A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin - or, An Essay on Slavery by A. Woodward
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church of Christ. Men "have become wise above what is written;" and
truly as our Saviour said unto the ancient scribes and pharisees, "they shall receive the greater damnation." What a marked contrast between Christ and his apostles, and the apostles of modern reform, _alias_ abolitionists. How dare they professing Christianity to fly in the face of the laws of their country? How dare they resist the execution of those laws? How dares Mrs. Stowe inculcate disobedience and open resistance to her country's laws? Great God! shall our country ever be freed from the dark and damnable deeds of religious fanatics? Shall our country ever be freed from the curse of curses, religious ultraism, bigotry, and delusion? Let those who profess to be the followers of the meek and lowly Jesus--those who profess to take the Bible as their guide, cease from their unwarrantable and seditious opposition to the laws of their country; or otherwise let them renounce the Bible, lay aside their Christian garb, and appear before us in their true colors, that we may know who they are, what they are, whom they serve, and under what standard they are fighting. Throw off your masks, gentlemen; don't try to deceive us any longer; some of us understand you, and we intend to expose you, and hold you up to the public gaze, as long as the good Lord will vouchsafe to us health and strength sufficient to sit in our seats, and hold a pen in our hands. Your conduct is a reproach to the Christian name, a stigma on the Christian character. SECTION II. There are nearly four millions of slaves in the United States; and the question now presents itself to every free born American citizen; what |
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