The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-05-29
NEGRO PREACHERS AND THEIR RIGHT
TO RULE OVER WHITE CHRISTIANS.

equality OF negro preachers, and in the
debate which elsued the Rev. DR.. Ro-
bert l.. Dabney made speech, marked
by his usual boldness and vlgour. which
we should be glad to seein the hands of
thoughtful Christians of every, denomi-
ination! Our friend, Maj. Thomas IL.
kirkpatrick Of Lynchblrg, opposed DR..
Dabney, aud, il we mistake not, carried
the Synod with him. we should be
pleased to read Maj. KS argument, for
we are at a loss to know by what rea-
soning he succeeded in rcfurting the
points so we'll taken and SO ably main
tanned by DIR. Dabney. - vi11s Is
The following eloquent passage from
the speech of The latter places the Ques-
tion of negro equality lin its most in
sidious form) in new and startling
light, and deserves to be pondered with
all seriousness. Eor his mastery, and
to us conclusive, arguments, based up
on Scripture, we must refer the reader
to the speech itself, which may be had
on application to the Office ofthe "Boy S
and Girls Monthly in Richmond.
n. nahnav so,ss. haHlif TtFs'0ir 2
A''pS' go ~ -. o. a,l
know me temper ol the ooutlerl
people. AT lcast VI .1outh therh lesuy teri-
ans: Inc Ieasoll tNe1 li''ye i:ot slVN,en
out IN thitilder,tohesa aitel oy, 10 sNo oloiu.
iirst tney nave l'itileilo Deen i,.o,e'l"ots
OF ascriousihte 70 luioe ncs.oea ~. , NV
eccIeslasticai.sa i.sapeflo,iey W sne,.sslvcsi vi ,,s,
anu ,hey nave neie es.u.sSess - .Viounu
lor .nc whoic proisos.s'oi. i;e; anu S,o .hn, III
seaso',.pichess.. y, ll3 oh.Ds'Yn, ;.,s .;,.ts
shey nave lunaea asiuel WIN ipasnihs
IRON the w,oie y, e.'a aopaee' ply iei aul,s
plan oe pu1 ,l psi.sssee, 1 aAu an,Id :, hhliom
s,,,'n ,o,o H"r yvu, s.i,If si,;di, n''iiif
,nat you lilIsPrils hiinc, "ipen ~,
DioW tne snsl,ceisi'o 'oi neSiV e4''"ii'y
higl lnto Inc an. 80 l.w sao1 ~ y &
=, hook.i pray y1a, AZ .',e Yroa,'es ~.
thlS sentiment, iWincil youWiit oieIage.f
Fof aisenena1ioihi SOUTHERN Shfisihns
nave seem tne. legio lih'ue. INC preteA.
OF Mniaiisiiaiie eahttsNickea assalulSl up9h
theii'faif lame, ana theirlsltist rights.
AG fenSta' ne IA speeiii hhtae 1ehe osifs
Sion oil atfrisitlulW war, resulting fhtae
conquest ahd r,ihio OIL cne lahu; ana the
overthrow ~ AZ our civii rlSiits. Ana
now, our conquerofs ano oiPressoIs,
aher eor rmltplng tIls ctillle Vi liiurufii
aSainst our noDle oiu cotiihIoil" ealtii,
anu treadihg us iaowh,in .tho al.hvu
eheci, are practlsing TO aao 70 every at.
focious INJURY, the loathcsolie iltsuiy "
Eaeihg me pegro sieets supooaill gu. neonet
4 MS gay we arg tlireateiieu WIN I'M ot,t91
Z through negro supremacy anu sPoI,a-
tlop. 70 whoseatroci,y we ioriors oithe .i.
late var were tenuer hercies: huo
these EBONY pets Oh in,s IoliialS,c % PM
ahthropy, tnls uay ieilu tne.as9iNes aIssnt u.
com pact pouH. "i"h al e"s 1.iu aii,,oos
unlversai Willingness, 10 pe tne toois ol
tnls aphorred proJecti Tue scorplonIsay
rather the reptile ash In .he il'iiqs oi
our rutniess tyraiss. Dut our pIc'h.
ren, turning heaftsore anu inuiSnahe
from their secular anairs, Wherc noln-
ing met thelr eye D1it lheiahcnoiy !u-
IN, pollutea py the lltruslroh 9i tiiis ~
ierierahd nostlie race iookea TO tlieir
DeloVeu IhuIch ior littie IePoss
Ihere, AT least, sala they, Is 9'ie purs,
peaceinl Spot, not yet re;tcheu py this
pollutioh anu tyranhy. net d. iyas.,
nirgihlahs may meet anu N.Y. wIt,ioue
the diSgiist OF negro polieics; ;, umu tiie
staih OF negro uo.liili.t,oh' la ngl,rkk IN Wv,
dafe YOU 70 say ~ sl'ci,,, ii, ~ H. = f,,I;.
toos the haleq s.lplect anu .ie io,. ILL. m
tfusloli stiaii ne tiirus. upon yuu, VII us'
upon you ny the ioiiy vi oVue,oi II ii'' Us
oi your own spiriIt.lais g,,lucs ! .r.L
1Aiiu now % tthat every nope VI 'no eAis
renee eI Ciittrcii, anu on otate, "nu "
CIVILIZATION ltseli, nam upoii ourfaru
Gus euore 10 deie'tt the uoctliIie VI NJ
gro suffrage, shali the uenerat Assem-
bly, be invoked, TO go OUT olits province,
and stretch It's constitutlon, 30 as 70 set
the most sigihiicahei pfeceueht Wnlch
can pe eiinagiled, m Jepor,y this oessr"c-
tive doctrine!
? 4 But TINS ~ not all. though'lui ilich
see iilthis III oi tsranny anu oPPtcs,,
sion, 10 theleuge oi Which, ehe neS anu
nus allies row urge us, 'Dehea'h tne
lowest depth, a lower aeep sun open,
ing wlde." tits afesult WHICH, we wen
know the astute afchilec.s vi our run
clearly foresee anu intehd' anu ior tne
procuring OF which tney proViue, Wheh
they impose the political equaiity OF tne !.
negro, with u cunning INSPIRED by thelr
own master, the devil liicv Know
mankind, in its weakness and oascheSs,
They have measured accurately tne de-
grading effects OF sublugatlon, OF pow
erty, Of grinding oppression, OF despair,
upon people once chlValrous. ihey
! know that where the ruling MOP Is,
there must be the demagogue; even Us
the vnlture comes where the carcass Isl
and they know the Dottomless suDser-
viency ofthe demagogue. Ihey 'lnder-
stand the ever increasing assumption OF
the negro's character, growing py ,ts
indulgence. Hence Inc saie calcula-
tion, that when once poiitlcai equality
is confirmed to the blacks, every lplln-
ence Will tend towards spat 9ther cou-
summation. social equality, which they
will'be So Keen to demand, and their
demagoQues so ready to grant, as the