of Habea Cor
pus beforo an examination had been had by the
Commissioncs. Tho hearing is set for this
(Wednesday) morning at nine o'clock.
"Freeman is an enterprising man, a painter by '
trade, and has acquired considerable amount of
property. He has a wife and fivo or six chil
dren. Wo go to press beforo the trial trans
pires and cannot givo the particulars this week,
but will give tho caso in full next week."
Since writing tho above, we find the follow
ing additional particulars in tho Clovsland True
Democrat :
" The Court was in session, and crowded.-
Freeman's lawyer asked two months' time to ,
gather proof to establish tho fuct that he was
no slave. To make the slaveholder safe, his
lawyer offered to deposit $1600 in bank, (the
amount demanded by the master,) subject' to
the order of tho claimant, or of his counsel, in
case bo failed, demanding only that the claim
ant, if ho succeeded, should give security for
the cash. The slaveholder would accept no tsrme
or grant none. A lurgo amount was tendered
as security for Freeman. The Court refused
to grant bail 1 "
The follow ing wo also clip from another col
umn of the Democrat :
" Indianapolis, Juno 27. The slave case
created great excitement. Mr. Marshall was
stopped and told not to be ao declamatory.
Tho people hissed the Judge and applauded the
speaker. The case was disposed of upon a
tcchnichal ground, and the negro act free. A
mob was threatened, but all is now quiet.
The pcoplo sre vory much excited at present."
Fboobessive Fuiknds. Wo havo rocoivcd
tbo proceedings of the meeting of Progressive
Friends, held in Pennsylvania a fnw weeks
since. It is a well printed pamphlet, contain
ing besides tho minutes of the meeting, its Ex
position of Sontimcnt its testimonies against,
tho dominant injustico of tho ago, and a num
ber of valuablo letters from absent friends and
sympathizers.
Speeches at tub Nbw Enoland A. S. Con
vention. Thoso havo boen fully reported In
the Standard and Liberator. Wo have given
taste of thoir quality in the Bugle. The speeches
of Mr. Garrison and Mr. Phillip wexo of rare
excellence, even for them. The Stondurd sug
gest that the latter should bo published in,
pamphlet form. By all mean let us hay it.
It will do uood service just now. We learn also
from the same paper that tho Anti-Slavery
Socloty of N. Y. City 1 about to publish Mr.
Garrison's speech in connection with the origi
gal declaration of sontimont and somo other
documents. It will be valuable anti-slavery;
contribution.
Cbawtobd Co., P. That unwearied friend
of the slave, Isaac B hooks, writes from Linea
ville, that J. F. Sclby hss just spent a week la
that region, and held six meetings. He adds t
"Mr. Sclby is doing honor to our cause. He
takes the highest ground and use the most
powerful argument In justification of his post
ton." Their A.S.Sowing Circle is prospringrand
fifty dollars has recently been subscribed to sus
tain anti-slavery lecturer in that vicinity, and'
Mr. B. says the sum will be doubled. Let AntU
Slavery men elsewhere imitate the example of
our Crawford friends, and seouro the thorough
Anti-Slavery cultivation of thoir own neigh
borhoods,
Wab. The British papers are full of appse.
heneioni of war between Russia and Turkey,
