Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-09
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ilcssTe. Editors The slime has come when "tne
S0a;h' nus; take care oil Itself. Til" ag- we I'VE N
il une of a;ilatiun Men run 10 aat rr, seekin.:
knowledge; and there il 10 knowledge nor. nera"c
81 hi, moment for peace aud truth rake IN our r"uii
Try, than the suffice, If 1.-THE peculiar institution
How is thi. knowledge 10 be had and ciltrsei g
have the Bible with Oh the suoect @! slavery hnd
I'LL history textiles 10 the existence OF 1t from tc De-
ginning, down to the pfese:t moment; anu thus 90"
speaks in his providence, Hs we'll as III his WORD ~
favor of the institution. Wien ko,c If evcr ne
purposes, in bis Infinite wisdom, TO Introduce ne"
order OF relative and social position among men, u
for Him to determine. We have 10 do win "La: az
present eSists aud deal with il according TO scfp-
ture direction. The Bible lays down rules Tor inc
conduct Vi master and slave and We must hoid 'as %
the rule given to u.s. until be who hns ordered ad or
daned shall ordan and order anofner thsis our oa
| safe ground to occupy. We want no Ivan avery pa
boon theories. TO help US in this matter tah!eu Oh
the rock of Gods word, we have nothing 10 Teri.
Our foundation stands sure. But how is hight 10 De
diiiuSed this subject The abDonlsls ana d!sor-
ganzers the intdel- Garrison sd company enp'0!
| The press and 30 must we. The .asses OF the people
in this land will not give up the Bible, either for
Wendell Phillips or Van Avery. The aho.itlonists
lat the beginning set out, We are not 10 iorse''l ~
their crusade upon the South with the BLUE IN hah'
and almos, the whole mind of the American people
went with them, in the superstition that the ploe
was q very proper companion and coa1Jutor WIN
them in their work. But there were men at inc oouth
who had studied the word of God, and, ala IL 100,
with the prayertul desire TO know what IL really sa'u
the suGect and they have vindeated 1t ana theu'
selves from the false teaching ot these socaeu SCRIP
ture commentators. And what has been the result !
| The aboitonists have thrown the Bbie ava!
aud turned iufdels, and now they war upon the ~,
BILE, because that, upon an honest investigation W ns
teaching by those who have SINCERELY souRht 10 huo"
their Duty the Bible ia to be in the very TEEN OF
all their can't about equality aud right. This much
has been done, and the men who were nhdels al near
before have openly declared il to the World o.
cnnse the Bible sanctions slavery ana lays Go"r
wholesome rules for its government. Lei ngn' pe
still more widely dused, and another effect VIII o
low, viz the men who believe the Bible to be the
word of God and who will stand by it TO the end VIII
abide by its teachings on this as on all other suo)ects
There thousands and tens OF thousands OIL hohes
minded people spread all over our country who need
light Oh this subject, and who, because they think the
Bible condemns the institution of slavery, condemn
il themselves Now, what ID to be done to correct 'h'
error and set public opinion right and IN harmony
with the teaching of scripture on this subject we
ssy employ tho press-not merely the daily press
but the press As the inides and abOtonlsts employ
IT, Send out information to the people in 'racts and
pamphlets, and books. We have the most ample
means at the South, 10 do this and when II ls done
LET the light be scattered like snow Takes, all over
our land. List our Legislatures make appropriations
from the public treasury, and appoint aGe commit
tees TO select from the books and tracts already writ
ten, such as teach the truth in this matter ahc are
fitted for general crculation-and send Them OUT ~
the people. Let premiums be given for the best oi
others that msy be written; and light will thus be
diffused and moral power be put in motion which
neither abolitionism nor indde!ity can resist. And
why may not our Southern Legislatures make appro
priations for the defence OF the South in this way aS
properly and con,titu,ionaly for guns and powder
and any other means OF safety which the times may
require What would fifty thousand dollars be Tor
Virginia in such cause and what would IKE sum
be from any Of the other Southern States More than
half million might in this way &c easily rased, aud
a power would thus Ge put forth which would more
etfecually resist the anaticsm Of the country than
all your Congressional and Legislative speeches and
cou nter. speeches together which half century can
produce. throw out these hints Tor the sober con
| sideratcn OF The South. NERtrAs.