Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-24

Rsv. DR DEEMS delivered his lecture last night in
the Town Hall, which large room densely crowded
by audience composed of fair proportion of ladies.
Comm. n, at o'clock, be riveted the attention of
tie large asst mbioge until after ten.
We can-ot attempt in cur limited ppace 70 follow
DR. DEEMS through his elaborate scriptural argument
in demonstration OF the justice of the for which
the South is conlendjng. He plainly and boldly as
sumed the grcurd that slavery right and scrptura
an ordinance OF God and such to be defended ard
maintained and that failure to defend and maintain
it would not only be q d,rclicti0n of duty to
uurs,lves ard country, but dsohedience to God
himself the supreme lawgiver, who in the beginning
had ordained and commanded that the earth should be
titled who again. after the deluge bad given the earth
TO Noah ard his sona who had assigned to each and to
their descendants their position in the future economy
of the world the d see daHs Of Ham being assigned
the slaves of he descendants OF Shea and Japhet-
The Dr. ALLUDED 70 the chronological division of mankind
into three marked races concident with the division
made after the t)od and proc Cd.d TO trace out the
prophecy then made, and IFS luflimen, evidenced
by the history Rnd present position of the descendants
of Shcm Japhet aud Ham respectively.
He contend that the relation of master and slave
was wrapped up with and enclosed in the moral law
tablets delivered Moses on mount Sinai as O rule 70
last for all time aid extend to all nations OF men. 1t
WIS named iu the Same commandments, and placed un
der the came cons which enforce tie observance CT
the Sabblh or guard The rights home of family and
of property
Coming down TO tie teachings under the Christian
dspensain, he quoted sundry passages bearing upon
the eul Ct among others the advice of Saint Paul to
Timothy recognizing tie relation Of master aud slave,
cnoinng upon tie latter respect and obedelce to the
former, and commanding Timothy SO to teach.
He contcnd,d that there were rights and duties
sptngirg frcm the position of the South a slave
holding community, anterior TO all human constitutions
rights which her people could not abandon, duties
which thty could not negec. without bringing upon
themselves das.4Ce aad ruin Fanatcism against
slavery when he iii nld be nn ordiuance of God,
had brcu.h, tins 10 accept peace purcIas-
ed bv the sac;if,e of slavery would be to sign
The dcuth w!uant cG cur homer, Cur prosperity,
cur very ,4iotcEce people. II would be
to dishenor the graves OF the brave men TLo had
fallcn in this fight and whose very blood would cry
shame upon tie rCcIeant survivors who had proved
themselves unworthy of that independents for which
they had laid down their lives. AS a man and as
minister OF The gospel of peace he prayed for peace
bereaved parent, he sympahised with other parents
aud prayed peae, hat for such peace as would be
pleasing God, and il pursuan of His ordinances
lie thought all the talk about Offering peace was SC
much sheer folly We had offered peace from first tc
last We had not commenced this war-we now waged
no war against the North. We simply defended our
selves The North could make peace at any time az
the North kne1g it. 1t would be useless to fol
peace W. must fight fcT it.
The DR.. closed his discourse by reference to ant
an appeal on behalf of the Fund for the education
the orphan children OF deceased soldiers the nature
which be explained. We learn that some five thous
and dollars or over Subscribed
After speaking for rearly two hours aud Lalf TIT
DIR. closed, very much exhausted from the effort O
speaking IN hail. which from scme defect, said to b.
in the acove above and in of the platform is ON
of the most trying in the country