Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-12

ylela 70 tue requisttion; and dispense with
the institution at once b1tno, he hardened
us dsart and still contended for his rights,
IN slavery We have no doubt that he was
ready TO adopt the language of Tie SouLh
and madly exclafm, let me alone. Was Le
let alone No, for there ennfe a ,otisvons
swarm of HieF into the house OF pharaoh.
aud into his servants houses, and into ali
The land Of Egypt, the landf was Corrupted
by reason OF tho swarm OF fiies. 80
And Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron
aud said go ye aud sacrifice to your God
IN the land and yet at the same time tho
old artStoerat was not willing to Saorifcs
the abominatiol, that would have forever
tnrned aside the 9th nid 6th plaetieE.
which were very diSastr6ds murrain, and
"a boil breaking forth with blafns, upon
man. and upon beast. How often hare
our rulers appointed day OF humiliation,
lasting and pray yer, that a threatened calam.
lty might be aVerted? We may fast or pray
until the trump Of God shall calllus to the
Judgment and Il We continue to run into
oVil-or bold on to the idol, we snail not be
delivered from the tierey indignation of the
God of Israel. Ho who tegaFdeth the word
Of the LordiS safe, but he that regardeth
not the word of the Lord is destitute of a
covering 70 shelter him from tho stormy
blRst. Disregardless of tbe counsel Of
God Pharaoh held on to Slavery with an
iron grasp, until the Lord commanded Nos
es to stretch forth his rod toward heaven:
and tho Lord sent thunder aud hail, aud
the IRE ran along upon tie ground, and
the Lord rained hail upon the land of
Egypti so .here was hail and ere mingled
With the hail very greTiousr : such as there
was none like it in all the land of Egypt
since It became nation. And the hail
smolo throughout all the land Of Egypt;
all that was IN the field, bath man and
beast. And tue hail smote every herb Of
the held and brake every treo Of the field.
Onlytn the land of Goshen, where the anti
slavery we're, there was no hail. Then
Pharaoh said, 81 have siuped this time
the Lord is righteous, and and my peo-
pie are7wicked. Eutrcat the Lord that
there be no more thundOrilRs and hail,
and i will let the people 60. Then Mos.
eS spread abroad his hands unto the Lord |
aud the thunder ceased, neither was there
any more hail. Did he keep his promise Z |
No, for tho very moment that he saw tho
rain, hail and thunder were ceased, he |
sinned yet more, and Would not let the |
children of Israel 90 o how he loved |
the institution. Weuow pass to the 9th and |
10th plaques, darkness and destruction of !
the first born, This presentsito the mind |
two picturesi one is the o-6lnyery and
the other antt-slayerS- While one WAS
blest With light and safety, tho other was
cursed With darkness and destruction, of |
man and beast. This is enough to con-
vince any man who is not blind to truth,
that God was opposed to Egyptian slave
~. And if further proof is necessary on
the subject go to the Hatery grave, where
the Lord buried PharRoh, and his host,
whilst they were pursuing the children of
Israel.
And you will be ready 70 exc N, surely
He was not in favor of perpetual bondage. |
IL he was opposed to Egyptian slavery; Is |
he not opposed to American slavery also /? |
God is mot changeable, slavery has not the
Divine sanction and therefore cannot exist |
in safety. Then why should mon engage |
in that which is unsafe, and by doing So |
bring upon themselves shame and disgrnce2 |
We want new. free state; that we may |
breathe free air and walk upon free !
dom's soil The christian loving people |
have been ruled long enough bS few
Pharaoh spirited men; such characters nre |
not charitable, they must have every thing |
as they desire or they wiltset up for them |
selves aud then appeal to heaven aud earth !
to DO let alone. You may oppose, and say |
what you wish against the kingdom aud |
patience of Chris, aud oFhis mild authority |
but when the tyrannical reign Of slavery |
is spoken OF, they are offended. And |
why? Because their god is called in |
question. Ii slavery Is an evil, aud ifl
longer continued, would endanger tho |
peace and safety of coming generations,
why not, in the name OF Heaven, who
rides upon the Etorm and calms the roar. |
ing sea, make West Virginia free7
will. nov close by saying, that n the !
Convention is successful in opening up |
way by or through which we. may pleas-
autly, get rid of the evil, thai honota6Ie
body will shine as a bright star iu our po-
litical sky; and more, they will live and
dio in the affections of one common BROTH
erhood. 5.. a WEST YiRGISIAS.
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