The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-09-24
For tbe c.diz Democrutic Sentinel.

touching slavery, and as some Demagogues here
charge us of beipg inconsistent as church, we
will try our Discipln, and see whether we, or
they are inconsistent
The clause in the Discipline, page 81, is the
following, viz: ''All slavery in every sense Of
the word, is totally prohibited and shall in no
way be tolerated in our church. Should any be
found in our society who hold slaves, they can
not continue as members unless they do person
ally manumit or set free such slaves. And when
it is known to any of our Ministers in charge
Of circuit, station or mission that any of its
members hold slave or slaves, he shall ad-
monish such members to nianumit such slave or
slaves; and if such persons do not take such
measures to carry out the discipline they shall
be expelled by the proper authorities of the
church; and any Minister refusing to attend to
the duties above named shall be dealt with by
the authorities to which he is anenable"
The reader has now gotit verbatim as it stands
in the discipline of the United Brethren church.
Now in the first place, this very article would
condemn the contradiction of those that charge
us ENTHUSIASTICALLY $50 called) Republ-
can Candidate and it would condemn every man
that voted for the passage Of Dunn's bill, of In
diana. The passage of that bill, if l understand
language, tolerates slavery extension where no
slavery existed only as it were by the day, for
the moment that Kansaa would be admitted she
would have been free if the people OF that State
had wanted it, and according to the constitution
the people have right to say whether it should
be slave or free state. l, as q minister try to
live consistent with my profession and the teach.
ings ofthe Bible, for believe nv profession is
the doctrine of the Bible. l am no brawler in
politics, this, all that know me can testify; nei-
ther do meddle in my neighbors business
If my neighbor see cause to differ with me in
religion or politics, why should .unchristianizc
him for so doing. If think he is wrong it is my
duty to tell him so, in christian spirit and moi
pour out anathemas upon him, when peradvent
ure ne might be right and in the wrong!
have watched the movements of the two parties
for some time past to see which | thought was
the most consistent in living up to what they
professed, and have examined the Records how
the candidates Of each party voted upon thesub
ject of, slavery, and must confess that, for my
SELF am satisfied that the $50 callcd) Republi
can candidate for the Presidency has cast hi
influence in favor ofslayery wherever he had
chance toyote upon TIE subject.
A man may cry out inconsistency as much a
he pleases and preach up his honesty as much a
he choose, yet, if see him at the same tim
put his hand into his neighbors pocket and TAX
out his neghbors cash and make of with it,
must confess that have but little faith in hi
honesty, SO it is with me, as it respects the do
ings Of the men ofthe Republican party $50 cal
led) The candidate of and for the Democrat
party is a tried man; he has had vast deal {
experience in the school ofpolities, he has stoo
firm in the advocacy of the cause of virtue who
the storm of agitation almost shook the yer
foundation of our great nation, he stood by prir
ciple, knowing that men often change but prr
ciples never. We need tried man and a ma
ofprinciple. Ibelieve we have it in Buchanan
Our church holds the doctrine that slavery is a
evil, so do both political parties Of which we al
> speaking; the church holds that slavery ougl
not to exist among us, but ought to be dispen
b ed with, so do both the political parties, bu
then, they differ as to the proper method Of di
G posing Of it, The church believes that v
e should dispense with it in some legal wav,
d that the South may be satisfied as well as Il
e North, for we as church are not disunionists
e neither do we believe in doing it rashly, but, ]
t. moral suasion. The Democratic party beev
u slavery to be an evil and that it should not exi
among us; butwe have it, and like man hav
Re a wolf by the ears, tits dangerous to hold
l toit yet, as equally as dangerous to let it &
y the party wishes to exterminate the evil by INC
alsuasion and save the Union, but the other pa
is itself quite different, it is for dol
e it any way that it can be done if by moral 81
st sion, we'll which they little try to do, but ifr
l. do it at the expense and dissolution of our e
<. rious Union.d This is not a mere saying
S, mine, have heard their speakers say to this
n feet. p sT71iA d 500 rfm3 -...
is Then say not that we are inconsistent
Ill touching our discipline upon this church. II
n not so bigoted as to say that the party to viii
RS belong has been right in all her movemen
ut no man nor set Of men can claim perfection
he all their doings, but in my mind, she has alwa
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