Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-25
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low level OF their political anu churcn parties.
Jerry was forgotten. Their humanity was
dcad-for these parties arc the grave of hui
manitv. In proportion as a man becomes n
partisan is his manhood lost-for in that pro.
portion is he untrue to himself, to his brother
and to God. That day, alas how distant
when every one shall he held, and be willing
TO be held, to his individuality, shall wit
ness an unspeakably better condition oi
things than does this, in which men act in
parties, and stand in the strength Of parties
and in which the vaguely and ieebly felt re-
sponsibilltics OF party take the place oi the
definite and deeply conscious responsibilities
of the individual. When our countrymcr
shall have risen to this higher plane Of charac'
ter, there will he Christians instead Of Dap
fists, McthodiSts and Prcsbyterians, and pa
triots instead Of Republicans. Democrats and
Native Americans.
OF the thousands who, on the glorious night
10 which We have referred, were actuatcd by
Justice and mercy, probably not less than
nineteen.twentie,hs fell Immediately after un'
~tluences which had previously swaycd AMI
shrivcllcd them. OF the Thousands, whose
motto on that glorious night was:-"No law
for slavery perhaps not a dozen have
called on their churches to adopt it, and
not fifty have perSevcringly refused 10 vot"
for men who recognise 4 law for slavery
At each 81 cur anniversaries the re>oln'
tons and address, and the discussions upon
them, have been in harmony with the
high and holy principles on which Jerry was
rescued. Nevertheless, the vast majority 81
those who enjoyed the anniversaries returned
home to act with their prO.Slaycrv parties IN
church and State.
Jerry RcScucrs" voting for men who ac.
knowledge a law for slavery! see not but
that they arc as ba>cly inconsistent AS are our
temperance societies, lorty.ninc ~iiltictlis Of the
members Of which, whilst prating for "prohi.
bition," vote for candidates who oppose it. In
deed, always excepting an anniversary Of the
New York State Temperance Society, ] do not
know 4 greater or more shameless or more per
nicious hypocrisy than an anniversary of the
rescue Of Jerry.
Bv the way, [ see that q gentleman Of fine
talents and high culture, and marked ability As
4 writer, is called on to write the history Of the
Temperance reformation. For my own part, |
had far rathc, that this history were hidden
than published. For, if t~ruthlully written,
what is the great fact it will pcrpctuate =
what but the infinitely diSgraceiul oac that the
temperance men, though ever ready to talk up
and write up their cause, were rs ever ready TO
vote il down. The cause Cf temperance ~ Mi'
country is Iead. In vain all the efforts OF
per, and temperance lecturers, to galvaniZe II
into life. Never was the use of tobacco anu
intoxicating drinks increasing so rapidly. All
who have any diScernment must see that II Is
this houndlcSS inconsistency and unrrlncipled'
ness at the ballot box which has killed this dear
cause; and that it can never be revived by
tenpcranCe societies and temperance ne"Spa
pers and temperance lecturers that 20 Tor th'
election of rum drinkers. Such StHpendon'
and shameless hypocrlsics must give place L
agencies characterized by sincerity and sell
denial before temperance can come TO lie.
Oh, no. lei hot the history of either The
tcmpcranCe Calsc or the ant. slavery cause bl
written with the view of honorins their p'"
Ccssed friends. They have both been killed at
the ballot box by those friends. II written al
at all, let ii be with the purpose ii warning
the world against hypocIl>ieS.
To return from this digrc>>Ioi, let mt, my
friend. again say that We had better give ~
the celebration Of the rescue ol Jerry. lh'
thing is quite too great and good for us. Earn
est and honest men are alone suited t0it. w
Jerry r~c,c,IvrS are mean men aud sham men
Dear Jerry, saintcl spirit can take n" plea
sure in this our grand annual hypocrisy. Tho
Saviour. whom he 50 heartily chose and sc
faithfully followed in his last years, can have
no sympathy with Il. The cause of freedom
is disrraccd and hIndcrch, instead Of being
honorcd aud promoted by it.
Let us stand aside: and then perhaps con
sis,cnt men and honest men and hi~Sh.S"ulc'
men will ere long CONT ur to take our place
One Of the most beautiful scenes that c"ni'
bless my sight would be a Jerry Rescue ANN
ycrsary conducted bv men who would a. sonI
s,av in q bro,hcl as in 4 church that recognise
a law for slavery; and who would rs soon vot'
for men who recognise law for sheep stealing
as for men who acknowledge that 4 Judicial
decree or 4 statute or even a constitution cal
create any obligation to protect and honor mar
stealing.
In short. let Us who talk well against slavery
stand aside for those who will vote well again>
it. Let oar professions make room for tfci
practice, ard or hypocrisy for their sincerity
Men make light of the crime Of voting wrong
and vet there is no other crime 50 IN! ol In
heaviest oppression. Quite bad enough l. !
when in NY private or individual dealing, VIII
my fellow man, | Cypress him. But when
vote against his rights. As DO when | vote To-
candidates who hold that there may toe 4 vall'
and obligatory and real law for his slavery, ~
who hold that there can be such n law 'o
dram selling, such a law for making and keep
in- him a drnukard. then / vote TO array tn
government and the collective people agaInS
him; then | vote not that | may wrong him
nor that |, with such comparatively insigWii
cant powers as IN individual can summon, ina.
opprcss him. hut that Il whole State, 4 whole
. nation, NAV fal! upon and crush him. Churchc
and parties may bc stone blind to il: nSycrthe
less Heaven srrs that this voting agains; human
rights. and this voting temptations in the va!
Of the weak, constitute the niGhticSt wron:
that ,ucn are capable Of pcrrctrating.
Much is said and written against the break
inr Of human laws. Bat they are entitled 4
cbcl,rr,cc only 20 far As they are one will
those Divine laws which cannot hc broken. -
Tho las Of his God was Daniels only law
No friend of God knows any other law. .ApoS
Ties answered and said: I'VE onght to ODE,
God rather than men" 50. too, whether il b
right in the sight of God to hcarkcn unto yo'
more than unto God, judge yc.' How sense
less and wicked i, this defamation agains
tra,uplinr under foot these human laws, tina
arc no laws. To sach lrampling are the m
tons indebted fur the intanccs Of their creates
progress. Often indeed have the nation
found il their only salvation. llow Shanrle>
the hypocrisy Of or "UGntryincn. " his
g~loryin. IN til" historical fact that on