Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-06-19

:, CORRESPONDENCE.

IL is not because we have particular love
for you, personally or that we feel towards
you, personally, anything unbrotherly, that
we address you Ms we do, and the public
through sou.
There are far higher considerations than
your individual importance and mine, or
than your miserable political party or any
other political party, which, we trust, have
induced Us to trouble the public with our
passing reflections.
The truth aud the riaht-the principles
Of unchanginp justice cause Of onr
country. in this terrible crisis which Just
God has brought upon US for our sins-these
have claim upon the Christian and the
patriot; and he who now holds back, or aids
and comforts traitors in arms, justly incurs
the curse Of God, who makes patriotism
Christian duty, and denounces damDation
upon those who resist his ordinance of civil
Government.
Under circumstances somewhat similar to
our own, God once said-"Curse yc MeIoz
curse 70 bitterly the inhabitants thereof
because they csme not to the help Of the
Lord-asainss thc mighty.
With almost prophetic eye to the struggle
in which we are now engaged, and the
crisis sent upon US, Thomas Jefferson said
Indeed, tremble for my country when
reflect that God is Just; that bis justice
cannot sleep forever. The Almighty has no
attribute which can take side with Us In such
contest" rfG GDr.T
These burning words Of the intelligent
patriot were uttered in view Of divine in
terfcrMce on account Of the sin and curse
Of slavery. Hear him again, speaking OF
slavery and the slavos
When the measure Of their tears shall
be full, when their groans shall have involv-
ed Heaven itself in darkness, doubtless a
Nothing IL more certainly within in the Book
Of Fate, than that this people shall be free VI
Whist q striking contrast with the mis-
cradle semi.infdel sang5;uid twaddle o.
your pen. You call attention thus
MARK THIS. The man who cannot
hold his political abolitionism in allegiance,
IN time like the present, when he knows
that It can only add to the bitterness Of the
strife, and when he knows that emancipa-
tion doctrines canpot be pushed farther with
out infringing upon Constitutional limits, i.
neither q Christian nor patriot.
"Nathr Christian nor patriot" who
in terrible times like these, will not pande
to the "sum Of all uiil.,mies," now arrayed
sword in hand, against the Government +
John Wcslcy---like Luther-with Christian
soul, burning with patriotism, would hav'
"starpcdos on The mout, such prilnping, 70
slavery and treason, BY brother Methodist
Sir, you are not so stupid ~ to be ignor
Of the fact that your recommended 81
lence is oil slavery asks, and TO be let alone
Is allths FsLelliop noeis. This Is the al
aud comfort you give them. And thoug
you never in all your life said n word |
favor Of sL,rs,y' (0-only increasingly Ia
boring sgainst Jreeaon. i--yet you lampoor
aud misrepresent Abolition, and Abolition
lists, and pronounce tho opponents Of SLAYER
neither Christians nor patriots, IL the
dare use the liberty and exercise tho rigl
YOU claim as free man.
In contrast with your, "MARK THIS
re',,, |" =, ~
gave you rom tne recent action Oh the ue'
eral Assembly Of the Presbyterian Churc
which met in Cincinnati. Ohio:
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