The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-02-13

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the law upon the invader for doing no
more than honestly to carry out the teach
ing Of abolition preachers, who bind
heavy burdens, ard grievous to be borne,
and lay them on mems shoulders, while
they touch them not with one of their fin-
gers. No need for the widow and orphan
to weep in anguish Of heart over those
lation God will hold the real authors re-
sponsible No occasion or pretext for
slaveholding States to pass such stringent
laws for the punishment of the secret inv
eendiary and the prevention of servile
war. SIR 10 aaItaaiA A'aHia 81 i9aE5lq
I shall not attempt to show what will
be the condition Of the African race iEi
this country when the Gospel shall have
brought all classes under its complete do>i
minion. What civil and social relations
men will sustain in the times of millennial
glory, do not know. Icordially embrace
the current opinion of our church, that
slavery is permitted and regulated by the
divine law under both the Jewish and
! Christian dispensations, not as the Gnal
destiny of the enslaved, but as an impor-
tant and necessary process in the transit
tion from heathenism to Christianity
wheel in the great machinery of Previ-
dence, by which the final redemption is to
be accomplished However this maybe
one thing 1 know, and every abolitionisti
might know it if he would, that there are
patriarchal fidelity and affection exist be-
tween. the bond and the Free, and where
slaves are better fed and clothed and in
structed, and have a better opportunity
for salvation than the majority of labor
ing people in the city of New York. If
the tongue of abolitionism haii only kept
silent these twenty years past, the number
of such families would be itenfold as
great, Fanaticism at the North. is one
chief stumbling block in the way of the
Gospel at the South. This is one great
grievance that presses to-day upon elthe
hearts of our Christian. brethren at the
South. This, in ameasure, explains why
such men as DR. Thornwell, of South Carr
olina aud DR.. Palmer, of ssJew Orleans
men whose genius and learning aud piety
willing to secede from the Union. They
feel that the influence of the Christian
ministry is hindered, and their power to
doagood to both master and slave Grip
! pled,s by the constant agitation of aboli-
tionism in our national councils, and The
lncessant turmoil excited by the unscrip-
tural dogma that slayeholdingis sin. ia71'
5siar 4-1-L u q q. Ii -91t-1G- 81 a7Efi
ad5 The judgment of Solomon. bai
The Abolition presses sometimes quote
Scripture in order to fling the distorted
texts at the heads of their opponents
They recognize the Bible only SO far as il
affords them words of accusation and con.
!, demnation against their brethren. Even
for the purpose of assault, however, we
, have it from one who has tried the Cos.
pel-revolver in manya campaign, deafen.
ing the ears Of the multitude with its de.
tonations and bullying weak disputants
, with its presented muzzle, or flooring then
/ with point blank discharge OF leaden an
athemas--we have it from Que such, the
) Rev. Captain .Beecher--that in close
f and final rally, g"one good rife is worth
j score of Bibles. u The present momen,
r presents, evidently, just such crisis
and the Reversed Agitator discards tn,
gospel of6peace5 and cries out for tn,
! sword, denounces the Union of the States
5 and proclaims himself ready for secession
7 If we could persuade these fiery phi
lan,hropists and blood,thirsty preacher
/ to pick mp the volnme they have spurned
e we would point to them the story in which
d the Judgment of Solomon between the tw,
t mothers is related. saa .o..jf} h a4eyse Ta
l.. When the wise king proposed to divid,
r the child between the claimants, the ltru
e mother cried out:g "Oh, my Lord, Civ,
: her the living child; in no way slay it,
: 1t was the false mother that said: 'tLet
S not be either mine or thine, but dioide it,
t . The Beechers and Greelevs who refus
toiyield anythipg for the sake of the couD
B try; who sec the impending sword, ant
Q are willing to letit fall: who mock at di
9 vision, and would see the country annihi
r lated and dead rather than in the arms Q
,. another, are the false and unnatural claim
ants. Those, on the other hand, who sa
d 'let sus yield up cur wishes, and even ou
' rights, that this life may be preserved an
b kindred blood be spared" speak the Yoic
n of natural affection. -. 80 go. r
r The people of the world recognize fth
q accents, and in the surrender of right
S the highest title TO authority and conf
2 Edence. They hear the pleadings o., ma
It ture, and they judge. their truth by tn
. voice Of their own sympathetic hearts :.
# In this contest the scriptural idea
e fulfilled, that by giving up we gain, an
O what we yield will be returned manitol
d in the blessings of peace and unity an
If true liberty.-ll6aay (N. ~ lrgus.i