Smyrna times., 1865-05-31
For the " Smyrna Times
God Sanctions Slavery In Delaware.
81 am Andy johnson man up to the hub" 3"
believe slavery TO be sanctioned by the Bible
DELAWARE SENATOR.

81 am an Andy Johnson man up to the hub" 81
believe slavery TO be sanctioned by the Bible
DELAWARE SENATOR.
I0u a johnson man! When will wonders
cease? But why are you thus changed, in the
short space of two years? Then, if there was
a man in all the extent Of this great republic
who was thought worthy to receive the vials Of
the great rrath of the Democracy of this coun-
ty, and did receive them with full mete and
measure, that man was Andrew Johnson-thcn
the abjcct I" hircling of his abolition mas
ter, and now the honored President of the
mightiest empire upon the face of the earth
But why do you noc, Mr. Senator, support
Andrew johnson as President, when the dark
waves of Rebellion and war have been rolled
back from off the heart of a brave and trium-
phant people, since you failed to uphold and
encourage that bold and dauntless patriot, who
alone of his party in the Senate of the U. S.
dared to defy TREASON in its incipiency and
boldly denounced the trditors to their very face
at time when his life may have been the for
felt? You say to me" Because he is oppos-
cd to negro suffrage" "When and where p
ooh, it came to me- not from the newspapers
but from good authority. Besides, think the
negro ought not to have this right; he is a
slave, and should be one-it is right; the Bible
sanctions slavery" Now this is the language
used not long since by simon pure member of
the Delaware State Senate A rehash, | ad-
init, of the ages past, when Davis, Thompson,
Floyd, and other sound theolOgians of the as
sassin school taught in the academy of politics
and on the forum of treason-these were the
dark ages, but the theology of the divine
right of slavery was.questioned, Mr.. Senator,
nV fho e kvri,, Al e T,,l,, l.
bratiOns.
Slavery is right and of Divine origin! Well
slavery once existed, grew to the stature of a
giant, met in solemn convention, and split into
thousand fragments great and once nation.
al party. All that was nothing. Party may
survive the outward convulsion of great and
mighty upheaval of public opinion-but if not
what matters it? But slavery-this Divine
best loved and worShipped thing of traitors
did more. Not content with laying parricida
hands upon its chosen party, it arose, enereized
by its former successes, and dared, in the face
OF an offended and injured people, to strike
with almost fatal blow the vitals of great and
mighty people, who now, by the blessing OF
God and the strong arms and stout hearts OF
her sons, can proudly point you to the glorious
emblem OF that peoples sovereignty, with nc
stripe oblltcratcd and every star undimmed.
God hath said-not slavery is divine, but sIav.
cry is telon and shall be punished.
Slavery seduced from their allegiance men Of
hitherto unstained garments who were educat
ed and honored by the Government of their
fathers. 1t shot down the pure patriots OF
Eastern Tennessee, or hunted them with the
bloodhound who loved the freedom crowned
cliffs of Andrew johnson home. 1t drank up
the life blood of Ellsworth and of Lyon, OF
Reynolds and of Kearney, of Mcpherson and
of Baker, and the thousands Of brave hearts
that have so nobly fallen in the deadly breach
and yet it is Dtnnei
1t starved to the death 1000 heroic Union
defenders within the very shadow of the capi.
tai OF its carnival. 1t made drinking cups o1
the skulls of the men who experienced in all
its verify "hOw sweet it is to die for one &
country" 1t organized bands of thieves and
robbers to burn our northern cities and butch
er in cold blood their detenceless inhabitants.
1t fitted ont pirates to prey upon the commerce
OF this great and busy nation, and boasted o.
their diutne commission. But time would fail
to enumerate the blessings of this great and
heaven-scnt institution. One other instance
may be given. 1t murdered, in unparalleled
atrocity, the chosen chief of this ever glorious
nation, and nation to-day mourns as no other
people ever lamented, the cruel murder of its
President-and yet, Mr.. Senator, slavery I,
right and Of Bible sanction. *"*