Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-23


nsrticuiar ID have inserted, and thereby laid
The foupdatirn u lhe American revolution, and
secured IL permanent written forn TIE death
warrant of tyranny for ali time. IL also pro-
vlaes that tie consenl OF the cemmuaity IS es-
sential 10 taxation, and that the punishment
of crime ehsll he. fu an cases, the result Of a
fair trial and legal conviction. And now IN
an ihis You csn but observe the triumph of
ngh. over fhe fesrful and Formidable array OF
tbe forces ef physical power.
g. Next TO asagnG csarie, or tlIe evolution Of
The great idea OF CONSTITUTIONAL liberty you
have The Lutheran reformation.
Ia ths one v5a have The era OF civil lihsIs
and in the other that Of religious liberty. Ia
the formsr England was rescued from the
usurration and tyrsnny Of q wicked king;
in Bis the world IS freed from the darkness
and oppression % papa. power which had now
/ eonsomma'ed that period in he World's bis
tory, which iae historians have sigHideaHil7
enough termed "ths dark aces.D IN this -
T of religious iihcrry you 1spe nfai7ed ias
two principles of fundamcu-s i-as lHs one
ia tls inslics la et "a every one 70 read
sad i1igprtf tle Si5ls for himself rs the sI-
i1adistiv rule Of faith and the other is ius-
tidcafion by faith alane- By the one We are
breed from the ignorance au3 superstition Of
shs church, aai By the other We are released
E from the burden snd o1FFtsslon OF her rites
arI' peuancea. Ahu noH BEE by what agency
his great work is accomplished; one man
stapas up 10 tha face of pope, priests and csr-
dinals. and ia defiance of the worthwhile
( power, eceieaias.ic and civil, IS welded by
them. Humany speaking what had Luther to
sYpect in such a position and such a contest.
oa Tie 3ist 81 0csotsr, 1917, be nailed to tie
cbuIchf do1r Do Mintemburg bis nnetF-frs
theses Ga tha name Of ruth and IN the fear of
Coo These enc miEht we'll have concluded
% hsve been bis desth-Warfant, looking at the
fearful array of noWer against him. Bet tbose
strikes Of g hammer by which he nailed to the
rhurch af God his taeses Of ruth. have rot vet
cess7i @ abrats upan the ear and heart Of the
world Hs lived an2 died the great and TIL
umpaaIi champion Of the truth, ana lives to-
day in Be memory and heart Of all Gods peo-
pc as de waria'5 great rsiormer. But not 50
ha aira been rfgE. SlgIe handed and alone
be cohiendea Cor truth and Tighieousness
against ne miEht af power ard an the anath-
emas and implements CO ils destruction. He
was brave uader she conscious power % truth,
sH5 be was iTiumPhsHt because God was with
him
You have the sane reversal cf The worlds
TuaKin that might makes right 10 our msmora-
Bic TsToutioa of no
a few infant and feeble colonies, IN the ex-
aIca Of ihs iHaiisnsble right Of revolution
aad 81 and act or aheir own sovereignty, re-
uoancsa their al'egieuce to the English gov
srnmsut and resolgsd to be independent and
fsss because its ADMINISTRATORS over them bad
6scous oppressive. Appealing to Ged and
he cqlIzal v'or.d FOR the right and justice Of
their cause, they pnbiished their declaration
q Independence and ''in the name Of God set
up heir hanEer.1 Never was there a more strik-
ing picture e miekt against right than was
exhibited by the parties as arrayed against each
other In THE memorable struggle. And who
that coutempiace5 Is in fhe light II history can
doubt fsr e moment that it was the profound
conviction q tbe rigdtcouEDess OF their cause
that made our Frev9lutionarVsfst and moth
efs brave, fearless and invincibie2
have said this much to establish and sz-
hihit prnminentig this one fact, that the power
Of might never makes right, and that right is
might because God Is always upon the side Ct
right. Hence 10 a great contest where the
interests Of divinity and humanity, the glorv
Of God and sho good Of man are involved, the
consciousness OF right is the voice Of God in
the soul, the language Of which is that Of
nv text. It bids us " be strong and Of a good
courage, fear not, nor be afraid ct them; FOR
De Lord thv God, be it is that doth 90 with
thee; ho viii not fell thee nor forssks fhee.''
Add II e Re true, as We have nav shown,
ihst God has ever defended the right against
might & becomes us 20 know who is right in
ON present political controversy? and here,
without going into a detail OF facts already
familiar % en-, e is sufficient to state that
slavery, Is Distinguishing Institution Of the
South, is right wrsng. It is an institution
sinful in itself and expressly condemned in the
word Of God, and doomed to destruction or it
Is an insHtud=n Of divine appointment and
clearly sanei1Esd in TIE scriptures. Here is
at onc6 the great question Of right and wrong,
which primarily involves the conscience o. the
North and The Soulh, ana mnst sosner OF later
determine our destiny. Our adversaries agree
folly eth us shat she word Of God is the in
fanibin rule by which TO determine this mat
ter ana 60 il We all appeal. ae tho word and
testimony. And here mark the fact, that the
word Of God clearly condemns all sin, and that
an the sins of outward conduct are expressly
forbidden BY name, which have infested socie-
tv, and ended to ruin &c, suCh as profanity and
Ssbbatb- -bresking, drunkenness and adultery,
theft and murder. And yet slavery, the great
eat Of all Gins, according to The showing ef
ab0lttionisn, is never thus expressly condemn
Cd but on the contrary, is uniformly men
toned in especful terms This, certainly, is
40 important fact in the very Threshold Of
this suhiect. Ard having called your atten-
ton 70 this preliminary fact, ask you to note
further that slavery was part and parcel Of
both the patriarchal and Jewish economy,
and was Incorporated into the moral law at
Sinai, and thus made an institution for all
tine Of divine appointment Professor Lewis,
10 bis review OF the able sermon OF Mr.. Van
Dyke, dwelis upon the assumption that The
% .riarchsi and Jewish slavery, was a very
different thing from American slavery, esPe-
cialiv % the cotton States, and that conse-
quentlV the former is no argument or authority
f1r The latter. Grant &C, and what thsn7 2
Had there been no slavery or seTvitude
among the patriarehs and in the Jewish
pol.tv. the moral law establishes the
fact Of the relation and gives you
ihs Institution. Aud on the other hand,
had slavery existed ia the patriarchial and
Jewish economy and not been incorporated In
the moral law al Sinai. then might we con-
cI1de. 50 Tar az the Old Testament is concern
ed, that e had fallen and passed away with
the things pecSiiar to those dispensations. I0e
moral law has not its origin in the patnarchial
sD5 Jewish economy. Whatever, In those,
God designed &c be perpetual be Incorporated
into tie morai las, and nothing more as for
instance, the sabbath but It was the prinoi-
~. and not the Jewish Sabbath. which was
inns Incorporated And &C it was the prinoi-
10. or relation Of slavery, which God incor-
norstsa into the moral law, and not the pre-
else form OF patriarchisl or Jewish slavery.
We take then the principle OF relation, as
given as il the moral laF, and WITH It we 20
I l.
his APOSTLES how to develop It. Here then is
~, arvnment. In the moFsi law, which in its
asturo is uncaangeable and iuseparable, the ba-
SIS ef an law and morals and all religion, yon
have The institution Of slavery as to its prtnci-
Me Note the language ahd mark the words /;
frTbou shalt not covet tsy neighbor's housei
hou shalt not covsi thy neighhor's wife, nor
( his man servant, nor bis maid servant nor his
OK. nor his ass, nor anything that is Thy neigA-
bo.'s1 Now, here in The moral law, which is
10 its nature not only fundamental but IN
changeable and irgepaslable, you have the re-
fation and iustituticn Of slavery clearly recog-
nizes and established, and that, too, 50 as dis
I tincav to invoke the idea both Of authority
/ and property. And now, e frpn Sinai we go
TO Calvary to learn upon this subject OF Christ
and his APOSTLES, we find them speakingin Ian
-uars not onlv explicit, but clearly corroborat-
Z I've OF the plain import Of the mora law. Take
az an apostolic summary the irst i've verses OF
I the sixth chapter Of paups first letter to tim0-
tbv. "Let ss many servants as are under the
woke count their own masters worthy OF all
I homer that she name Of God and his doctrine
/ be not blssphened."
o And thsv that have believing masters, il {
I then snot despise them, because they are
Z brethren. but rather Do them service, because
! fhev are faithful and beloved, partakers Of the
{ benefit These things teach and eXhort.
! 3. L any man teach otherwise, and consent
I not 10 wholesome words, even the werds Of cur
! Lord Jesus Christ, and to The doctrine which
/ is according TO gOalinessi
I 4. He is proud, knowing nothing, but dotihg
: about osesions aud strifes Of words, whereof
comelh envy, strife, ratings, evil surmisings.
I 5. PerveTse dispudngs Of men Of corrupt
mlnds, and deeti ute Of the truth, supposing
/ that gain Is god.insssj from such withdraw
/ thVself0
NOW lakiDg the institution OF relation Of
! slavery as given Ia the moral law and thia
I apostolic commentary as to iis practical de-
/ pslopmont, have we not the matter clear enough
.. for az uBo are willing to trust the word ri
/ Cod 10 speak for itseif2 While the apostles
presehed against The sins Of the day. ald re-
proved and rebuked with al long suffering, We
! never fad g syllable OF their preaching against
slavery as an Institution in iis nature In
Consistent with The morality and piety OF
. TIE gospel % tho contrary, We ind that
they admitted Shareholders TO the communion
4 TIE church as NbfetheFen faithful, and
beloved, psrtaysTs Of the benefit" And having
row exhibited 70 you The important facts in
the case, let ne here say that the abuse OF .
thing Ia no argument against the thing itself
I And here observe is The fallacV of the whole