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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1850

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription have its corresponding depth of degradation and punishment, when it violates its high responsibilities, and employs its mighty powers & influences in giving utterance to the evil and the bad of that humanity which its is its "mission" to elevate and purify. What is the guilt of Napoleon, of Jereboam the son of Nebat, of Voltaire, of Byron, of Bentham? Or rather, compared with theirs, what is the guilt of the very worst this world has ever seen of that class "Who never had a dozen thoughts in all their lives," Which shall be beaten with the most stripes.
As to your "objections" to my view of "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed." I do not take the passage out of its connection. It is its connection, not only the context, but the whole connection, the time, the place, the circumstances, the motives, the objects, the effects; it is this, it is all this, and all these, which convinces me that the passage can have no other rendering or meaning.
2d I deny that the language is dubius - in the original - or even in their version of it, which could not be improved.
3d. There is a slight difference between "Whoso sheddeth &c." and "Multiply & replenish &c" "Whoso" is individual, particular, definite, pointed & could not be clothed in language more so. "Whoso" do eth so, shall be punished so. The other is general, universal, but not particular. In its true sense, it is undoubtedly a command, and as absolutely binding upon the human race as any other. A nation or a people refusing it entirely; doing like the "Areoi" of the Pacific, would probably perhaps be as guilty as a nation of idolaters, of pirates, or of murderers. It is one command, not to be sure the only one, wherein, the Antichrist, Mother of Abominations, has, in part, at least, set herself against the will of the Highest.
What were Prof. Goodwins great arguments? and what were his "chips and cobble stones." I believe I never heard Prof. Goodwin mention Cap. Pun. I have Rex Woods though & Prof. Upham, I did not call your "dust" argument; still it is worth minding.

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 7 Folder 192

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3110px × 3915px 69.71 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_192_002_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FK4L

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