The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-10-02

my or not. They are as follows:
1st. "No acceptable plan yet pro-
posed
I'd. Ethereal cause Of the troubleN
~4th. slow shall the Union be re.
constructed and saved" ...
9th. "Coercion absurd and inpos-
siNo."
9Th. slavery not positive evil"
7tl. "The directtcstinony ofScrip-
ture.'
Under the first head the reverend
author very properly says: "The law
Of Justice and true charity must he
found and applied TO The adjustment
of the difficulty, regardless of the self.
ish interest OF. either party. Sal. -
law Of justice and true charity has not
hitherto been reVtaledl
After dilating upon tlr alleged or
apparent causes Of SECESSION, such as
personal liberty billy and the peo-.
Qress Of anti-slaveryl opinion at the
North, and the fear Of insmrecton,
free trade principles, DC, at the South,
he comes to the combustion that the
.'real cause of all tho trouble is the
DENUNCfArToS Of SLAVERY as Il sin. -
In treating Of the different theories
touching the mode in which the II nion
is to be reconstructed and saved he
reveals to Mr. V. one Of the texts up.
ON which he still continues to preach,
that Coercion is absurd and impos-
sible." He then goes into rhapsody
upon the political, economical, social
and domestic advantages and bless
ings of the state Of slavery. TO all con
cerned, and especially to the slaves.
He then considers the moral and re-
lioiOus aspects cftl, e. guostion -dcnicn
that slavery il a wrong 90 anybody,
or Il sin. Shows that it was approx
ed and sanctioned hv the patriarchs,
Moses and the prophets, adopted and
sanctioned by the Gospels. and ac-
ccpted. illustrated and made practical
in the Episties.
The reverend author, mt last. in his
"conclusion Of the whole matter dis
covers and works out "the law OF jus
tice and true charity applicable to the
adjustment Of the difficulty" which
he enunciates to the American public
which he is addressing in the follow
ing oracular words, all printed in cap
ital letters:
Here, then. is the remedy, the last
and the true one: TuE CoNsTlruTioy
AUsrBE REVISED AND AMENDED, As 70
PERMIT, SANCTION AND DEFEND ruis
iNsrfrC Tlonl ~ livery STArU AND Ter.
.fironY. Is lsVEWY sPor ANprLACG THAT
Is GUARDED BY THE AMERICiE FLAG. ."
Agnin says the author. in the samc
op.llar ecstacy, "Wh"r"vor Grna.
.t1ual nag shall be Un.dloI uFai
American soil, there must The n1s,,r
with his servant be permitted 70 20
and stay as long as he pleascs, whether
it be a day or year, or lifetime Or
if any one else. citizen OF the land,
shall choose TO become possessed OF
the right to the servant, that priyi-
lcgc must be given
is it strange that when such - SOW
cr went forth to SOW, and had such
saoJ ,o scottrr. he should have round
a congcniol soil in the susceptible soul
OF Mr.. V?
Mr. Y occordino 70 the autohior.
r,nbv urhlished of him was The son
ora rln,.gvmon. and If Is not upnotn-
,.o tbot hn sboull nav marked re.
s,,nc,4n ,l,a atoocbinoa Of the Rcv Ga.
noli.I Of whoap fect he vos siftio~
nor that l,n should hovc some horoI
ito,y inclination TO the vocation Of a
Co,nortaur of tracts uDon rrlioiou.
srl,iocto or cvnn such os nrosnut q
rn,ioiors nb,so fo q corn,l subject -
IIis rnvorcnd tc,chey. tbouob % II,
.o,s fhineolf "born in Nov Fpg.
I,,,l o,I oI,vovs had his homo in Al,
r.oo St"tcs " Lal inf retu,nnd from
u,issinn ~ thn n,ro,lise of slaves
nrd ,.;al,t he snnnosol nostol in IN,
homes and wishes of the lenders Of
oninion in fine Confederate Stotes 49,
TLn iIno or eytcndino the Nlou.Uon
ory Constimtiou TO the loval fire.,
Stotos os advocated. illustrated ou5
onrorced NV tbis onostlc of sloycbold.
inr divinity seems at that timc tc
LnIo man now 10 Mr. v Inf hi.
thirstv and practical mind ot one,
~rosnod IL Win tho zcol oconow con.
Tort ne thc onlv means whereby t,c
nation conla he saved Uo not opI,
l,ooo,,o an ..roooi,.o,, az thn uau