Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-11

10 mlddle way, there be none government which
enos easen.s Ia own laws Is At cad. simple multi
essancs cast. on ia allegiance 10 the entire govern
nsnt and stands forth in open, hostile rebellion.
heuelllon cannot be justified, II the government Ia
such a. to promote the general happiness Of country
Rebellion cannot be justified, unless the horrors Of
pooay eI var are less than the evils arising from the
o. the laws Of the government Rebellion
ne Be uaiined u there is any way prospect peace
soe removal Of the evils complained Of Rebellion
prospect Of successful reslatAnee Rebellion cannot 30
jasnea Y Il merely the act Of small minority Of the
people rising up against oonentsd majority. Faction
is the grave of Republics"
Mr.. Cracraft does not appear to have the fear
Of slavery before his eyes hence he prefers to
call the evil by its proper name-rebellion.
Next comes q minister Of the New School
Presbyterian Church. Let him be heard 1t lis
Rev. George DEGed.
AZ the alternative is between the abrogAton OF our
Constitution and the dissolution of the Union civil
war, We shall not halt between opinions, even
moment Knowing where stand and in full view Of my
responsibility to God and TO man, by such declaration
Presbyterian pulpit Of New Orleans should become the
sentiment Of this country, looking 1t to the u
mate reestabllshment Of the slave trade ready
o. the Republic, the honoIed ancestor whose name
bear was To euiis In tho army Of the revolution say
ms eay-i repeat delibeTaely-tha our brethren at
tho South may know what they have to expect, H. after
all our efforts at Cancellation, they force the work
II turOM uohn the gauntlet they assured II
MI be taken up and the appeal be made to the God Of
BATTLES to decide the issue In the words our Pes-
dent elect, II we stand arm, shall moi fall"
That paragraph has got the true fire Of the
christian patriot burning in every line Of it,
When the pulpit thus ddres to speak, who will
believe that our country is in dangers We sus.
pect, however, that his sermon will be termed
tan offensive harangue from the pulpit"
Let us now give Lutheran view of the pre-
sent party in power; aud see what is said abou
itby
Rev. M. Seiss
Morality is no longer what II was among us. Grim
Is on the increase. EmbsI1lement and all manner
knayery Is prevalent In both high and low pAeas.
candidate Is less respected becsuse he has cheated hi
party at former times The evidences Of olicAl DELHI
queney crowd upon each other Every thing ia job iron
the sale Of State eanas to the changing of the
smith Each day gives us instances Of highlands
swndng But thess longer viewed with surprls,
Men have begun to ind the crimes Of the morning
necessary to thelr comfort All sorts Of extra sharp
knaylsh men are popular; The days Of Noah seem
have returned az Christ said they would"
We will now introduce a great locofoc
> preacher. A gentleman whose democratic pr o
cliylies are so strong that he will not cousen
to have the creed of his Church like that of an
I, other, but insists upon its being "Indspendent
We allude 10
l. Rev. John Chambers.
e The Institution Of slavery has been blamed with mo
Of the evils that allie, the land but the speaker did NJ
agree IN the opinion that slavery was the damning sin
s s called. Iherg weIe evils 10 the system OF eours
marriage for instanee) but the speaker thought II
eeedlngly Inconsistent for the opponents OF slavery
willing that II should exist In the old States and be ke
n out Of the Territories. This absurd. II slavery wi
wrong ought to be crushed out just like drunksaus
or any other sin The morality Of this notion Of wron
IN slavery was very singular.
Thus we have pulpit authority for saying Thu
. slavery is "dlvinely created" The force
Of the authority is much lessened, however, by Il
IN admission that there are "evis in the system
n Of buying and selling human souls.
e e We will close with a passage from Ne
ie York Priest-an Israelite the
sr Rev. Dr.. RaphaR.
q But, as that Rev; gentleman Henry Ward leechl
ie takes erd among those who most loudly and most
u hsmgnlly deno1nee slaSeholdng as sin, wished
convince myself whether he had any Scripture warran
ior 30 doing aud whether such denuneiAton one
o those Inducements for moral instruction advanced
the New Testament. have accordingly examined
various books OF Christian serptursi aAd dnd that III
Alord the Reverend gentleman and his compeers no
ihority Whatever for his and their deeamations 4
I'd New Testament nowhere, directly Indirectly eondem
slaveholding-whieh indeed Is proved by the uniyer
10 practice OF all Christian nations during many eenture
ne This ought to settle the question. Christi
tn men everywhere should now give up the co
tT iroversy, and let the South have her own WI
n, in all things. Let the African slave trade
s. re-opened; and the traffic in human flesh go
ed with ten-fold more zeal and activity than ey
ed before, because jew,-one of the represent
s. tives Of the people who despise the " meek Oh
or lowy Jesus" and nailed him upon the Gre
between common malefactors, 10 expiate wi