Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-02-02

know that our social system is not wrong, i
not in conflict with Christian truth, and in
stead of making such admission or pledglnl
ourselves for its final overthrow or abolition,
we denounce rs q traitor and an enemy of so
u ciety any and every man, church member OF
not, who ventures 10 make such admission OF
.. to give such pledges" Here then is dis,
tinct, irreconciable, and, in view of the ire.
mendous consequences probably involved, fear.
fnl issue between the protesting Christians oi
the two great sections OF the Union. Unlike
: those of trading and compromising oflice-seek.
: ing politicians who so easily accommodate
their "views" to their interests, il is an issue
that brings into deep and deadly conflict those
who embody the conscience and reflect the
moral power of thenaiion. On one hand is the
church ut the North backed by all Christen-
dom, making this demand and insisting on
this pledqe-ihat "slaverv" is in conflict with
Christianity, and that Southern men must
pedee themselves to labor for its ultimate "nb.
oiion," or they will refuse Christian nffilia.
tion with them. On the other hand is DR..
Newton and the Christians of the South, who
not only will not make this admission, but will
denounce MS traitors and enemies Of society
all those who venture to do so!
Such is the position and attitude of Amcr.
can Christians, of earnest and conscientious
citizens in the two great sections Of the Union,
and W. would advise those infdel and merce.
nary politicians who strive TO blink it out of
sight TO trade it off or compromise this terri.
Bile question, to seriously contemplate it as it
is thus presented BY the moral and religious,
and ultimately governing, elements of Ameri-
can society. How shall there be or how can
there be reconciliation? or how is it possible
that conflict of this kind can he got rid Of
and honest and conscientious Christians in the
opposing sections meet together in Christian
unity and at the same time with conscious in
tegritv?
1t is certain, and beyond possibility of mis-
take, that the position Of DR.. Newton is right
that the Christians of the South cannot ad.
nit that "slaverv" is in conflict with the prin-
ciples Of Christianity, and that they must de.
nounce all those who pledge themselves to la
Dor for its "aholiton" as traitors and enemies
TO society But while the social safety and
absolute necessities Of Southern Christians
compel them to take this position, and to stand
by it withon: faltering or equivocaion of any
kind, can thev expect that Northern Christians,
and those of Europe and all Christendom, are
to stultfy themselves and declare that the BIZ
ble and the Apostles. and the primitive Chris.
tians endorsed the horrid barbarities OF the
Pngan world and taught that it was moral
tight to buy and sell and beat aud slaughter
and feed the fishes with their tello,c men 3
Can Southern Christians expect this-that
Northern Chr,sEp6s will blot out the history
of the past--,he progress Of the rncc-will
irnmple under their feet all the great mora
ronquests of eighteen centuries, the prin. pies
Of our Democratic institutions, and even make
Christianity itself farce in order 10 accom-.
modate them, not to assure their safety or well
being. but to accommodate their reasoning on
this subject, to enable them TO cling to the stu
pid and nonsensical dogma of single race,
ard that the negro is Mach.white man! If
not, if they will not expect these moral mira.
cles and will take the tronbe to cnliehten the
minds Of their Northern brethren, there need
he no doubt of the final result or of the per-
feet harmony of all Christian men on this sub.
iact. They hive only to say to their North
ern brethren, "You are laboring under fatal
in regard to our social condi-
ton. We have no slavery, or anything rcsem-
bling it, in our social life. We have four
millions oil subordinate negroes, who are in
N0SNl0n or S0clnl SnnOTO''HIlOni corresponding
to their own as well as our best interests, and
we strive to apply the principles of Christiani-
ty as faithfully to this as to other domestic re-
latons of our social condition" This is all
that is necessary to harmonize the churches or
to unite the Christian and conscientious men
of the North with those of the South, and
when it is done the illusions and dangers that
now threaten the peace of the nation and the
safety of the Union, as well as the harmony
OF the church, will vanish into air and explode
in utter nothingness.
A HARD RoAD To TRAvEL.-It seems to be
generally admitted that Jordan is hard road
to travel. Jim Sherwood tells of one that, il
not the verabe "Jordan' itself, must certain
ly be its ''next friend" Let Sherwood speak
for himself:
Time-towards evening-pace, forks OF the
road, somewhere in North Carolina; log cabin
close by; red headed hoy sitting on the fence
Jordan. Enter traveller on grey
mare, both looking pretty well beat out.