Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-07
Free Presbyterian Church.

Fuqitise Stare Lac.
The SYNOD of the Free Presbyterian Church Of
the United States assembled at Ripley, Ohio, in
the month of April, 1851 deem it their duty tc
make and publish the following Declaration and
Testimony in regard to the enactment of the late
National Congress, known as the Fugitive Slave
Law"
The bill which passed the two Houses of Con
gress, and received the signature of the President
of the United States, the 18th of September
and which is now known and in force as the Fugi
tive Slave Law, IS in the judgement of this Synod,
a high handed outrage against Heaven, and a
fearful omen of our national downfall.
This law makes the love of liberty, which the
Creator has kindled up on the altar of every man
heart, crime, and Furnishes the indulgence oil 1t
with chains and servitude.
1t rejects and repudiates all those common law
principles of evidence, which have been ratified by
the wisdom of past ages, and which were intended
to throw the shield of protection over the sacred
rights of man.
worse than Egyptian, Roman, or Algerine bond
age the right of trial by jury and the privilege OF
the writ of habeas representation guaran-
ties which protect even the thief and the murderer.
1t makes obedience to the Gospel criminal
offence, and forbds us to give food to the hungry,
clothing to the naked, and shelter to the weary.
The voice of Nature, as well the law of God,
cans "S - I9a;lI f tI ~ bsa IS
"''I' MN II, i', f. Ill ,c,,, 49, 49,
monsters of cruelty, and commands us, under
heavy penalties, to bar his way, to load him with
irons and to thrust him back into a condition more
dreadful than death itself
IL nous o"V ~ - - CO. f
e9"' " WI - l -, 49,,
fo" lhe'i MONIES '''u i'i'''i0' anu 'ieii'
10 noPelesS ponu'6 ,.,.,
IutS'royS 'Ha' sense Vi PEI Son"i "i''y' "iloh
every honest man mas d IIS'' 70 lGei anu even
we ourselves VINO received Ille olr'hfi9ht ol our
hoerueS ihmeuia'eiy rom Uou' no" nolu 'ilehl
"hly a' the mercy Vi ieS "'i1Su man
II commands US uHuGI tIe 'h!e"'ci''I9 81 n'e
anu 80 '"NI P"t' !" d" nus
VINO may De the redeemed chiiofehoi Uou' char8-
"a win no crime ana Forcing mem o"TN mo d
condition 81 heatntnl7n ana h'"f5l olSaoIhy'
where 1t IS Impossible for taem 10 OBEY the pre-
cepts OF the Gospel and i've lte H'e7 OF consistent
Christians, and thus prepare iof me etefhal world.
such beng some Oh me prominent characters
IcS OF the fu9iuNe oIaNe Law, We IHe lilinlsteIS
and ruling elders composing ti'iN ou' IN IalIhuI
ness to Almighty God and the t5oVefumem OF the
United States, do bear our solemn lesImohy a.
galnst the same, as utterly opposed to the law OF
God-as abhorrent to humanity ana me clTlilzauon
OF the aSe--aS enuf'iy at variance win 1he spirit
and precepts OF the CoSpel OF Jesus oh[lSI-aS
dangerous TO 'he iloerlie1 o Iiie teoP' 'iu
toie 'S nun anu 'o'u' an" Vi i'' "'9 f'" "t'''
'hG y Co"Sclt 1 ..-.;e- ..e,, CA 49,. =.
we declare ana CestIiy oeloi' "9u d'" we
u VIC J',,o,
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'f" ;.o. C,J ANY "'iD L' .,r"'
"9% ANS ucc anu lu',ii'li''s
we teS'lLy against 'e ol 1'Iose
MINISTERS oi 'lle posPeI III 'nl> VIZ
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are e,'Lel h"or ny =, 90 "a ~ ti,o
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noou ?7a'es u OH" fl' P''i'"o WIZ
lot oaP,isih ol ono4u 5,,1,., s+;,
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l'oJ o iy.' ~ hIo r,oI;cI bt ub;cb has oISo
'ib;,,,.ot'J tLo rrh,rcb fIIcd tho hearts Of NOW
,,;tt o,,.'.ioa n,d troaso soarnd
81 lo ",,i' b1;0Tad tI Of ,,iIr;t
Of bcr member and carred her far on the down.
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anu 'l'"' ui,s uo' io al" 4 so ,h "'' ~ Do