Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-01

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aThe National Era Of this city, the great
gun Of Abolitionism, is rather gravelled by the
reproofs we have felt it our duty to administer
! to the Political Preachers 1t seems to think
that we would have had nothing but kind
words for them, had they acquiesced in Slave
nv as a necessary part Of the religion Of the
humble Saviour All that we have to say on
that subject il, that we desire the clergy,
whether for or against Nebraska to keep the
subject disconnected from religion.
ssThe doctrines Of the divine Founder OF the
Christian system like the Constitution under
which VIC live, neither establish nor inhibt
Slavery They permit and protect it, Under
those doctrines a man may hold slaves and BIO
Christian, or q man may refuse to hold slaves,
and be Christian. Men are not commended
by the Saviour, in any Of his teachings, to abol-
ish Slavery So far from there being any
command to abolish it, certain rules are pre-
scribed for the treatment of men held in servi-
tude and bondage Washington Sentinel.
Our neighbor thinks there is something in
congrnous in the character Of Political
Preacher What does he think Of . theologi-
cal politician? The Sentinel arraigns Doctor
Beecher for meddling with q political question,
and at the same time undertakes himself to
NEEDLE with religious question. Is not the
Doctor as well qualified to deal with the poll
tics Of his country, as the politician Of the SEN
tincl is with the polcmics Of tho Bible !?
The Sentinel practically repudiates what it
calls upon the clergy to do Keep the subject
disconnected from religion, 1t appeals to
Christianity to show that it has no connection
with Christianity they appeal to Christianity
to show that it has. A fair question, Mr.. Sen
ti,el, and it will not do for you to deny them a
right you claim for yourself.
On the whole, yonr performances. as q
Theological politician are not quite so cred
table as theirs, in the character of political
preachers Their politics are sound, which is
more than can be said of your polemics. The
Slavery prevailing in the Roman empire at
the time of the advent Of Christianity, was
chiefly achite slavery the Slavery, then, which
the Ssntiners Christianity permitted and pro
tecied, was the Slavery Of white men and il
had its origin in just such causes as black Sla-
very in our day has grown out of. The editor
of the Sentinel, who is a Democrat, progress.
siye Democrat, Jeherso9ian Democrat, a
Democrat Of the largest liberty order, believes
that the religion of Jesus Christ sanctions Sla.
very in itself, without regard to the color OF
race of it's victims, the Slavery of the white
as we'll as the black aforementioned and
I protected system, under which white slaves
were bought and sold like brutes work
ed without wages, scourged without mercy
and put to death whenever it suited the within
or passion Of the master, without violation oil
law That is the SsntinePs idea Of Christian.
ity, which it accepts as beneficent system OF
Non. Intervention, like the Constitution of the
United States!
| We claim to live under better dispensation
Let the editor of the Sentinel, If he please
cling to religion that would authorize his
brother Of the Union, had he the power, 10 sci
him 70 work in his efice work without wages
10 flog him Cor disobsdience, 70 sell him on the
block, and 70 separate him 1t his pleasure
from his family. We believe in no such reli.
gion. The Christianity We believe and reverence
is that, whose golden rule is, DO unto others
what you would have others do to you-agrand
evcr-present, over-working Principle of In.
tervention against all wrong-doing.