The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-03-13
..Douyh Faces~.-a Southern Opinion.


The National Era publishes in It's issue of
February 7th. a sermon by the Rev. NJ. D.
CONWAY, pastor Of the Unitarian Church in
Washington City, from which we tase the fol-
lowing extract:
Il alluded jus. now TO those who had as
sailed the Southern institution, an: neg!ce Ell
the demonstrable fact that the frs, and (until
attended to) the only asssilable thing with
them was their completely In IT. The only sin
of these is = confused perception. But there
is another class OF real criminals. Ii is they
who see slavery 10 be wrong, and see how
they participate in it and might free themselves
from It, but suffer themselves TO be overcome
by lis alluremen.s. have been ashamed 10
hear, In Boston, the descendants OF the Puri-
tans apologizing for slavery. They thought
a Southern man would like that But no
Southern man would like thatl The South
erners, thank God, are not SO bad; they say,
Siarery IS rtga; If not, there as no apology
for Il. John Randolph spoke their sentiment.
when pointing his finger at one such a man in
Congress he said Il envy not the heart nor
head of a man who can come here from the
North and defend Slavery southern politi-
clans are willing to make use OF such. whilst
they laugh in their sleeves; but the nobsr men
and women of the South grieve to sec men
falling thus meanlv.
Here at Washington i has been as the fly
in wheat-one noble head af.er another laid
low; falling into infdelity, as the Slavery Pow
er has cast some web of lnteres. around them.
And those who believe. with Christianity.
thatit profits not a man TO gain the whole world
and lose his soul, turn pale and say Who falls
next No mater If the concession is for
Peace So did the army the Alps desire
nothing SO much as peace. 10 lie down any
where aud sleep; and those who slept never
oke morel Nothing is dea ilier at times. than
peace; and invariably when, As in this ease
the word Peace is but cover OF your desire
that your personal interest aud business should
be undisturbed-a disguise of that Only Saan,
selEshness.''
I'VE must ser aside here those who cry
Peace, when there is noae. for one have
LOST forever my faith in those self-s.yled con
serva.iyes, who would rely upoa putting down
agitation That cry has been sounded for q
score of years and with what any
one may see by going no farther than the
House OF Representatives. Sop agitatlonl
So AerXes forbade the to advance; SO the
PhRuicIans sho: arrows into The clouds when
a storm arose: so an English gentlemen wrote
an elaborate treatise, showing conclusively
that the Atlantic could never be crossed by
steam, which went out to America in the first
steamer. Stop sgi;ation, Judging by late
events in Kansas, one would say IT would take
much more agitation than the country has yet
known, 10 put down agitation.
''No: this scab Of Acqu;sence. which you
would bring over the sore, is cure; even if
you could get it; the tester would only deepen
more treacherous!y, Agitation is not the
disease, but the friendly symsom which ad-
nonishes of disease Eruption and fever
are the health OF disease; a wise physician
will never wish them to cease. but the eradi-
cation of the undying cause
How Godlike is ii to be brave and true!
There never was a soul conceived ia Gods
mind, or projected into the North or South.
or East or West who in itself honored dapper-
ness or cowardice. and respected not an hon
est, untlinching stand on any side. l am a
Southern man. and fear not a contradiction
from any one born there when | say that they
all respec. 4 man from the North who will not
bend from his principles; and tii. not OF
them thinks doug hface worthy to be valued
more than catspaw. heroic action. which
is such only because lmperilling large inter
ests, IS new star lit in the Heavens. Men
see it, and feel the presence of the unseen
higher Power. they know with JOY that the
earth in more than moving ant hill This
loy cannot be moved by any danger or loss"