Religious Character Of Slaveholders

cellent comment on ihe chrisiian zenl of a slavehoiding community. What pro-slavery man dare entertain a doubt of the truth ot'ihe statements made by the New York Observer? uThe New York Observer say?, that Mr. Simpson, the ngent of ihe Lcxington, (Ky.) Bible Society, found in sotne places, niueteen twentiefhs cf ;ho familie?, includtng professors of religión, without Bibles; and neariy 9-10 of aü the families he visited wcre without thcm. Some who had lived forty or fifty years in the church, had ncver had a Biblo in their hands. Ho gave Bihles to several yreachers who never owned one. Their 'preachera are generaliy very ignorant men. A great mnjority of the population is ignorant and creduloua - unacquainted with'thc nature of Biblo Societiesand extent of Christian obligatioos." Wonder ifsome of these preaehers have not lately passed resolutiona declaring that they havo "read their Bibles, and nre fully convinced that slavery is in perfect