The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-01

servitude of man who is incom,,
! tent by organization, mental and p:.
sical, to ba free.
1t would not be right for the Soat-,
if she had the power, to enslssve =.
citizens Of the North, because 81.
arc whltc men, capable Of en;oyi5. !.
freedom. Nor is it right, at this tn.
for the radicals OF the N orth to car
out their hel1ish design of cnslavins
the white population of the Soutl..
because we have demonstrated to ti.r
world that We are capable of self--oy-
crHmcnt
You say Ill yo';r obituary sermon,
delivered i'll PlylnoutL Church, Brook
lyn, April 30, that ':Slavr1v can be
maintained only at the sacrifice of
every moral feeling. A man Of hsnor
cannot be found i'll such hot-bcd Of
iniuuity.'
Look back to that epoch in the
worlds history, when the Almighty,
carrying out his purpose of Rcdcmp-
tioc, found it Important to select Il
man Who combined, in his person.
m"ral courage, i high sense of honor,
amt unwavcrlng faith-a model NAH
one who, us the father of a great
people, would be distinguished in all
time as the type Of a faithful man.
Whom did God select? \ man who
bcilcved that slavery is the sum OF
tH vllli'l!les, a m;Hl who taught that
slavery i, u ''sin pr se-a ..buZnine
shame, "a rcpro;ch to any pcople?"
No! such a fanatic did not suit the
Most High God. He selected an old.
wealthy, Chal.lcan STAKEHOLDER, a man
who spcculatcd heavily in human
chattels. He had three hundred and
eighteen slaves born in his own
house, besides Il considerable number
'bollGlt with money OF the Stran-
ger. Abraham had Il sufficient num-
Der OF slaves to make, on Il GOOD
bottom plantation, 5000 bales of cot
ton! u quantity sufficient to feed the
smndles of many !. piouS New En-
glander.
Again, in the same age of the world.
there was another typical man, ''thc
greatest Of all the lneii of the East
a model of absolute integrity-l man
who could not be moved from the
path of duty, by men or demons
"He was perfect and upright, one
that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Satan tried his strategy on him and
f;uled. God suffered the good old
man to be subjected to every form of
trial. He stood firm. After losing
his sheep, his camels, his cattle, his
children, and all, save his dwelling
house anl his land-after the devil
had tormentcd him with boils from
the crown of his head to the sole Of
ms ioot-the patient old Idumean
lifted up his voice and exclaimed
"Blcssed be The name of the Lord"
That good and great nla:l VAS q
Shareholder With such testimony rs
this, how futile the attempt to make
it appear that both of these worthy
iatrlarchs were captains or generals.
and that the servants spoken of were
hired soldiers?
Well now, sir, if I mistake not
there is 4 controversy between You and
your Maker.
God Says Abraham and Job were
good men.
You say they were bad men.
God recognizes them rs his servants.
Yon recognize them as the servants
Of the Devil.
Holy men Of old, who spoke as
they were moved by the Holy Spirit,
declare that Abraham and job wee.
n4-n Of honor.
4"1l say they arc not men OF honor.
b"c:ll'sc, it is morally impossible, in
your estimation, for q STAKEHOLDER to
be II man of honor
1t is useless for you to attempt
to deny that You have SANDER
ed two of the best men OF the
P;itrlarchal age. mexorable logic
iXes l. It 1t upon yon. Please study the
following syllogisms:
First Series IF Terms.
i. A STAKEHOLDER cannot be {, man OF
hOnor.-Beeche,..
2. Abraham was STAKEHOLDER.