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s u c h a g e n e r a l l a w o f n a t u r e , b y a d d u c i n g the o c c a s i o n a l d e p a r t u r e s w h i c h h a v e f a l l e n u n d e r his o w n p e r s o n a l observation. W e plant ourselves d o w n on the b r o a d a n d a c k n o w l e d g e d p r i n c i p l e , that G o d c r e a t e d a l l m e n c a p a b l e o f f r e e d o m : if, t h e n , t h e y h a v e b e c o m e u nfit for this c o n d i t i o n , i t is b y o u r f a u l t t h e y h a v e b e c o m e s o ; a n d o u r e x e r t i o n s , i f w e a r e w i l l i n g t o do o u r d u t y , c a n e a s i l y r e store to t h e m that fitness o f w h i c h w e h a v e d e p r i v e d t h e m . Some m a y plead, in justification of their personal cont i n u a n c e i n the business o f s l a v e - h o l d i n g , t h e i r a p p r e h e n sions that e m a n c i p a t i o n here w i l l p r o m o t e t he m i x t u r e o f t he w h i t e a n d c o l o r e d r a c e s . T o s u c h persons w e c a n g i v e a most c o n c l u s i v e r e p l y . A relinquishment of your s l a v e s , in c o n n e x i o n w i t h t h e i r c o l o n i z a t i o n , w i l l e f f e c t u a l l y r e l i e v e a l l y o u r s c r u p l e s , as it w u T f r e e y o u f r o m the s i n o f e n c o u r a g i n g and s u p p o r t i n g the s y s t e m o f s l a v e r y , a n d w i l l , a t the s a m e t i m e , d e l i v e r y o u f r o m a l l c r i m i n a l i t y w h i c h y o u a p p r e h e n d w o u l d be a t t a c h e d to p r o m o t i n g the m i x t u r e o f the r a c e s . Y o u m a y p l e a d that c o l o n i z a t i o n w i l l n ot r i d the c o u n t r y o f this e v i l . B u t it w i l l c e r t a i n l y r i d y o u ; a n d e v e r y m a n ' s g r e a t a n d first - business is to r epent o f a n d e scape f r o m his o w n jams. Oiler your s l a v e s for c o l o n i z a t i o n , a n d t h e y w i l l b e a ccepted : t hus y o u r c o n s c i e n c e w i l l be c l e a r e d . It is s i n g u l a r that m e n s h o u l d c o n s i d e r t h e m s e l v e s j u s t i f i a b l e i n c o n t i n u i n g to s u p port a s inful s y s t e m , b e c a u s e e v e r y one a r o u n d t h e m w i l l n ot a g r e e t o w i t h d r a w t h e i r support at the same time. The s y s t e m o u g h t to f a l l , a n d must f a l l ; b ut it w i l l fall o n l y b y one a n d a n o t h e r s u c c e s s i v e l y w i t h d r a w i n g f r o m its s u p p o r t , a n d d e c l a r i n g t h e i r b e l i e f i n its sinfulness. The p r o b a b i l i t y o f the f ull s u c c e s s o f c o l o n i z a t i o n , as a p o l i t i c a l r e m e d y for s l a v e r y , is a q u e s t i o n w h i c h w e need not now examine. F o r n e i t h e r the sinfulness o f s l a v e r y , n o r o u r d u t y to a b a n d o n i t , depends, i n a n y w a y , on the s u c cess o f c o l o n i z a t i o n . I f s l a v e r y be s i n f u l , o u r d u t y is to r id o u r s e l v e s o f a l l p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n the s i n w h i c h it i n v o l v e s , w h e t h e r the c o l o n i z i n g s c h e m e s h a l l p r o s p e r o r fail. A n d that it is s i n f u l i s as c e r t a i n as that the l i g h t of G o d ' s truth has shone upon our w o r l d . A s t he c o n c l u s i o n o f a l l that h a s b een a d v a n c e d , w e a ssert it to be the unquestionable d u t y o f e v e r y C h r i s t i a n ,