II. PRO-SLAVERY TESTIMONY EXAMINED, By the Editor, (Concluded.).... 117
Mr. Clay-Encouragement and regulation of Marriage, 117.-Treatment of
animals by slaves, 118.-Self government of slaves-Crimes against the master
more severely punished than those against God, 119.-Absurdity of punishing
slaves for immoralities-Civil offences punished on the plantations, 120.—Letting
alone when his task is done, the highest encouragement to the slave, 121.-Econ-
omy of the slave system-Testimony of Seabrook on the physical and moral
condition of the slave, 122.-No regard paid to the rights of the slave, 123.-Sub-
ordination, punishmen's, stocks, &c. 125.-Unrestrained intercourse, 120.-Sym-
pathy of slaves for each other-Religious instruction-Oral instruction, 128
Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, 130.-Repugnance of the slaveholders to
all valuable instruction, 132.
III. AGRICULTURAL CODE OF ST. DOMINGO, From the Testimony of T. F. Bux-
ton, Esq. in the House of Lords.....
..... 133
Rules Cotemporaneous with the decree of Emanipation in St. Domingo-the
earliest agricultural code, 133.-Freedom of laborers recognized, 134.-Cultiva-
tion for shares, 135.-Classification of laborers-terms of labor, 136.-Duties of
overseers and laborers, 137-Penalty for striking a laborer-Penalties for neglect
of labor, &c. 138.-Rules for day-laborers, 139.-Wages-Jurisdiction of Justices
of the peace-publication of the ordinance, 140.-Effects of these rules, 140, 141.
-Revision of the code, 141.-Encouragement of marriage, 142.
IV. A REVIEW-THE ELEMENTS OF MORAL SCIENCE, By the Editor...
[The Elements of Moral Science. By Francis Wayland, D. D. &c.]
The will of the Creator the ground and rule of duty, 144.-Philosophy of Pa-
ley, 145.-Dr. Paley undermines the Scriptures, 146.-Characteristics of Dr.
Wayland's work.-Sophisms overthrown by his positions, 147.-Doctrine of
consequences, 148.-Basis of Human Rights, 150.-Dr. Wayland attacked by the
Southern Baptist, 152,-Sophistry on the Bible argument borrowed from Paley,
154.---Ground on which the Slave is commanded to obey his master, 155.
V. RADICALISM---IN REPLY TO THE LITERARY AND THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, BY
Beriah Green . 156
An index to public sentiment, 166.-Mr. Woods' picture of reformers, 157.-
"They condemn institutions when they should only condemn abuses," 158.-Con-
trast between Mr. Woods' Reformer and Radical, 160.-Hooker and the non-con-
formists, 160.-Hooker and Wal er Travers, 163.-Dialogue between a Priest and
Levite, 166.-Quotation from Bishop Hall, 168.-Coleridge's opinion of Slavery,
163.-Mr. Woods instructed how to put down Radicals.
VI. A REVIEW.---LEGISLATION AGAINST LIBERTY. ANTI-REPUBLICAN EDUCA-
TION, By William Goodell.. 171
[I. Letters against the immediate Abolition of Slavery, &c. By T. R. SULLI-
VAN. With a legal opinion on the powers of Legislatures, &c. By WILLIAM SUL-
LIVAN, LL. D. II. The Political Class Book, By WILLIAM SULLIVAN, Counsel-
lor at Law, &c.]
The country more favorable than the city to Anti-Slavery effort, 172.-Anti-
Slavery can be put down only by law, 172.---Female influence, 173, 174.-Con-
cession of rights, 176.-Popular excitement, combination, 177.-Temperance
ultras, 178.-Inconsistency of the Pro-Slavery Advocate, 179.-Anti-Slavery
and Temperance reformation founded on the same principle, 180.-Apology for
European despotism, Legal opinion, 181.-The gag law proposed, 182.-Divinity
of the constitution, 182.-Attack upon democracy, aristocracy recommended,
Church and State, 186.-Government a machine for regulating the people's
rights, 187.
VII. STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES' SLAVE POPULATION, By the Editor 188
Slavery destructive to life, 188.-Table of slaves, free white, and free colored
population, 199.-Transfer of slaves from northeast to southwest, 190.-Disturb-
ance of the natural state of population in regard to age, 191.-Longevity of
slaves compared with free colored, 192
Emigration to Texas, privileges of the emigrants, 193.-Revolt premeditated.
Gradual abolition of slavery in Mexico, 194.-Evasion of the law. Complete ab-
olition, 195.-Convention at St. Felipe de Austin Austin's mission to Mexico, 196.
Imprisonment of Austin.-Boundary question.-Poinsett sent to Mexico, 197.---
Gen. Jackson endeavours to gain Texas.-Intrigues of Poinsett, 198.-Account of
the domestic slave trade, 199.-Southern press, Benton and Houston, 201.-Ef-
fect of the acquisition of Texas upon the price of slaves, 202.-Land speculation,
203.-Cause of the revolt-Indians, 204.-Prospect of a war with Mexico, 205.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, British Colonies... 205
Hands employed on plantations in Antigua fewer but more effective, 206.
NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS, Dr. Channing's Book, Memoirs of Granville
Sharp....
Massacre at Southampton.-Deliberations of the Virginia Legislature, 211.—
Misfortune of the Professor.-Slavery ancient, 212.-Origin of slavery.-Laws
of war, 213.-Humanizing influence of slavery, 214.-Second source, State of
property. Third source, Bargain and sale, 215.-Fourth source, Crime, 215, 216.
Fifth source of slavery not mentioned by Dew, Robbery and Violence, 217.-
Kidnapping-sixth source-not mentioned by Dew---Robbery by virtue of Law,
218.-Selling men under authority of Congress to pay jail fees, 219.-Advantages
of slavery to civilization, 219.-Taming savages, elevating the female sex, 220.
Colonization.-Emancipation without deportation, 222.-The relative amount of labor before and after emancipation, 223.-Serfs of Poland, Livonia, and Hun- gary-Emancipation will excite plots, &c. 224.-Morality of slavery, the last topic of Dew, 225.-Moral effect of slavery upon slaveholders, 226.
II. OBJECTIONS TO ABOLITIONISM TESTED BY THE AMERICAN SLAVE CODE, BY William Goodell..
Objectors "as much opposed to slavery as any body," "s'avery a great evil,"
"but the measures, "227.-Definition of slavery, 228.-"Vituperation, abusive
epithets, slander," 229.-Wrong manner.-Slaves should be first prepared, 230
Danger of Emancipation, 231.-Slaves would be no better off, would starve, 232.
"give us your plan," 233.-Turning loose-slaves would overrun us, 234.-Com-
pensation, 255.-Emancipation would ruin the masters, 236.-No right to inter-
fere---Constitutional guaranty, 237.-Will divide the Union, 238.-Excitement,
Perversion of facts-difficulty of obtaining truth, 241.—Bryan Edwards—his
calumny of Lafayette, 242.-Classification of horrors-Insurrection-cause as-
signed by Elwards-true cause, 243.-Tyranny, rapacity and licentiousness of
the slave holders-importation of Africans-oppression of the mulattoes, 244.-
Narrative of Edwards, 246.-White colonists avail themselves of the French rev-
olution to vindicate their own rights-'heir deputies to Paris-mulattoes there-
white colonists exasperated at the Declaration of the National Assembly-death
of Ferrand de Beaudierre-Colonial Assembly, 247.-Vacillating policy of the
National Assembly-colonial contest between republicanism and royalism, 248.-
Affairs of Oge, 249.-His trible death---Confession, 250-Effect of this barbar-
ity in France Decree of the 15th May, giving citizenship to all the free born-
rage of the whites-arming of the mulattoes, 251.-Insurrection of the 23d Au-
gust-Confined to the slaves-Concordat-Reflections-Story of Oge, 252.-No
action on the slaves by the mulattoes, 253.-Another account of Oge.-His let-
ter to the president of the Assembly at the Cape, 254.-The slaves excited by the
cruelties of the whites-cases of atrocity, 256.-Statements of an American lady,
257.-Perfidy of the whites, 258.-Rescinding of the decree of the 15 h May-
Mulattoes thrown into coalition with the slaves-Cruelties-Abbe Gregorie's let-
ter, 259.—"Horrors of Emancipation" have nothing to do with the insurrection-
Citizenship again extended to mulattoes and free negroes by the National Assem-
bly-Commissioners sent out, 260.-Quarrel between the Commissioners and Gov.
Galbaud-the former call in the aid of the revolted negroes, 261.-Slaughter at
the Cape-Galbaud driven to the United States, 262.-Interference of the British,
263.-Emancipation by Polverel-Concurred in by the planters, 264.-Effects of
the measure testimony of Malenfant, 265-of La Croix and Vincen', 267.—
Causes to be taken into account in estimating the effect of this emancipation-
Exports before and after, 268.-Laborers before and after, 269.-Protection of
white planters by Toussaint-" Horrors of the Code Rural," 270-Success of the
codes of Polverel and Toussaint attributed to coercion, 271.-The mistake-true
reason of a "military guard," 272.-Dissatisfaction and intrigues of the plant-
ers-their indirect testimony in favor of Toussaint, 273.-The discovery of the
"coercion" of the Code Rural first made in 1826-a pro-slavery forgery, 274-
American editors trumping up a similar fraud in 1834-Commercial Adver-
tiser-Mr. Hibbert, 275.-Culled extracts from the Code Rural, 276.-Review of
the Code Rural, 277, 282.-Obligation of the people to industry, 277.-Landmarks,
boundaries, irrigation, &c.-Contracts for labor, 278.-Division of the proceeds-
absence-tools, 279.-Care of the sick-of infants-obligations of cultivators-
method of terminating differences between proprietors, cultivators, &c. 280.—
Breeding farms-care of animals-Rural Police, 281.-Penalties-authority by
which the code was enacted, 282.-Code Rural compared with English laws, 283.
"The horrors of idleness"-Statements of James Franklin, 284.-The decay of
the old establishments no proof of the idleness of the present population-new
system of distribution of the public lands, 285.-Reason for the scarcity of labor-
ers-Cultivation changed from the plains to the mountains, 286.-Extracts
from a traveler in Hayti, in 1830-scenes in a Haytian market-health and ap-
pearance of the people, 287.-Use of asses-cultivation of the mountains-irriga-
tion, 288.-Mode of cultivation-many crops on the same ground-cottages-
small sugar farms, 289.-Trade with the Bahamas-market people-Port au
Prince-city of the Cape, 290.-Chateau Blond-a large sugar estate, 291.-Steam
machinery-mulcture paid for the use of machinery-arrangement for supplying
the deficiency of labor-Conducteurs appointed by the laborers themselves, 293.
Domestic habi's of the people, 294. Dumornay Bellevue, another sugar estate-
comfort of the laborers, 295.-M. Senator L'Espinasse-his sugar refinery-his
character, 296.-Produce of a large sugar estate-preference given to agriculture
over a military life, 297.-Authenticity of the traveller quoted from-inconsistency
of Franklin, 298.-Reason of diminished exports-more products consumed at
home-Testimony of Robert Sutherland and Admiral Fleming, 299.-"The hor-
rors of desolation"-Inquiry whether the sum total of them are not to be attrib-
uted to slavery itself, and the mad resolution of the French to re-establish property
in man, 300.-Good conduct of Toussaint-interference of Bonaparte-his mo-
tives Expedition of Le Clerc, 301.-Massacre at the bay of Mancenille-hypoc-
risy of Le Clerc-perfidy towards Toussaint-re-establishment of slavery-ven-
geance of the people-vengeance of God-death of Le Clerc-Rochambeau suc-
ceeds his illimitable atrocities-his bloodhounds-those rapacious brutes hugged,
garlanded, and kissed by the wives of the white planters, 302.-Civil wars after
the expulsion of Rochambeau-education encouraged, 303.-Success of the re-
public-Testimony of Mackenzie-Commerce, 304.-Population-Indemnity to
France, 305-Clarkson's statements in regard to Oge-Sentiments of Judge
Marshall, 306.-Conclusion, 307.
I. INFLUENCE OF SLAVERY ON SLAVEHOLDERS.
-Slavery begets a character favorable to its own continuance, 315.-Contrast between the slaves and their masters--the relative situation of the two classes the result of violence, 316.-The system cuts off sympathy-places the slave on the footing of a brute, 317.-Arbitrary power over brutes is often abused to great cruelty-Man still more likely to excite man's passions, 318.- Cocrcion the ne-
cessary consequence of the tenure-the necessary inflictions harden the master's
heart-familiarity with suffering tends to the same result, 319. The process of
hardening the slaveholder's heart begins in childhood, 320. A forced relation can
give rise to no reciprocal duties-its effects not confined to the intercourse of mas-
ter and slave, 321. Slaveholders are inevitably driven to regard the slaves as
an inferior race-less than men, 322. Driven to other false pleas-to a self-de-
ceptive dishonesty, 323. Other actions soon brought to the test of the false and
wicked morality of slaveholding-effects on those who act in defiance of their
convictions still worse, 324.-Guilt in proportion to light, 325-Indolence of the
slaveholder, 326.-Light of facts, 327.—Effect upon general morals illustrated in
the case of the Georgians and Cherokees, 328.-Influence of an immense mass
of ignorance and degradation, especially upon children, 329.-Burke's opinion,
330.-The character of slaveholders, if nothing else, makes it our duty morally
to interfere, 332.
II. LETTER TO A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, By Beriah Green..
Exclusion of the subject of slavery from the pulpit, based on the injunction of
Paul, 333. The interpretation which would confine the Christian teacher to a
narrow circle of topics at variance with the practice of the apostle in this very
epistle, 334.-The true aim of the apostle was against the subtleties of false rhe-
toric-he was for the progress of the gospel as distinguished from false philoso-
phy-not from good morals, 335.-He viewed all subjects of human interest in
the light shed by the cross of Christ.-In this light his injunction should teach
us to view the subject of slavery-meaning of salvation, 337. Absurdity of piety
without humanity-saintship without manhood, 338.-Course of Christ and his
apostles-rebukers of the proud-friends of the poor, 339.-Case of the priest
going to Jericho-the Savior's representative on earth-the hungry, ragged, sick,
oppressed stranger, 340.
III. SLAVERY AND ITS ECCLESIASTICAL DEFENDERS, By the Editor....341
[Dr. Channing on Slavery, and his Reviewers, in the Christian Spectator and
Biblical Repertory.]
Two classes of clerical opposers, 341. Advantages of Dr. Channing's position
-his weapons wasted for want of aim, 342.-Agitation-Dr. Channing's account
of its effects, 343.- "Thousands of the best of men" compelled to sympathize
with slaveholders-Christian Spectator, 344.—The value of abolitionists who
sympathize with slaveholders, 345.-Christian Spectator disproves its own theory
-Simplicity and ignorance of a great man, 346-Not the manner but the mat-
ter of abolition which exasperates the South-lamentations of the Biblical Re-
pertory, 347.-Controversy between the Repertory and Christian Spectator, 348.
The Repertory's account of Anti-Slavery publications, 349.-Difference of cir-
cumstances between our country and England, 350.-Southern exasperation, 352.
-The propriety of addressing the people of one country against the oppression of those in another, 354. The Repertory's grand pro-slavery argument-its defi- nition of slavery, 355.-Absolute ownership of the slaveholder, 356.-Deceptive- ness of the Reviewer's definition, 357.-Meaning of the word servant in the New Testament, 358.-No proof that slavery existed in Judea-Differences of circum- stances between that time and the present, 359.-Were slaveholders received to the communion by the Apostles? 360.-Exegesis of 1 Tim. vi. 1, 361.--Difference between ancient and modern slavery, 363.-The Reviewer assumes without proof, that slaveholders were in the primitive church, 364.-Christ and his apostles not
slaveholders, but laboring men-community of goods-success among the poor
rather than the rich, 365. The trouble that would inevitably have followed
the admission of slaveholders-supposed letter of some slaveholders to Paul, 366.
-Case of Philemon, 367.-Primitive church free from participation-not so the
American, 368.-Mischief done to true religion by the reviewer, 369.-His denial
of natural equality-his hypocritical opposition to slavery! 370.-The General
Assembly has made itself responsible for this sin, 371.-Public course of Christ
and his apostles, by analogy, if placed in our circumstances, 376.-This point
made clear by the Reviewer himself, 373.-Slavery the idolatry of this nation,
[Slavery in the United States: A narrative of the life and adventures of
Charles Ball, &c.]
Comparison of real with fictitious narrative. 375.-Plan of the narrative under
review, 376.-Disinterested character of the work, 377.-Manner of chaining and
driving slave-coffles, 378.-Feelings of the slave when sold from his family, 379.
-Gaiety of slaves, 380.-Description of slaveholders in Maryland and Virginia,
381.-Pride and poverty of Virginia slaveholders-their motives for wishing the
extension of the slave market-Texas, 382.-A small-fry slaveholder, 383.-
Chains filed off-slave whip, 384.-Flogging of a woman-a slave's child, 385.-
Religious privileges of slaves, 386.-Mahomedanism, 387.-Superstition-Sun-
day on a plantation, 388.-Wages scrupulously paid on Sunday, 389.-Things in
Georgia-Description of a slave mistress whose slaves pitied her husband, 391.—
Perils of escape, 392.
ON ABSTINENCE FROM THE PRODUCTS OF SLAVE LABOR, By the Editor.....393
Gerrit Smith's resolution-importance of the question, 393.-Statement of the
argument act of purchase does not imply approbation-does not always en-
courage the particular mode of production, 394.Effect of total abstinence on the
Anit-Slavery cause 395.-An objection answered-products of Slavery not ex-
actly stolen goods 396.--Direction of the apostle on intercourse with transgres-
ors-how far and for what reason we ought to abstain-abstinence in England,
397. Sympathy for the slave should govern-danger of physical expedients, 398.
-Beet sugar-inadequacy of physical arguments, 399.
JUDGE LAWLESS vs. LAW By the Editor,.
British West Indies 409-Despatch of the Marquis of Sligo 410, 411.-Dr.
Madden 412.
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