Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-07
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY :, 1860.
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presume that this, or any other commu-
nication from Southern point, would not
surprise You. You will pardon me, when
assure you, "ny heart is sick, my soul is
panied" on q retrospect of the last two
months, Of surrounding scenes, presented
since the memorable 18th OF October last.
The war Of words you have been waging for
the last twelve or eighteen years, has at last
terminated in bloodshed of a tragical char
aster. and FIVE of your leading pupils have
expiated their crimes by hanging on q dis
graceful gallows; some OF them, too, OF res
pectable connexions. In reading my Bible,
this morning, the recollection OF one OF your
remarks rose up before me, which beg
leave to insert just here-"That two OF
Sharp's rifles would do more good than all
the Bibles in the world" The experiment
has been tried, and the fallacy exposed
while the teachings from you have brought
these disgraceful deaths, with "ali their
woes" on five deluded souls. Oh! how does
he, who processes to negotiate between Uod
and man, feel on this occasion? lie that
should be messenger of peace to SIN
stricken world, has come with weapons OF
warfare. You are not only undermining the
sacred union Of the States, and trampling ON
the Constitution of this once happy land,
sealed by the blood of our forefathers, but
how have you defed the laws of God, and
set up laws that can only be found with the
fendish emissaries whom you are helping to
send through the South, poisoning the minds
of slaves, and instilling every evil into their
hearts, making them discontented and I'M
happy! Do you read your Bible? should
think not; for there you may read, that
voice from the burning bush was heard, COM
manding q record to be made on Tables OF
Stone, ''that you shall not coyet your neigh
boris man servant, or his maid-servant;" and
voice is also, heard, saying, "our servant
is our money" Jeremiah speaks of home
born slaves. The Royal preacher says, ii
we bring up our servant dehcately, ne Will
become our son. In fact, the Bible is full
Of instruction on that subject. | ask, can
we override the DEGREES of Omnipotence?
Can we change the hue of Afric's sable
racer just as soon as we can control the
commands Of Jehovah, for he has declared
by the mouth of inspiration that they shall
be servants forever.
Our servants were once happy people,
more SO than your hirelings, and have now
greater indulgences by far, and are much
better cared for l refer you to Miss Bre-
mer and Miss Murray, who have investigated
that matter, and have been eye-witnesses OF
what have written. have seen the fall
lacy of Mrs. ii. Stoves tragedy of fiction
in the South. 1t has no doubt answered the
purposes it was designed for; like the
soothe-sayers of old, it has brought her
much ill-gotten gain, and it has sown the
seeds of corruption, armed the incendiary,
and caused the torch to be lighted over the
head of the innocent sleeping babe and It's
mother. But am happy in believing the
North still has some noble-hearted, Union
loving men, who, with their high sense OF
conservative principles, and profound know
ledge, will 90 forth in the strength OF the
God of Peace, and all will yet be we'll.
But / would suggest to you to be careful
how YOU tamper with ''Him" who stitch
upon the circle of the EARTH and the inhabi-
tants thereof are as grasshoppers; that max
eth the Judges of the earth as vanity; he
taketh up the isles as little thing, and
holds the depths of the foods in the "hollow
Of his hand !" and this is him with whom
YOU have to do! This is the mighty power
you are contending against, and whose pow
or YOU would usurp! But he whose power
YOU defy, can loose the shackels your con-
duct is every day binding closer lie needs
not Sharp's rifles. Colts revolvers, or those
awful pixies you have put in the hands OF
slaves, to murder the innocent. All we have
Of them in Virginia, we got by inheritance,
as did our forefathers. We thank our Hea-
venly Father that his arm is not shortened,
that he cannot save; "but your inquiries
have separated you from God, for your hands
are defled with blood, and your fingers with
iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and
your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth
for truth. They are vanity, and speak lies.
They conceive mischief, and bring forth IN
EQUITY. They hatch cock.a-trice eggs, and
weave the spiders web He that eateth of
their eggs, dieth and that which is crushed,
breaketh out into viper. Their webs shall
not become garments, neither shall they
cover themselves with their works. Their
works are iniquity, the act of violence is in
their hands. They make haste to shed in
nocsnt blood. They have made their crook
ed paths; whatsoever goeth therein shall not
know peace" could say much more, but
will forbear. only ask you to pause, and
refer you to the word and the testimony from
whence have taken this extract. The pic
lure presented in my course of reading was
30 like Like what? Like what we daily
see and hear, that | could not forbear pre-
ssnsing it to the original.
A VIRGINIA LADY.
UDnorysllo Va Eah I