Resistance to Slavery Every Man's Duty: A Report on American Slavery, Read to the Worcester Central Association, March 2, 1847W. Crosby & H. P. Nichols, 1847 - 40 頁 |
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abridges abroad abuse advocates African Slave Trade alarm American Slavery Anti-Slavery movement benevolence blessed character and duty character of Slavery cherish and enlarge common sense concern conscience Constitutional Constitutional law crime defence degradation delinquency despotism earnest earth effect evil genius facts fear feel fixed necessities freedom GEORGE ALLEN glimpses of liberty God's gospel guilt hand of Slavery Heaven honor hope house of bondage human nature human welfare ignorant of Christianity infamy influence justly keep limits of Slavery manifest design master millions mingle ministers of religion ministry moral sense motive nation that harbors nities Northern interference power of Slavery present principles proof proper tendency quarter question religious condition resolute ruin safe sentiment sins Slaveholders Slaves ignorant soul South Carolina speak special impulse spoken success teachers testimony true unalienable rights unrelieved vast VICIOUS INTEREST victim Virginia virtue weakness wisdom WORCESTER CENTRAL ASSOCIATION wrong wrought
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第 13 頁 - ... manifest design of God is right; that which counteracts it, wrong. Whatever, in its proper tendency and general effect, produces, secures, or extends human welfare, is according to the will of God, and is good; and our duty is to favour and promote, according to our power, that which God favours and promotes by the general law of his providence. On the other hand, whatever in its proper tendency and general effect destroys, abridges, or renders insecure, human welfare, is opposed to God's will,...
第 33 頁 - Who would credit it, that in these years of revival and benevolent effort, in this Christian republic, there are over TWO MILLIONS of human beings in the condition of HEATHEN, and in some respects in a worse condition. From long continued and close observation, we believe that their moral and religious condition is such that they may justly be considered the HEATHEN of this Christian country, and will bear comparison with heathen in any country in the world.
第 32 頁 - Whereas the having of slaves taught to write, or suffering them to be employed in writing, may be attended with great inconveniences, Be it enacted, That all and every person and persons whatsoever, who shall hereafter teach, or cause any slave or slaves to be taught to write, or shall use or employ any slave as a scribe in any manner of writing...
第 32 頁 - The reason for this law, assigned in its preamble, is, that "teaching slaves to read and write, tends to excite dissatisfaction in their minds, and to produce insurrection and rebellion.
第 16 頁 - ... and the immorality of that doctrine which, from exalted office, commends such a crime to the favour of enlightened and Christian people? What indignation from all the world is not due to the government and people who put forth all their strength and power to keep in existence such an institution? Nature abhors it; the age repels it; and Christianity needs all her meekness to forgive it.
第 21 頁 - That declaration declared that all men were born free and equal, and that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness was the inalienable right of all.
第 1 頁 - Duty. A Report on American Slavery read to the Worcester Central Association, March 2, 1847. Boston: Wm. Crosby & HP Nichols. No. in Washington St. 1847. pp. 40. g Remarks on the Attack of the " Family ^gis
第 26 頁 - In what mart of commerce does she not win the love of gain ? What wheel of frugal industry does not watch her humor to know when to whirl, and when to rust in idleness ? What lust of office does not cringe and palter for her smile?
第 17 頁 - ... into the Constitutions of the several States, and into the Constitution of the United States, are joint testimony that power unchecked by power will work evil to, and make an enemy of, its subject.
第 19 頁 - ... skill, and without motive or tendency to improvement by him who yields his sweat for another's...