The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-18
SLAVERY.
The Influence It Has Exerted in
American Politics.
History OF the Divine Institutlon-Roason
Why II Became Dominant Factor In
Our Political Methods-An In
terostlng Review.

in America IL we are unmlndful OF the uni
versal law that slavery is the natural social
order. Freedom is an artificial state. It's q
fight against nature, as civilization is in all
those latitudes that have given highest devel-
opment of man. Nor does emancipation by
law abolish slavery. The masses are always
seeking master. The rule of the few is the
rule Of the capable. II ia the survival OF the
fttest-natures great law of elevation OF
species. The rule Of tho majority upturns
the natural order. II puts the bottom on top.
OF all rules Il is the most unnatural, irration-
al, incapable and degrading. That 1t does not
utterly destroy is because Il is overruled by
tho universal law, that the masses are always
led by the few.
The world has not yet proved that free so.
clety IL self porpetuating. 1t is an expert
ment Even whole century Is mere dot
In the evolution Of creation. The more pop
ular the Government the more It runs 70 an
archy and degradation. Democrats are always
looking for the man on horseback.
Look at the state Of the laborers In what Is
called freedom. Everywhere they are at war
with their own subsistence. They arc gov
in their unions. Think OF subjecting ono's
livelihood and chance OF getting on by su.
perlor oapacity and energy, TO majority
fhe conflict between labor and capital Is IRE
pressible. Does not It's present state, and tho
way 1t is destroying both labor and capital,
give strong support to those bold economists
of tho South who said that the only harmoni-
GUS relation of capital and labor Is that capl-
tai shall own the laborer2
SLAVERY TnE DIVINE ORDER.
To say that slavery is the natural order. Is
the same as 10 say that II is the divine order.
Slavery Is emlnently scrlptural When tho
old world had been washed out by the tood
because It had gone to the bad and only one
family was saved for seed, and all was ready
TO begin right, Noah founded slavery by an
inverted blessing on the postority OF one Of
the right foundation. The blessings and
curses OF the patriarchs were inspired judg-
ments and they stood for all time.
Tho circumstance that Noah was drunk did
no more injure the validity of his curse OF
Hams posterlty than did the cheat which
Jacob prnotced upon Isaac to steal tho bless
ing meant for Bsau impair tho validity Of
that. Only IN wicked human affairs does
fraud vitiate contract and intoxicatlon plead
irresponsibility. And Noah's cursing served
a troble purpose. In his debauch he was
naked. Then by the same speech he estab-
,lishcd slavery, laid the foundation Of the
Democratic party, and clothed himsof with
curses US with garment"
Il Nor was seryitude limited to Hams pos
tority. Except In America there has been nc
difference between Shem, Ham and Japhet In
this matter. But American Shareholders, iR
noring all the rest OF the Scriptures, planted
their right on Noah's curse Of Canaan This
was 10 them moro precious than all the rest OF
the Bible. Forty years ago the American
churches believed religously that negro slay
cry was according TO the will Of the Jewish
Jehovah, rs given In Noah's curse OF Hams
posterity. Tney had tho Bible for IT, To deny
Il was TO be an inndel. Noses speaking OF
Jehovah sword, gave laws for slavery-which
however. made no distinction OF race Joshua
enslavod the captive OF war that he did moi
kill.
In the natural state. war supparts var B..
enslavng the captured. Great Caesar knew
much of this and supported his great cam
paigns by selling the captves. We must beai
In mind that the political possession which the
sayo-masters had In this nation was supported
by "a nrm belief In the rightfulnoss and nat
ural and Divine order of slavery as In the
rightfulness OF the relation Of man and wifo
parents and children.
sLAvKHoLDIsa WORKS NOT UP TO THE FAITH
The American Shareholders did not at iirs
come up 70 tho height Of this divine order o.
slavery. They had not realized the fullnes
OF the blessing. Besides, the REBEL OF
against the British sovereign had filled the
land with radical doctrines which struck the
foundation OF the social order. Jefferson
put this radcalism into his declaration oi
Independence, saying that all are created
equal, and that man may not be governed
without his consent. These doctrines @ have
Paine. Liberty Is always running TO socia
anarchy. This is tbe reason why the com
mon Instinct shudders at tho terms: Fret
Thought, Free Inquiry, Free Trade. Bo
sides, they did not know the value o
slavery. Not till cotton had removed thu
scales from their eyes did they realize th'
divine goodness OF slavery. They were un
faithful when they allowed slavery 10 be OK
cluded from the territory north and west o.
the Ohio. This conceded that slavery wa
wrong, and might be prohibited by law
Again, they were uufaithfu when they al
lowed a section in the National Constitution
recognizing tho power In Congress 70 forbiC
the Importation OF slaves.
The African slave trade was tho best part o.
slavery. IL brought the heather here and
saved their souls. what shall man give IL
exchange for his soulr' The Africans got tn,
best end OF tho bargain. They were Christian
ized, and their souls were saved in exchange
for their labor and increase. Yet IL was profit
able TO tho godllness of the masters and tn,
African slave trade was the only truly sue
.cessful foreign missionary enterprise that WA
but besides the weakness OF faith, whici
supposed that slavery would die OF itself. anC
that tho plous duty TO execute the curse OF
sonteel % occupation lof slsve.6roedinS
assisted 10 put in this bar to the import
alton Of 80 many Africans. II was by way o
protecting home industry. In this form die
the subtle serpont, Protection first ente
our free trade garden. This was tho firs
protection OF our infant manufactures
For long time the Shareholders felt d,
alarm for the future of slavery They ooult
sec anti.sayery societies formed without anl
concern, thinking IL all In the line Of tn,
eventual extinction OF slavery. Tho acquisi
ton OF tho great country called Louisiana, II
1913, gained an Indefinite number Of States 4
slavery, 10 keep It's prcponderauce In thu
Senate. but II was made for general politca
reasons, and In the natural ambition for ex
pansion of empire, and In tho interest of tor
ritoriRl compleness and unity. IL any South
ern States even thought oft Us In the interes
of slavery, thoy did not make this argumon
Tho acauislton OF Florida in 1919 gained
future State TO slavery. Tho acquisition wa
good for general reasons, but the great NOV
Ing cause was that Florida was harbor 70
fugitive siavos But the Southern statesmen
had now awak0nod 20 the inroad they hat
allowed 10 DO mado in slave territory by thu
exclusion OF slaves from the N. w. Territory
and were ontoring on their strong and sue
cesful course OF propngnndism.
POLITICAL ABILITY OF THE sLAyEHoLDIN,
CLASS.
However much their cause may be con
demned, we must conoede their ability. M
governing class moro capable than tho slave
holders ever sprang up In Democracy. The
who believe that nrlstocracy is an olevatinI
social and political rotations; that ono grea
man does more TO lift up the race than AM
number OF modlocritles; that tho science o
Royernment is great and demands high intel
ilgonce, which only the few can have: tina
Democracy Is a leyellng down, found SLAYER!
q potent foundation for an nristocracy.
After the class of the gentry OF the oil,
school, who founded our Government, die'
out, the shareholders constituted the govern
ing aristocraoy. When educated at the Nortl
they made fine aristocrnty. They rctalnos
tho manners OF tho Engli'h N landlords. Life
on plantations, the habit OF ruling men, ant
their superiority In social station over tn
nonslaveholding class, gave them lordly an.
tmperious bearing. Having leisure. Tor pol
tiles and by their social power steadinoss Q
ltt tt. Nat nj Iotr W