Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-11
From the Philadelphia Inquirer of Thursday
Parsons Brownlow and Prynne on the
Slavery Question
fsEcosp DAYS DISCUSSION. |

| Messre. BroWnlow and Prynno came OH last even
ing The audience was large and listened will
close attention. As before Mr.. Brownlow opened
lie went into long discussion of tho Bible AL
thorty for human slavery, but his matter, though
full Of fun and wit. was by no means new. II,
| laid great stress Paul's return of the slave
Onesimus to his master, instead Of helping him Of
| by some ancient y. g. X. X. lie maintained that
the spiritual condition of the slaves at the South
was 50 glorious that all humanity ought to cry
out for the perpetuity Of slavery. The very angels
and arch angels bend down from God throne W i'm
| tenderness, and even Gods Son thinks with rap
tnre Of the Fathers plan of salvation through the
| wise and benignant institution Of American sla-
| very. tApplause.)
Mr.. Brownlow unhcsitatingly asserted that sla-
very was blessing to the country. to the white
race and to the slaves. lApplausc.) The abolition
lists themselves testify that the negro slaves are
the only contented and happy people of the land
He drew n lamcntable picture of Jamaica negroes;
reading from tho London Times and several aboli-
ton authorities in support Of his argument The
testimony of Mr. Bigelow. Of the New York Post,
is very strong while it was being read, voices
in the audience called out, times up!" time
up"
Mr.. Pryne--Let him go on. The speech is al
most finished. Don't interrupt him.
Cen Small then went on with the reading. Ger
negroes of Jamaica. The words of Col. Prince, in
the Canadian Parliament. were also pretty savage
against free people of color
tien. Small was again interrupted by cries Of
time" but Mr.. Pryne again asked the patience
Of the audience.
The reading then proceeded and closed by
brief review of Mr.. Pryne's address of Tuesday
evening. which he said met with the scorn of all
the conservative people Of Philadelphia great ap-
plause). There was also an alusion to "bluc bel
lied Yankees" which created some laughter.
Mr. Brownlow had in his address made the We
following points:
/. There is not n single passage in the New Tes-
Church. during its early history, and for cen
turtles. containing any direct professed, or inten-
ded denunciation of slavery.
. The early Church If Christ not only admitted
the existence Of slavery, but in various ways, by
her teaching and disc pline, expressed her appro-
bation of it. enforcing the observation of certain
'uqitre STARE lars which had been enacted by the
State.
3. My Investigations Of the subject have led me
to where similar Investigations must leud all can
did and unparalleled minds namely. 10 the con-
clusion that God intended the relation Of master
aud slave Ia exist both in and out Of His Church.
!, Slavery in the days Of the Apostles, had
penetrated society and become intimately in
tcrwo,on with it,,hat reli Sion preaching freedom
to tho slave would have arrayed against it the
whole power of the State, and destroyed the use
fuluc,s of tho preacher,
.. Slavery having existed ever since the frat
organization of the church, the Scriptures clearly
preach that it will cx,Si till the end of time:
Mr., Prync followed, taking up tho point whether
God sanctions slavery. He said that this involved
the question whether God sanctioned the breaking
up Of the marriage relation. lie then reviewed
the slave laws which d" not 'nI'Ne any permnh-
eht marriage b''"'e" saves; n'es ne sanction th'
separation 81 parent ana ch'ld Does 'od SANCTION
, u, wholesale rono'ry ct the wage, o, mem no
,i'orew law 'cclir'' he'ha' s'eal'Ih a man Sha',
De Po. 10 death. lsreat n ppiause') goa created