Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-01-11


iddls way, there can be none. a government which
OF execute its laws Is at end, simple mum.
Any portion Of country that commences violent ~,
tanns casts on It's allegiance 70 the entire govern W
aud stands iorthi open, hostile rebellion. Carol
peion cannot be justidod II the government 70 nay
on psunct ha W htiesS nnIs the horrors Of wotl
dy civil war are loss than the evils arsng from me pow
milton Of the laws Of tho government keee9n can estal
removal OF ths evils complained Of Rebellion oeh % As
es nsisa unless there y clear sna esn", bo mas
Aed II 1t merely the act Of small minority Of sno
pie rising up against eonlented majority "facu"" s
hs grave Of Republics" Tbs
Mr.. Cracraft does not appear to have the fear
slavery before his eyes hence he prefers to n
Il the evil by its proper nAme-rebellion.
Next comes q minister Of the New S school So,
resbyteran Church. Let him be heard. II is Gle
Rev. George Dagied ~
"if tha alternative Ia between the ahrogatcn Of our
aud the dissolution of the Union aud sv
Ar We shall mot halt between two opinions, for ia
oment Knowing where stand, and In full view Of my
laponsihy to God aud 70 man. by such derlaauon, w
,.hsr tnsn .nt the M sbaa Sacons ihe
sutinant Of this country looking as u toes to the ut
iae reestablshment OF the slave trade am feaay tS
borrow, enlist In the army Of the second founders N
4 the Republic the honored ancestor, whose name
ear to enlist in the army Of the revolution say
he South may know what they have to expect " after
III efforts eonelaton they force us 10 the work
will b. taken up and the appeal be made to the God Of
BATTLES to decide the issue In the words o. our fles
dent elect II we stand arm, we shall not fail'
That paragraph has got the true fire of the
christian patriot burning in every line Of it
When the pulpit thus darss to speak, who will
believe that our country is in danger 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; and soc what is said about
itby
Rep. Mr. Sciss.
aMoraly is no longer whatit was among us, Crime
| Is on the Increase. Embezzlenent and all manner Of
knayery prevalent In both high and low places No
candidate respected because he has cheated bis
aueney crowd upon zach other Everything is job from
ne sale Of State canals to the changing of the naue Of
swindpe But these are no longer viewed with surprise
Men have begun to And the crimes Of the morning paper
have returned Christ said they would"
We will now introduce a great locofocO
preacher. gentleman whose democratic pro-
cliviiies are so strong that he will not consent
10 have the creed Of his Church like that of any
J other, but insists upon its being "Iudependent,"
We allude to
i. !. Rev. John Chambers.
The Institution Of slavery has been blamed with most
Of tho evils that aot the land but the speaker did moi
NJ agree opinion that slavery the damnng sin
called There were evils in the system, Of course
just there in other insutions Dvinely created
marriage for nstancs) but the speaker thought II eH
eedlngy Inconsistent for the opponents Of slavery to
willing that should exist in the old States and be KEEP
out Of the Territories This RbAurd II slavery wa
wrong ought be crushed out just like drunkenness
any other sin The morality Of this notion OF wrong
- in slavery was very singular.
Thus we have pulpit authority for saying tha
IS ne slavery is " divinely created" The force {
Of the authority is much lessened, however, by III
on admission that there are "evils in the system
~ ~ of buying and selling human aOuls.
to We will close with passage from Ne
he York Priest-an Israelite;- ;-the
sOr Ssr Rev. DR.. RaphGtl.
raj But as that Rev gentleman Henry Ward Deechs
the takes lead among those who most loudly aud most
ou convince myself whether he had any Scripture waran
u for dong aud whether such denuneiation was ono
those Requirements for moral instruction advanced
the New Testament I have accordingly examined I
various books OF Christian Scriptures aNd fnd that tn
afford the Reverend gentleman and bis cOmpeers no
thOrity whatever for his and their declamations
md New Testament nowhere directly or indirectly condem
nu alavehoding-which lndeed is proved by the unyer
in practice Of all Christian nations during many eenure
the This ought to settle the question Christi
nth men everywhere should now give up the co
lctr troversy, and let The South have her own vi
on, in all things. Let the African slave trade
es- re-opened; and the traffic in human flesh GO
lied with tent fold more zeal and activity than e'
tied before, because jew,-one of the represen
les tiyes of the people who despise the "meel o
itcr lowly Jesus and nailed him upon the or
between common maleiactors, to expiate "
,or.i his life the crime Of having taught men to
dad uniq others aS.-S would have others do ~
sury theua-says that there is nothing in the n
I ihe Testament against holding men in the darkn
inn Inn, Of mental, physical and moral slavery. II
speal geculiarly fitting that descendant Of the rab
this -, -,
Q for VINO platteu crown OF tnorns lOf tne heau
SS, isSe the Savior of men, should to-day stand up
the assist in forging chains for the slave in CHI
rouid tian land, and before free and christ
, L sSs Ss people.