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Show 8 INTRODUCTION. are unsound, we hope he will reject them. On the contrary, if they are correct and well-grounded, we hope he will concur with us in the conclusion, that the institution of slavery, as it exists among us at the South, is founded in political justice, is in accordance with the will of Gon and the designs of his providence, and is conducive to the highest, purest, best interests of mankind. LIBERTY AND SLAVERY. CHAPTER I. TllE NATURE OF CIVIL LIBERTY. FEw subjects, if any, more forcibly demand our attention, by their intrinsic grandeur aud importance, than the great doctrine of human liberty. Correct views concerning this are, indeed, so intimately connected with the most profound interests, as well as with the most exalted aspirations, of the human race, that any material departure therefrom must be fraught with evil to the living, as well as to millions yet unborn. They are so inseparably interwoven with all that is great and good and glol"ious in the destiny of man, that whosoever aims to form or to propagate such views should proceed with the utmost care, and, laying aside all prejudice and passion, be guided by the voice of reason alone. |
