The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-02-14

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gress passes q law forbidding you to obey III
Bible. is not that unconstitutional? Wha
binding force would a law have declaring .ha
act which saws there is God, but you shal
not obey him? The Bible commands to fee
the hunrry-clothe the naked-shel:er tn
outcast-.o break every yoke and le; the op
pressed 20 free The Abolitionists-:he ha
ted. the despised-Ila,e FOR the last % year
been asserting these rights. unconsclousll
bearing upon their own shoulders the righl
Of the whole American people
A few years ago all Christendom were IN
dignant because The Madsirfanily were i'm
prIsoned for reading the Bible Ba. wha
difference is there between lmprisoning a mar
for reading the Bible III Italy, and for obey
ing it in the United States?
4 All men have religion. no matter whether
members OF churches or not-deeP down in
the hear, OF every man, is "a sense OF respon>i-
blity to his maker. Il may not show itsel
till called to do some gigantic wrong, bat then
it rises up to restrain lis hand
+ When called upon to decide upon ques-
ton like this, i, is Your duty to listen to Us
voice.
That man (putting his hand on Young ii
NOM is here "a prisoner, guilty OF 40 crime,
his wife in jaii IN :. delicate situation. needing
her husband 5 aid, and Dir. Marshall asks you
10 tear him from his wife's arms. iilS three
children, one an infant al the breast de.l!iinI
his care. and you are asked - tear hltl fFctn
both viii. and cs,iiir.n n thai this man iilly aAr
him in;o Ken ucsy. 10 sell h,s ti->h, 5i'o!
ana bones. ana soul. on The ac ION block =
Do your duties chfi, ian, In'ciie'e wi.a
da? Can yna d. il and keep Your con
u, , -.
main ain jor the peo3i- Of .tIe u ) The i,At
u religious freelon? Wb.n We consider Z
great question of reii5 5iols freedom :avo.yei
in il. the right of these people become in>is-
nificant 1t is Your light aud mine.
Never in the history of Jurisprudence ha-
a question OF such importance been submit
ted TO the decision Of a single man. /! you
sustain these rights. YOU sustain reh5Ioa>
freedom for all, il not, You betray human
ity.
He then considered the raies Of construc-
lion bv which this Article Of tie Constitution
was 10 be interpreted, ard the purpose for
which il was made. Now, said he, ii Con-
gress cannot pass law compelling You to
worship God. can they pass a law compelling
you to sin against Gode
The trouble IS t'is: The Congress Of the
United States ave cadeavored to pass q law
declaring that wrong is right. There is
danger in thus disregarding rights, for every
Iaw that supports slavery strikes down some
right OF the Shareholders The principle that
gives you right to your,land.
He then read from the Bible the account
Of the creation Of man. "ln the image of
God created bv him, 70 have dominion over
every living thing that moreth upon the
earth Can man. the lord of creation. made
= oat-
ter how degraded his condition. even the
naked negro basking in the sun or lying in
palm trees shade-he IS still the lord Of ere.
alton Tie distinction between man and
those over whom he rules is this thai man
everywhere, no mater how debased or IL
norant, can be taught to love anl obey God;
brutes never can. Congress has no more
ri rht to pass a law that man shoald bow dow
before Elaa tllan that lie should box before the
consecra.cd wafer. Both are tereses-one
Of America and The other of Europe. Whs'
right had Congress TO enforce one heresv aGd
refuse the other. 1t is an article of religious
belief in me that man cannof hold property
in man. | take j: from the Bible. Catholics
aai Mormons are projected IN their creed
why not in mine?
The l.~ OF % The Fugitive Slave Law
commands you 10 treat those people as slaves;
the Bible as men. As slaves they may not
learn to read the Bioic-nor attend divine SER
vlce-noE preach the gospel 70 es,ry crea-
ture--nor bring up their children N the nur-
'nre and admonl;ion OF the Lord-nor cher
ssh their husbands and wives: bat a men
hey enjgy All These FishiS. Don voH see
hat The biaie IS on one SIC ana the Fu9l''e
oiaSe Ia" oi' me "laef. oE me narrowed
memory oi 'ae A'.ie's VINO H'u5ht Is 70
reverence t'e by "'e 'a,''e me- - o
our revolutionary Sifes We must ho'-H"lc
nos rei'h4 uiSh titS s'ea- aha -i'F'"a> r'5a'
p % loving our ne ''oo' d We i",e on,
lie tit>tueh[ III ~ seHi seer cal men 20