Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-05-26
F'N lHf sIAN VHH0N!Itr'
THE GREAT DELuSI0W.

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with feelings of jus. indignation, in view
Of the fact tbA, in this nineteenth century
in this renowned land Of gospel Light
aad under a Government whose very
genius is liberty and eqaal rights-ihat,
at this day, there should be found among
US, men (aud ministers Of religion, too)
who ara still trying to uphold slavery,
maintaining that it is of Divine authority.
All this in view Of the fact, that everJ
civilized nation in f ,rope, (except Ro-
man Catholic SPAIN and even some
nations scarcely civilized, have found
slavery to be politically inexpedient-
a disgrace, and curse to them, and have
abolished it. "The judgment of the
world is against it."
And this is not all; there is no
warrant or jnstif :a,ion for it in the Con.
sti,ution of the u. s. The declarations
of it, trainers show that they were against
it. Gen. Hamilton, an old resien,er of
Texas, a Shareholder by Inheritance, and
a democrat, in his speech delivered at
New Orleans, on the 18th of Jan. last,
said:
"Of the fathers who framed the Con-
stitution, there was not one solitary man
who did not believe that the day would
soon come when slavery would be a
rcproach." "Well do remember when
there was not slave owner in my native
State, who would not, iu the presence Of
all his slaves, say that slavery was an
evil-a grea; social, political, and moral
evil"
That the trainers of our Goverumen,
were opposed to slavery, is not only evil
dent from their declarations, but is also
evident from the lst part Of OH section
/ of the Constitution itself, which au,hori
izas The prohibition of the foreign slave
tratiick in tho year 1908. Beyond a
doubt, if they were opposed to the slave
traiHck, they were equally opposed to
sl.very itself for, II slavery Is lawful
aud right, then is the ,ratick also lawful
and right. TIE trhfil,k is great evil,
just because of the great evil Of slavery.
Therefore We feel warranted in asserting
that they considered slavery an evil--sn
evil to be tolerated and endured for a
while considering that its faal extinction
was near at hand Aud we also feel war.
ran'ed to say, that, upon this same
ground, they felt justified in passing
the fugitive slave iuw-but not at all
contemplating the perpetua'ion and ex-
tcusion of slavery. They viewed a state
Of involuntary servitude as only jlstiilb!e
upon the ground of its being a system Of
apprenticeship, in which servants could be
trained and qualified for the enjoyment of
their inherent and indefrasible rights aud
liberties. All this would be in accordance
with the Apostle Pauis injuuctions;
"Seryants, be ohedient to your masters"
"Masters, give uOto your servants that
which is just and equal" which means to
give them their rights.
Besides all these considerations, there
is yet another, that serves still more to
show the madness and folly of the advO-
Gates Of slavery. God has, to all inteBts
aud purposes, brought to light the evil
of slavery, through this war. ole has
taught US, by the powerful logic of facts"
tho nature and evil working Of slavery,
the barbarity, inbumaniry, cruelty, treach
cry, deceit and baseness of the slave
oIigarchy. Look at their intolerance,
manifested toward Union men in the
South, during this war. And not only
has spirit Of despotism been carried out
by them recently, but, for years before
Gen. Hamilton, in his speech above
referred 10, said:
"if, three years ago, had said here
anything against the oligarchy which ex-
listed, | should have been hung. 1t
was question which affected me, which
affected my interests, and the interests of
my children. But could not discuss it.
Is that liberty which takes from me that
right"
Now, from all that has been said, what
is the legitimate conclusion with regard to
those, VINO, with tho knowledge of all
these facts, still persist in upholding
slavery? 1t is this, God has fulfilled his
word in their case, in that he has given
them over to strong delusions, to believe
le 81 will also choose their delusions,
and bring their fears upon Il. e. the
things which they fear; "That which the
wicked feareth shall come upon him" y
because, when | called none did answer;
when spake, none did hear" ale has
sent them strong delusions, to believe
lie,'' to their destruction. They have
become self destroyers. He is causing
slavery to destroy itself. And will not
the judgments of God also be visited
upon the allies of the Rebels here in the
North W. q.
Hartleton, May IA, 1868.
Senator NJ. b. Lowry, Of Erie, was way
laid and beaten by gang Of rufhans, at
night, and is 10 :he hands of his physicians.