Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-28
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These gentlemen preach not for an infallibe or an
tahlshed church. for such church has yet ventured
70 be dogmstc and positive this point as they are
They preach with the Bible in their hands In that book
not one single tszt TINT ednbs perpertsdto prone
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tion In the New Testament ne hsve1 Riste written
by the man who represents the last revealed phase and
development Of the Gospel Sent By the hand Of rum
slaut o had S0Sght refuge ipiI tka Hritsr 10
his ip master 70 the pnrpOFt that the master and
bis Ie to get on better and do their duty to one
Enother thoroughly for tha future The same Nri
ter tss his recent converts thii they are sIapes sy
unsfDae TIC IeSf ohdt condition. and not try 10 a.
at least by any MEANS contrary ~ me lars q ne
counhry The only possible doubt about the exact
mearne of his advces whether the slaves TO refuse
therliberty even If itbe offered whether they are
merely foreman true to their masters, il chance
presents the opportunity Of escape The context which
says that faithful and dutiful Christian slave becomes
~ ,ednan of his hedp,ni Aassr clearly prores that
dare sohS refuses the oer Of freedom has high Script'-
RAJ argen for his ehOics, If It be said that slavery
4 Al Variance with the spirit Of the Gospel also are
GOOD many things which are not yet laid under the
han az abolition or threatened with the "wGr power
Snmntuous fare purple and fine nen wealth, eccesias
tcalt es, Unmarried clergy good clerical incomes and
many other things contrary to the spirit oil the los
mel or at least can be proved so as easily as slavery
any one of their peculiar doctrines as the abotonis
have for their one article Of standing or falling con-
muuity Whether the Confederates have done right to
throw off the Union is distinct question: but they eau
not have better defence than proclamation Of tcdr to
he knife solemn neocdtion Of the mar poTer against
,psrs sidgeo;gnsr rho stH claims the duty Of his siGre
NJ: Beecher may be quite sincere, and, TO certain
dsge consistent in his doctrine that slavery is Abso
uely forbidden by the divine law. Tho preachers Of
cnsi les against the Turks or the Abgenses lnquisi-
tors and Icnnocasts have all been sincere in their turn.
There is hardly doctrine which man may not preach
with sincerity particularly II he has spent all his life in
preaching it, if his interest and reputation are staked n
IL and he has no occasion to scrtinze il very closely
Mr. Baeeher came years ago To this country to
assist Mrs Beecher Stowe in rcapng her just harvest OF
lame lie told the crowd a. Willis Rooms that II they
were consistent they would leave off cotton sugar, and
tob1cco OF cour-c he knew well enough that of the
very comfortable looking people before him not one in
hundred would practice any such denial But il was
easy 10 Law down the law, aud it. IL not less easy to
orearh from Boston TO New York the determination OF
the Soutberners If it Il not too late for these pulpit
rarrors TO adopt line perfectly in aCco dance with
Scripture and much likely to succeed than either
their own denominations the federal arms, let them
pr,aeh the dU,elioratioH Of the negro.
The more sensible part Of the world is convinced by
this time that Mrs Beecher Stowe sacrificed the real n-
terests Of her client to the pleasure of writing story
for everybody to read and admire. She wished to excite
Il
chinery in her power. Had she described the good
slayeowner and shown Whdt might be ne uith1i tie
rsgiys of slavery amight hare rouSsd generous
latio II, sysry Southern breast Had she scrupuousy
described things they were none could have blamed
her and truth would have made its way As II is, 81 e
aud her equally imprisoned but far leSs able and bril-
liant relatives and friends have done all they could to
widen the chasm into which the whole American COM
munity slave aud ALL appears to be failing headiong-
IL is difficult to say whether their present language sa-
yors more of fauatca faith in their one dogma or
sheer desperation. They admit blight on their
arms They even invest it with the terrible char
acter of judgement for the compromise attempted
with-the slave-ownng interest. Til the mandate has
gone forth and every slave has been told that he will be
aided by the North in his struggle for personal freedom,
the cannon Of the North say these reverend gentlemen
are unblessed aud powerless. The "0pen Sesame" Of
an absolute emancipation Is to open every door and
break every chain in the South 1t to open the eyes
and at the same time parayze the arm, of the slave
owner AZ home for he will that he must remain there
10 protect life and property Till this is DONE say Mr..
Beecher and hl- friends the North oredoomed to just
and utter defeat But will the North declare that
slavegrown cotton sugar and tobacco an unclean
thing and must not be touched carried in Yankee
sblus or bought and sold with Yankee money? They
will be apt TO cay that they may we'll lose the Uuion
altogether as to lose trade Mr. Beecher knows this
He knows that even the Stripes aud Stars are not 50
precious as life and the thugs that make lie pleasant in
the mercantile mind So he knows that his denuncation
OF the Presidents trucking policy will have about the
same effect Us his recommendation 10 the English read
ers OF his sisters book prove their sincerity by wear
ing nothing but wool and liuen, leaving of cigars
aud drinking their tea without sugar