Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-11
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himself and Theodore Parker and William Lloyd
Garrison in Boston, on the subject of slavery. MIR.
Yeadon, it seems, heard the Rev. Theodore Parker
preach in Boston-was introduced to him, and visit
ed him in the evening at his house, by invitation,
where he found Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Garrison, and 9th.
ers. The arguments on the subject of slavery were
long, heated and abe-going back to the days of the
Jewish patriarchs, and coming down through the
Mosaic and Gospel dspensaons to the present time.
We have read the details by Mr. Yeadon with much
interest. He found Mr.. Parker more reasonable,
more gentle, and more genteel than Mr.. Garrison;
though both of them seemed to be utterly fixed and
hardened in their prejudices and hatreds towards
slavery and the South. Mr.. Yeadon maintained the
institution Bibleestablished institution argued
to show the justice, proprey and fitness of it. from
the great republics of antiquity, including that of
the Jews; and insisted that African, Southern slave
ry is beneficial to both races the white and the black
He gave various illustrations and examples, showing
the attachment of slaves for their masters; and he
alluded also in proof of the happy condition of the
African race in the South, to their rapid and con-
slant increase, which far exceeds that of the Israel
ties while in Egypt Garrison replied to these, ard
many other views and arguments of Mr. Yeadon
and though Mr. Parker did not go as far as Mr. Gar
rison, yet in the main he sustained him. Both of
them very freely disputed the authority of the Scrip
tures rather insisted that the Almighty did not
mean what he had plainly said "They both hold
themselves at liberty" says Mr.. Yeadon, lin the ex-
ercse of the right of private Judgment to reject all
Biblical teachings, as apochryphal or unreasonable,
which did not square with their own fanatical and
selE.righteous doctrines and views" In other words
they protesting Christians, but practical nides.
Either they too intelligent not to know that they
fatally in error they deliberately refuse to
"come to the light" They substitute passion and
prejudice for investigation and pure truth. Yet
Theodore Parker is minister of the Gospel, and
Garrison processes to be Christian! mot every
that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven. * Many will say unto
in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied
in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils?
and in thy name done many wonderful works And
then will profess unto them, I never knew you
depart from me- We that work inquity."
Garrison, and Parker, and Beecher, and their fol-
lowers constitute the advance guard of the abolition
army. Ten years ago they were universally disre-
garded or despised now, they have attention, pos
influence, and their power in support of Pres
idential candidate is felt and recognized If the evil
should continue to increase, and if the black Repub-
licans should obtain possession of the government,
what will not these fanatics be able to effect ten years
hence?
We admire Mr.. Yeadon's spirit and ability, but
we doubt the propriety and the wisdom of any ar
gument or controversy with such men, "Give not
that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye
your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
under their feet, and turn again and rend you."-
These men live by Misrepresentation and abuse of
the South. 1t is their all By it they obtain their
bread and meat. 1t gives them congregations, sub
scriptions to their newspapers collections for Kan
and the poor slave'the greater part of which,
in passing invariably sticks to their fingers. They
busy bodies, lovers of filthy lucre, seditious,
stirrers up of strife demons in human shape. Trust
these with the government ?-submit to their
rule ?-abide their action in relation to slavery? In
the eloquent language of Robert j. Walker-address-
ed not to the South but to the North" better had
we tear the earth from its orbit, and scatter it in
burning fragments through universal space, than
meet the curses of our country and mankind, and
the horrors of that living death which would fol-
low the dissolution of the American Union, but
these horrors will assuredy overtake US il such men
as Giddngs, and Beecher, and Parker, and Seward,
and Banks should be allowed to prevail. 1t is for
the North to decide this question. The South will
aid the true there to the extent Of her Electoral
vote but she can do more. If the end should
come, she aoiU do her duty, it may be with bleed
ing and broken heart-butshe aoiU do 1T, soemnly,
finally, irrevocably, before God and man. Ten mil.
lions of white people, and four millions of black
people, are living here in admirable harmony-mas-
tiers and servants. They are prospecting beyond all
former example-they contented and happy
They are living under common Constitution, with
fourteen millions of Northern, Eastern, and Western
white people and free negroes. They have never
n:erfered with Northern insttstions-they have
er encroachcd upon the North, and they new
never will. The North now has 143 members of the
House of Representatives, and the South but 90
showing loss to the South, since 1910, of 80 men,
bers. These members Virginia. slaveholding State,
gave to the North when she coded to the Union that
magnificent Northwestern region, now organized into
seven States They have increased-aoe have de-
creased. What next? Power in the Union is moth
ing, compared with our honor as people and our
Constitutional rights. Power may depart from us,
but our honor and rights o mecer surrender.
What is black Republicanism
It is present Congressional Intervention to abolish
slavery in Kansas and it aims to limit slavery here
after to the States where it exists and to agatate
the question until the institution is rendered value