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labour. Thus far we have been
able to hold that matter in check
in the northern Church mind, by
the independent, & manly & christian
way, in which we have as Southern
churchmen dealt with the question.
But it is in church only. It is a
pent up thing. It is tremendously
pressed from the rear. It feels the
pressure & now & then crys out,
with{underlined} Hopkins article on Bishops{underlined} &
slaves,{underlined} -- upon which I took occasion, by
the way, to give him my mind very
fully,) & it is not in the nature of
things, if everybody else gives way
that it -- the northern church mind -- should stand. It is not
to be supposed if northern churchmen & every body
else gives way, that these states can
continue united. If they separate,
can the dioceses maintain their
union? The thing is impossible.
Impossible, because they of
the north will not desire it,

labour. Thus far we have been
able to hold that matter in check
in the northern Church mind, by
the independent, & manly & christian
way, in which we have as Southern
churchmen dealt with the question.
But it is in church only. It is a
pent up thing. It is tremendously
pressed from the rear. It feels the
pressure & now & then crys out,
with{underlined} Hopkins article on Bishops{underlined} &
slaves,{underlined} -- upon which I took occasion, by
the way, to give him my mind very
fully,) & it is not in the nature of
things, if everybody else gives way
that it -- the northern church mind -- should stand. It is not
to be supposed if northern churchmen & every body
else gives way, that these states can
continue united. If they separate,
can the dioceses maintain their
union? The thing is impossible.
Impossible, because they of
the north will not desire it,