Clerical Slaveholder
-Il has heen amaller of regrei to some of Mr. Barnes'a l'riends in thin city, tliat he a Hu wed a elaveli'.kl'.-r, the Rev. Dr. Joimsoh, of Soulh Carolina, a few SunciÃjys ogo lo ppeach in his pulpit. It nppears lliat oÃr. Burnes sent to the Baptist Triciiiiia! Gónfèniioti for sume one tb' preach For bim, ad they sent him Dr. Jolmson, a prominent suthern slavchoFder, who wiis ullinvecl, wisiüiüt inquiry, lo occnpy the pulpit and prcnch to the poople. Tiiiö oughf nut so lo imve been. - Ptnn. Freeman, It is of little use to thik ngainst slkvery,nnes wc act ngainsl it - actioné speak louder thüii words, arx! one tiet will over:hror the force of a myriad of speeches to tlie- JÃiinancà palo EP Was n rroi Dt. Cliaiiouig who first reinarke.', that Philmnhropisis wern the oitly cÃass ol men whose memory wouKi be inmortal? Ah" society ndvnnces from lieight to licig'n in küów"!ctue and virtue, the memory oà i lióse who'b'ave opposed i 's progresa wiil be abhorrt'd'ii.ore' and mure, and 'tñU be ulti'iÃateiy forÃÃou?fr while the nnmes of its bene nctur9 will be had in éve'rlast- ing rcineinbrnncc. But s ippuse one could be irnmqrtalÃzfcd by liis opposiiion to the best inter-" es'.s of man; would ii be auy object wilba noble mine! toreceive tlie nccumulated curses of poaterityà Supposà that an iinperish'nb!e monument' cud Leeiocted 10 Henry Cly at AsWahd vfitli nn inscripiitin that shonld bo read through all cjiiiing ages, by countkaS niillions-uf our race,thus: "IIkke mes Henry Clat, the DefÃxder ot Negro Slav'jértPWouW such arunimortálity be deairable? And vel, if he attnins t at nll, siicli w IL bt iis charactcr: lor postcriiy wil! ls impartml. Who would' uoi raüier i.ikc the plnce of his felbw ctizens HiKNF.Y and'-CASSiüs M. Ci-at, and have wriueir upon ihüir tom!atöïè, "{Ir-nv, lizs the Defender cr thi Nkoro' Slave!"
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