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Editorial
March 28, 1854
The Daily Union
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
An editorial from a religious journal quotes a clergyman's impassioned church protest against allowing slavery in Nebraska, portraying it as an example of fanaticism involving heathenism, human trafficking, Bible denial, and marriage abolition.
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The following paragraph from the New York Independent, a religious journal, illustrates the blindness of fanaticism in strong colors:
"Nebraska Protest -A clergyman thus writes: 'Last Sabbath was our communion, and a most devotional and tender season; and at the close, standing as it were over the body of our slain Lord, I asked the church if they wanted heathenism introduced into a country as large as all the free States, in the very heart of our country; if they wanted men and women bought and sold there like brutes, forbidden the Bible, and the marriage state abolished by law. Then, with weeping, we immediately adopted a memorial and protest; the names of all the church were affixed to it, and it was sent that night to our representative.'"
"Nebraska Protest -A clergyman thus writes: 'Last Sabbath was our communion, and a most devotional and tender season; and at the close, standing as it were over the body of our slain Lord, I asked the church if they wanted heathenism introduced into a country as large as all the free States, in the very heart of our country; if they wanted men and women bought and sold there like brutes, forbidden the Bible, and the marriage state abolished by law. Then, with weeping, we immediately adopted a memorial and protest; the names of all the church were affixed to it, and it was sent that night to our representative.'"
What sub-type of article is it?
Slavery Abolition
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Nebraska Protest
Slavery Introduction
Religious Fanaticism
Communion Protest
Anti Slavery Memorial
What entities or persons were involved?
New York Independent
Clergyman
Church
Representative
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Religious Protest Against Slavery In Nebraska
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Religious Fanaticism
Key Figures
New York Independent
Clergyman
Church
Representative
Key Arguments
Opposition To Introducing Heathenism (Slavery) Into Nebraska
Protest Against Buying And Selling People Like Brutes
Opposition To Forbidding The Bible
Opposition To Abolishing Marriage By Law
Adoption Of Memorial And Protest By The Church