The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08
DIR. Cave Mistakes the True Heroism o


Libby HlIl Richmond Va, erected to honor
the private solder and sailor Oi me Ioh-
/ fedeTate States
The gentleman who delivered that elo-
| Quent address had himself been known a.
| one of the bIaEcst and most ehi4As4ssSt4-
| OF those pTiYates. Doubtless TINS ldct Hd4
! been one prevalent element ia the cholce
! OF him for the duty Of the orator Oh mat
| interesting occasion
But since his address has been spoken,
and made puzzle property, statements as
! TO his belief concerning the essential
| creed Of humanity nave been maze l tAc
! 0any press. From there statements 81
| appears that though he Was ior years a
| Christian minister. with the fullest upp"I-
! tuulty and motive for studying the hoy
Scriptures. and the method by which the
| sinners OF this world numbering ABOUT
| sixteen hundred milliOus) are To be saved
! he has finally adopted az his belief mat
{ Christ IS not God. Is not alHlBhtt, AJt
| Omniscient nor Infinite IN perfection, anu
! that the Holy Scriptures are NOT lhepIeui
! are not an tnfdlnDle rule OF iaith anu
| practice, are not inerrant, but on the con-
| trary are full Of errors Of many KINDS.
! As this creed takes away from poor SIN
| ful humanity the almighty heIeeinei /,
! and leaves IL Ike shp-wreeked baIh
! on a stormy ocean without stars, ChdI I
/ or compass millions OF people IL our laHd'
! south and north. west and east, WIZ PR
| baby not be disposed 20 ADOPT II. ana li
! view OF such creed, they VIII be as
| posed to scan closely the opinions aud
/ Sentiments Of the address delivered by
! one who has adopted sucn beheiS. =
believe that fair scrutiny VIII result li
| the discovery that the address Is waning
! I'm historic truth and unsOuu1 In ITS posi-
/ lions as 20 the real herolsm OF the peo-
pie OF the south IN the War between tie
States"
Very early IN the address We come up-
on a passage Sufficient % strike with
amazement any historian who loves the
cause Of human freedom. II Is the pas
sage in which the orator latI1 70 inc
skies as an innocent martyr Charles the
First, King of England. ana pours out
contempt and 0biO4uy upon Oliver Crom-
Weli Now If any two lines OF fact have
been proved in history they are, hrst, that
this King Charles was an oppressor OF
his peoples rights ana liberties as abso-
lutte as his own father, Qr as tllzabetn.
or Henry VII. or Henry \ll-that ne was
iaithless to oil hts own most solemn prom
Uses. chat ne signed the bill II attainder
against the unhappy SUanori aIter nav
Ing promised not 10 DO @O, that ne signed
the petition OF Right, and then broke all
the obligations 10 imposed on hlm, th-I
he blOodiy prosecuted non cnniormlsls
and sought, by every cruel means %
smother religious freedom. and that Ae
deserved death by the laws ~ nations
because ne had broken his piEhted ialH
ga his own people. and second thdt DliFer
Cromwell was the resolutt lllrhl anu
uphOlder of freedom, that ms prolrcloItlr
was the most glorious pril"b 1l "'t '''
tory that England had enjoyed, ana lhat
u The words of Macauey, the historian
~ we have any freedom now we ""'
it in large measure tO. oliver cromwell
After Announcing his adoption OF SO
gross ana deludlhS nlSi'.l'a i.,l -
other salient positions oI the address.
only two Of them however call for spec
ial notice. II Is very important tAat QUIZ
@'ulheIu pcVple, az ~ 49,, I'M ~
shaIl look me taCLs Vt tli' 80. -. 800
the race ana shdI pIoI!t ~ 1i.I
This ADDRESS fepea.9 me 3tee'',t. 49,
| 10y previous winters !" p,V'-t a..
that negro slavery d9 ~ 49, IA ','
southern states Wa ny M ~" 49,,
secession, ana ECU tiic 49, va wy
This attempt y yam an" a. T go wv
! ly 0Ferthr1Wu ~ tlt e7l"'ll.l 49,,
history that IL Us uht VIC S'iO~i' '4'a-"-"
il as "'tc "," g., So. ,,.o~ta gov
slavery mao 49, ,,,,,1,,I a. ,.Sdrs io,ore he
more man io"t ""5,,'.1 10 ST."
I'"Il"+, =. ,i,.o1 tr for,, mar In r.lu
u nad, III l"ct 'Nl7''H ay ~, IN ~
INTO me lIt-hlsl1ii j. p ,.,. ,,41eeilio IN
llHl'i! m 10 ,,t,. .,s.,i,lieb he mo-
p'55953iiS ~, ~. a. ba5 nItgin9ta3 from war
utplily tIi@l u pa" ~, ,,'.,,....u,. Elm his
HI war the -'l,li.t il"s i' r,,,t,+CI
@fFtIs'IF. 10 N'i -. az e.. iife -
uul 'OiIlI'HlI 49, en,red II
the FAil"'9",i ia 49, d. lsoon,a
| was very naturally helu lnal !. D'. 4.,
| body ana soul, the WolcI! V4 t"' 49,
and subject To- control puith'ss "Il
SAFE iAt any ''.I'' ~ -
such as horse or an ass. .,........ ,..,r.
early established and were continued
down 10 its cNuUcti0n-. Ihey We're l.@t
the slave had mo- rithiS as against "iI
owner thar he was SD 'bsoitteiS d C!'t'.,'
that he could not contract, couIl n9l owe
property. could not make ID Ia"Ie! IilaI-
rilee. could not prove legitimate Dniiuith'
anI could not even exercise the e3 con
rrIehf la cmancipatel n he chase u hr'
Ne could not even choose 90 bee free. Aloir-
over the owner had the right ana po"gf
90 "WhIY. beat and sc0urse the save Wiz
fully. maliciously, violently, inin''ria &c..
lr. excessively, numerically ana crueiNt
and vet not De held liable either cilIhl-
uallv or clvllly unless death or may mem
fwaimingl ensupd. IL slaves were treat
humaney and mercifully In any country
or age Of the world. II was NOT o., 'tD--
the law OF the legal incidents or sl"N'.s
required IT, bat because the oWnri7
kinder than the law. Up - aboul I'D, ".i
ID. OF the fifteenth CHRISTIAN ctHl"i =, '-'-
,faves were generally Whlle anu "-l
often the most refined ana emu" t sgn-..
D-Drla of the conquered nations. h'".
slaves were considered as articles 81
luxury and curiosity rather than OF use.
Glhbon estimates the number oI sla'e
under the Roman emperor Stl~o'- .i,,...s
SIXTY millions aud they were "ii1e 7i".'7
v.ltb few exceptions. THIS enormous
ment Of luxury and evil was one 9l inr
most prevalent causes OF Or, NE ar tba
and fall Of the greatest c''t+N 90
world 49,,
God DID not institute slavery, re- d'...'...'-.
Grated 10 as lie did p',) tt'H,
nj the viii Of the husband thc Jaw or
tallation-leXtalionis ana many olNer e't-,
arising from the depiaNly or man. 'h
which God tolerated. ana even ottrfGlti
for good. until. I'm HIS wisdom ihr Njue
for their destruction cane. Then Iie
swept them sway. DOCTOR James r.
Thofnwen. OF south tafoiina' was hol Only