Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-19
Who is Respous be for s,a,erv,

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twenty years.
Who is Respons be for S.a,ery!
Some of our Democratic friends try to
shift the responsibility of American slave
ry upon the Lords shoulders. They say,
some Of them, that their bondage is de-
signed by Providence ultimately to civil
izc and Christanize the African race. The
laws enacted in most Of the slave States
making ii high misdemeanor to teach the
negro to read or write. and the rapid i'm
provcmcnt they are making in knowledge
and Christian morality, looks very much.
indce,l, like this view Of the matter might
be corrccil We heard one of the best and
most intelligent Democrats within the cir
Gle Of our acquaintance remark the other
lay, that the slave in the South had right
to expect that the Lord would deliver him
in His own good time. and this should en-
courage him. II is very convenient and
common nowadays. we arc aware. to shift
the responsibility Of our misdccds upon tho
shoulders Of Providence. Our friends To-
gic is very happily and humorously hit of
in the following anccdotc of an old Hard
SHE'LL
Brethren Crump and Noel were both
members OF the Primitive Baptist Church.
and both clever, honest men. who paid
their taxes and debts rs tile same Annually
accrued, with regularity at once Chris
tan and commendable. II. when settling
day came round, brother Noel was short.
brother Crump was sure to bc IN funds;
and Oh the other hand. it almost seemed
providential how, if Brother Crump fell
behind. Brother Noel always hal sur
plus. Thus borrowing from and lending
to each other, worshiping at tho same
church, and living only mile apart. an
intimacy gradually ripened between them;
so that at last they did not hesitate to
speak in the frcest and most familiar man
ner to each other. even In regard to theiI
respective foiblcs. sil 5l.la lass A aa
"Now' it came to pass, that Brother
Crump, during the livcIiest period Of the
cotton season. drove into Wetumpka, and
disposed OF his crap Of ten bales, at the
very far price Of II IL cents per pound
1t was more than he expected, and as the
world was easy with him, he determined
to invest and actually did invest portion
of the proceeds of the sale of his cotton, il
barrel Of whiskey; paying therefor, O.
the rate. of precisely, two pounds of mid
ding cotton for ono gallon OF ditto
whiskcy. g f.etifHs -
."Of course, it was narrated in the set
Element that old man Crump had bough
a whole barrel. and after few weeks PEG
pie began to observe that his nose grew
redder and his eyes more moist. Tn
idea that Brother Crump was drinking too
much diffused itself in the ncighborhood
until, as one might say, it became epidem
ic. People talked and talkcd-more es
pccially what few Of other denomination
Of christians dwelt thcrcabouts. ~
.Brother Noel was sore troubled q
J the scandal which circulated about hi
brother and friend, and especially regret
ted the injury it brought to the 'ciety a
sharon SO one morning, he stepped owe
' TO Brother Crump's, aud found the oil
> man in halfd in his little porch.
"Won't you take dfam?' asked Broth
err Crump, as soon as he was aware OF tn
presence OF his nciehbor. ne' e
ssWhy, yes. I'm not asin dram whe
a body wants it, q -. S.9
Brother Cump got his bottle, and tn
, friends took dram apiece. le,'e 1919.