Daily national Republican., 1863-11-10
IN HIGH PLACES OR
An EDITOR IN A F1X.

To the Editor Of Mc National Republican:
From the able and lucid editorials in your cx-
celent paper, as well as from the passing history
of the times, daily ehrouicled your numerous
readers have been led TO believe that SLAVERY
was a political, moral, and social evil. In
deed, our adherence Of tho "pecaliar institu.
tion" had even led us so far as to hope that
universal freedom might prevail, and that sla
very might cease forever.
But Mr. Editor imagine our surprise when
we find how sadly you have misled us In caas.
ing US to espousc the cause of hot,iy instead
of Sldrery. You will now, no doubt, wish TO
know from what eoifce We have received the
true light, and by what means we have been
saved from the errors into which you have led
us, We answer with confidence and pride
that the new light Of which we speak comes
from no ordiDary source, but frutn the high.
cst he well Us the most honorable. Thus
II s;--A certain gculeol, smooth-faced, keen
eyed gentleman, wearing nice fitting rtD,
being "Juslice of the Peace" aud bearing
the lnore sacred title OF SftTtrend, said To
us the othcr day "slaccry is diche insti-
tuition" He proceeded to elaborate on his
proposition when we remarked to him that II
he was ordained and set apart by the ".syihg
on of hands," as a minister of the gospel of
that Saviour who died for all men, and was an
exponent of that gospel which taught US ito
lore our ueighbor as our eclf''--and that whatso-
cNcT We Wculu tudt OtuCTs suOuiu uo w
shocld do even so unto thcm-and which de-
clared that "God was no rcspector of persons
he should understand his mission better than
to make such assertion about system which
| treated human being as chattis, ignored the In
stitution OF marriage, aud which Is In reality,
to use the language OF all that Wesley declared
| 1t to be--the sun Of all cilidiries.
| Iexpressed to him my disapprobation OF such
doctrine, especially emanating from profess
ed munster of the gospel, aud ieh him,
But, Mr.. Editor, this was my hrst lessor
under this pro.slavery gospel, hence, perhaps
l was rather abrupt to minister, but this morn
ing | have had another and | hope fna
lessoui and now succumb and turn upon yo'
ior misleading me, and ask you TO recant, 10
you must be wrong in attempting TO bring tn
peculiar institution into discreiit.
l will tell you why! On Saturda
morning last a portly, square-built, white
headed employee in the Treasury Department
said " The BiJle norrhere condemns sldperv.
roud hdnk aug y rSOn 10 point Om ~ me IN
chapter oad rers paerein sldecrY Is in any mdrne
copoeta,.ed. Christ, rAet he rdS on tdrih, cor
ieBined and spoke against all SINS, out no rheT
. did h. conGe,an SldrcrB"
Now, Mr.. Editor, you are condemning thS
which this ordained minister OF the Gospel d'
Clarcs that Christ nor his apostles have cv,
I denounced Ilc Is minister and besides, s
says this old gentleman, Is an employee in IL
Treasury Department, hence must he rgh
For many years he was regular preacher I
the "Gospel,r and now want to know wheth'
5 we shall follow Christ or Bclial, prodchsr {
A sfiior. You better rccant, MIR. Editor.
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