An Inquiry Into the Nature and Character of Ancient and Modern Slavery
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Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Nature and Character of Ancient and Modern Slavery: To Which Is Added a Brief Review of a Book Entitled, Testimony of God Against Slavery, by Rev. La Roy Sunderland We are aware that some may think the present production uncalled for, inasmuch as enough has been written to satisfy the most incredulous. This position, however, is not always tenable. Many people are led more by feeling than by reason or argument. To have such act understandingly they must receive "line upon line, and precept upon precept." And when we view the measures and plans that are adopted by a certain class of men to bring about a certain professed benevolent object at the present day, we feel that every man ought to act understandingly and in the fear of God. The abolition of that growing evil, - domestic negro slavery, - is ardently desired by all true lovers of human kind. That it will be abolished, we have no doubt. But of the precise time, no man knoweth; yet we would hope, it may be near. But that we "remove every stumbling block," it is proper that we build upon the "right foundation." That our premises be correct; and that our inferences be just. In view of these principles, it is, that we have offered these pages to the public. We make no pretensions to perfection. We shall not be surprised, therefore, if many errors are detected by the scrutinizing and the critic. We offer it to the public as it is, - hoping that it may be a feeble means of helping such as are enquiring concerning their duty on the momentous slave subject, to look well to the "foundation" before they "build thereon." Let them not be carried away with the idea, that a "system" is necessarily "answerable" for all "its abuses," - "that all slavery is sin," - "that its "relation" must be abolished, because it cannot be abused," and that "oppression," "scourging," "maiming," "murder," "theft," "separation of man and wife," "adultery," and the whole black catalogue of sins that were ever committed by any people however wicked are the real genuine characteristics "of the slave system!" We say, let them beware of such ideas as these, for they are false! Slavery never can be abolished by such a false representation of things. View things as they are, and then act accordingly. Let wisdom, prudence and the Word of God direct; and not the blind, headlong, rash precipitancy of squeamish feeling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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