Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-07-22

TO the general rule. There is no man
in this wide world that will consider
himself the exception. Here Mr.. ID.
told the anecdotc Of the man at the
anxious seat who was not willing to
be damned himself for Christ's sake,
but told his minister that he was will
ing that he should be. There are
very many who arc willing that others
should be damned, but not themselves.
1 suspect tie honesty and I suspect the
ChrtStidRiy-nayl | do not suspect
the Christianity, But | DENY THE
CHRISTIANITY of the man who says
Slavery is Divine" This discovery
has lately been made by number of
theologians of our country. They have
not shown me the glasses by which
they made the discovery that Slavery
is not earthly but hcavcnly-not of
man but of God. Drs. Spring, Stuart,
Southsidc Adams, and numberless
host of Doctors of Divinity have made
the discovery. They say that ''it was
so in the days of Jesus Christ, and
that he, the brightest conception of
God manifest in the flesh that ever
was in this world, went about suf-
fering and in chains, and said not a
word about human bondage, but gave
its supporters a high place in the
Church" Some men have an idea
of doing something for God, but moth
ing for man. You remember the case
of the man who "fell among thieves" I"
And there came along a priest who
had assembled high up among the Doc
tors of Divinity, and saw the man
who had fell among thieves, beaten
and bruised, but he passed on the
other side. Then came along his dca-
con, an ofiice-holder in the church,
who was not quite SO lofty, and would
like to have shown mercy. but there
was u great conflict between office and
Justice in his breast, and office pre-
vailed, and lac went OH his way And
by the way there came along another
man, who had none of this religion,
and when he saw him he stopped i'm
mediatcly, for man was in distress,
and it was his business to help him
and bind up his wounds. And these
Doctors of Divinity tell us that the
Bible was the original slave code
for property in man. But | do not
assent to the idea that the Bible
sanctioned Slavery certainly not
the accursel American Slavery. God
never makes an institution among
men without making it necessary
There is adaptation in all his plans.
He has instituted the relation of father
and son, and there is no nee,, of force
to make them enjoy it. There is a
spontaneous rising up toward it. Now
the only thing that makes men slaves
is force. The relation of master and
slave is the same as that of the robber
who SAYS, "Iour money or Your lifev'
while the stakeholder says, ''Yor
liberty or your life!" Wherever you
see Slavery you see all the implements
of force and subjugation. What the
Shareholder depends upon is the cat
o-nine-tails, dungeons, hounds, etc,
and these are the only conditions upon
which slavery can live.
But, Douglas" they say, care not
some of the Shareholders kind to their
slaves? and if some can be kind, why
can not all?"
| know there are some shareholders
who treat their slaves wcll-feed them
well, clothc them well, and, when they
die, bury them dcccntly.
"Vell, then, Douglas, You ought
to preach moderotion-you ought to
preach on the abuses of slavery"
+ But no! my friend; | have an an
swer for that, and can not do better, to
give you my idea, than to dramatizc a
little. Mr.. Douglas here dramatized
a STAKEHOLDER questioning his slave as
to his satisfaction and the treatment
he received. 1t was most amusing
and powerful, which, to be realized,
must be seen and heard.
The slave holder, although he will
! treat his slave well and will not whip
him, will sell him to some inhuman
monster, away from his wife and chill
drcn and every thing he holds dear in
this life. Hero is black man who
has a wife as dear to him as the wife
of any white man. He sees, in the
eyes of his children, as much beauty,
as much loneliness in their beaminc
countenanccs, and as his child gets ~
and toddlcs off, he sees as much beauty
and grace in It's movements. as does
the white man in his. Then the slave.
holder tells him, =" You may stay her.
as long as yoa w;W mind me" This j.
Slavery. The whip rs used. l hav,
had some experience in this--I hav,