The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-19

The political creed Of Americans is the
Declaration Of Independence Of course.
But again:
"From persuasion that equal liberty Wa
originally the portion Of, and is still the
bifthright Of eli men, and Influenced BY the
strong ties Of humanity and the principles of
their institution, your memorialists conceive
themselves bound to use all justi6abie en-
beavers to loosen the bands Of slavery, and
promote general enjoyment Of the blessings
Of freedom"
The General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
church, in 1915, Affirming principles ,vowed
~ early as 1857 on the subject of negro
slavery, declared unanimously
"We consider the voluntary enslaving Of
one part Of the human race by another, a. q
gross violation Of the most precious and so-
cred rights Of human nature"
This, We take it, affords ample testimony
from the language Of the Declaration itself,
from the oft repeatsd opinions Of it, author,
from the statement Of his great compasriot,
Franklin, as to the general opinion OF Amer
leans on the subject, and from the unanimous
declaration Of the church itself, that all men
ware regarded - equally entitled 70 life, lib
srty and the pursuit OF happinsss. And that
the rights announced in The Declaration Of
independence ~ having been bestowed upon
al men BY their Creator, extended 70 al hu.
man beings whom God had created.
But that arch. demagogue, Stephen A.
Douglas, TO serve his purpose, contradicts ell
this, and says that our fathers meant only
that British subjects in America had equal
rights with British subjects in Great Britain.
And whom the Germans Jared up At being left
out, be amended his position By saying that
the Declaration Of Independence meant oil
white men in Europe and America.
4 Now We have no disposition to waste words
on men who are willing to stulsify them
selves and blacken the memory and fame Of
our Revolutionary fathers, BY charging them
with folly and hypocrisy in that great Decla.
ration which they maintained at the risk Of
fame, fortune and life. But to those who
rejoice in the hallowed fame Of our ances.
tors, We appeal. Did Washington, Jefferson
Franklin and their compsers, did the Gene.
raj Assembly Of the Presbyterian church
maintain and advocate negro equality ant
amalgamation in the sentiments quoted By
usp We advocate precisely the same senti
ments that they held, and We are entirsl,
willing to 'ssink Or swim, survive or perish
with thsm. II OR name 10 cast out AZ evil
then will their memory be blacksned by tn,
Same mon for their deeds and their writings
arc only rendered immortal because theil
lives were devoted to the vindicstion Of th,
doctrine that oil men we're created equal ant
endowed with equal inalienable rights of lif.
and liberty.
But sisher-they nor we, advocate the so.
cial equality and amalgamation Of whites ans
blacks.
The Divine sanction 81 slavery.
The Journal quotes the injunction Of St
Paul, .sservants obey your masters" o,
} Divine sanction Of Slavery through tn,
Apostle.
Let us see. In the time Of Paul tho pop
ulation Of the Roman Empire was a littll
over l20,o00, 900 Of human beings. Nor
than onc-h half Of these werc slaves, not blscl
! slaves, bat white slaves Of the best blood o.
I Europe, Asia and Northern Africa. The,
were csptives OF war reduced to slavery, AMI
the descsndants Of such. Then II follows i
. the argument Is worth anything, that whit
slavery is right, and received the sanction o
|, God through the Apostle. And it follows
: too, that the Apostles sanctioned the mean
. by which they became slaves, and also th
: necessary consequences Of slavery whic
( the General Assembly Of the Presbytsris
J; Church, in 1918, declared to DO s'dependsnc
i on the will Of others, whether they shall re
. ceive religious instruction; whether the
shall know and worship God; whether the
shall enjoy tho ordinances Of the Gospel
q whether they shall perform the duties an
). cherish the endearments of husbands an
wives, parents and children, neighbors an
! friends; whether they shall preserve the
n chastity and purity, or regard the dictates I
! justice and humanity"
!. Now We do not choose to believe that Go
- In his word sanctioned and approved ~,
i. tenn which put one half the people Of th
II Roman Empire in such degrading DEEPER
= dence on the other half.
). The Bible contains certain injunctions
=. regard to obedience to the powers that b.
- and assigns the reason that these power
- !.
IN we're ordsined Of God. And upon this sligl
a sanction was built up the doctrine Of Il
I. Divine right Of kings, which stultilsd Chri
:. tendon for thousand years. Our Purits
- ancestors Of the.mother country knocked I
4. the divinity out Of that doctrine BY takir
&. 81 the crowned head Of his majesty Obarl
1. And our American fathers Of the Rev,
luton vindoated Christianity and humani
a from that, and the kindred doctrine Of Il
= Divine rights Of Aristocracy, whether slav
3. holding or titular, by proclaiming and mai
os tanning the equal rights and liberties Of ma
10 kind, rs the endowment Of their Creator.
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