Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-11-06
Abolitionism Leads to Infidelity.

as an abolitionist, here is the way
he talks to Northern audiences
Such Southern men had better set
at his feet and learn true doctrine
in place of denouncing him-for
he is truer than they are. We
quote from his speech at Spring
field, Illinois:
/ " ish to disown here the fana.
teal assumption--fanatical in
some, knavish and deceilful in
otbers--of the equality of the
! whites and blacks. IbeIieve that
The laws of nature and of God have
fixed a division line between them,
and | wish never 10 see the doc
trine recognized Of the commune
ty Of white and black. II is here
that we come TO the dividing line
between Aboiiiionists andthe nation
al Democracy. God neverintended
the negro for my equal OF my brother.
loud cries Of no, no') am not
in favor of negro jurors, nor Of
Inducing them into Office, nor OF
that affectionate law which allows
a negro to marrya white woman.
YelIs. And yet if you will listen
to any Fremont speaker you will
hear this talk about the equality OF
white and black. Why my old
friend Alb Lincoln takes this ground
and protesting to quote from the
declaration of Independence wi II
pronounce all men Stree and equal"
or their right to be. Doesn't he
talk in this way? (Cries OF 'that's
SOL and hence he argues that any
law that degrades the negro, vio-
lates a fundamental principle of
the Constitution! But does he not
know that the word Hfree" is moi
there where he proposes 10 find II?
| suppose how ever he is like bis
coadiutor in the cause, Burling-
game, who wants a good abolition
Burlingame wants an
abolition cOnstltution-Bible and
God too; and the amazing project of
his campaign Of the Black Repub-
leans is to change the whole con-
God and the Bible, by
-lecting John G. Fremont! Laugh
er.l And the signs Of the times
Indicate that Greedy is to be the
apostle and high priest Of this Alb /,
,lition God, and his paper the Bible s
md text book, in lieu OF the old ,
ashioneG King James version we
low have! Laughter and cheers. r
L seem irreverent in the terms :
which I use, | beg you to remem- |
Der that l am using the very Ian
,uage of Arson G Burlingame him. :
elf. j.
As have been led TO make a :
'emark concerning the Bible, / I
will add one concerning the clergy. s
This question of abolition, il is my I
deliberate conviction, is running the
into iafidelity. Infidels, >
men, irreIigious anc 3
Inchristian, are all arrayed against
he Bible and the God of the Bible,
gaiGst the Churchill Sabbath, and I
he revereG institutions Of the Ii
christian faith. Thorughh ypocrit- (
cal, knavish, and ihfdel abolition Il
'ts, ministers of the gospel have d
een corrupted and perverted from d
be gospel of Christ. Professed Il
christian ministers now, for hir e, il
reach anti-sIavery instead Of the d
ible truth. | speak not OF all b
minister's. There are two classes is
t them--one respect and revere a
-laborious, Christian ministers, who Il
ever lose sight OF the legitimate u
bject of the ministry, remembering D
lways that Christ's Kingdom is not
{ this world, and that its principles
re love, JOY, peace and good 81 81
vill to all, and laboring always =
s Christ and his apostles did, in II
pirituaI, religious affairs honor io
UGH men, and humbly accept in- L
and receive admonition u
rom their lips. But there is a n'
scond class-of perverters of the g
rays of Christ; hypocrites | must n
onsider them, though that charity p'
'hich they too generally forget,
hitch our Bible and Christ's COS b,
ell inculcated, would suggest that ~
,me of them are among the "weak m
rethren," whom Paul describes, land ~
peaks of them in words Of COM 80
lisseration; men who tura their
ulpits into political rostrums, from
hence they utter falsebood against oil