Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-09-20

! IHE 4BOLITICNISTS.-iiIiS Ills tdnatlcal party
in religion and politics seems to be getting
into difficulty. Men OF reflection saw from the
beginning that theii principles if consistently
carried out would lead to the subversion of all
authority and the dissolution Of all govern
ment and subo-diration both III tie family
and the State. For in all governments au-
thority OF control is exercised by our human
being over others which, according to their
fundamental maxim is wrong. Some of them
are now beginning to carry out their prlncl-
pies. II. C.. Wright who was formerly a
Professor, we think in the Western Reserve
College, and who is now the 'ckildre"'s agent, ~
of the Anti.slavery Society, boldly teaches the
doctrine that all human governments are usuT-
nations, as the reader will see from his owp
language. HIS Office is to travel over the
country and collect together children whose
parents are thoughuess enough TO let him do
so, teach them what he p!eases. The follow
ing is taken from an account furnished by
himself for the Hberator of what occurred, on
sabbath evening, in family circle where he
and two other abolition agents met and spent
the evening in giving instruction on the sub
cct of their agency. ..
ave came to the unanimous CONCLUSION
that God nerer did gire to man dominion orcr
| anan-that men, women, or children never
should be subjected, in any kind or degree, to
! the vii! of man-that when one man,In any way
or to any extent, subjects another man to his
will, he invades the prercgatiVe of God"
An inquiry was started-What Institu-
tons among men necessarily tend to subject
man to the will of man! Whatever they
might be, it was concluded unanimously that
| they were NAHUM in se-wrong in themselves.
Our school system, from the infant school
dorm to the University, as now constituted
and managed, it was thought tended to en-
! slave the mind of man to man, to ALLEVIATE the
soul from God and bind it in chains of human
scrvitude. All civil governments are design
ed to subject man to the dominion of man, and
| of necessit; tend to this result. Therefore all
human governments are usurpatons ncces-
sarly wrong ; and no one who entered into the
kingdom of Christ should have any thing to do
with them. This was a startling doctrine to
some Of our precious little circle, and efforts
were made to show that such were not the
design and necessary tendency of human gov
ernments.'
"The church and ministry were canvassed.
Some of our circle thought these institutions,
as now constituted, necessarily tend to sub
iect man to the will of man, to take man out
from under Gods dominion, and subject him
to mans. Itwas thought that many minis
ters preached themselves rather Christ, and
and were more anxious to establish their own.
than Christ's Influence over men. The do
mestc institution, though designed by God t.,
establish his authority over the world, and pc
culiarIy adapted to this end, yet, as now man
aged, it was an engine to crush the soul an,
subject it to man. At least, it does little tt
wards conquering the world to Christ. We
concluded that when ever our love for any fe
low being, whatever the relation sustained to
us, leads us to think, speak or act with refer.
ence to the will and pleasure OF that being,
our love was sin the sight OF God"
"Thus we settled the question, that God
alone has a right of dominion over man-that
he has never authorized man to exercise do
mion over man in any forln-not even parents
over their children. for their duty is to subject
their children to not their own will but to
Gods. Nor man over woman. Thus did we
conclude, that no institution designed, or ne
cessarily tending, like hrman governments and
I sIareru, to subject man to the DOMINION OF man