The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-10-28
ASpicy Dialogue.


passages that slavery is thus placed on a
equality, as to authority and permanenc
with the matrimonial and parental rela
tions, and is like them san ordinance 0
! God
Among the many excellent things il
the Rev DR.. Stanton's recent book OF
"The Church and the Rebellion is hi
refutation Of this argument. And, as
part of this refutation, we have the fol
lowing dialogue. equally piquant sne
forcible. The author begins the CONVEX
satinn:
"Good morning. Mr.. Smith. Do you
live in South Corlina!"
Mr.. S.-"Yes.."
Author-sDo you deem negro slavery
a divine institution" H.l
Mr.. S.--"Certainly."
Author--"On what ground?"
Mr.. S.-"The relation between master
and slave is Upon the same ground as
the matrimonial and parental relations.
They are all alike ordinances of God"
Author-"Do these other two rela-
tions exist among your own slaves. Mr.
Smith. as an ordnance of God"
Mr. S.--"They live together and have
children"
Aulhor--"Are they lawfully married?"
Mr.. S.-"Our slave code does not re-
cognixe marriage among slaves, 80 that
we cannot exacly call it AN ordinance OF
God; for; it must be confessed, it allows
us to sell and seperate any that live to-
aelher, and theil children; and in fact,
that is often done, and done against the
consent of the parties"
Author-"Does it not look a little
queer, then, Mr.. Smith, that you should
urge divine sanction for slavery on
such ground as that?"
Mr.. S.-"Our ablest divines have pres
ented that argument often; it appears
sound" f al
Anthor. -"Their reasoning is bad en-.
ough, at best; but it would not be quite
so strikingly Objectionable, practically, if
the other two relations were hedged a.
bout by yosr laws as slavery is Your
slave code is burdued with laws about
one of these relations, secureing all the
interests Of slavery; but the other two
are ignored in law among the slaves. Is
not that singular argument for the one,
which is based on the other two, where
the two have no existence?"
Mr.. SO, but our laws secure the
rights of husbands aud wives, parents
and children, as truly as they do those Of
masters and slaves"
Auth )r-"How is that, Mr.. Smith?
Did you uot say that the laws made no
provision for marriage among slaves, and |
hat they gave you authority to break up
and seperate families at pleasure, and
that this was often done?"
Mr.. S.--"Yes, but it was Of the laws
about these two relations among the ,Ohites
that was meant" !
Author.-"Ah! you mean. then. that
.wo of these relations were ordained for
he white race only, and that the other
was ordained for the negro. Is that it,
Mr.. SMITH"
Mr.. Swell, it is about that-practi-
ally"
Author-."Then the argument of your
livines 10 show Gods sanction for sla-
very, drawn from the social relations, is
his: that because he has ordained mar
riage and the parental relation for the
whites. he has therefore ordained slavery
'or the blacks. Is that it,"
Mr.. s. "Well, they are more skilled
n these things. you must consult them"
Author.-"Good moraing, Mr.. Smith,"
And the auther adds, "Such is about |
the point and pith OF the argument for
aegro slavery in the South. drawn from
matrimoniai and parental relations, for
he santcion of the system as an 'ordi.
suee of God Two Of the relations are
made for the master only. the other for
he slave" sl a al B.