Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-03-28
SUPREME Laws.

Supreme Laws.
Hon. Daniel Webstcr's great Llfe-Errol
was when, disheartened BY the continued
success of political wrong, he renowned
tho higher law of Right and began hi.
founderiug in the dark aungmires of Pol
icy and ExpedieDcy. Itwas then he gave
utverance to the shallow lie that Kit is moi
necessary to re enact the Law of Cod
when, iu trnth, all good and proper Laws
are merely "re-euactments," in letter or in
spiri,, of the immu,able Ten Command
ments. Human Laws are required only to
restrain violations of the will Of the great
and only perfect h,w-giver.
Plain Noah Webster is better authority
in this matter than Daniel. Millions have
read (aud believed) in his Spelling Book,
10 its easy lessons of one syllable
"No man may put of The Lar # Cod"
Noah was right When Law abclishes or
prohibits Slavery, it crushes in the germ
. multitude of sins and sorrows. Whoever
permits what evil be had power to stop, is
verify guilty.
Positive violations of the Divine Law,
are more plainly seen to be wrOpg. Take
On example
"THou shalt not de'iccr INTO master
the servant phich is escaped from has mas
te, unto hee."-Deut %: Is.
This was specific regulation for par
ticular time aud people even when a mild
and partial slavery, and pOlygamy, were
tolerated by the Almighty. The years Of
Jubilee and release harmonize and herald
Christ's law of love and liberty.
Our Fugitive Slave Law is in the teeth
Of the letter and spirit of the Bible. But
scoundrel Oficsrs like Stone enforced it,
and even attempted to degrade our noble
Volunteers into Slave. Hounds. Congress
h,, iuterfered, and passed New Article
Of War, BY . vote Of over 2 to which
President Lincoln approved, 18th inst
as follows:
"All officers or persons in the military
service Of the United States are prohibited
from employing any of the forces under
their respective commands for the purpose
Of returning fugitises from service or Ia
Dor, who may have escaped from any per-
sons to whom such service or labor Is
claimed to be due, and any officer who
shall be found guilty BY court martial
Of violating this article Of war, shall be
dismissed from service"
This is a virtual repeal Of an Act that Is
more and more abhorred by all right-miu-
ded and righs-hear,ed men! May it die
speedily, beyond the light of resurrection!
THE TWO.-It is now considered as
an established fact that Gen. Patterson
might have cut eff the Rebel force, which,
escaping from Winchester, turned against
Us The tide of battle at Manassas, with all
its hosrors and expense. God only knows
mems hearts-we can judge By acts only
but very many there are who believe him
to have acted the traitors part. At any
rate, be made an dr.fa mistake,
So, too, (whilo few if any believe him
to haze acted corrup,ly) it is now manifest
that Gen. M'Clellep could have captured
or driven the foe from Manassas, long ago,
% vas often declared BY contrabands,w who
we're repelled for bringing US the truth at
the risk of their lives. But less army
for six months menaced the Capital, shut
up the Potomac for fifty miles, and then
retired to new defences. Another mistake
whose end We can not foresee. We hope
It may prove oil right.
INcIpENr.-While Russell's Panorama