Author: James Trecothick Austin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-18

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9780483313378

Excerpt from Remarks on Dr. Channing's Slavery Presuming that most, if not all the persons by whom this pamphlet will be perused, have already read the remarks on Dr. Channing's Slavery, it is not con sidered absolutely necessary to republish the whole of the pamphlet, though this would have been done if objections had not been made to it by the person to whom the copy-right of the remarks is secured. It was intended, before this was ascertained, to republish the whole, believing that the lack of all argument, in support of our system of slavery, founded either on religion, reason or morality, would be, by that means, rendered as apparent, as the most fanatical abolitionist could desire. The remarks, therefore, to which the comments apply, have been selected, which, with some others, will be sufficient to show the spirit of the book and the intention of the author in publishing it. As the weight of a straw affects a balance, in like manner it is hoped that these comments may have their mite of influence on public opinion, when thrown into the balance of weightier, and much more powerful arguments, in favor of the abolition of slavery. A: the Scriptures were designed to inculcate the duties of doing justly, and loving mercy, and express of reiterated assertions, God's abhorrence of every species of oppression, it appeared to me, when they were brought forward in support of the system of slavery, that something should be done to rescue them from the foul reproach. They were likewise intended to show that history nowhere sanctions as system of slavery, originating in the nefarious and capital crime of man stealing. This was the actuating motive of the writer of the comments. For the success of the design, we are not accountable; it is the widow's mite - and as such, it is respectfully offered to the reader. 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.