The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-01-23
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III -ApoLrTIoSfsM LEADS ~ McLT.TepEs oF
CASES AND BIZ a LnaIeAL Pn'ckss TO CTTER
INPIDElITT
On this point would not and will cot ts
misunderstood. I do not say that abolitionism
is infidolity. speak only Of the tendencies Of
the systom as indicated In its avowed principles
and demonstrated in its practical fruits.
II does not try slavery by the Bible: bst AZ
one OF its leading advocates has recently declar.
ed, 1t tries the Bible hy the principles Of tree
dom II insists thst the word OF God must
he made to support certain human opinions or
forfeit all claims upon our faith, That | may
not be suspecred Of exaggerstion on this point,
let me quote from the recent work Of Mr.. Barnes
passage which may well arrest the attention
all thinking men:--
There are great principles in our nature, a.
God has made us. which can never be set aside
by any authority of proessed revelation. If
hook claiming to he revelation from God.
by any fair Interpretation defended slavery, or
placed IL on the same basis as the relation Of
husband and wife, parent and chiId. guardian
and ward, such book would not, and could
not be received by the mass of mankind as O
Divine revelation"
This assumption. that mon are capable Of
Judging beforehand what is to be expected ia q
vine revelation, is the carkatrce's egg from
which in all ages heresies have been hatched -
This Is the spiders webb which men have spun
ont of their own hrains, and clingine TO which
thev have attempted to swing over the yawn-
inc abyss Of inf3iei,tv Alas. how many have
fallen in and been dashed ~ pieces! When q
man SETS no the great principles oil our ma ure
(hy which he always means his own preroBceiv.
Ell opinions) as the supreme trihuual before
which even the law of God must he tried
when a man says "the Bible must teach abnli.
tionisin or will not receive it." he has already
cu, loose from the sheet anchor Of faith. True
belief says: Speak Lord, Thy servaut watts to
hear" Aholitinnism SAYS. Speak Lord, but
speak in accordance with the principles of hu
man nature or they cannot he received by the
great mss Of mankind as Divine revelation
he fruit Of such principles is just what we
might expect. Wherever the seed of abolition
ism has been sown broadcast a plentiful crop Of
nfileity has sprung mp. In the communities
where anti-slavery excitement has been most
. 'evalent, the power ofihe Gospel has inYaria-
bly, declined; and VIII the tide Of fanatirism
begins to snhside. the wrecks ofchurch order
and of Christian character have been scattered
on the shore. | mean no disrespect TO New
England--to the good men WIN there stand bv
for the trufh--nor to the illIlStriaus dead whose
praise - in all the churches but who does nut
know that the States IN which ab0litcnism
has achieved its plost signal triumphs are at
the same time the great strongholiS Of inAlsli-
ty in the land? have often thought that ir
some Of th,se oil pilgrim fathers could come
back. in the spirit and power Of Elias, to attend
a grand celebration at P, month rock, they
might well preach on this tex "If fye were
Ahraham's children. ye would 10 the works of
Abraham" The effect Of ahDlitionisnl upon in
dvidualS is no less striking and nlstirnfui than
I's influence upon communities 1t ii 4 re.
markahle and instructive fac', and one at which
christian men would do wei tn piase anil con-
slider. that in this country all The prominent
leaders ofab0llion'S outside of the ministry,
have became avowed inf le[; ani ths, all our
notorious abolition preachers have renounced
the great dDci rines o grace as they are taught
in the standards OF the reformed churches
have resorted to the most violent processes Of
Interpretation to avoid the obvious meaning Of
PLAIN ScIiptural texts and ascri ed to the a.
po+tles of Christ PRINCIPLES from which pety
and moral courage Instinctively revolt. They
make that to I've sin which the Bible does not
declare to be sin. They dennu zee in Ian ylssa
such as the SterneSt prophets Of the Law never
employed a relation which Jesus aud his apes.
les recognized AMI regulated. They seek 10
i@~tiIue terms and texts OF Christian comipu.
nion utterly at variance with the nrgan,c Law
# the church as founded hv it. Divine Head;
and, attempting tn Justify this uSnrpstion ofDI-
vine prer'gativss by an APPEAL from g ~ law
to The dictates of falien hnman naIare. they
wonld set up a spiritual tyranny mnrc olous
add insuiferahlc. because n're arbitrary and
- = a =. 4.
And as the tree is so have its triits heen. I,
is not theory hut n demonstrated fact that
aholitioniSm leads to inf ieIiry Such man AZ
Garrison, and Gid iings, and Gerritt Smith,
have yielded to the current ot their own princi.
pl and brown the Bible overheard Thous.
ands of humber men who listen 10 abolition
preachers will 90 and do likewise And wheth.
e. il be the restraints of official POSITION or the
preventing grace Of Gdd. that enables such
preachers tn row up the siream and regard the
authority of Scripture in other matters, their
i ilfnence upon this one subject il all the more
perniciouS because they prophe,vin tn, name OF
Christ. In this sincere and plain utterance OF
my deep convictions. am only disehareing
my conscie ce towards the flock over which
am set. When the shepherd seeth tho wolf
coming he is hound to give warning.
" --ABaLiTIoNIsM rs THE CHIEF CAUSE OF
THE STRIFE THAT AaITATEs AkD THE DAM
sEa THAT THREATENS OUR COUNTRY.
Here as upon the preceding point, will not
be mi understood. am not here ~ the advo.
cate or opponent Of aav poficil parry; and it is
no more than simply justice for to say plainly
that do not consider R'pnblicsn and Aho!i.
tionist as neceSsarilysynonvnl ,iS terms. Thsrs
are tens Of thousands OF Christian men who 70
ted with the successful party in the late cleo
ton who d. not sympihixs with the princi-
pies or aims of abotionism Among these
scme beloved mem'crs ofmy own e ck, who
will not hesitate moment to cut the seal of
their appreciation upon the doctrine Of this dis
course. And what Is still more to the point,
there seems to be sufficient evidence that tho
man who has just been cho en- to he the head
OF this nation is among the more conservative
and Bible loving OF his party. We have no
ieats that ifthe new administration eouId bs
quietly inaugurated, it would or could abuii.
tionise the government. There are honest
people enough in the Northern States to pro.
vent such a result. But then. while this is ali
mittef an a simple matter OF truth and Justice.
it cannot be denied, on the other hand. that
boitionism did enter with all is ci,araoferistic
bitterness into tho recent eonta i; that shsrs-
suit never could have been ao.osnpl,sh Il wi n.
out its assistance and that il now appropria es
the victory in words OF ritlicule anil scuin that
sting like serpent.--Lst mo q We you sin
gle specimen the spirit IN which ab ,uipnism
has carried on IT'S political warfare, a. extract
from jnurntl which claims 10 ", a larger
c rcnlaion than any other raligin, paper in
the land. | qaois sion the Ssw York E.ls-
tacn9ent of Sep enlber 1855: