The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-12-23

vet fallen quito so low; for If the greater
evil has Ovcrtrkcn us, and wo have become
n uatiOn Of knaTos, the lesser calamity still
fingers, VIC are not quite fools. We have
enough of reason LETT to understand self
evident truths and higher than Judge
Taucy has said, that God made of one Jiuod
all tho nations Of men Wo must then
acknowledge fully aud sincerely. tho hu.
mauity of the s,ayo.or VIC arc in spirit slave.
holders, and shall not do anything cGicicntly
for those WHO arc in bones
/ 9. 1t is our duty to pray for tlo immcdi.
a,o emancipation of tho slave, with as much
"arucstnCSs. frequency and confidence. as
We pray for the conversion Of tho Chinese.
or llindo0s, and rs much more frequently
for the slave, a3 10 is nearer than the Hin
doc, and. his necessities greater. We are
told almost every month, aud with prNpri-
city, that fifty years ago, almost tho whole
hcathcn world was closed against mission.
arv efforts. and that ono specific olcct of
PRAYER among Christians was. that the Lcrd
would open door among distant nations.
for the labor of his servants. Aud That door
is now ,rjdc opcR. Lot Christians prnv as
earnestly for tho overthrow Of American
slavery, with oiforts corresponding. aud
have 40 doabt it will bo accomplished in
half Of fifty years.
n,,,,I w. 'i',' '"'T': ,',uai
10 done, it is my humble opinion that God
himscl: will proclaim liberty TO tho captivCs,
with his sword Ua:hod in heaven, and
drCnchrd with blood. Unless that which
calls Itself Christian will stand firmly in
, CAlistian lovo and purity. in defense Of the
FIRST principles of tic Gospel or Christ.
DO not bclGSo that pcaccablo means will
ever secure .'oc'tS 10 ''io ''G"ns o. S"HtA'
''h oppression. our c"u'c"e' ana eur Oe'
no'o'c"' s,c'c'!"S IcPrcsSn,, 10" s'ca' ck'
'c''.' our ,II''''a,,'S' anu "''!o IS ah o'ii'
s''.o"' "'"'l" "s '"c 'uu9'hV''' rcs''"' up.
"" '"c''' "''' !" '"iI" '"e" Inhuc"co u-''n''
no o9l'ossur. anu upon III" sIuo o' ,ho
/ ",rP,,tSS'"' N,''" VIZ ooI"'".y o,,J'c''o"
"ns oct' 'n.sc" '''o '''""san1'" ''"e y, SohC :,
-."'"' ~ are "'t ''"',,S'n','J oo',''''S.
buI you can yourselves Ch''S"d', nuu you
Nio on "np s'"' Wv '"o o'"et W ln'a HnSs'
'.'"' "",'i ."' "' !'"'e o""' ".So: '''o ~"
.'o"' n"u " - !o"s 10y " "eS'S' III lI' Wv
"'E III" L"In'"co W N"1 ~, - 'Iu"',E upo" 't'o
M"o y! righteousness moro Is n"' "',"'y
C"t7,'I" o,s"u,|AI,"'t III 'no '"nu, "n'eu
"ou'p oo' 'c'V d. a'' nun US uPPt"i''''o
I "o'h, OF '.o'a'o i's c'ur'"'' oy passing
reSn,n''on s'r,''ar I" inc 'o'i""inC!
h'S''v'n' NAV we r'ga'u inc 4'o'd'ng OF
/ human nrlngS III slavery. as great sin
/ against D"o' ana We cnroIa'.v approve al
reasonable n"d pcec'"b'o efforts that arc
put t'r'h l"r tHr immediate emancipation
, OF tnc onsId''"' I'D our own country ana
''r%us""ul 'So wnriu.
"o'o c1'' op u" '"t!u "pee'on 70 tnc
p"Is"E 'i SUI" " siu'""r Ios"'u''o" py
s,o"a'n. s senoT's, .i cnu.cncS' 'GHporhnc9' oi'
wv uH., i "nr nt,.,,"', ?"I'o'i's' anu p'-
w o'.cI oiS ga" "'''on why" c."'"S 10 DC
c'tn't ocno'o'cn' OF moral ana rs sue"
/ Sm '',u''c' ''e'". Wv "'"'"' anu ,ci's'ou
l'ut'"ss w ''o "at'o", tnuS mus u''er such
ah',sIA'cry sentiments pIaih'y ana IRE,
quen"E' "r r"'E'on c"'Iot exert us iu'i
! Po"e, "s"'"s' ,"e crying s'h OF our iaru'
~" Po"P'e '',ust car! Out '"e sent'-
,no1' no' oh'S 'e"g'ousE: OUT Po"F"d"H
''it' '%g's'".ureS Ha'e no r.sht 10 create OF
upn"'u tnat system "h'Gm a'Iows man L"
"o'u property III ,'a"' ihero are thoso'
ana 'hey are not iew' VINO would havo US
Oe'ieVo that power when mas right to
| prevent or 40 away slavery, mas also the
right 10 establish H. lh's Is absurd. Lo-
G'Umato governments nave r'ght to pre-
vent or puu,Sh ciihe; oot 'hev nave no fght
!" eNo II i"g"' SANCTION A pro slavery
Ia" ls' mo'""g' INC Ia" OF me foDocr, VINO
saEs: your money or your NE. Ii carries
"'th II no moral Obligation beyond this. l
would as soon go to rope Pius IN, or his
minors Ior an Indulgence, anc under Its
sanction 90 io:'h TO commit adultery. burn
buildings anu murder the innocent As hold
slaves, lIre upon .heIr untcqultcd ton, and
trhthc IN 'hclr bodies under resolution OF
the state OF Virginia LOUISIANA or cVon the
congress ot tnH NatIon' Inc people ought
TO- carry Out this rfInc'p!c; and they will
Then.
o. In reference to all matters connected
with TINS sntlecf, II IS our duty to use our
common sense, and act as though We mean to
do something. H. IN all respects, wo will
"romembcr them that are in bonds. as bound
with them, and act accord'ns'y there is no
danger that wo shall not effect something
tor the redemption or our country. and the
temporal ana etornaI fa'vat'on OF tho slave.
noh Tos s s, ov',.H ..r ~.p 'aary 20 say" an, as
M, o. wi,h RcnrL,ican. Free. sailors thn.
iitionis,., Fanatics &c." And pray, where
vii! you 60: Did Satan ever cast out Sa.
ian? Or did man ever perform DAYS
labor with his hands in his pockets Should
man Stand carcless!y by,and whistle Yam
zee zee Doodle; during the progress Of con
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