Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-07-24
For the Delaware Rspub liean.

LIN DLDuh AMI SLAfHh1."
Such Is the o4pti1u of an editorial in the Della.
ware 9az1tte, of the l5tn oil July: in which the
editor .eavors to exdulpate democracy aud blame
the Bible Tor the Institution of Slavery, aud its con
tinuance in our country. The uemUeracy,i .; ne
aiys, "are satisfied with ths God of Abraham.
Isaac and JncOb whn has .utied the natios through
that raryS fundamentally To its present grsaness
ahd wall have no other 10 teign over ihem. This
the nrat vine We have had an intimation that mod.
cru dem ,erucS claimed any idea of God, or high.
er law" to guide the nation" We have been led
70 believe by denJcralic speakers and democratic
writer's that there were no 'gudes'' to human 40
lions but vii ten constitutions, and finally fugitive
alayo laws, We are pleased 10 SEQ that they ac.
ka". l,dsea "higher law" to "guids' and govern
the ways ofml
We nave no doubt but the party will greatly i'm.
prove BY taking the wloleslme vice Of the editor
Of the Gazste; wdere he tells them ia tho arti1ls
referred tpfWe wish our reauers be fully CONVEX
aant with scripture as Connected with slavery -
rms Is certainly good alvce, aAd We with tho edi.
tof would himself follow it, were he TO do so he
would Nal that such an insti utiun as AMERICAN
biIvs-J Il blush u write Che words Haas not sz,s,
IN the slne. Ihs Bible does not reoo- nirs slavery
and aheuld the editor take his own advice add read
his Bts he will find that the word slave Ia only
menioned ttcies 10 tue Bible, as translated and bu
oLoo in The orr slnai, and 10 both o. these in con-
demnatiOn. defy the editor Of the Gazette or apx
Uther man TO uphold the Institution OF Slavery by
the Bible Il eGLnrt be doue. Mr. Stephens Of Ga
in speech published a few days since in the q ~
stte undertook the TASK but signaly failed lie took
n
the Law, sanctioned slavery, because no healed the
centuriOns servant withOu rebu king him for The
sin Of holding slaves How little does that man
know of his Biole the mission OF our blessed 70
deemer, who so perTert its meaning: or hts mis-
sion " uphold Slavery, Let US for a moment pause
TO see where such conclusions will bring us chrls
healed a ruart, not a Stape, therefore he n. asst
sunction slavery. woman was brought to Oh list
taRen ia adultery in the very act-did he condemr
her tor committing adultery No man that kno ",
anything of the fact will dare 10 say he did Shall
We then say that because Christ did not condem tbe
woman, therefore adultery is no sin. Christ came
mot upon earth to NEEDLE with temporal laws, bui
70 teach the great democratic do,tiue Of christian,
lily That all men are brehera and '.therefoIo MI
things whatsoever ye would that men should do h
you, do you even SO TO them for MIs is thsIts ana
the prophets, Let this pruolple he oArrivd out and
oha.te. slavery will be unknown among men
We hope for the credit OF christianity and tha nro
gress Of knowledge 10 this tie nine, eenth century
to hear Vi Bible Slavery or Of the approval
Of 50 great wrong by him, VINO spake as never N ID
spoke Read your Bible yourself, Mr.. Editor, aud
having taught yourself, you may the better ASSUME
70 teach Others. Tnis is the advice Of
FRIEND.