The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-08-04

holder Of to-day, may, by "Divine authority
be made to till tomorrow his own cotton
fields, for the benefit, and under the lash OF
Sambo, noao his slave.
There is an old provcrb "that it is sorry
bird, that defiles its own nest, but this
"Fowl' has ma laged to do it for himself and
his slaveholding clients, and if they knew to
what an extent, it is little thanks they would
give him for his pains.
1t is thus have replied to the long string
of uninteligable nonsense which Mr.. f. and
his Blakesburg, and Ottumwa colleagues
have thrown together, under the head OF
New Testament evidence in favor of slavery.
They have made up ffalse Issue, and left the
real one, with all its vital points untouched.
If Mr.. F. had succeeded in proving that
slavery was Divinely instituted, what dread
ful results it would prove warrant for
The Patriarchial kind of servitude (Which
was not akin to slavery of olden times, had
no reference to color at all I; and the class of
persons to whom the apostles addressed ex-
hortations to obedience, even if the slaves,
(Which is not proven) were certainly athite
slaves Here then we should have slavery
ordained of God, irrespective of Noahs curse,
and wholly irrespective of color. Let me
implore every true hearted and liberty loving
American to reflect on. this; aud on the
results which would flow from general
adoption of Mr.. F.'s logic-let them reflect
too on the stigma which it casts upon the
memories of those men, who in the ''times
which tried mems souls, pledged their ''lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor" that
all might be free; yes, that even their pres
ent assailant and his posterity might be
free.
They proclaimed to the world these sub
lime and everlasting truths, that, "aN men
are born free, equal, and independent; that
they possess ce, tain natural and unalienable
rights, among which are life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness" If Mr.. F. has
established the fact that slavery was ordained
of God, and that the ordinance is still in
force; then he has established a further fact,
he has proven that the fathers Of the rev.
olution published to the world things which
not true he brands them as liars before
the world, whom in that declaration they
addressed. IF the principles laid down in
that declaration, touching natural and politi-
cal rights are true, then the story about Di-
vine origin of slavery is a mere myth; for
men cannot be born with an unalienable
right to ''life and liberty" if those rights
may be alienated and destroyed at any mo-
ment by Divine authority, in the shape OF
slavery. If slavery IS of Divine origin, then
onr declaration is not trne-no sophistry nor
ingenuity can reconcile theln--both cannot
breathe in the same atmosphere.
Behold then our choice We have Bar
ker and Fowler on one side, and on the
other the whole array of the revolution, COM
posed of men who possessed all those public
and private virtues which ennoble and adorn
our common nature. To crafty the vanity
of Messrs. Fowler & Co, shall we defame and
blacken the memories of the latter ?-never
never! let the infidels doctrine perish; but
be it ours to guard the good name and fame
of those heroes and patriots, of whom, with
truth we might say 'they gave to their coun.
try, its second, and its noblest birth"
On this slavery question, plant my flag.
staff upon the Everlasting rock - the rock
of ages y the banner Of freedom floats proud.
ly aloft. He who "spoke as never man
spoke" has told us that the "gates Of Hell
shall not prevail against that foundation
rock" 1fby the Almighty fiat the powers
of darkness shall not prevail, what hope is
left of success for this new apostle of slavery,
and his Blakesburg and other disciples
Christ declared his mission to be, to 'break
the yoke of the oppressor to "loosen the
bonds of those who are bound;" and to
''set the captive free"
View the civilized world as a whole, and
we see its evident approach towards univer.
sal freedom-in the language of jefferson
"the hour of emancipation is advancing in
the march oftime, 1T soiU come-but wheth.
er brought on by the bloody process of ST.
Domingo, is leaf of our history not ye,
turned over"
Shall Blakesburg worm and his associates
obstruct the final accomplishment of ths
glorious, the Diuine, and mighty purpose
The ambitious hope is impious.
A REPUBLICAN.
A Profitable Concern.