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f _ OTE'O POSTKY,
The Romance of History.
IIY CKdtlUK. I'. Molt It IS.
!.
In rppnl hulls young Itcnuty <Iwc'
Whom Miiiiiiikiii sought lo gain,
When ill her nltnr Merit knell,
Wlin never knelt in vain.
The lady l?vod the gallant youth,
The ItravcHi of the land,
AiiiI, in her maiden |>rido ntnl truth,
She gave (<> 11i111 her Imml.
11.
Soon Iodic wars his country called
llcr bosom's lord uwiiy :
The foemen. Iiv Itix deeds appalled,
u..- >.i -it
From rank to rank the hero rose ! ?
Wlion peace resumoil her se;it
lie fuiTil iIh' (tanner of liis Iocs
At his to 11 I l:uly'afuel.
III.
That valor love prefers to j?oM,
Well <li'l I lie lnil v prove.
For lie who is in battle hoM
i* never mise 111 love.
The crimson plume nf victory
The wavrior wouM not jiri/.o,
I'nless it nuiKlcil ?fn\ccfuHy
In his ll'IIO lii'ly's eves.
KOU '1 II K KKUWKK niflll I'.ll.
A SERMON FOR THE TIMES.
rrni.isiir.t) hy nKqtr.sT.
The subxfonct' of a Sermon /'rrurhril (c.vtcmpornneouxly)
In/ tin' Hen T. h. Mr lin/t/r, '
J). /)., before his Congrrs/ttf ion ill Imite- ,
ton, S. ('.
Text?Is/ Timothy, Ftlh verse: " J'\om such t
V' ith if r<l in thy set/'.''
i no iiiuie is iii<|o?>d a remarkable book : remarkable
for its st ylo ; for tin? histories it contains;
the characters it unfolds; the sentiments
it expresses; (he doctrines if teaches;
and the duties it enjoins. Many of these
truths am of such a nature, as even jjood men,
unaided by Hi vine illumination, could never
have invented ; and hml men would never
have promulgated them, inasmuch as their
innr.il principles a ml preempts are utt >rly subversive
of the depraved passions and .appetites
of corrupt liu nan nature. The UooU. there- ]
f.>? ??, noirs on its very face internal evidence !
<if its i>ivino origin ; din], on this "round, iis ,
w.'M as on other grounds of evidence, it coin- |
mends itself, to every man's heart and eon- j
*cienco, us Til K \Vom> <?V (Jon, " the only in- !
fallihlc rule of Faith and Practice."
In no rcspi-ct is the peculiarity and the excellence
of this Bool; more remarkable than
its adaptation to all ages of tho world, to all
countries, to all classes of men, and to nil conditions
of society. It speaks to rulers and
mbjeets ; to communities, families and indi
viduals; to husbands and wives, to parents
9lid children, to masters and servants, to creditors
and debtors, to friends and foes, to tbe
rieh and to tlie poor, to the linsnble and to
the proud ; and in respect to these an i all
ot'ier relations ami conditions of life, its preempts
ami counsels arc such as w m!d invariably
lead to happiness and usefulness. It is
the people's own Book; it is the world's i, vn
I>ook.
nn i /?/ ! ? ' ...
j ue worn oi lutd then should bo received
by mankind, as tiltsr guide and counsellor in
:il! matters respecting which it professes to
touch and t> command: " :i lamp to our foot
nnd a light. to our path " through the whole
journey of life; and to show us the way of
" life everlasting." Nro guide or counsellor
can be followed with safety or without sin,
that loads in a contrary direction ; and no j
principles, either in respect to religion, morals.
science or politics, should be adopted or
followed that contravene the direct or indirect
teachings of (lod's Word. Happy indeed
would the world he; happy would everv coin
munity, family ami individual bo, were tlie
tenths of the llililc univorsally aiid implicitly
believed, adopted and obeyed ! It is tlie setting
aside, the misinterpreting or disregarding
those truths that is the chief cause of the dissensions
and quarrels, the revolution and wars.
t!ie usurp ition and tyranny that have distubo
1 the faoo of society; to say nothing of
the private ills of life and man's immortal interests.
A mow* the truths plainly tiught in the
"Word of God, as before intimated, is the rehi
tion of matters and servants, the fart of the
e.ristenee of that relation hi/ Divine, authority,
and the, mutual duties that belong to t^at
relation. A few thoughts on this subject arc |
called for by " the times in which we live j"
anJ are necc-mry to encourage the hands and
strengthen the hearts of our people in the
warfare, political and moral, (which we fear
nmy become ??it!hi' '/,) now waging between I
the Southern and Northern portions of this j
oneo unitnil nml nrrrannrmiu l>nt nn? ilSomnm i
bored Confederacy. We wish to dispel all j
doubts and misgivings from the minds of even
the most timid, as to the justice and religious- !
ity (excuse a word which has been recently j
coined) of tho cause vi which the noble St..te j
of our nativity and other sister States arc now
engaged.
It cannot bo denied that the occasion of this
warfare is the Institution of Sloven/ ; and
the chief question to he settled is, il /< shive- I
ri/ a sin ?" If tho sentiments wo have ex-j
pressed, in our introductory remarks, bo truo,
tho Word of God must answer this question ; I
<t tr? r.*?? iu t >> ? -
. y, >,.v < in ?IIU VI1VJ I unVHIIUIIJ, lll'.lll IHOlll'
appeal?tho appeal of tho Pulpit?whilst tho ;
politician may, and with justice too, appeal to ,
constitutional nnd natural rights. Were tho
Word of (J )d against n^t, my brethren, what- :
over might ho tho doorcas of Constitutions, of
Oourtfl, of Legislatures or Conventions, wo
WiRil'l ?i)l (l.ii'i) lo lilt up nnr voino or our .
handy in favor of (lie priMomition or oxton?ioii
of thfl Instilution of Shivery. Lot us (lion
take .in impartial, although for w.ipt of timo,
it must bo only n oUYKory viow of the Uwtiinony
of God's WorTl on this enbjcct.
The (ii.it moiition of Slavery in tho Liblo if?
found In tlio S'lh ohaptor of (L-noais; when,
ahortly nftor tbo ftond, ono of the sons of Noah,
wbv.?80 name \?;i| Hum, committed -i flagrant
ofleneo against 11is Either, for which lie re i
ceivctl the following sentence of condemna
tion, in the person til his son ('ninmii, to wit, ,
v. 2;"): " Cursed be Caiman; a wrrnnt <>J '
termnfs shall lie be unto bis brethren." We
may here remark that the word, in the original
language in which the Scriptures were
written, here translated "servant," may with
equal propriety be translated "slave;" and
sucii in generally tls meaning in the {Scriptures,
unless by some fjuri 1 ifyii?j_' phrase a eir- |
eumstance, its meaning ho otherwise interpreted.
We liave, therefore, in this passage
of Holy Writ, uttered by a Iatrinrch and a
I'rophet, a distinct prophecy as to the future j
servitude of the descendants of I Iain ; and it,
is well known that those descendants jimp/itf
Africa. Again, in verso 27, we have this
declaration by tin-same I'atriaroh and Prophet
: "(Jod shall enlarge Japlieth, nnd he shall
dwell in tin; tents of Shorn ; and Cunmin shuU
i.. i. v. - ( : - ! " 1 '
1/t ?|?,1 o'/((i/K, I. c., ioe seiV?IU Ol ?J iipliet 11.
Those three sons of Noah, (" Shcui, Hani |
ami Japheth,") wore the progenitors ?>1* tin;
race of man after flic Hood ; and it is a well
authenticated fact that in the course of time,
descendants of Shorn settled Asia, of llam in
Africa, and of Japheth in Europe, which were
the throe great divisions of the world. Now,
may we not perceive the fulfdlmcnt of the
prophecy respecting the " enlaimoment of
Japheth," in the fact, that the nations of Europe,
especially (ireat Britain, have spread
themselves over more continents and islands
than all the other nations put together, although
their actual population is not so great
as at least the nations of Asia. 11 is the boast
of (Ireat Britain that " the sun never sets upon
her Dominions!" lias ik.I Japheth thus
been enlarged? 1 pretend not to bean infallible
interpreter of Prophecies, but this looks
very n:u -h li! a fulfillment of the first proph
ecy contained in t.lio verso 1 have quoted.? i
I>nt. it is added " In; (i. e., .Japheth) sli:i i
dwell in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shall
ho liis servant." Tin? descendants of Shorn,
as before stated, settled in Asia ; hut il is
generally believed that in the course of time,
some tribes of the Asiatics found their way
through the 1?? h.rii?ir Straits* into what is now
calicd North Amcrica ; and, when America
wasdiscovered bv t'ohvnbus, thos.> tribes were j
and are still cille.l .I / / /<*</? /mIntn.-i. These
Indians dwelt in "touts" or uu';/n:it?i* ; and |
the fact row stares ns in the face, is that
"Japhctl i',>" Humpvms) dwell in tin? tents \
of Shorn (Asiatics);" tin1 latter having been
driven fr>> n their ^usessioiM by thn former.
And the latter part of the pr.tphoey (" Canaan
shall he his servant,") is fultillod, in part at
least, in the fact that the children of II un
(Africans) are the servants of those dwellers
in the tents of Shorn. Shorn onlv soionrned
iii the hind in tents, whilst .Japheth ific//.'
here in cities, towns and villain's. A _r ii 1 1
say, I profess not to bo an infallible interpreter
of Prophecies, nor do I irive this as an orijrimil
idea of my own ; but it does look lilcc a
literal fulfillm * ?t. nnd a carrying cut the Decrees
of the AHiijjbty, as uttered !-y the mouth
of his servant Noah.
Hut we piss on (o another mention of slave,
ry, i. o., in the days of Abraham. It is a
universally admitted fact that he was an ex- j
tensive owner of slaves; and if he owned them, ;
the probability is that bis nephew Lot, who
was also very rich, and pursued the same occupation
with his uncle, also owned slaves ; J
and licit the institution was common in their
day. And yet Abraham was "the father of j
the faithful and in his family was the ancient
church of (Jod organized.?both h'
children and his servants received tho iniatia
tory rite or tliiit church. Wlio dares assert
that Abraham w.ts not a christian ; (hat liis
couuc.-tion with slavery was a sufficient cause
for excluding him from the Church on earth (
or the Church in Heaven ? And yet such is
the doctrine of modern Abolitionists in regard
to the owners of slaves ! They say they will j
have "no fellowship with these unfruitful
works of darkness," and that "slavery had
its origin in hell." Would they exhume the
body of faithful Abraham and burn his bones, I
ns did the Catholics with .John Wicklilfe, the '
iii-.m promulgator 01 liic I'roresiant laitli
Nut we p iss on to other testimony : In :
tho table of Ten Commandments, which wi re j
given for tho government of men's conduct in
;i 11 the relations of life, is a summary of all |
his duties, and contains the fundamental priii- j
ciples of the Divine Law, there is a distinct
mention of "servants" (slaves) in two of
thonc precepts, to wit: tho 4th and 10th. In
the fourth they arc regarded as members of
the owner's family, and required with him
and his children to " Remember tho Sabb#th," |
iVc. And in the tenth, servants arc men- j
tinned with other things to which a man has
a legal right, and nut to ho " coveted " by othor.s.
And yet Abolitionists arc nt least " covcting
" to t"ke away, from their lawful owners,
this property, whether frou? eiwi/ or from
a blind philanthropy, is of no consecjuenoo !
Hut there is still another Law recorded in
the Scriptures, on this subject. Tho f)rmer
had respect to all mankind of all nges ; but
the one now referred to, had special reference i
to the Jewish Commonwealth ; and yet it es- 1
tablishcs the principle l/inf Slavery ions or- j
(In.iiictl hi/ God, <tn>f therefore, is not " sin per j
sr." Tho Law alluded to, is recorded ill va- I
rious pnrts of the Hooka of Moses; but it is
sufficient to refer tho reader to Exodua, 21st
chapter, 1?0 verses; and to Leviticus, 25th
chapter, ?44 verses. From which we
learn that two kinds ef servants were allowed
to the .Jews: one was such of their own nation
(" brethren,") as either sold theinsolves or 1
worn sold by others for debt or crime. These :
were to be held in bondage temporarily.? '
v jYne to return to their freedom in the 7th or
r^nDDnricfii Year,'' and'other* in the ft'Uh i
ycnr or tho " Vwr of Jubilee." Ami i;? reference
to this class of Rcrvnntait wis ehnctod
that if any of thorn preferred to roitinin with
t'lci1.' m'iifttora ("n.4 nvmy servants who have
boon carried to tho North wcjtjhl now rejoice
to got buck to their in us torn!) thin they were
to hav/ their " enr.i bort.d and bo his servants
forever." Tho. other class of servants which
correspond to our slaves, are tlitis dc.-orihed
CliOV. 'Jo : -I 1?-t(i): " 1'oth l':y liondiriti
mid thy hnndtnuid.; (.slaves) which tliou shall
have, sliidl lie ill' the heat lien that aro round
ahout VOli; "/ t/ulH hull f/r hit// /i"i>i/mi 11
antt hoitt/nuii<l.-t. Aint )jr. y/m/t (ukr. th 'in <is
ihi iiihrri'/iinci' / >!' i/our r/iiti/rrn a/'h r i/tw,
to iiilii rit thi hi liirii lumirsxiiM //..-it <!., // /..
;/our /iu)!i/i^r)i ybrrrrr." Now windier this
Law he for ?Jewsor (lentiles, it establishes tlic
fact that Cih! diil ii( one time sanction Shivery
; therefore it is no sin to hold slaves, for
(!od never did. and never will, give I lis saneturn
to what is, in the least decree, sinful.
A curious question now arises as to who
wore the slaves of the .lews? When the above
laws were uiven, they were " in the wilderness
" on their journey from Kgvnt lo the
land of Promise. Some suppose that, : s slave
ry w is common ill T11:11 time lii I'jirvpt, tho
wealthy anionusf. thorn brought slaves with
them, lint lie that as it may, tho Divine j
liStw ?*ivon evidently cuntompl .toil tho existcnoo
iti' that institution jimonjrst liis covenant
jiooj'le at fume time. From whence thou wore
they to <;ot t!i if slaves'' from whence wore
they to " buy l>on?lin?*n ami bondwomen
It is s:ii'l in tlio Divine Peeive, from "tin*
heal hen that are round about you." 1 >?it who
were the ho:it'.< n hy whom they were to bo
surrounded in tin; land ihut < < 1 tr:ivt; them,
to which th? v were journeying'( Poth the
llible and } 1 i>tory show fhutlhi i/ wrri'.
am'h's, who wen; Ml that time subdivided into
various tribes, Hiititos. .Jebusitcs. Ove. There
then is another fulfillment of the Prophecy
uttered by Xo:h (which was also <t cms' d >- I
noiinced by him in the name of .fehovah,) *'a '
servant of servants shall ho be," i. e., Canaan!
N. P. .Many of those PanaanitoH afterwards
wo.i t to Africa mid settled there.
'i his is surely suflicient Testimony from the
Old Testament on thi< subject. 1 >ut i.dmittinjr
(as w nriy do only for the sake of arjju- j
nient) tliat the above regulations and state.'
nients had reference only to the .Jewish Pis- j
perisation, :ui(l that cvrii the Mom! I<aw on
that subject ?! (ermines m.thinjr, let n* now
read (lie Teslimonv of tin' New Testament,
which :i 11 persons admit applies to (In* present '
ajjo hikI t ;io condiI ion of things under tl.e 1
Christian !lisponsatioii. Anil here an irresistible
flood nC evidence breaks in upon uh !
I-'v?*i? I'litiiiiic History shows thai slavery
was in ? xi>t iuro, ev< n in it< worst forms? far
worst; than in any of these Southern St te.??
in (iivec\ in Home, in J mica ami in all tlie
other civilize*! States, when our Ijonl .!> >us
('islist made his anpoiranee on earth. And
ye I ;it no time, ami under no circumstances,
did lie or Hi-; Apostles after llim, say one
word against the i11?i11zti< 11 ! 'i'lu'y denounced
drunkenness, adultery. fornication, and even
eovetousncss, anger, pride, ivvimm."1, ?n*l all
other vices common among t mankind, list
lint a syllable is recorded against slavery.?
1 l.i*l it In- mi regarded by lliem.iM thcliiJ.I in
which it is ivpiescnt'd by modern abolition
ist.s, a.s '' mon >(?.;diiig,M as 44 miu per-so," ns
tho "sti ll of all villaliics," ::s " barbarism,"
bavin;; '' its origin in hell," \e., A;o.. surely j
they would have at least r.r!m,-.'rtl Christians
til ilil flW.MV wVtll if .
evil to la* sibolish.Nl. Aim iibo!iti<>:iists wis t
and bettor than Christ and i i is Apostle.; '! ? :
Tin: latter were establishing a religion IV?r the
world ; the former are disturbers of the lvaee
of a nation, ami their priueipl \s are subversive
of (Miristianity.
1.lit our Saviour and His Apostles were
not silent on the subject of slavery. Th v
did not eondei-' i i' or :biue ' ; but
laws, admonition* and exhortations iv.-peetinir
the vi;v!)t observanee of the duties that <rww
out of this ivl.itio.i, both on the ) art of the
in ist-M' and s!avi> \ "'i""""'" ?!< .?
< ; i " 1
treat of (his subject are l''j>he-iians 0 : ">
Colo.-sians i) : 'J2 ; Titus '2: 0?10; whieh
the reader would do well to consult at his leisiiiv.
Servants are therein exhorted to ' be
obedient, unto their masters, and not only to
the pood and gentle, but also to the IVowanl ;
t > please them well, not purloining and r\ ing
as men pleiscrsor with eye-service," <V'e.
My text too is preeeded by an exhortation
of a similar ii.ilure " 1.1 >t n< in-mi' cwm .,fo
arc nmb'r /fm i/ukr (who fan doubt that this
defines their position as slaves in bandage T)
count their masters worthy of all honor," &.< .
Ami the Apostle exhorts Timothy, who was
a young Preacher, to " teach and exhort the so
things." And ho adds, ' if any man teach j
otherwise * * * * he is proud, knowing
nothing, hut doting about questions and
strifes of words, whereof c>neth envy, strife,
railings, evil surinisings," &c. What a true
portraiture of modern abolitionists ! Tliey
surely have not nrofltcd bv tlio cvliortntimis
and commands of tin? Apostle I';ni! !
And now comes t.liu closing smtcnce of this !
Apostolic counsel in the words of my text,
" From Kitrh wi'tlnuviic thi/wlf." Tlwit is,
have no fellowship with thorn ; give thoin no j
conntenancc ; they arc disturbers of the peace
of society anJ of the church ; therefore sopa- '
rate yourself from them and regard thcin as
the onemies of true religion, (,'hristiauity is
a religion of pcaceand love, und yet it requires
the discountenancing of the "unfruitful works
of darkness," and all men nnd measures that
aim at the subversion of Bible principles.
On this ground, and on other just and Scriptural
ground)), the StatG of South Oarolin i
and other Southern States (in which wo trust
the whole South will soon unite,) have " with1
I) A /y M i ? ' ?
uriiwn irom mo retK'rai ifoverinnont," I
whoso Officors mid lie<;i.Hh:lors arc now, to '
some extent, and will ore Ion'/ )>? fnllv, en- |
ya^od in an unvi;;ht-.11.? and on-liliMian war
fare against tho "peculiar Institution," an 1
by coiiso.{|Uoncd, against iito pence' and |>r<><
pArity of t hose State*. Never, in (lie history
of fhis oi* any,other oohntrv, w is tho? sliortalion
of I ho A pisMe, just rrtorred to, mori1 appropriate
than ;if tlin prcxflnl tiin<\ Thous
ands at tho North aro, and haVo boon f->r i h3rt %
y.inn, " totohing doctrines'' contrary to tint
taught io tho Uiblo, on tho subject of SI "':ry. !
They hnvo.alsa sought to disturb tin poncc ot'
tho nation, and tho quicfadc of the un (Ton?i- j
ing fiimilioR, hy inciting to insurroctionft, in
vnlvinn murders, lire and plunder. They
have stolen our property (slaves), and passed
laws rgainst the reclaihung of fugitives; al- <
though the Apostle l'unl has given us an in- ]
spired example un this very subject in the 1
e sen! Onesimu*, (a fugitive s^avo, i whom the ;
Apostle himself returned to his master. And
this they have done tun (ami many other jrriev- I
mis wrongs in this matt*T, which it is unneo- i
essary to mention hew), in tin* face of the
Constitution of tlirso I nit? il Slates, whose
enactments every State and e\ "y eiti/'.eu is
lionnd to observe nud do.
We are rijzlit tlien in withdrawing from
such a I nion and from *neh men. The
.n-vw n- >.i is nisc HiMi u is oerip
tun.I. Our beloved Sl.it has done riirht in
tin4 s! op she litis taken ; tin<l I hope that evi ry
other kindred Stito will follow In r ? xn111j?11*
And I trust t<><> licit every ii.dividual, man
and woman, will stand by her to the last ext
reniitv.
We owe (his withdrawal, 1st, T<> tfiirsrfn\t.
Our aives are our property, and we have a
just and Scriptural rijrlit to them. They are
nece.s- ii v l? the climate and nrndiietion . ol'
i.l tiii' South; .in.I tjlcy 11*ivi c<>i11i'il>tit?m 1
largely (o our civilization and our prosperity.
We 11 ivv* never, "it!ut directly or indirectly,
i11t?*i IV red with tin- prop-ity ir other rights
ut' the Xoirti j Mini nil that we :i>1: of t'?<>:?> is
to lot us alone ; and. :is chis 'tlicy will in t do, ;
it i.sonr duty to ourselves Olid to our children
to "withdraw" from them, that we may enjoy,
w'tliout let ur hinilrance. that which is
our own atid our children's alter us.
lid. \\ e owe it to our slaves. Their lot
T,.... I. i> . - : i ii -
ii.i.- i/i .u i iw\ iu'iiiiiiuy cum 111111111 *.rs I us, in
the relation (lit v sustain t'? ns, and wo arc
their n a Jural Limrdiatis and protectors. We
are tin ir friends :iiid have done more I'm- tlioir
t e.: p'iral and spiritual j;ood than all the world
1> .-"nil's ; lmt those who war ajjinnst us art'
their enemies, :i:111 are doinjx all in their power
In lvtuli I- tlx'ir ?>?>!i< 1 iti?>11 miserable hoth for
this lift1 and tin- lift' to come. To free them
(Vein Imndaifi woiiltl ho to consign them to :
poverty, mis rule anil ruin. Were they set
free, it would hi! impossible for the u to live
aint>n<r us; for two suoh distinct and uncoti- j
"gonial races eonlil not dwell together as equals
on t !:e suinesoil. \Vhere then w,ii:ld (hey tr?> ?
To the North? It is a well lcno vn I'aet that
mc iree- niaous taivo are in a most miserable
coiidiliuu ; ami many <>(' them wonhl gladly
\!i:.11freedom am mji abolitionists lor
slavery in the South. Tin; aliolitioiiist is the
oikvhv of l!n' ii '!io imcO, whereas tlio slaveholder
is tik'*I* friend, ami bouml to protect
then ; whieh cm only lie dune, in t lie present
st ife of tilings, hy the with Irawal of the South
tV.tin the Xoltli.
.'id. We o'.ve t!iis wit! dr aw.d to the cause J
">f r liirion. Al> ilitionisiu is but one of the j
inuis ?.?; t!i:11 evil tree which '{rows so luxuriaully
::f 11. ' North (especially in New lOnirl
nnl, the hot hod ! ?1)<iliti(>nis:ii,) bearing all
manner of i.'.us. M my of tlie aliuliti.ni lead- |
ers cither wilfully \ \st the plain sen^vof the
S.ripi n"OS to nit their own principles, or they
tot :lly discard its t 'acliintrs on this and all other
! iihjccls. Say some of thorn, " if the Ilihle
s:ii;i-ti<>:is slavery \vc w.-mt no such ]>ihh\"? ;
I 'll -ir le -turos and their hooks oil slavery are j
hut a tissue of Tallies and misrepresentations. j
1 i t 1 i ' i < 11 hlusho<i. ve:i hhuwla. nt flu?> !t-.l ?.f .
their s'iviiurs amidoings. .Someof them, it is
sadlv h ue, profess to bo teachers of our holy
religion : but. tlu v : ro " wolves in sheep's
clothing"?let us ' beware of them." ''(.'ome
out t'leu, my people, that ye be not partakers
of their sins, and 111:tt ye receive not of her
plasm s." "('nine out and be ye separate
from tii vii, saitli the Lord, ami touch not the |
unclean tiling." j i
(!oil '..rant that this separation may be a j <
pi'iicoabiu one; but, if our enemies will force i
war upon us, our:ipp>al is to the (iod of rijjlit- | ]
eousm-ss?the 4 < < 1 of our forefathers, who I |
sustained them in their strujr^les for freedom i
a.? we are now doiil?. Amen and amen. I i
of Andy Johnson's coercion | ,
spci mi, ami (it l.i.-' liciiiu; Imrnt in ciliiy l?y tho | j
citi/en.s of Memphis, the Nashville I niou \ \ (
American says :
" While we are not prepared to sanction > ,
111?mode of expressing disapprobation of s<> j
odious and niisdiicvous a doctrine, nnr in the ,
present instanci; to condemn it, yt we would j .
commcnd this proceeding to his attention, as i
an unerring indication of tin" popular senti- j
inent of Tennessee on this sulijeet, assuring , |
lii;n that lie Iips*Committed a most fatal hlnn- !
iler licit 111 u.<{ consign 11i:11 t<> merited obloquy, |
<iik1 deprive him forever of the confidi nco and j <
ro;; t of lii? << istituentfl. Wo otin further-1 (
nor.- assure him that we do not believe there '
is one in a thousand i*' the citizens of our ciiiv- , (
alnus State (lint, will adopt the despotic and ' ,
infamous doctrine of coercion?a doctrine re- |
pii^naiit to all the feelings of freemen, and to |
every principle of republican liberty. ! (
" The people of South Carolina may be an j ]
inhibited, but (lie world in arms cannot sub- (
due them. There is not a man. woman or j
/tllll.f Ill llmt -i-'ilit lln?* ...ill ....fi*
vii.K* ? ?*/ ?mi v uiu ina miner inrilin' j
on the rack before they will submit to coer- ;
ci _>n. And there fire more men in Tennessee (
who would rush to her assistance, if Kubjuga- ' ,
tiou is attempted, than South Carolina lias j
citizens." i x
A I'AHAMiKI. easo to the geese who saved |
the eapitolof Home has happened at Camden,
New .Jersey, It appears that Mr John I j
Hutchinson him a very loquacious parrot, as ! s
well as a well stocked pbiteehest. On Sun-I '
d v, -u.uie . < '11 .V w -! > i'. i vin-'ii >olvcil to J
I v th" \?frt :?i? of silver f.! ti:>. '
ii(Mk, and ootisc.qM itly hrol;e i . f'.c \
pantry V* liny Vpqro ju?( on lit-' i >'iit of
Si 'tU'injI til" pl.'ltf!, ill' V lirul'd a lol! 1 .ii'd ;iU
Cul v.i. exclaim. You l.v/.y devil/, I nre v
you .Iciitt, I'lincr my revolver!' TJwy n
ir.'ifjn OIH! ni*h !'m* window, which (hoy
had l"<>?< ! iM'fii. :?ti'l i;i 11?cir tnpidation ;vyt
inl,o thflvird ol u neighbor who hud si lier-e
d'>tr A noise was ?)?? r ?>;?!I, nnd the jj
pblico nv/nK'onin#, one a; (In4 f'ir<?ninen wi? (
MptUJ^d. I'ho parrot had rtavod tho plate. t (
Ex-Secretary Floyd.
A jrraiul bmiquet was icivon to this distinmi.-hcd
<.xcnt Ionian in Uiohnunid oil Saturday
ast. We make tho following extracts from
liis spoeeh iin tho occasion, which will bo re;id
t this linio with interest :
IICaiMlUCU lO tlU! t\VO pOlK'ICS S')t tol'l ll III
llie animal Message. .Mr. Attorney lllaek
said we must execute the laws. I, said .Mr.
Floyd, could not quite bow to tliat Mr.
Buchanan said, this question of the foils is a
question of property. I agreed to that. I
said 1 am your Secretary, and ii ive in my
hand this property of the forts. 1 will turn
over to my successor .'.hat properly inviolate.
I know these people of South Carolina. I
wcr.t to school anions tlieni. I know they are
iH't thieves. Is.iao llayne, Maniiiiult and
1 liinlv l 'ickcns arc ?r<? ?* 1 men?they arc <*reat
nion?ami I will back tlu-ir honesty ami integrity,
if necessary, with my blood. I?ut 1
cannot consent that you place anioni; tin in a
military power that wonhl choke them to the
iM'ound. At a subsequent interview with the |
President. he said to me ; " Mr. Floyd, what. ;
about sending recruits to ('harle^ton '{" Said
I, ' Xothiusj about sending recruits."
' Don't you intend to strengthen the furls at
('liarlesto'i V lie asked, I replied " 1 do n it."'
Said he, " I would rather he at the b.ttom of
(lie Potomac to-morrow, than these tor's
should be in the hands of those who intend to
I t!;<! tHem : It. wiiI destroy me? it will
cover your name, wliicli is,"in honored one,
wit.li infamy, for you will never b; able to .
show that you had not some complicity in it."
1 said. " Mr President, trust mi', there is
nod oiirer. I will stake my reputation and 1
will stake my life that the forts of (Charleston
will not he touched." I said this because 1
felt it Tin; President then said. "
Mr. Floyd, does that secure the forts ' ?
" Xo. sir," said I ; " but it is the best truaran
{<>o I cmu give you that they will nut h<>
touched." 11 tt replied, "I am not satislied.''
S:? i < 1 I. ''it is yours to command, and you
will he obeyed. Vou c:iu strengthen the
forts, hut it will lead to the cllusiou of blood.
Vou can, however, put an orderly sergeant
there?a man with a worsted epaulette and
with a stripe on his pantaloons. lie is a representative
man [ laughter]?the represent:!
live of tho stars and stripes and of 11:iiI Columbia
and \ anlit-c. |)oodle. 11?' can stand
there and so proclaim hints "If, and his authority
will h respected. Meanwhile, submit to
Cojiirress tliis <|iiestion of the secession of
South Caa' lin i. Congress may say a State
lias a riirht to withdraw, or may s.iy we repudiate
the right of secession?we will send
down our armies to coerce you to submission.
Do this, and f will await the issue."
r i -- i . i ' > '
I SiajCII UHMO, gClHiemen, Will) ] >:) 111 ; I I < I
suspense. I wanted help, and 1 called for
lu lp from Virginia, that trootl ol?l mother that
gave iii'> birth, and I ealletl upon .!< !]'. I avis,
t!iat bright Saladdin of tlio South. [Appl
ins \^| They e iine, Mason ami II miter, freneweil
applause,] with the p.;triofi of (.he
country, .North and South, and talked with
the President. lit' then said, " I am content
with V'Mir policy?we will send no more troops
to the harhor of Charleston." Then, gentlemen,
for the first time in three years, I felt a
sensation of delight in my heart. I then
thought the. question capable of peaceable
solution, and though you may not think it
worthy of mention, I devoutly returned thanks
to Almighty < iod.
The speaker next alluded to the course of
(Jen. Cass, then Secretary of State, whom he
pronounced one of the nohlcst spceimens <>l'
mankind, whose person d virtues lie had never
ceased to revere, after lour years association,
lien. Cass said: " Tlios (oris mii<t he
strengthened -?f demand it." This, jrentlemen,
is the Northern sentiment, and in his
position the Secretary reflected the minds of
liis people. And when the President replied,
with stern inflexibility?" 1 have considered
this (Mixtion?1 am sorry to differ with the
Secretary of State?hut tlie interests of the
out.: > ; not demand a reinforcement of the
lorts at Charleston?T cannot do it?1 t ike
ll... vnu>\i>.iciiKili?<> "? (1...., ?1.?
.t '?
Iu)}h's for the future grew stronger. Tli.it is
ivliiit lie said. Tim next, day this glorious old
premier sent in liis resignation. With the
respect I had entertained for four years, 1
aid, God speed you to your home in the
North. [ Laughter. ]
Thus matters stood, when there cuno a
proposition to send for (Jen. Scott. I said ,
send?gladly I siid send for him. Gen. Seott
had nut thought what would be. the sentiments
if a soldier who had winning laurels in
'he field when I was in my swaddling clothes.
I thought of him as a man whom Virginia!
leli'jfhted to honor?who had the decorations
>f the State in it magnificent-medal dunlins?
from his nock, and a sword of hers which
L supposed was bright enough and sharp
Munich to defend the honor of Virginia.i
hit ho had a program inn?a plan to allay all
hose spectres of disunion ami bring peace to J
he country. He laid it before me fin Score- j
iry of War. I told him that T did not like
t. He laid it before the President-, and ho
lid not much like it at that time. I'll toll
,011 what it was. Port Sumter was to be 11- j
con possession of, and (Jastlo Pincknoy like- 1
vise. Port Moultrio was to bo strengthened,
ri.o forts of Georgia were to be occupied and .
lold, the forts of Florida unit Alabama taken
ossessicin of find manned, and the forts of
] i... A- - / .1 TT ? 1 \
nuii.-'iiiiiii un ii|pun uy iruops (>l iiic ( 1iii(c(1 i
States. In audition to this, shipaof wnr nrx.1
I'vonno cutters \vorr> to ho. srtnt to t?% waters '
>f ."South Carolina. This wa> iV-pi i- .1, .r
'ml J his t hi- plan. 1 ii : 1 11 ? . < t.ai". o
iV.ir for f.)iir yivrs, and had, > ot I i :i..1
n>f>c-.?arv to occupy any of I|p\?h f< It
i'a not in ih pi >?rii! > ii*: that an;> ot*
< i tlirm forts s-':' 1111i ho o m'mj,! :il Nay,
ior?(; troops \ver<5 t'*> 1 ; loniu\ fr.nn l!o ;
fid ?talinmod in S n .tliw^vu t* : t-s As n Virinian
and a Snurhornev rum man rould no! ,
hut my ryes to l!i?> I'aot that (hi was tramp j ,
ii? upon our polil'ca! riifhjfl, and 1 liht all this
ufitary display waa to wip? out all out* pro j
nntiouH to honor. I am afraid I tiio you,
gentlemen?fljru'.s of "goon!" " ^o mi!" )
'I'here was :i corrollaiA to 1>.' <1< dueed from
all this. Ilowvir vijiii it mi^lit 1> us the
position d! a military l< tder, i; me
a m u iii' facts \vlii"li 1 n vor acknowledge.
It, is tint the confederation of the 1 uited
.States, which lias heen niailif*l?y til'- sovereign
Stiiles, .< 11??i 1?1 l> endowed wit11 power to
enisn Ul.il wilieii 1-riMtc'l It. II IV l< tin? coercive
policy. Tin; whole North insl mtlv
ralliol to th point of rcioii. Bltick I?< publicanisin
Was infus' il with new life. li >wever.
I (lctenniiieil to tiy instil tin* r ;ult of
thi" mission lioni nth (" irolina ii.nl trans
piiod. Mark you that conciliatory s|icechcs
li.nl been in nl by Northern lin n, ami tin;
Northern public was fa- rallying uinler the
banner of anti-coercion, when the amu/aiiicenieiit
of tliis itoliev t hin i! .?> u-lw.ln
of tilings.
Next came tin: \111f'< > (tin ale affair of Major
Anderson. 'I'll " instructions of the Seeretary
<>(' W ar did not authorize him to ehan^ro
his position -for ho wrote to the Seerotarv of
W ar and said he eouhl eliinu^' his position it'
In: had authority to do so. I h nl pledged nsy
honor to South Carolina?and although I will
not swear it. I think the President said so, too.
South Carolina with 2: | ni 'ii eould have jjono
to Fort S'.untor any illoonlitiht niifht and taken
it. Put (hero was an insurmountable
harrier?they had pledged their lumor that it
should not lie. | Applause. | Maj. Anderson,
for what reason t! id only knows, saw iii i
change his position. South Carolina, sab'.
.1 11 i -i
ii.'ii \IIM>II< II >uiii |inMiir?. i sum, miiuoincn,
i liave not. All I can Jo is to resign
uiy Ci.nnniis. iou into tlx- lnnd.s of the lVcsi(Ii'nt.
I did so, gentlemen, and hero L uiu.
I I'roloni^oil ehcct >.
This brings us to th" last i pie t > l?> considered
in 111is prolix and I fear tiresome
spiuvh. |~ t J o 0:1.] 'i'li r ha policy of coercion
on the one side, and an anti-coerciou
(ill (tin lltlliM' TI.A \'M?dh mi. -f *1.1.
..? .i mui iinioi ?u tiuu tn ix
question. It is peace or war. And the
question oomo.s iiji?s! 1:111 tli^ pretext of holding
the forts of the South !> made the pretext
of sending men and anus to e nerce th i
South ? I tell you that is tin; plan on foot,
and you have ?t t moot it. The slujr^ard
and the coward may hutr the delusive liopo of
a hotter time, hut there will h no better
times. This is what you have j?.it to lco!< to.
1 spoalc to you as Virginians?who have done
si? innc?ii lor tins glorious I nion?Virginians,
whose 1 ill> i ! alone. <?t' all the St u >s, was
strewn over every iield from (ju Leo to lOutaw,
to purchase our glorious liberties.
In tlie money scale you stand still higher.
Never \v:is so ma^nilicjiit a guerdon given Lo
the children of Israel as you gave isi territory
io this very five-soil prineiplc. This power
now turns upon yon and says : We demand
this of you, or we will coerce you into obedi
enc.\ Look :i( (lie hislorv of th<> pist. Tim
speaker referred to Alexander Hamilton and
John Q. Adams- -generally regarded .is the
great arch enemies <>i' republican freedom?
yet they r> pudiated as monstrous the doctrine
of coercion. Ad tins, when President, taid,
in the case of Georgia, y<ni cannot coerce a
St'ite. Yet now it is not only boldly proclaimed,
but carried into actual op' ration.?
Mr. I- yd compared tin* colonial wrongs with
the present, ;i 11<1 asked, how iiKo.np irably
jjiViit uro tho wrongs of this day :ih<>v*- those
which Patrick Ilvnrv t -ay, 4 t?iv
me liberty or i;ive me <I >t11 1" It", with till
t!n4 lijht i);I'ure you, y i still li >il;il \ I can
only say that in' who d 111 i - is a distard, mi 1
lie who doubts shall 1"' damned?[ I. nni
cheers.] It' you are willing to wear the
badge of inferiority. I shall <juii my native
Stall' and U'? with the master r. cAre you
ready t ? stand for your equality? [Yes!
yes ! | Now is the d ly and now is the hour
to oeeupy a p i.sition oi security. < "111- speaker
continued to arouse his hearers in this
strain, amidst frequent applause. and (dosed
by miking a remark personal t > himself.)
It is a long time .sin "'! I e 1 io hope I >
meet the approbation of everybody. 1 know
it cannot bo. The history oi' mankind shows
this. 1 >dt this 1 can viy, tli .t I am the lirsf
Secretary, for years and \ us. who has ad
ministered ti.?* Pep utme.it ??I" : r upon the
estimates within tii appropriations made ?
1 never asked for a deficici.ev hill to meet expend
itnres. I have expended over sixt\ millions
( !' money, ami only ask. that in your invest^
tlions of my oili ial course, you will
not resort to fo^vry or perjury. I have
KitjMt I'll ? 1 '" 1
...... ...... iw iiiiii in cuui'iu - l(il),
pn'init "in0 to say tliat, as a private
oiti/.cn, I on in e only t > give you the information
1 have ^iven, and to proclaim to yon, that
as over a hundred years n-_'o my progenitor
j >s I roil out !.i ; life hlnod in vindication of the
liberties of tin; country, so I am ready. aft or
the lapse of a century, to pour out mine in
defence of Virginia.
(!'?v. Moyd took liissoit amid loud and
deafening clieers. Music [' Marseilles
Hymn."]
Tin: (! it cat Lobby Sciikmk oi'tiik Auk
?We print in another column a letter from n
Washington correspondent which exposes the
most sc ind ilous job that even lohbyincn ever
had the audacity t) attempt. It is.no les*
than a schcmc for getting hold of ninety millions
of dollars of the public money, besides
vast tracts of thegovefninci.t land, tinder the
pretence of constructing a Pacific railroad,
without of course, the promoters of the
scheme bavin" the remotest, intention of ear
rvin.' out any sneh work. li is a morn n<%i?.
snir:tcy to r*??? nn<1 :<s its (i?|y
' . v w i.: ' ! 1 ''
(i*an nv.t'.. i "... \v? f i: . '.I p iri
i, and ii 'i ? ;oiil<! unite in
mvh a <!< ; i .. 1 n' i ?.? " ( :( y> OH
II I. . :?! >(!' .Ml!- nIiOW" V.;.' r-y ^.olilis
? -;?? ,vl i t >, arid il :?t iiC1':." ' < Idtl
M.-t'i or to (lift\ lor I; 0!> ' AVo
111; 1-1 11 1' > "I I-.' ftlV'.ill, ... . ~
1" iv" "V u> ,
nv "t-p a way t'*^ corrupt i- > 11 i n< j?r -s mt un
1. r]i''? I! wV. / - v - ! ?,>. ,>!-iiion.
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rDLF.Nr.AK in tho groat-nt prodi g-lity
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