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Rh juggernaut with him; but hugs and applauds his fellow idolaters? except, that the poor Hindoo, has no Bible, and little comparative civilization; and no republican constitution declaring gloriously, that all men are created free and equal, and are endowed by their Creator, with certain inalienable rights, amongst which are "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" to stimulate or secure his integrity, if upright; or, if a renegado from his principles, to leave him without a cloak for his guilt. And that the extent and malignity of the ground-work, of this feeling may not rest upon an adversary's report, look at the description given by the friends of the Colonization Society, of the particular species of slavery on which the prejudice above adverted to arose, and by which it is still nourished. "On the subject of slavery, we must express ourselves briefly, yet boldly. We have heard of slavery as it exists in Asia and Africa and Turkey—we have heard of the feudal slavery under which the peasantry of Europe have groaned from the days of Alaric until now; but excepting only, the horrible system of the West India Islands, we have never heard of slavery in any country, ancient or modern, pagan, mahomedan, or christian! so terrible in its character, so pernicious in its tendency, so remediless in its anticipated results, as the slavery which exists in these United States." 7th Report, Amer. Col. Soc. 1824.

But—blessed be God! Dagons greater than this, and than the ferocious prejudice, the color-phobia, in the United States, which is its offspring have fallen before the ark of the Lord—and shall fall again—and this shall fall! Truth is great and must prevail—we "can do all things, through Christ who strengtheneth" us: and if we prove unfaithful; if daunted by the fear, or allured by the favor of man; if drawn aside by our own corruptions, or swept away by the awakened wrath of the enemies of equity and peace, let loose upon us—God will not want other and better instruments, and provided there be "glory to him in the highest—and on earth, peace, good will to man"—to the poor man,