Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-02-08
.IrI Communicated.
MIR. vANDYkE AND HIS EoHos.


We are being greatly edited in
these days on many subjects. The times are
not only exciting but instructive. l have been
very much interested to notice how suddenly
and unaccountably very small men are magni-
fed into men Of mark, aud, doubtless, very
much TO their own surprise as well as their
friends. A notable instance of this kind is the
case Of Rev. II. J. Fdadyke, who on the late
thanksgiving day took occasion to administer
very severe castigatOn to "Abolitionists." and
to show the people Of the North how much they
are losing in money and character by refusing to
introduce domestic slavery Mt once into their
policy. Before this master-stroke of clerical
statesmanship, Mr. Vandyke was rather an Or
binary man. Ills trading capital was thought
to be quite moderate. True, some few years
siuce, he slightly distinguished himself, by
running of church in Bfidgeton, N j., from
the new to the old school Presbytery, but that
exploit has well nigh been forgotten save by the
people of b. Two or three years since he made
fine dash after fame, and by scenting beresy
in distinguished theological professor he gain
ed a little temporary notoriety. But he has al
last taken high position among the immortals,
by his famous pro slavery, pro-ootton sermon.
Politicians who usually cry wolf, if a clergyman
ventures to speak in the most tender manner on
State matters, have seized upon the oraculal
sayings Of the Brooklyn preacher-p philosopher
aud given them wings by scores and thousands
Next to Aristotle and John c. Calhoun, thi,
clergyman is likely to be quoted as chief author
ity for negro slavery. He Awoke on the morning
of Nov. 30th 1860, and rubbing his optics, h'
read in the columns Of his organ, the N. Yorl
Herald, that henceforih he must consent to Gil
niche in the fame Of immortality. Ilapp!
man, so quickly to stride into the realms of th,
magnates
IInd he been so unfortunate as to have th
fear of the abolition revolutions Of his oph church
passed in 1878, (and neDsr yet repeatedly befor
his eyes, he might not have succeeded so well il
squeching the "abolitonists" But he evident
" knows how to live IN and Of a church who's
deliberate utterance he boldly Ignores.
Mr.. Vandyke is likely to confer greatness oil
some Others perhaps unintentonaly, Sine
his famous effort, with lance in rest, at tn
windmils. many other and smaller men al
feebly echOing him saw an etfusion of thi
sort few days since, bya clergyman not ia
from this He, it appears, was uufoitunat
enough to live for three years in New EnglanC
about 70 years ago, at the time when Mr.. Lloy
Garrison was commencing his silly, mad caree
lie saw and heard some things that have haunte
his brain ever since, and at this late day wit
the example Of Mr.. Nandyke TO stimulate hin
he does battle right manfully against the dreat
full "abolitonists" under the flag of these thr,
propositions
, 1. "rhe relation of master and servant is a 81
per SCI"
= 2. "Tbe Constitution of the United States is
compact with sin, therefore null aud voij and
be disregarded and destroyed"
I 3. 1.-THE involuntary servitude of the iou
should be Immediately abolished without regal
to consequences"
Against these ultra propositions he wages
bloody war as If they truly represent the sent
ments and opinions of the great mass of Il
people in the free States
This man is surely GU the road direct to il
C mortality. When the secessionists print al
circulate 5000 copies Of his two sermons lie W
. do for famous man. F..