Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-01

Who. as the servant of God, decreed that
it should exist? It was Noah. Now, upon
whom aad against whom did Noah pass
this decree? 1t was against his own son.
and the descendants of that son. Is this
possible? Il may be said what bad, wick
ed, cruel and inhuman man was Noah. What
brute and monster was he to decree that
his own child. and grand children and great
grand children, and their generations for all
ages, should be slaves. But we must remem-.
Der who Noah was. He was the only man,
who, in the eyes of the Lord, was able to
save the children of Adam from entire de-
struction: that we are now indebted to him
for our very existence: that he twas a just
man and perfect in his generations" that he
"found grace in the eyes of the Lord" and
walked with God" But here is the decree
of the Almighty as pronounced by his SER
want Noah: Cursed be Canaan, a servant of
servants shall he be unto his brethren. Bles-
sed be the Lord God of Sbem, and Canaan
shall be his servant. God shall enlarge ia
pheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of
Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant It
is most evident from this that a curse was
pronounced upon the descendants of Ham,
the father of Canaan: they were to be the
servant of servants unto the descendants of his
brothers. 1t is also evident that blessing
was pronounced upon the descendants of
Shem: they were to be the favored and pc
culiar people of God, for blessed was to be
the Lord God of Shem. 1t is also evident
that the descendants of Japheth were to be
enlarged, and were to dwell even in the tents
of Shem. Here are three classes of genera
tons of mankind. One class to be inferior
in nature and disposition, and to be the SER
want of servants unto the other two classes:
that is, one class to be intellectually, moral
ly, and socially degraded, whilst the other
two classes, having power and influence, were
to control it.
Another class was to be the favored and pecu-
multiply and spread over the earth and take
posses sion Of it; even to overrun the favored
and peculiar people of God. These three
classes exist unto the present day, and fully
is this Scripture verified. The Israelites or
Jews descended from Shem, and have ever
been the favored and peculiar people of God
and will be unto the end of time, for Israel
in the latter days, is to be restored. Every
prophet, and apostle, and Christ the Son of
God. descended from Shem. The Gentiles
descended from Japheth, and have over
spread and taken possession of the earth.
The dark or colored race descended from
Ham, the father of Canaan, and is truly
the servant of servants unto the races of
of Shem of Jepheth. These three classes of
mankind are marked and distinct, and pro-
perly speaking they are the only three exist
ing 10 the world. for all others centre in them.
They embrace all grades, colors. races, dis
tinctions, and tongues. for the confusion of
tongues and the scattering Of tribes took
place one hundred years after the establish
ment of these three diStrinct races, Through
Seem. Ham and Japeth who populated the
whole earIh.) By the blessings and curse of
God. Shall we complain of this decree of
God? No. never. He has right to order
all things as it may please him. He had
should be his favored and peculiar people.
He had right to decree that the descend
ants of Japheth should overspread and take
possession of the whole earth. He had
right to decree that the descendants of Ham.
the father of Canaan, should be the servant
of servants unto Jew and Gentle. And we
see that this decree of God has been literally
carried out. Not only in one respect but in
all Abraham was a sLdUs holder, and from
his day to this slavery has existed in the
world, and under this special decree of God,
will exist until the end of time. The proph-
ets the apostles, Christ the Son, and God the
Father, have all recognized and sanctioned
slavery. And why? Because it exists by a
special decree of God. Some men say that
this decree of God shall not be carried out:
that there shall be no slavery. They and
their God for this. As to myself j prefer to
serve the Lord. will not tell Him that He
shall reverse his decree in favor of the Jews;
nor will tell Him that he shall reverse it
that the children of Canaan shall not be the
servant of servants. Nor will insult Him by
telling Him that all men are borne free and
equal when he has specially decreed that
they are not, and when l see that they are
not love the Lord and fear Him, and can
not and will not tell him lie. His laws are
just and true, and as He has decreed unto
me, descendant of Japeth, that the de-
scendants of Ham. the father of Canaan,
shall Be my servant of servants, will according
to his command accept them as such, believ-
ing it to be my duty to obey the Lord in all
things, and to resist his will in nothing And
so must our fathers have thought when they
framed the Federal Constitution.
In conclusion, let me say that Christ and
the apostles inform US that great day of
evil is to come upon the whole earth. 1t may
be that this day it at hand The children of
God are growing better every day, but the
children of Satan are growing rapidly worse.
Let us as patriots and christians ever be
ready to meet "the hour of temptation which
shall come upon all the world"
WASHINGTON STUART.
Glendolan, Nov. 10th, 1860.