Disunion Feed

"The late decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Dred Scott case, will bring the enemies of the South face to face with the Constitution of their country. They cannot escape the issue presented -- the observance of the laws of the land, or disunion."

The Democratic paper of Georgia's capital, stating the choice in one line four years before it was taken. The Federal Union expects the North to submit; it is confident the fury of the storm has passed.

Read it in the original — Federal Union (Milledgeville), Mar 31, 1857 ↗

""Who are those neighbors we are commanded to love as ourselves? [...] Or is it the African slave, who is not our neighbor is any one sense of the word, as applied to the great commandment?" Who made Mr. Buchanan or his mouth-piece, a judge or divider of races, and a perverter of Scripture truth? Its inspiration comes not from above, for St. Paul distinctly declares that "God hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on the face of the whole earth,""

The fight moves to scripture. The Washington Union was Buchanan's administration organ; the Journal answers it with Acts 17:26 and sends it to read Matthew 25 and Luke 10. "is any one sense" is the printed text, for "in any one sense."

Read it in the original — Ohio State Journal, Mar 31, 1857 ↗