into any of the territories, -any more than into the States.

140. Wilmot Proviso and Missouri Compromise-both unconstitutional. The constitution knows nothing of slavery. The nation knows it not. It is a merely local, municipal, or State affair. The people of each territory or State must determine for themselves.

141. "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." (Prov. xxv. 2.)

142. The SOUTH should assert her rights and redress her wrongs in a constitutional way, in the Union: not seek to get out of it, and thereby forfeit all claim either to sympathy or justice.

143. Iago. How many Iagos infest society!

144. Contrasts. Washington and Mirabeau. Milton and Byron. Fenelon and Bossuet. Laud and Leighton. Cowper and Moore.

145. Party is: "The madness of many for the gain of a few."

146. "Liberté! que de crimes commis en ton nom!" exclaimed Madame Roland, as she mounted the scaf fold, etc.

147. "Civis Romanus sum. "I am an American citizen," ought to be the highest distinction and safest passport among men.

148. Newspapers. All controlled by, and devoted to, sect or party.

Political and religious papers are confessedly in this predicament. They are liberal and independent, just so

far as their own interest requires, and no further. Thus, the most violent whig or democratic journal, in order to win the patronage of all religionists, will very graciously be neutral on the subject, and say nothing offensive to any sect. The religious journal, in like manner, eschews party politics-is neither whig nor democratic-so that both parties may safely patronize the orthodox Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Methodist, Baptist, or Catholic.— But not one of them will ever dare to publish a truth or fact calculated to give offence to their own sect or party.

Literary and scientific journals and periodicals generally proclaim their independence and catholicity, by the announcement (in their prospectus) that they will not meddle with religion or politics. Their policy is to get subscribers and purchasers from every religious donomination and from all political cliques and parties. Could a strictly honest, impartial, enlightened, manly, brave, conscientious, independent, gifted, noble, generous, wise, unselfish, holy, angelic author, editor or conductor of any periodical whatever, be sustained and duly paid? for a year or a month? would he escape martyrdom, under Judge Lynch's summary process and convenient code?

149. Slavery would come to a speedy end, or die out, under the quiet operation of the following five laws, without any direct legislation against this favourite domestic institution of the South. 1. The Cuban law, giving opportunity to the slaves to earn their freedom and that of their children. 2. The law of the dark ages in respect to the feudal serf, giving to the child the condition of its

father, and not as now, wickedly and cruelly, that of its mother. 3. A law forbidding the internal slave-trade. 4. A law repealing all statutes against the emancipation and education of slaves, and encouraging both. 5. A law by each of the States and by the General Government, appropriating money to aid all willing emigrants to reach Liberia. [From New York Independent of July 28, 1853.] I approve the last (No. 5) suggestion especially-and would add to it, the justice and expediency of remunerating slave-owners from the national treasury-at least, to some extent.

NEGRO SLAVERY IN AMERICA.*

THE following texts of Scripture may serve to prove and illustrate, 1. The unity of the human family; or that all men are descended from Adam and Eve. 2. The diversity of character and condition actually existing among men in different ages and countries-including civilized and savage, black and white, bond and free, etc. 3. That all, or that some of all nations, however ignorant and degraded, are to be converted to the Christian faith.-The negro among the rest.

Genesis, i. 27. "So God created man in his own image,

* The present article, like the two preceding ones, is a mere fragment or collection of separate heads and themes of thought, to be used for subsequent discussion. It is evidently too brief and imperfect to be taken as a fair exponent of the author's opinions on the subject of which it treats. Some of the expressions here used, as the arguments or mottoes of different parties, he would probably have combated as being in conflict with his own convictions; for, as abundantly shown in all his writings, he was a warm friend of the African race, and a decided emancipationist, provided only that some safe and feasible method could be found. The article should be read in connection with the one on page 663 of the present volume, where the author has expressed himself in very strong and unequivocal terms on the whole subject. Lest any one should think there is an incongruity between the views here and there presented, it is due to Dr. Lindsley to state that this fragment was written at New Albany after a residence of twenty-six years in Tennessee; while the extract on page 663 originally formed part of a sermon which he preached and published in Princeton, N.J., just before removing to Tennessee.

in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."

Gen. vii. 21, 22. "And all flesh died that moveth upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died." (Of course, all men now living, or who have since lived, are or were descended from Noah.)

Gen. ix. 18, 19, 25, 26, 27. "And the sons of Noah that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. 19. These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. 25. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26. And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 27. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant." (In the last three verses, we should probably read, "Ham, the father of Canaan.")

Acts, xvii. 26. "And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation."

Ps. lxviii. 31. "Princes shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God."

Ps. ii. 8. “Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession."