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Show 50 TilE LIDEl\TY DELL. l!lcr~onalitu. DY CHAllLES x.. WlllPl'LE. FnoM the earl ie s t days of tho Anti-Slavery cmont unti. l now, this saying bas been con· mov a The Abolitionists arc evidently stanUy repeated, . o le but they fail of sincere and well·mcamng pc P ' . t their own mflucnce, their object, and des roy rson· through their harsh language and ~osa pod tin rty" Moreover, I. t .I s c1 c a r that therr con uc a 1 • • an ill name upon them, tbiJ! respect not only brmgs . d a· f certain substantial a va but deprives them o d h the power of speaking in places, an tages, sue as nt inaccessible of being beard by persons, at prose tbrowa ' '1any a pulpit would have been to them. " d ay open to tho Preachers of Anti-Slavery, an roo PEl!SONALITY. 51 a congregation of respectable and influential men would have listened to their words, if they would only have accommodated themselves to the ways of the place, and denounced tho sin in abstract generalities that would leave the sinner alike undisturbed, whether ho slumbered, mused, or listened. Perhaps they took warning from the usual inefficacy of such preaching. But, be that ns it may, these impracticable men pursue their original course, 1mying no more heed to the warning voices around and behind them than did the princess Perie-.zadch in the Arabian tale, when in pursuit of tho talking bird, tho singing tree, and the yellow water. Perhaps indeed they saw reason, like tho princess, t.o doubt tho friendly purpose of those warnings, but had they believed them wise, they would hardly have failed to accept the instruction, even from enemies. It may be useful to some to rehearse the reasons why they originally adopted, and why they still continue the practice of plain speaking. |