The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-03-06
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were exhorted Let each esteem other better than
themselves, in honor prcferring one anothef"--
Husbands were exhorted to love their wives, aud
wives their husbands, children to obey their par
ents, and parents to provide for their children and
bring them up in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord all Of which duties are impossible Of
performance in a relation which is one Of absolute
authority the one side, and of absolute subjec-
ton upon the other and which annihilates the in
sttution Of the family. Masters" says the Apos.
tie, "give unto your servants that which is just
and equal" This is equivalent to proclamation
of immediate emancipation The law of Ameri-
can slavery is, ''black men have no rights that
white men are bound to respect" Masters give
unto your servants that which is Just and equal
II is equal justice that a servant should have
right to his wife and ohildreue Give him that
right, and American slavery is doomed. Is 1t just
and equal that the servant be taught to read the
Word of God? Give slaves tho alphabet, and
they will tear down the prison house Of their bon
dage ere ten years have come and gone. JrsT
AND EoUAL7 Let this be given TO the slaves, and
the homes and plantations of the South are theirs,
for, have they not made them with the toll of their
hands, the sweat Of their dark faces9 We havs
never claimed for them that which is just and
equal, only that they be permitted to go out free
although spoiled, and robbed of every thing this
we have asked, and intend to keep on asking. IN.
til Cod IN his mercy, grants Our request. This
passage forever settles the question of American
slavery, far as the New Testament is concerned,
just it settled the question of Roman slavery in
favor of liberty in the early church The passage
which Mr. Van Dye has selected as his text gives
ne countenance 10 the system. | might advise g.
slave to submission and respectful treatment of
his master, not because the master had any right
TO him, but for his own sake Granting that "un-
der the yoke" means slaves, there Is nothing
gained to his cause have no doubt, however
that when properly understood this passage cuts
through and through the system, like two-edged
sword, indicating two classes of servants, those
who had unbeleving masters, and, therefore, were
under the yoke; and those who had believing mas
ters, aud we're, therefore, free demonstrating that
Roman slavery was totally inconsistent with the
practice of Christianity.
So much for the Scripture argument. The apiv
excuse which we can make for man who attempts
to Justify, from the Scriptures, a system which
originates in the atrocious save-trade, which de-
MES all secular and religious instruction to IFS vci
tins, which makes merchandise of men, women
and children, which is the very nursery Of petty
despots promotes every hateful immortality, and
originates no virtue, is that he is given over to
strong deusicn to believe lie.
Poor DR.. Thornwe of South Carolina, and his
brother in distress the bellcose DR.. Palmer of
New Orleans, despariug of ever being able to con-
vince the North that slavery is not sinful but a
most lovely, benefceut, patrarchal and divine in
stitution, are already shaking off the dust of their
feet and tearing their raitneut as a witness against
Us: In other words, they are preaching disunion
with all their might while Dr. Mcvicar and Rev
Mr. Prentiss Che should be DID, are charming
delighted audiences with their scriptural arc,l.
ments for the slavetrade, with special reference to
its adaptation to the spiritual wants Of the negro
race Were there ever such an instance of turn.
ing the grace of God into lasciviousnessY Didin1-
piety ever go beyond this? Can such diabolcal
perverson of the truth be matched? Yes-by the
man who stands in, northern pulpit, and ap-
proves; declaring that his sol is knit to such men
by the Word and Spirit of God as the soul of JON
athan to that Of David, and denouncIng as mad
men and fanatics tho sc who will not indorse his
doctrines of DEVILS
Mr.. Van Dykes second proposition is
"The principles Of abolition have been propaea
ted chiefly by Misrepresentation and abuse.''
Still keep in mind his definition Of abolition
ism, tfe belief that slaUery IS morally toroaqs
This second proposition declares that the ac.
ii slavery sentiment Of the North, viii n has
so lately spoken in thunder tones that have
carried dismay to the heart of this despotisu;
has been produced by misrepresentation OF
slavery and and abuse of shareholders. which
declaration pronounce as in itself misrep-
resentation, and slander upon the most in.
telligent people upon the face OF the earth
To declare that the sober. intelligent, and
conscientious masses of the North have been
influenced to hate slavery, in some instances
to enact statutes for the better protection OF
the fugitive and at length to place in the
presidential chair man who believes slavery
to be a social, moral, and political evil; to de.
clare that all this has been produced bv mis-.
representation and abuse, exhibits reckless.
ness OF statement an audacity ofmpudence,
absolutely inconcevable.
Yet, this is what Mr.. Van DYKE asserts.
what Mr.. O'Connor repeats; the pulpit in this
instance leading the bar.
As to DR.. Channing's opinion twenty. four
years ago, ofsome who were then technically
styled abolitionists, have nothing to say
perhaps 1t was ,iust-more probably unjust. It
matters notr-the opinion is rather too old for
present use. Nor do care to Justify all that
has been said and done by the friends Of free
dom during the thirty years Of this jncress-
ing conflict. could not vindicate all that
was said or done by the great reformers Of
the sixteenth century. They were sometimes
rash, vindictive, fierce; they used terrible
weapons; sometimes doubtless misrepresnted
their opponents. But what does this prove?
that their cause was not just and good? By
no means; only that men are men, not angels.
So we find them in all history. They were
right and conquered not by Misrepresentation
or abuse Of their opponents, but by the irwin.
chile power of truth. So say of this elo.
rious anti-slavery movement, il there have
been mistakes or misrepresentation, If fool
ish or wicked men have allied themselves to
its interests, (and in what good cause are not
such found?) these have retarded not advan-
ced its progress; it has conquered, not by these
means, but in spite of them But how does
he sustain this assertion? Resting his weak
ness upon the twenty four years old testimo.
ny ofDr. Chanaing, to which have alluded.
he proceeds to declare that we have mrsrep.
resented the legal relation existing between
mast er and slave. He asserts that the laws
fall civilized countries recognize property in
man! This will be news to the great English
jurists. But the proof is at hand. In case
OF a railroad disaster, the wife can obtain da-
images for the loss Of that piece of property,
that "chattel personal" which she cal 8 her
husband; the husband in the same way for
tha loss Of the valuable services ofthat "pos-
session forever" which he calls his wifei Well
this is admirable! To say nothing of the re.
fined and spiritual idea of marriage which IL
implies, we consider it capital idea, It has all
the good qualities Of a rule; It works both
ways. We hope to see it at once carried into
effect; by all means let it be understood that
the slave has the same right Of property in
the master which the master has in the slave
AS the property is rrrutual,a kind Of Joint stock
in the case Of the husband and WIFE, so let il
be with the master and slave--the latter ha.
wing as sacred right to sell the former, or
his vile and children, as the former has 10
deal thus with him. With this arrangement
| should be quite satisfied
Again: he complains of the manner in
which aboliionists have employed those ir-
stances Of cruelty which are so frequent I'M
all sisveholdiug communities; AYERS that up-
on the same principle we might condemn the
family; husbands abuse wives--wiyes, hus-
bands, sometimss!- chi, dren--chil-
dren, parents, etc. To this | reply. that ii ia