The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-25

III absurd 10 say ihs, American
N differs in form or princiP'e from
flhe chosen people. We accept me
fe trims as the defaifioa Of our sidre-
and is ProcePts as NE guide Of our
bndpcf We desire nothing more. Even
hi rich, 10 buffet" which is esteemed so
Shocking, f9d, is express license 10 the
rospel. Peter ii. 20. Nay, VIVA, is
3 more. God directs the Hebrews TO "bore
holes 10 the ears Of their brothers 10 mark
them, when under certain circumstances
they become perpetual sldres: Es. xxi. 6.
think, then, may safely conclude, and
firmly believe, that American slavery is
not only not sin, bu, especially command.
Ell by God through Moses, and approved by
Christ through his apostles. And here |
might close lis defence; for uhat God or
dams and Cbrist ssuct,ties should surely
command the respect and federation OF Man.
But fear there has grown up in our time
Transcendea,al Religion which is throw
ing even TrsnsceHden,sl Philosophy into
the shade--s Religion too pure ind eleVa.
ted for the Bible which seeks to erect
among men q higher slaodard Of Morals
Than the Almighty has revealed or our Sa.
yiour preached, and which is probably des
lined TO do more 10 impede the extension OF
Gods kingdom on earth than all the Inf
dsls which have ever lived. Error ls err
Jor, II is as dangerous 10 devlale 10 the
yi.bt hand as the left, AID Shen men
protesting TO be holy men, and who are by
numbers so regarded, declare those things
10 be sluf1l which our Creator has express
~ authorized and instituted, they DO more
10 destroy His authority among mankind
than the most wicked eau effect by pro.
claiming that 10 be innocent which he has
forbidden. To this sel(.fighteous and self.
exalted class belong all the Abolllonlsli
whose writings have read. Win them
i, is no end Of the argument 20 prove you'
propositions by the test Of the Bible, inter
preied according 10 its PLAIN and palpabie
meaning and as understood by ell manklnC
for three thousand years before their time
They are more ingenious al conslfulng snt
inlerpoleting 10 accommodate u 10 lhei
new tangled and ETHEREAL code Of morals
than ever we're Voltaue or Hume in pick
ing il 70 pieces free the world from sha
ibev considered q deusion. When ths
u Aboi,ioniss proclaim man stesiing is
be sin, and show me that il is SO writer
n down by God, | admit them to be right
and shudder al the idea Of such a crime
Bot when show them that 10 bold al bono
men forever" IS ordained By God, The,
deny the Bible, and set up in its place Z
LIu Of their orn makiag. ! nust theT
cease 10 reason with them on thus b,anct
OF the question. Our religion differs a
widely Us our manners. The Great Judg
in our day Of hual account must decide b.
tween Us.
Turning from the consideration Of s'ay'
holding in it's relsiions TO man Is 80 az
coun'sbe beng. lei Us examine II 10 IT'S II
filence on his political and social stat
Thou!h, being foreigners to Us, you are
DO wise entitled to interfere with the CT.
institutions Of This country, il has becou
qui'e eumnon for your countrymen to d
cry slavery as an enormous political evil
", and even 10 declare that cur Notihel
States ought TO slthdrB" from the 20
frd4racy rather tnon continue TO be co
tamiaaled by it. The American A5o
tionisls appear 10 concur fully in these se
lineuts, and portion al least OF the
are ircessanly threatening TO dlssol
the Union. Nor should ! be at all su
prsed ii they succeed. ii would not
difficult, 10 ny opinion, 10 conjecture ahi
region, The North or South, would suti
most by such an event, For one | sh9u
not object, by any means, 10 cast my lot
q cguederacy Of States whose cltz-
might all be slave holders. endorse vii
ont reserve the much abused sentiments
Gov. NJ diff, that slavery IS the corn
stone Of our Republican ed.tce ;" while
repUjsie, rIdicoIously absurd, that Inut
lsuIed but no where accredited dogma
Mr. jefferson, that all tnea are bo
eqlsh' No Society has ever yet exlsle
and have already incidentally quoted Il
hughes. authority 10 show that none ey
viii exist, without a natural variety
classes. The most marked OF these u.l
in a country Ike ours, be the rich aud I
poor, the educated and the iguofant.
will scarcely be disputed that the very pc
have Tess leisure to prepare themselves
The proper discharge Of public duu's %
the rich and that The gHofa5t are WHO
uati, FOR them al all. Il all countries sa
ours Ihese Two classes, OF The poor fsth
VINO are presumed 20 be necrs.arly 10
tont, are By la~ expressly excluded frt
oil participation 10 The management Of p.
lie atfl,rs. Ia Republican Goyarnme
This cannol Ia done, tuyersaI s,ard.
though no. essential % theory, sesm, to
10 fact necessary oppenda2e to Rep,
Icaa sysiem. Where universal sufra
obtains II is obvious that the government
10 the hands Of numerical ms jjri'y; q
It IS hardly necessary TO say thsg u eve
psrt Of the word more lhau hall the peoI
are ignorant and poo. Though 10 {
can look upon poverty as 4 crime, and
do moi generally He'e regard IL as auy O.
lection to 4 mao N hJs mIrydual cnpacI'
sri. il must BE- edmauet Jhall, IS wfe'c
ed and insecure government which : d