Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-01
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Rev 4. NJ. EDDY, of the N. West
ern Christian Aduocate. thus closes an
able review Of tho decision of the
DRED ScoTr case We honor the man
that thus dares TO speak for freedom,
though the minions Of the sllse pow
or would sllonce every pulpit and
every religious press. The cause Of
Freedom is the cause Of Christ, and
that preacher is traitor TO his Master
who can see II struck down, whether
by tyrants, or dcspo tic throne, or
by pro-slavery judges on tho bench,
in Republican Christian America
These are the sentiments Mr.. EDDY
has preached from thcpalpit for years
We rejoice to find him advancing them
in his paper
Warned by the undue expansion of
this article, we ask, What will be the
effects Of this decision? TO this, full
answer can only be made by Him
who seoth the end from the beginning.
But some things "do appear"
l. IL will not quiet agitation. Tho
ifail old man who read II In tremulous
tones doubtless believed that IL would
stop all discussion, and restore peace,
So they thought who secured tho pas
sage Of tho fugitive slave law. So,
too, IL was said when tho Missouri
Compromise was destroyed. IL will
not quiet the surging waves--will now
still the wildly-swceping tempest.
2. IL will drive into activity anti
slavery ranks many who haves shore-
tofore boen neutral. They win not
see that neutrality Is treason TO free
dom.
4. 10 will inaugurato now spirit
in anti-slavcry mon. Heretofore they
had aimed 10 hedge slavery about TO
shut II within It's primitive enclosure,
and lot IL work out ita own destiny
Hence they meddled not with slavery
whore IL was. It was Southern in
stitution, and the South might have
II with oil lts blessings and its curses.
From this ground the Supreme Court
has driven them. They are told that
slavery II not sectional but national,
not Southern but American. They
will act accordingly.
4. Consequently the anti slavery
war-cry will henceiorth be, "thc OK
tirpation OF slavery.v The supreme
court has brought freedom and slave
Iry together, not IN fraternal en-
brace--that is impossible. No, they
meet in glowing hate, armed for dead
~ war.
In behalf of freedom, which,. by
this dccislon--worthy of Jearoys-
has been declared homeless, has been
wrongod Of her heritage to make room
for human slavery; in behalf OF free
dom, now chained and scourged; in
behalf Of Freedom, the INALIENApLI
Rlaur of all MEN, we welcome the
conflict Lot II DO no child's play
Lot the friends Of freedom now band
themselves together. Let the rallyinp
shout bo, "Tho ontre destruction Of
HiuNtFy upon inc Amtfichn conlln-
ent. TO this we arc driven, and We
welcome tho issue.
We have written this loader with d
heavy heart-havc written Il in sor,
row not In anger. The utterance o.
these sentiments will cost ms aliena.
ton from some whose friendship W,
: prize, will put our paper upon tn,
index cxpurgatorius inquarterswb
II Is now welcomed.
We will not say that we do not
care for oil this. We do. IL pain'
+ us TO incur displcasure-it pains ul
moro that In u land of free discussion
{ so callcd there arc men 40 lost TO tln
noble dictates of manhood ~ TO stand
oil unthanked ut that, M scntincls e
, keep watch and ward for slavery, ano
to attompt 20 irighton free men int,
+ tame submission, BY tho cry, "stol
the paper
But We prize the favor of God ane
and tho peace of conscience. w,
have lifted our humble voice agans
the commission of the lrofst acf of III
, national authority during our nationa
history, and feel that we
HAVE noNE RIdnT.
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