Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-01-22

!. Il lhe IsrmI S1I IS d l,ll - lIlIVl 81 l(s d
anissrss. sna Il txlly, q A0Sl Z - = :
necessary consequences that iAe Laws 81
q xcvefnncnt are 10 be oheyed. ltia not
contanded that any government l. nevar
to BE- overturned, with the righteous pur-
pose Of Substituting better IN ns place.
i has often been accessory, as il oIasn
will b. again.
This is resolution! Bm do ,hose who
oppose, or threaten 10 oppcse the law III
question plant themselves upon the right
of rcvslulion?
Perhaps it would be, well II they did,
then their country would know how to
deal with them. There are but two JUS
tifiable courses, which .hs oppressed, or
the frlen Is en- take; the one Is snbmiss.
ion to law, the other open revolution
ary resistance, Of course your COM
nttee do not mean TO exclude the resis-
tancc OF argument aud remaastrance. But
this is not all the opposiionlhat is threat.
ened to the law in question.
But the objector asks, am | bound TO
give back my fellow ~ II in bondage
The answer isif you have covenanted 80
to do YOU are bound. Blu, he asks again
have so covenanted, the answer is Your
fathers have done il for you, and that is
precisely the same thing rs though you
had done il yourself, Bat he says there
Is law Of the inner man, Of the moral
constitution which is abhorrent 10 such a
thing and forbids its performance. To such
a reasoner your com Dit,ee would say, tha,
nc is 10, pure for The transactions Of men
and The society Of earth, an that in the Ian
gnage Of holy writ :.he must need 90 ou,
Of The world" The capacity Of law 10
work evil does not authorise refusal to
sust lin it, much less open resistance Ia
its execution. Suppose that il were nee
essary under treaty stipulation will
t-esss .r'eu'n to yiefu ncr senmen IRON
on Doard our vessels 10 the unjust ant
no'rlo'e imPressineht OF tiie bf'''sh SER
vice. eou'd we refuse her, cause oi tht
consequences
~ D'8ht become necessary 70 treat WIN
tie oppressive Austrian ana 'he naughty
nussiah =, 'or 'he delivery OF the oppressed
hungarian. Iouid we righ'iuliy disre-
Sa,u 'he 'rea'y.
we constantly denver me chizens OF
o!ner states upon lne mere charge oi crime
wh'eh may DC ma'ighah. ana iaise. Inc
Jaws OF me states commit TO the Jurist'c-
aic'i"i, o. the cruel husband and 'a'her
.ae "e,P'css we ana ohi'dr,h, ana yt'
''''se laws are mol coh'e'n''ed and SET al
tangM.
The oblector then derives noaid from
/ anaogy; IN silent acqniescencc he yields
daily ooedlcnceto tie Laws which III sound
sense work evil, without the least suspi
cIon OF a violation OF COOL c'nsrience.-
But there j. a large class Of opposer'
who base their opposition upon the sup
posed dictates OF religion, they say tina
The posi'ive precap's Of revelation forblt
the purpose Of the law anlthai they must
yield obedience to the commands Of Got
rather than the enactments Of men, you
| committee however are full in the belle
that such ground Of resistance is whol..
feien.d and untsneble.
, Ii Is admitted that both the old and new
testament contain some precepts wllicl
: tolerate disobetience TO The injunctions q
/ the civil p,wcr. But your committee ar
of the opinion iha. they cannot be straine
/. TO afford authority for resistance in III
: case under consideration. One often a
duccd by persons OF certain stamp,
q the case Of Shadreck Meeshsch and AL
! edingo where they refused to obey III
8 .jmpious decree Of the impicus Ncbucha.
/ liesssr al the lime the corsaet flute, sscI
i lbut, psaltry dnlciner and ell kinds
d music should be heard, whosoever do
lr not fall down and worship the imag
ID should be cast into the fiery furnace. he
e was q direct interference with the We
,e ship Of God, and when the laws Of u
" government command similar acts, It "
hi be time enough 10 make the appl'cat,,'