The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-18
Second. To tako the aide Of our lawful Gov

Second. Tie take the aide Of our lawf1i Gov
erpp, emit ana . t,. ie true to the discipline
made by our fathsra which say, at la inc
duty Of christians, and especially Of all chrIs-
tian ministers, 70 he subjectto the supreme
authority ofthe county where they may re-
side. and 70 usaa ll laudabls means to enjoin
Obedience to the powers that be" and by so
doing were also true to the Bible.
Third. The only remaining course was to
remain acaf,al. At time when the people
committed to our care were in doubt as to
their duty, We could mot shut our mouths
without being false to our own responsible
ties. Men who reject or despise the Gospel
may excuse themselves from opening tho
word Of God with the earnest inquiry, 'swhat
is his will in this matter ?" but We could not
do it. II is our business to find out the true
teaching of the Scripture in regard to all the
particulars of human practice and to teach
this doctrine to the people, and if We had
failed tolook squarely at the matter we should
have proved ourselves Simply coacards, base,
cringiRg dyipellers and time servers. But
we are not made of such material, VIC proved
ourselves, what trust we always shall be-
men. Neutrality does not flourish on the
Peninsula of Maryland and Delaware. Men
there have their side, and are ready to say
to any man or any church that is ashamed or
AFRAID to take a firm stand as the Lord said
to the church of the Laodiceans, because
thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot.
| will fbnp e
has been thecase all along with us, neutrality
means secret, but real sympathy for, and an
endorsement Of the rebellion. They spare it,
only because they lope it. We are glad the
Philadelphia Conference stands right upon the
record, and having taken her position in the
outset still maintains it unwaveringly. Sac
has demonstrated her claim to the confidence
of the people and she has that confidence
But no other course than that she has pursu-
ed could have secured it.
SLAVERY.
Though this is among the things that were,
yet few words upon this subject r,sy not be
entirely thrown away. Thcvcte above given
is sufficient to show how the coniei ence stands
upan the question.
Inthe days of the Revolution all true Ameri-
cans were anti-slavery, and the introduction
Of slaves into these colonies was one of the
just causes of complaint against King George.
Washington himself hoped that this Union
would finally become "a Gordon Of free States"
Jefferson wrote as hard things against slavery
as Sumner of Massachusetts ever wrote, or
Wilson ever spoke.
When Virginia coded her Northwestern
territory to the United States, she made q
special provision in the bill Of cession that
slavery should be forever prohibited in it,
and she is full entitled to the hon If he ng
tn first abolition state in the Union. From
Maine to Georgia in the young days Of the
Republic the best men and some Of the largest
Shareholders in the land, confidently expected,
and earnestly looked for the day to come
when slavery should be done away with in
America, BY all public men, in all public
assemblies the existence Of Slavery Was spok~
en- of as thing to be deplored. In these
days the Methodist church was an earnest adj
voeate fer freedom. In vain mercenarias
ragged, the consciences IF the people cere witb
them and fully sustained them. But these
good times were not to last, in an hour
shall | say an evil one-the cotton gin was
invented. The slave became from that TING
source of wonderful profit. Mems interest
t and prosperity in the south, became ident-
fed with slavery, a ch.nge in the sentiments
, If the people in that section has been going
| on gradually until at last total revolution
has taken place. 1.-THE love of money" has
proved in this case, as well as thousand
t others, 'the root of ali evil" But the inven-
! tioa Of the cotton gin las made no change
!. in the sentiments of the Meth odist church =
+ She stands where she has always stood
e Her foundations are mistaken. Those who
4 cry out against it inbibed new principles,
q hers are the same as ever.
q am conscious that this letter is already
: sufficiently long. will therefore reserve
e whatever else ! may have to say formy next.
v SUSSEX.