Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-23

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formed Presbyterian Church st lis recent meet
ms in Ph;,adelrhia uasssd thu following rcsoln-
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Yours in the eaGso of liberty.
j. n. MCDONALD
Jolly 10th, 1902
/ The Committee appointed 10 prepare an ex.
DressIo., of the SYNOD OF, the subject of Slavery.
| and the recent outrages OF the slave power IN
| Kansas and Washington, through the Chairman,
/ Rev j. H. Wilson, reported the following,
/ which. after few remarks, was adopted unan-
moasiy:
Whereas. ii is the Office and imperative duty
OF the Church aud Witnesses Of Christ. to pre-
sent an opsa a..d faithful testimony against all
fsia--espeeiallv against pubic and fragrant vio-
+ iatioas of the law of God, and iniringements OF
| the rights OF man: and this the more, when
these sins are cherished or countenanced by the
protested followers of Christ and by the consti.
tutons laws and governments OF the nations, and
Whereas, The. system OF American slavery Is
and has been largely SO cherished and connte-
uaneed, ana mas, IN consequence, acquired new
vigor. maniiests unparalleled andacity, sets up
P'NNN ~
III TINS laaa--ainong these the possession 81 large
portions OF national territory hereto orc deci,r-
cd Tree soii ana assettii muse claims with the
most sreckiess disregard u Tue common primer.
pes OF Hoefty, even as ti'ose nave peen, until
Oh iate recoSniSsd ana a'oWea IN tue Puohe pol
icy OF tue country; therefore
Resolved, /. mat TINS SYNOD reiterates its
testimony Against aHieFlcah slavery as system
~hich had lts origin IN violence, roboery and
b'oou7--'h ssi.s'iness anu cuplui.y ana mas oeeh
| perpes'aea u, the same hhhoiy spirit, ana oy
Tue ss'l,e unt'o'y means
hesonea, :. ihassiavehoiui,s is assn against
u"u 70, WIZ '''eic Is no apoogy-a VOCATION
,i,s Ia" N,i'tSl III Tue near' VI man anu re-
va gu w. nooi2aay .ie''ness III us "ord--ln-
+ne Pi"Ises. n9uct'ohs OIL the
" , 'i''pe'"'''e'y require every man
10 no " o.'iers as ne ouid that Others should
uo - A"' winch pronounce oppression and
" pe s''ie VI .ue i'ios' heh'o"s ciafhetef'
'''e opp'esSor anu sue" as
wa, ~ us ANNUITY 'he certain ana 1ear'ai
tj"es'nen' Sing Atahghsy (oef. xxi, 10 t-des-
'tuss,tc o. al .!e most precious rights OF our
o, "sssi'''iS as IL uoes the fight
" tto'o "e" "S P'opertN 10 DC DouSht anu SOLD
,;, "''' '.,' e"tae io'o'ouinS ie5"i mar
$50 ~ 'ue s.a'e"o'uer tue fignt 10 Sc
I. "'o "iie' PaFeh. anu chha au-
sl W 1aAo the pfouue'S Oh tne ianors
sne s.t.e 'ie appropriate them 10 himself as
" - "'s "o.se =. us oA' permitting
''''u W oon''9i WIN arc, rary ana irresponsible
iectu.l .nfl re,,;ors cl,.o oF 10 aI.,sa 49,, :;
ttoet shutfino. an ,ro,n tbn tast n,a;nr,; ns H.;
immortal hnt vretchad victims ~, IN. -,
kDowle1ce and relicion. Tins M, on,, 'ers;cu'
;nr them IN n ,ifo aahas.d ona obaa,loSa e.,
covering will, th;cL darkross tba; nros,>or,s ac
life eternal hereafter
Resolved 2. That amer;co, s,,se-v = rot
mcrelv an owl, hnt an ennr,,o,,, 81 20. 1,a.o'
X SIN bui lin of tho hIocl..rl n,nst ,lor,
| in,bIn ,baro,ta,. .u,t ,,or.t, IN f;n,;,,o -, b.
man rir,hts b.t ,,,ni,,;Iot;r;. t,'am, o nr,,,
NOEL ovil IA, md dno,if,,, H.. "
srryinc to no ciossnd ,r;,h rnb,ou,. and -,
and IKE them "a bc ala IN IA ;,tn,na, pphho,r'
-, 49,, at,.1; " ~ IN tnc "'.no't "o'io'
the Christian. -
Resolved, (. That upon shareholders and their
abetto S in the commonwealth and in the church.
! this evil and sin, and crime are Justly charpea
: Bile, for they make the laws which give il being
aud life, administer these laws refuse 10 hear
rebuke and amid the blaze of light which has
| been poured in on its denominations will not 500
8 repent or reform
Resolved = That notb;,o hut an .,,soi,,o -,
nossibilitv to cmanrin,,o If eucb ,born w. CON
avail tn rid tI,a lsral holder Of s,.r.o h Ill,
in this thing. If the laws forbid om,nrin,I;on
| they do N fnr1,i1 Mir
, ,royort, th,n ., Tro H., ",ah ''..a u" q
as slavery involves
Resolved Tbat ,1 ,4 o,,o- 8 ;o
leenro which have occurrad in ,bo C,,n;,ol of,h,
nation in tho bslls of loe;.I,,;,,, I'd j., H.
Tcrr;torv of K,ne,s arc h1t Tho nat;,o r,,;.s ~
this il,jonitons svstam rho paturI sonrai nf ;,s
ORIGINAL aud ;nor,d coII ,,rno 81 stoi,i;,,. ,,,a.
srn7n ,be;r or,r ooIn.r,, H., " '.'.
tho theft hv cnslav;,g rba;r noS,nr;,x alJ E;I
in ono WOW ,hnsn dads r. hloaa an "t.'
acts oro doon,r ,oh, ,nIn.'i s;,,,.aI; ,''i
sin ard WI, .,,tr y, r. -, ~
La r,,rioI ~ psn,.;i ",i o'i.i' my arc "
the nation see if il will see tho trn,. character
of savehoIdinc and shareholders. and If they
vii! not sec. to Justify the comng judgements Of
God
paso,uo, = rA,. .lo ca..:..;. 20 a.,
s,at,s ;s ~ =. ~ 'iah"i,a ~ '"e ~
CO.. =, VI t" o"so''S Vi 'i.'''
Pho. ;,;,,.,, ~, h ~ e'rv W
",,.'s Inv III ,''e t''s pr,ic'pe VI
the nrovs;ou for The return NJ t,,a;,;vc sI,vos
and in the en,,eoe,nent au,ou, tbo con.ro,.,'
ing parties to use the mower Of tho Cavern.
merit TO repress anv attempt on the mart of the
slaves to secure their own liberty HAVING Gain
ed oot-holt it has laborcd with signal sagacitv
determination, and success to elevate itself to
the place in which we now see il. as m. nara.
mount object of governmental protectiou and
regard. --.
! Raso,ved G That 81 ,,,,. =, a., o;,,..
the United States adhere 70 this CONSTITUTION
Christ-disho norirg and n.,n.ensInyino "a il is
so long il is TO he feared will rho .lapo nowor
continue To cncro,,h uno, rho ;nt.rosts ~ H.,
ertv. and hence rho cnIv ,aoda nf -,
our skirts clear of This inionitr ana ,ho nmi7
way to secure real and universal and scrin,nrsI
liberty. is to wi,hhold nc wa have eve, a,pa an
active support from this Constitutions and to
| seek by oil Scriptural means the formation of
| fundamental civil arrangements, in accordance
! VIII t,ndS nd he ,F.