Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-15
FOR rIfE EN1uIEER.l
TIE 81 ARK or CAIN

Il tan dcnniia;!ol.-hE the same rules which ,Iclr
, son aud Madison successfully Cnucd to ,hr ron
s.rucnn and Interpretation of our fcdrrnl Corst,n
! tnn. The Biblc should he iukcn as q whole with MI
its checks and balances, Tnh rc-cad wiilou. nu,r ~
/, comment, with the Virginia Hud Kentucky Rcanlu.
tl"n- IN hand. Ia Re property appreciated and under.
: stood. With these u,rivaed gaascs In ASST; III,
mental ision il will at appear tIa, If the Sn.
cred volume be received ut all rule of acton in
religion and morals, il should, Ike o,ir Federal Con.
siutOn, BE- received - whole every clause having
lis due weigh and influence, when construed hv il,
obvious sense nn PLAIN meaning; but more .I,cciay
i'll the importance b" of dtScrInju0St tnp Gc,ycy
primtrr aiI dr,Sd'irc truth. In the Bible n: n our
political constitution, ccr;n;n primitive und ndennn-
strablc truths presented for ncceptnnce recurring
he received as truth without cHvIl or dispute and
not to he called in question by drrva,ive or securla
~ truths. DcrvaiivG truth would deprive Delaware.
and Rhode Island ot an equal representation in the
Senate with New York and PENNSYLVANIA, If tho pri.
nitivc, mdcmnlis!rablc truth that they arr cte,! 70
IL by virtue OF Stat" auvcrcigntv, Wa plainly ac-
knowled.ci and set forth III the Constitution. So
als" in receiving the Bible. We have 70 rcccivc with.
oui cnvli or dispute, III" original and drInuns iruhl"
truths contained in il :, par!rniu. >. ,,I ucr truths
derived from l'Nnn rc-i"'' They ,ust ne rccCiy c,.
whether III c"Ii''rl.iy in opuns;:nu nr Lc"OiId
;Ir comprehension Of human rea>nn Scicucu j.
bound 10 lcml il ali in correcting verbal ,rur r. NJ
may have crc: mo the Book and To- correct rrr,,n,
nus interpretations "i c"r:an indefinite terms ~
days for instance, when Used to G,,irnatr ufrtcrni
mHc cycles III time. But II has NJ authority over any
ri those rcvenl" intrlnansrab. truths nur Of il.
province and beyond the comprehension OF human
reason sICh for ir-;airr, ~ the effects ai sin Luyc
| wrought On the world and it inlab,tau,- We must
receive ~ primitive undis; uicd truth that inr .d-
rls sim the earth WAS cursed: the naturr Of its soil
clnn%"d go i"c ;''sl instead of r"lucn@ rrcS sup.
;nying all humtn WHnis. thOrns nl thistle. sunu,nue.
"lSy Crrw Up, and man was doomed 70 look 70 the
! orb Of the lrld tor ,pd and ain thc sweat of his
| :Icc 10 cH; bread. VIC mast believe that thai evil
being whgtrvcr !, originally vas which tempted our
trs tp p-1u i..9 D1,. L..
| type "r 'pc'ic character changed -mr!gmnrrhosrd
10 reptile, - Cain soon after was " negro BIZ lhc
Sin 1n"G. Woman. io" had her share il. The evils
produced lay the iall. She doomed Ia E!0rr,u hv
III" express words "IE I,Sir, EhdN ir 3M'O Pm ms.
b,iad Hnd he Sh0N 5'akc ovcr M.t" Her riy.t SON
Cain, murdered his brother. and Tor rhis .n the t,ird
curse mentioned ia Scripture wns dcu0uns.i acare;
him. That this curse changed lis ,vpc. pu, >ia-,rarf
upon him. and doomed hiin {" SUN rv,n labor with
ont receiving The reward Il l., L.. and that ne
S'"-nidrE ,whic! could hr no other than ha. Of aci.
ncssD changed his original rypc rnI phvsirnl arucar
acr - much. rs 10 "uahg any onr Ia Lnnyc lin Al .
glance, 70 prevent his bC!n- killed should a!-o be- re-,
crIN"d rs primitive" uri-Iua truth an 20 IA. foot
ing nnd entitled 10 equal rrcdcncr with every n,!rr
original nd@nonstgahlc truth r"v"al,a in ;h, 8ncrrd
volume.
Taki..s This truth !"r -rGn'Cd alI l,vont di,ruf.
"" should n'yl p""crci rnir- The .i-h! afforded bv
the Nir. mia Gl!d k"rurkT Resolutions T., Trace Il.
,"inI"A""' with 0tEcr truths revealed in the same
li"'h II order 10 1--WE /; il, duo weight and Influence
Ju> az oE r'"n and Madison Gid in ruI.Eacimc III
er The admitted IiMiy al truth. cnutancI in the id r.I
c"n,'i;ution. when Interpreting ~" co:,ruins u,a,
instrument. the iirsi C"Tnr,!"n ii h. truth with
aroth'r revealed trr;i, j. found in the j.h chapter and
-'iii 'crs""i Grc7ls We Hr" hrr" told Il father
calling hla son v ;h.. Of Noah. ">IyiE@. hi.
s!nnc ShaR comr0r' care. cT,a ,, cc,c a.d McfoR
q o"r hands. LcaDSc 4 N1 ajcnaH he LorE GsG
nan cTsrd.' Ihr n,At ia in the .th chapter aid
10Th verse Of H. same book, wler. urc told ty
his SAN" Noah, how ;Ec descendants oi Adnn /
ia and ! linz, If ~l,.,,
and Jnph,t. "'" he c.arOr;.d c.ncerah.a. ~. .
.''" ""I f%I " "r'' hHT9s, htc,i,,s "t He Fr",D@ ,
comorcd concerning, he. worl: md toilet th,irhan,.,.
ny me race I" CAN, IL" Summarized man, Unto whG,
aM:y 'inn' 'i! hH" .Ii,ac' aga;ns: his afic.. Noah
ana aGrIIiSi the Hc III y -, called IN ScriDicrr ia,
sons at ''nd, Gy nc:marIa-" with ,hc arcu;fci rGcc
o: Chn %ihf m9rI '"nS Ct S,TcdntS 10 tie hne OF
Shem and JGpasf. There is link waniiny of posi-
i've and direct revolution concerning the inter mar
rn%e "i Nmahs youngest son, Ham, with he race of
n.ii: Du Mr. JHhn FlcfCi,r, in an elaborate work,
entitled "Siudic on Savery, nas proved us clearly,
nT na %r. Tas suG4 an yiS 4ieERaEBRRr E EBRRr@ @ s 5ied
by that name, was born, ar any sons VI "a! p''"
lam himself = mentioned ns the father ot tHi'niI
or The slave race. tho TIM: were slaves IL Aihd
when he went forth ou' "i tho ark, hciorc any men.
tjon whatever il made ri his sons. The ours" oi
Noah, d-u"ucri a-aiLs: Canaan, ar IN" SiA'" race
WA, only u repetition and lur'hrr explanation "i lac
,r,r already denounced against Tam. or mn 'r Na'r
casr the murder "; hi brother. Abel ini th'S -.%f'
rncc had the EIR-wdE - a." upon u"iii ni', 'i''
I'm. .in.,nnrk was hlackIl"-. l. proved h" hInckn"sr
cud slavery bcu. attached I" The race OF canaan !"
yrrinus oiicr parts of Scripture ai Ms" proved ny
urofanc history. and hv observation "H'rn'mE 90"
10 the present day. Th" Iananni;"s. III" l!"'''r-,
tine Eihnuialr and thu u"rr"S. hr" one aild III" ,''"
uropir. They are s;ill Slaves and have n"hy' hrch
:, r. nther races or 10 another. lh"y are aJ"''
slaves to one hnnth"r-thc strong tEfa'nH'I. W. W.
tLr wcak-in the cellars, !anr2 ard ai!cN' q! w"
York and Philadelphia. or wherever else c""Gr'@hc'
,o,c,hr mud left TO themselves. They arc s!av'a III
mind nos ~ when tho nnnc Canaan, t" '"signa'" !
iha, peculiar character @! mind impressed upon '!
"a oral;fv them Tor slavery, was Gwen tHt' inc!
are black now IL when tush. the hrSt -o "l tt'!'''
,,os Inrn ouJ received. tho name ra>h, hCraU3c Il"
vn JL,rL Hut lest hi, should b" considered u tor
tur.s SCRIPTURE. hv the nducllc plHts"Ph! 10 p'N
for authority in the sucrrd writings for The ln-AHi"
~ Invrry We have only 10 fall back upon the pr'nl''
o o5ui,trd nnd in,'emonstrabc truths revealed III
tho R;hln for what cannot be denied or galn:saiu ta'
tho pstitut;on of slavery clearly estnbshrh mere
in and that one portion Of tho human ihcc was cura'r
and doomed to bc servant, OF scrS.S M !" r oi
whether negroes or no We lind me INSTITUTION VI
slavery NOT only In; all through the P"nateuch WIN
ynro,is regulations IN regard I" 1t. Inc only question
,hcn ,rould be- which o the two races" the bIHrh "r
the white, was to he sri' ans o. u, ohrr,. who were
y;,c cusIayiur the various tribes oi Cainantc Wh"
,yrrr h]acl; hv the authority q" God ana taxing 'Hcr
country from them. SccinS WHH' 'h' r",| n''
done by placing himself nhnvc 'nc :,'e no'r'
1 "a.
rions urc now doing III running awa% rom
the sncrcd Record - correct siS' n"' re'e"!eu ~ '
in tho Word ri God eivcu to man ior M moral s''"
ancc but only sins i'll III" eyes al BRUSH p"'i'u'',.,
:. ct M man" he said, put confidence III man: mn
h;rJ L, down from mischief by t!!c chllns ~ the
| Cnns.;t,,,ion. '-tht Bihr. Jefferson and Madison
forged and fastened tho chains on the poi;ic,a' %no
hrgan to violate our Federal Consi'"''on ainnet p
E,r, ,h, ink WAS drv and thereby saved the Constr
| .n,ion and The Federal Union. What lnicrrfn"o.r
,;is wnulh E,,uuhicaniSm III France and III me S"hh
American Sratc1, Mexico and Central A'cEirn h'''
avoided ~ athrrnC strictly nnd literally 20 'LcI cN
n,nl C,ns;;utions What iutcrn,Mahlc evils W"nnl i'I
;I,e countries "i Christcldom have ayoia"'' u 'l,'
Irs., hoJ no, E.tcacd to thr politicians, or I" Sc
coodarv truths drawn from huWon ica'ou oU' n'V'
confined themselves ~ preaching inc "F'!''. H. "t
,rJi. ,la;nlv revealed III the Bhlc, according I"
,L ,rrc srnsn and Obvious meaning ana ineh,'oh
,h.r.oi instead Of preaching whatever 'NcN lhIfh'
link or precud the politicians II inTsc com @
r;hnre Church and State are united. Inl"l' zen " li'
,,n,i1 nromotn the interest OF religion ana f:E'
t,if r.,.oolcd ar moi but which, in Their opinion
e not rcyc,l,,l ought Ia have been Tc'ea.1". lie
nr;t;sb abolition doctrine, which, 20 many "i Hc
Cierry mr.. now preaching. opens an"hcr source u
religious Obligation not less an. ho. d.,
than il ia new and uncXpectcd, as II dcciaI's 'hn u"
raa Of {, cd booming portion oi the human rhGe
~ he srryan, of servants ~ another 70 dr ~ s
;i,.l,, ius The authority TO make an! 'h''E SID,
,i, ni,,,ed " Catholics or Protc5;an;s, or any
rn",ndcrs whatever Of the Holy Scg!plures' IN
Sfpa AZ ,,,, ,f Church. in Rome or lvId"i!--tae
Tnu,en - " T,,tcr fal,-.!s limited" III Ise the
,orSs orfaa liz Trtle vnrc cl the VIRGINIA and kenIGCky
TCs"lnons b. the plain :erse Aid in:e ton Of it
boz: Sonasi he rss;S sn "2H The BIB! ;S prS bss
nnu tt.a; rh;ch Iccfc7 y tat acs end deeds "F'
sns .ns a, the Ho:c "ri' 'i'n saEer is sin MI Dc
'r,',r"cJ IL: t.cs, Who assert ii il So. H. L.
"H !unpiion oi The Gh po!, and potion
,e tirrrv Of rgh! 10 define Thni conss'u'es 81! =,
NV II ,xu1nincd into, will eEd in tue discovery
Ae1"n a ,IS oSe No. light to deien sin in o,: cogatr
nss ,nrn the Bible haTirs relieved the- from 'a
,rnnSIe The book would be OF no Use at all i t. t.
ss Il s;ss's! ss5s assa S
Hs si ia the organ in religion as our Consfitno
b'1ts ths q oresp Of our political Union Human kno
IL INC o'Ei oluacs will be, too limited tor a com