The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-04-22


Tie Jollormg IS from California pzpsr
Is Abolitionism Sinful in the Sight Of
God2
EDITORS EXPRESS; Countless times it ha;
been asserted that slavery is a sin-even the
sum OF all villaiaies. SO often has this been
repeated that mulGtudes, without thinking, have
accepted it as the truth. / am glad that OF
la;e, people are being forced by the ''inexorable
logic Of events to reconsider their conclusions.
Now, the question is, SIS not Abolilionism a
sln agaiast God, as we'll as a curse 10 men?
" hat Is sin Trangression of the laws OF
Cod These laws are embraced in the Ten
commandments The first law Is, seTbou shall.
love the Lord Thy God with all thy heart, and
soul, and strength. and mind Obedience to
lhiS' IS manifested by an humble acceptance of
me revealed will Of the law-giycr, as the rig5t,
Above this viii Abolitionism sets Itself 1t
says My God must be antislavery, my will
must be right. II God and His Bible don't
conform thereto, | spurn and trample BOTH
Hence ] hazard nothing in asserting that there
Is not now living an aboliiionist who does not
IN whole or IN part, reject The Bible.
The second Law, in substance IS, Thou shalt
moi make an idol, nor bow down and worship
one" The besotted Israelites made golden
cali and bowed before it, saying ''this be thy
Cod oh Israel" Infdel French Revolutionists
placed in their temples for worship, the image
ot prostitute, digniiied as ghe goddess Of Rea-
son. 1t remained for Infdel Abolitionism to
suTniount the dome of the Capitol in Washing.
ton, with the image Of negro 1Ceach, as the
goddess Of Liberty, and by every act 20 say to
FyIiUSg Gs;stea tu-It5.Ta tto,aI,r,
during my administration, shalt be cast into
Fort Lafayette, or AlcatFaz, or banished be-
yond my realms
The third Law is, ''Thou shalt not take tie
name Of the Lord thy God,n vain Aboli-
fionism has made this the age Of protane oaths
1t swears to support the Constitution-and
turns round and declares that It is treason to
pirate about it. The Constitution guarantees
the possession Of their property, to Shareholders;
Abolitionism calls upon God to witness its de-
votion to said Constitution, and Immediately
procams Shareholders outlaws worthy of death,
ana accordingly goes to work to murder them.
Is there an unpurjured Abolition official living?
-tot satisfied with SHINING itself, it cOmpcis 9TH
era to torswear themselves, until an oath (Which
is an awful solemuity) has come TO be consider
ed 10y mnltitudes as the verriest farce,
The fourth law Is Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy etc, yet the Government
convenes bis cabinet on the Sabbath to con>id
er of state affairs, while the Governments bet
ter half makes splendid turnouts in carriages
drawn by eight horses, to the admiration Of fools
and the disgust Of the thoughtful. But it is
as we'll, perhaps better, to snend the Sabbath
thus than to listen to falehGod and 2lasphemy
from the alter OF Abolitionism, and see the
pulpit, from which words of love and good
wiz to men were wont TO be uttered By am5aS
sad ors Of the Prince of Peace, converted into
a recruiting Office, by those who have stolen
the livery Of Heaven TO serve the devil in"
The fifth law is. Honor thy father and
mother" etc In Maryland, Kentucky and
Missouri, Abolitionism has forced sons to take
up arms and 20 forth to shoot down their own
father aud has thrust daughters into loathsome
prisons for daring to express sympathy for their
suffering parents. And it is preparing to do
the same thing in California.
The sixth law Is, '''rhou shalt not kill."-
Aboitionism haB nuIqj9red at least half mil
lion American citizens. And when it IS remem-
bered that the law is SpuItaat-that he who
wishes another dead, or hates his brother with
out a cause, violates it, ! hazard nothing in af-
frming that l believe that there is not now liv-
ing, in all this broad land, an Abolitionist who
is not a murderer before Cod mean in heart.
For, in His eyes, who looks upon the heart, |
believe the butcher of Fredericksburg and the
assassin of New Orleans, are no more guilty
than the sanctimonious hypocrite, who in the
name of Jesus cOunsels war, murder, death and
desolationi and goes into raptures when he
hears that cities have been sacked and women
and children turned out into the cold peltings
Of the pitile5s world to die.
The seventh law IS, <FThou shalt not commit
adutrs" We read that such is the state of
morals IN Washington, that men and woman
openly glory in their shame, and unblushingly
commit uncleanness. Even the poor school
girls--at Athens-wiil have cause TO remember
their '.galtaaa A5ohtion aefenders!" Lust was
gfatiieG; the poor victum besought; her cries
and entreates were unavailing--and Abolition
ism should ''thank God another city is takenl
Thank God, for such heroesp
The eight law is, ''Thou shalt not steal"
read to-day an estimate that Abolition officials
steal annually $500, 900, 000 Jewelry, pianos,
furniture, carpets, etc, adorn the persons and
homes of many Abolitionists, who never paid
for them Books, with the names of the own