Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-02

nevertheless, afterWard, 1t yleldetn the peace
able fruit of righteousness unto them which
are exercised thereby" Hebrews, IL, IL
Read all that chapter. Let US love, and fear
and serve the Lord, and then nothing shall
befall us, to our real injury. "All things
work together for good to them that love God
to them who are the called according to His
purpose" Romans, 8, %.
Your friend in sorrow, but in hope,
| NATHANIEL GREEN NORTH,
A minister of Christ
MRS. ANN RALEY's REPLY.
! SrRINaDALE, Iowa, 1st NO., 18th, 80.
! '"Man's inhumanity to man
| Makes countless thousands mourn"
RESPECTED FRIEND NORTH Having re-
ceived sympathetic letters from various parts
of the country, it is impossible for me te
answer all of them, as my sight is very poor
but this coming from the field of action, where
so much distress is concentrated, l thought
must scratch q little on the slate, and gel
some one to copy it. Thy account of my
dear Edwin is truly satisfactory, and thy care
and concern for his best interest is grateful to
my feelings. He left me without my having
any knowledge Of his designs, for which he
both sent for and received my pardon. My
anxious desires and intercessions to the throne
Of grace on his behalf parents heart can
only know, and l received, on my pillow, in
the midnight hour, full assurance that his
sins would be RENTED through the pardoning
mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord; that he
would be supported above the fears of death
upon the scaffold, and be received into one of
the mansions of everlasting rest. This has
supported my poor tired mind through this
dark conflict. feel truly thankful to Capt
Avis and family, and Sheriff Campbell, for
| their very kind attention to the prisoners, and
desire that this divine feeling which prompted
them to such benevolence may operate more
and more in their minds, until they will be
| brought to see the inconsistency of being tools
| for an administration that requires the taking
| away of human life on any occasion. l am
\ aware that most or all of our laws are backed
] by the sword, yet there is a vast difference in
| the spirit by which they are administered
The nearer the Christian religion is lived up
! to- the less of the sword we should have, until
each would become law unto himself, and
we should have the so much desired millennium.
Ireceived bundles of sympathy by I. Winn
from thoughtful ones in your land, yet not
one regret that the administration of Virginia
would persevere, after all that was done, to
take away the life of my poor repenting son.
solemnly ask, is this agreeable to the com.
mands of our blessed Lord? Nay, verify.
The old Mosaic code gave life for life, &C., but
this being only pointer to the new dispens-
alton, is now entirely obliterated, and higher
standard erected for mankind to arrive at
Though we are not to build upon the works
of the righteous, yet we find they are COM
m 6a1 IF IF tba fio1, of
salvation, we are to be known by them. "Do
unto others as we would they should do unto
you," "Be merciful as your father which is in
Heaven is merciful," 'Love your enemies"
Remember those that are in bonds as bound
with them," Undo the heavy burthens and
let the oppressed go Free" "Forgive," "Give !
"The fatherless," ''The widow" &C., &c. |
This being the language of the Scripture from
Matthew to Revelations, it behooves every one
to examine his own conscience to see how far
he is fulfilling these commands Edwin did
not go into Virginia to commit murder or
treason; he told you what he went for, and
you believed him; he was frank and open.
and you know it; it was manifest to the
country and to the world. Yet, in the Ian
guage of one of your legislators, eve must let
nsulted with impunity." How much more
lignified to have said, the North has thrown
! fire-brand among US, but we will show to
the world that we can temper mercy with
Judgment. l feel that my wrongs are deep
md direful; Virginia has murdered the child
hat l was expecting to take care Of ME in my
Did age; he was the only healthy son had
IN my younger days, when in the State of
)hic, | lived with emigrants from your land
loved their sociability and their frankness
taught their children in my schools, and ',
owed the Virginians. Afterwards, when in Z
he city Of Philadelphia, heard this favorite u
tate of mine scandalously slandered [
alsed my voice against it; alas! the dlreful {
nture had not been revealed you have !,
rected monument in the hypocritical SEN e
ence, the mock trial, and the barbarian gal .
'ws, by which Virginia will be rememo cred .
tho annals Of history. Yea, our chill dren 7,
the North will talk Of them, and our chill =
ren's children relate them with establishment. y
ut forgive you should be less than nv :.
oble son if did not Yes, that young
hristian martyr not only forgave his perse-
ltors, but sent word to his friends not to r
Venge his death; he went for great and .,
oble purpose, "to undo the heavy burthens y.
I'D let the oppressed go free;" but he saw ~,
is mistake in the manner of doing it, this IL
as all he had to repent of on that score. I a
st my first husband eighteen years ago ~
ur bf my children are gathered to the fold of "
ernal rest, and tive yet remain in mortality: 81.
r one of them Virginia has offered a reward n,
five hundred dollars, as an inducement to ~
me fend in human form to assist in the c.,
urder of him who is now "hunted like a ~
'rtridge upon the mountains" weak and W.
nsampted as he is, although he has never ="
stur5ed the Virginia soil. And what is All =,
is for! The Lord judge between us. But az
u are working against yourselves: every VI
ordered son of America when you send ont az AZ
the North with the print of the accursed ~,
tier upon their necks, and whose funerals oo o..
, attended by assembled thousands, has the 90 a
ldency to kindle the fires of indignant 81
tired against not only the demon cause % %
lich is at at the bottom of all this. but is ..
'dy to burst like volcano on the heads of ~ ~"
actors. The Devil twines his operations ~ "
und the hearts of the North as well 40 Tho ~
nth, in the shape Of evil for evil. like for h bus
>, &c. this is natural to all unregeneratad '''
Ids. Ny soul is panied for nv Country A