Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-02

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If the Young Mems Christian Asso 4
,iation of the United States and
held at Richmond, Va, last
week. In this speech occur the fol-
lowing pointed remarks, evidently
made not because there was anything
in the convention calling for them,
but because . defiant, still rebellious
heart, feeling that 1t was sustained at
home in such sentiments, chose to air
its defiant attitude. Mr.. Ould said:
speaking not only for myself, but,
as / believe, for my people, hesitate
not to declare that % to matters civil,
political or national, It 10 immateriai
whether we or you are loyal or rebel,
so long as we maintain the faith 90 Ii
it IL in Christ Jesus, and acknowledge
his supremacy 40 Lord Of all. know
no other test of Christian Fellowship
and confidence. I put NO other upon
any man, and suffer none to be put
upon me. Iexact NO apology, for any
sincere and conscientious action on
any civil or political matters in the
past, will give none when 1t 10 required
of me, and will hold in equal scoru
any attempt made in either direction.
To all who are disposed to "spy ont
our liberty" and put you or me in
condemnation in this respect, I say
with st. Paul. 1--WE give place BY sub.
lection! No not for an hour"
The term rebel il applied indis.
criminately to any person who rebels
against his country, and therefore,
whether It be Justly term of rsproach
or not-whether the act Of rebellion
be wrong or not, depends upon the
nature and circumstances Of each case.
Two cases strikingly in point are fur
'nished in our own national history.
The one is the rebellion Of our Revolu.
tionsry fathers, and the other the re.
bellion Of 81, by Mr.. Ould and his co.
adjutors, to found a nation whose
chief corner stone should be slavery,
and this because, contrary to the
dictum Of the bred Scott decision,
slavery was not permitted by the PEG.
pie of the United States 10 be carried
into her territories. The cause of the
revolt in 1776 was because of the par.
tial enslavement Of the people Of the
colonies, In that they were permitted
no voice in taxing themselves, bul
taxes Of the most odious charactes
were laid upon them by Great Britain
On the other hand, the rebels Of '6l
became such because the local Stat
institution, which held in bondag.
four millions Of people was not made
national-because the area Of human
bondage was mot permitted BY tha
whole people 10 be extended over I'd.
dttional national domain. In word
the one was . rebellion In behalf OIL
freedom to mantle latter . rebellion
in the interest of mans enslavement,
Are the followers Of Christ, then
not to be questioned % to which side
they then stood, or now stand upon
in this latter rebellion? It not, will
the advocates of this negative answer
to the proposition, tell No II II does no,
follow from this premise, that any
offense against conscience, agsins,
humanity, can be committed and yel
the doer of the same, II he places him.
self by profession, upon the faith q,
Ould declares in Christ, his Christian
Fellowship must not DO questioned,
We're the followers Of Brigham Young
In the midst Of their hsrems In the full
practice of that other twin relic Of
barbarian, to declare their faith ~ II
is in Christ, he (Ould) could raise nc
objection to their Christian fellowshir
with him, according to his theory.
It Is q favorite role Of self gloridoa-
ton with Ould and his kind, to sing
pasns of praise to Thomas Jefferson
and claim for himself and bis party,
that Jefferson was the founder Of their
principles. Ifrebellion for tho main
tensnce Of chattle slavery be In keep
ing with christian character, W would
inquire what Thomas Jefferson meant
when he solemnly declared in speak.
ing of slavery In this country, that che
trembled for his country when he 70.
aected that God was just and that his
justice would not sleep forever" II
according to Ould the sin Of slavery
is in consonance with christian char.
acter, why did the great Statesman
whom Democracy loves to claim a.
the founder Of the party, have cause
to tremble, that the vengeance and
righteous indignation Of God would
not sleep forever over this great
wrong? The uuMelcome truth IL,
that the signs Of returning life In the
Democratic party, emboldens anew
just such men o. Ould, like % rebel
victory increased the show OF butternut
breast pins in the first years Of
the war, and 30 Ould impudently do.
claree, In the presence of . Christian
assemblage, that had gathered In the
spirit of comfy and forgiveness for
past errors, that the God who he and
they worshiped, looked complacently
and approvingly upon shareholders
rebellion--that 10 TO say that the Lord
sanctions what our country and the
civilized Christisn world pronounced
an offense. If 20 be, Ould and his
kind are right, then il the principle Of
universal liberty for all men, not OF
Christianity, and We cannot zoe why
the Almighty and Sstan might not
exchange thrones at pleasure, with
the utmost propriety. It 10 such sen.
timents - Ould announces above
which, II matured and followed In THU
nation, will inevitably make rope Of
sand Of the laws that bind togslher
the union of these States, becsuse, &C.
cording to his theory, there 10 equal
virtue and equal merit In being loyal