The Quarterly Anti-slavery Magazine

Liberty and oppression always and every where in conflict-Oppression at work
in our country, 62.-Experiment of self-government successful so far as it has

been tried-Slavery not a local evil, 64.- Anti-republicanism, in principle, identical

with slavery--its increase persecution of the Indians, 65.— Taste for aristocratic

distinction, 66.-Pursuit of wealth, 67.-Redeeming influences, 68.--Need of com-

bining all the friends of freedom, 70.-Anti-Liberty doctrines of Pickens and Cal-

houn, 71.--Slaveholders endeavoring to enlist all property-holders on their side,

71.-True liberty can only be built on the doctrine of equal human rights, 72.

V. SLAVERY AND THE CONSTITUTION, By Rev. J. May...

Are the people of the non-slaveholding states bound by the Constitution not to

attempt the overthrow of slavery ? 73.- The affirmative is a heavy charge against

the framers, 74.—Power of the framers, 75.— Jealousy for state rights, 76.— The

right and wrong of slavery not discussed at the time of the Revolution, 77.—The

old confederation had no power to abolish the slave trade, 78.-All that can be

said of the Constitution, is that it did not abolish slavery, 79.—The preamble, 79.

-Ratio of representation, 80.- Implication of the word "persons," 81.—"Migra-

tion and importation,” 82.- Debates of the Conventions of the States, 83.-Fugi-

tives, 84.-Jury trial, 85.--Protection against "domestic violence,” 88.

VI. Rev. F. A. Cox, D.D., AND HIS AMERICAN APOLOGISTS..

Appointment of Drs. Cox and Hoby, 91.–British and Foreign society for uni-

versal abolition--its objects, 92.-Dr. Welch of Albany, 92.-Dr. Cox's note, 94.

--Instructions 10 Mr. Thomson, 96.-Sentiments of Abraham Booth, 97.-Dr.

Cox in New Hampshire, 98.-Rev. S. A. Cone, 100.-Rev. Howard Malcom,

101.-Charleston Baptist Association, 103.

VII. LAND PIRACY, By the Editor.

104

Ruin of small slaveholders, 104.- Virgil A. Stewart's story, 105.-Rumored in-

surrection at Livingston, 107.-Proceedings thereon-Hanging without jury, 109.

--Trial of Albe Dean, 110.

New PUBLICATIONS.

112

Miss Grimke's Appeal-Yarndee-Glasgow Discussion, 112.

No. VI., for January, 1837.

Abolitionists aim to rectify the primary elements of society, 113.

I. SLAVERY AND THE BIBLICAL REPERTORY, By Rev. Samuel Crothers. ... 115

The defence of slavery left to theological professors, 115.---Ground and charac-

ter of the contest changed, 116.-"Five ways" of making slaves, 117.----Jahn, the

Pope and the Jesuits, 119.- The morality of Princeton and Guinea identical, 120.

-Slavery by captivity, 121.-By purchase, 124.-By the right of creditorship,
126.—By the sentence of a judge, 128.-By birth, 129.-Slaveholding among the

surrounding nations-among the Hebrews, 131.

II. ABOLITION A RELIGIOUS ENTERPRISE, By Rev. Henry Cowles..........133

American slavery a sin, 133.—Brutalizes, 134.-Cherishes bad passions in its

supporters, 135.-Involves principles hostile to piety, 136.—Why abolition should

be prosecuted religiously, 140•

III. THE CONSTITUTION, By N. P. Rogers Esq.

.......145

If the Constitution sanctions slavery, it is the most iniquitous of all documents,

145.—But slavery is not in the instrument, if the framers designed it to be there,

146.-Slavery is unconstitutional to the letter-Declaration and preamble evi-

dences of intent, 147.-Slave Representation, 149.-Fugitives, 150.-Republican

state governments guarantied—Amendmenis, 151.-No deprivation of liberty

without due process of law, 152.

IV. ON THE USE OF SLAVE PRODUCE, By Charles Stuart.... ...... 153

Slave produce defined, 153.—Unnecessary consumption a transgression of the

divine law-reason, 154.-If there were no buyers, there would be no slavehol-

ders, 155.-Consumers can crush slavery, 156.–Sentiments of the Quarterly A.

S. Magazine condemned, 157.--Illustration of the poor widows' two mites, 158.-

Difficulties do not abolish law, 160.-Slave produce stolen goods, 162.-Physical

expedients, 164.--Slave in Jamaica, 266.—Compulsory effect of abstinence, 168.

- The excuse of necessity, 170.-Difficulty confined to cotton, 171.-Remarks by

the Editor, 172.

V. CASTE IN THE UNITED STATES; A Review, by the Editor.............175

Absurdity of caste under a free government, 176—Intolerable tyranny of caste

in America, 178.-M. de Beaumont and M. de Tocqueville, 178.-Story of Ludo-

vic, 179.-Caste In New Orleans, 182.-- Prejudice in public assemblies, 184.— The

tyranny of the one drop, 185.—Theory of a Connecticut divine, 186.-Insincerity

of our professions of regard for the Anglo-Saxon blood, 187.-M. de Beaumont's

freedom from prejudice, 137.—Mob in Utica, 188.-Inference from the “Dis-

claimer,”-cause of hostility to the negroes, 189.-Connection of caste with the

abolition of slavery, 190.-Color not the real object of hatred-two classes of the

prejudiced, 191.-Charles Lamb, 193.—The authority of custom, 194.-Caste in-

jures our national character, 195.-Is a reproach to republicanism, 196.-Is a dis-

grace to Christianity, 196.—Separation in religious worship, 197.--A waste of the

national resources, 198.

VI. THE DIVERSITIES OF MEN:

199

Influence of heat on complexion, 199.-General law of vegetable and animal

variation, 200.-Power of adaptation in plants, 201.—Diversities of men compared

with those of brutes, 202.-Enumeration of human races, 204.-Effect of tropical

climates upon Europeans, 206.—Diversities of intellect, 207.

• 208

ILLUSTRATIONS OF AMERICAN COMMERCE.

Extracts from Niles' Register, 209.

Folly of our great men, 218.

I. SLAVERY AND THE BIBLICAL REPERTORY, By Rev. Samuel Crothers.... 219

Examination of the proof that “slavery was tolerated among the ancient people

of God," 219.--If it proves any thing, it proves that every country in Christendom

is a slave country, that slavery was the only servitude tolerated by the Scriptures,

220.-When does "obed mean slave? Answer and illustrations, 221.-Buying

servants, 223.—The character of Abraham's servants.

II. SLAVERY AND THE CONSITUTION, By Rev. Samuel John May......... 226

Care of the framers to avoid the mention of slavery-the Constitution re-

cognizes as citizens all who in any of the states possess the elective franchise, 227.

-Inference that the framers looked forward to universal abolition, 228.--Senti-

ments of Dr. Franklin, 229.--Constitution gives Congress power to abolish the

slave trade, which was considered the same in effect as the abolition of slavery,

231.- Opinion of Daniel Webster and others on the power of Congress over the

domestic slave trade, 232.-Power of Congress over the District of Columbia, 234.

-Provision of the Constitution for its own amendment, 237.

III. Is SLAVERY FROM ABOVE OR FROM BENEATH?

.238

The Bible the last resort of slavery, 238—Definition of slavery, 238.-Appren-
ticeship, 240.---Claims of the government on criminals, &c., 241.-Legal defini-
tion. 244.–Eighth Commandment, 245.-Man-stealing, 247.-Man distinguished
from property, 249.-Man created in the image of God, 253.-Import of the word

buy," &c., 254.-Groundless assumption, 255.- Things bought are not neces-

sarily property, 256.—Buying of wives, 257.-Hebrew word translated buy, 258.

--English use of the word buy, 259.-Joseph and the Egyptians, 260.--Persons

who were bought sold themselves, 261.-Design of the Mosaic laws-rights and

privileges of servants, 262.-Festival releases, 263.- Voluntariness of servants,

266.-Pay of servants, 274.-Were servants held as property? No. 281.-Objec-

tions, Laban gave handmaids, 282.-Servants were enumerated in inventories of

property, 283.–Testimony of the Targums, 285.—Respect paid to servants, 236.

-The Gibeonites, 288.– Egyptian bondage analyzed, 291.–Objections consider-

ed, 295.-—"Cursed be Canaan," 296.-Smiting a servant or maid with a rod, &c.,

Ex. xxi. 20, 21., 299.-Lev. 25. 44–46., 306.--"Forever," 308.-Inheritance and

possession, 311.--Hired servants and bond servants, 313.-Different classes of