Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-03-03
KANAWHA C. H., VIRGINIA, TUESDAY. MARC
In the case ofth6se who arc animal

title as we have bestowed on the more
rampant ofthe class, we have only to
say, go and study the Word Of God,
and endeayor to remove all forbid
misconceptions of what He recognizes
as lyrwfnl. There is no sense in at
tempting to be holier than the Lord
himself. Learn from the Scriptures
TO discriminate between a general con-
dition of human affairs, and the re-
lations It creates; between what is es-
sential to those relations, and evils
Enthusiastically attached to it. +.
There Is in this last suggestion a
lesson for the South as well as the
North to learn from the Word of God.
The Bible does recognize the relation
of slavery to be lawful III itself; but
it discfiniinatcs between what is Of
the cssehce of that relation and what
is merely circumstantial to it, and
consequently susceptible of moditica
tion, without assailing the essence Of
the relation itself. Moreover, it pla-
ecs the relation just Us itplaces every
other relation Of life, under the pro
lection Of the interchangeable princi.
pies Of justice, humanity and benevo
lence, and all violations OF these prin-
ciples, in the conduct of allthe rela-
tions over which they preside, will
be held to a strict account. ., That the
Institution of slavery, as it EXISTS in
this country, has no Objectionable pc
culiartics about it, is what no South
ERIN man has ever desired to affirm
1t is no more a perfect thing than
ANYTHING else in which sinful and i'm
perfect stand related to each 9th :
er. If it were free from all objections,
it would be the only thing on earth
that is so. but it is nevertheless, q
fact, that well-nigh every popularity,
against which rhe cutlery ofthe world
has been raised,is to be found among
those merely circumstantial features
of slavery, which do not touch the es :
sence ca the relation, and which are
susceptible of modification without
injury; nay to. the manifest improve
ment and benefit oIthe relation of both
to the master and slave. 1T is upon
these altrrable features of the relation
that the minds OF Shareholders them
selves often become uneasy and inag-
inc them to to be necessarily due to
the relation itself. and are only to lie
removed by the absolute abolition of
it. The laws regulating slavery are
confaundci frequently with slavery
itself, while, in fact, those laws are
altcrablc without touching the insti :
tuition, and, III many cases, they ought
to bechauged. The regulation ofthe
marriage relation among slaves; the
limitation of wise Legislation on
the power of TIE master to subdef
families unnecessarily; the removal
of the restrictions on the education
Of slaves. wherever tile villainy ofthe
abolitioniSt will render it safe; these
srparabIe features of5the relation Of
slavery which may be, and ought to
be modified. When these things
are >doEe, when the Bible theory
OF SLAYER. as relation of the
family is~rcalized, when all the
protection and am 5lioratinS Influences
of which the relation is susceptible,
are thrown around it, it will be seen
and confessed by all candid men, that
slavery is a relation of human life sus-
eeptible of the very highest results Of
progress and Improvement to all par
ties concerned in it. The South is
beginning to move on these collater-
al features of ker peculiar institution.
She would have moved long ago, but
for the insane folly of the Northern
abolitionists. :".:. -
- Let his Church give wider utter
'erance to hateachings Of his Word,
aud all error will go down before the
keen edge of thesworl ofthe Spirit.
1t is necessary to the salvation ofthis
country. Unless the perverted con-
science Of the North is:purged Of its
false convictions by the authority Of
the Word of God, it will be impossi-
bic to prevent the repetition Of the
mad attempt to destroy the equality
ofthe States under the Constitution,
or to induce them tofulfil the obliga-
tions fthe Constitution as to the rem
dition cfthe fugitive slaves. The
pei verted moral perceptions Of, the
people, misled by a false philosophy,
are at the bottom of the whole diff
Guilty. The evil must be-reached in
It's source: the voice of God must be
heard; or the government Of the Unit
ed States will cease to be a living
pawer on the earth. The bafiled en-
emies, of the constitution are al
ready organizing fora renewal Of the
strife; they boldly proclaim the infex-
Utility oftheir purpose; andthe friends
Of the country, and the friends Of the
Word of God must meet them as
promptly as they attack. The only
effective weapon is the Word OF
God. ~
The products Of the Ohio Valley
exceed by 100 per cent, the entire
,,rod,aa re ENGLAND. Iyeland and Scot