Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-03
From the Huntsville Advocate

] prove tNAt the IN bfttaHHfts'''
indepence. which contains the affirmation OF
created 90 ally aud unalienabe tiEhts. has no
sanction from the Word Of God. ! nov meet
my obligation.
The tine has easne shen civil liberty. a. re-
yealtd in the Bible AID IN providence. mast be
re-eramined. understood aud defended against
infdel theories # human ughis The slavery
question has brought an ihis conflict, aud strange
IS Il may seem. the South the land Il the save
i summoned by God - defend the liberty he
riye.: nhil- the North. the cline Of the Tree,
nisgpdersianas and change. the truth OF God
into he-ciaimng liberty be does not give
Wherefore i this , | reply
God when b. ordained government over men
cave 10 the individual man right, only as be -
gndeg government He first established the
famf5v-beBoe all oiber rule i merely the family
+ exranSe3. Tha good Il the family limited the
T ,frb,. 4 every member "a the good which l. hls
+ m harmony with the welfare Of The Whole, aud
+ ie commanded the individual 20 seek that good
and 10 more.
i Nv. mankind being deprayed government
has ever violated IT. OBJ, satien Il rule for the
b4nefi, Il the entire community. aud la. welded
it. power in oppression Consequently. the
Governed have ever struggled to secure the good
Which vas their right. Bat. IN Ibis struggle
fhav have ever been tempted To 60 beyond the
Imitation God had made. and 10 seek supposed
god. ut given. in rights prompted by self WILL
destructive # the State.
Government; thu. ever existing in oppression
aid peo sie tins ever rising op against depot
IN. lyse been the history 4 mankind.
The Reformation one q The many eon'al-
On. in thi. long continued conflict. ln u fret
movements. men claimed the liberty the Bible
grants Sou they ran into Hcfnilousness tod
iaen ,taysd the farther egress Of emancipation
IN Europe. because tie spread If the asserted
berry soald have made Intdehty prevail over
thst part Of the continent where the Reformation
uas asserted. God preferred Roman'sn' and
other desgoi .ns modified a. they were by the
struggle. to rule f'T time, than have those
coaatrse. DESTROYED under the sway OF licen,i.
e.. freedom.
Ia ia. eon,e., tie Moth American colonies
had iheir ne and ihsy continued the stride With
England Uni! thy declared Themselves i7de.
pendent.
That "Dec'araiion" affirmed not only the
liberty sanctioned Il tn Bible, but Hls' the
liberty constituting inhle,iiy, Its fret para
rfaab - tn rard ''>eparatjou'' l. a noble Intro
e4ctian. Omit ihfn. what follows, 10 the sen
ieter beginning "pradeace viii dictate. and
ite Isper tia. .1purgated, i complete, aud Is
ten .ImpIy the complaint Il the colonies against
tta Government # England. which had Cypress
- them beyond father -ubmisslon and the
assertion Of their right to be fec and IudrPen-
dauf >latc-.
10. deel fatian uus, in hat fofm, nothing
m.if lhau thr affirmation &c tie right God gives
- ohi.dfen iu family. applied to the col nies
r. reeafd 10 thrir methcr country. HIS i to
children Isy. from ,,ad fifhi, as Children.
s#i..n cruelty treated. T. -rcare the good to
.t5eh the, arr entitled a~ children. il the lam
-. They may ~rc1f' this good by becoming
part uf ano her family. by -rttlng up tor them
Ave-, # oil enough, the colonies lad ir'm
I'D ,iyh, a.. c,l.un... ,yb,n opurp.scd beyond
-. I,,ance ,.exnbsnpe tn, BRUSH family for
fna,ic, ar if,f sufficient a,e f. establish ther
~, t,n.,t.Ia Tk, d,cIaFaninn. then. i, that
c,,,rlint Il ann,,. aud affirmation # rieht.
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are ~ =t'a.l au5a. faoa deriving their just powef-
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