Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-03

words is a kind of comparison, its object /
is to suggestive resemblance between the
literal meaning OF the word and theper- |
son, quality, or thing, it is used fgura-
lively to represent. Thus, when Paul
called himself the d0ElOs of Jesus Christ,
his meaning can be fully discovered, only
by recurring to the literal meaning Of the
word. - ~.-~
But ! will conclude, for the present, my
remarks on this word, by a single interro-
CATION If dOulOs does not signify slare,
tchieh of the aforementioned Terms does;
or is there some other term ~ the Greek
language so signitying; OR DOES THAT
LANGUAGE CONTAIN NO TERM TO DE-
NOTE THIS IDEA?
Once rnore-if Christ and his apostles
directly interfered to effect the abolition Of
slavery, where is the evidence of it in the
New Testament! Every other sin is
specified and denounced; drunkenness,
faIsehood, theft, murder, lewdness, &C.,
but where is slavery interdicted! In
what public discourse, in what epistle,
shall we find the evidence of this fact -?
Do the Acts of the Apostles, that print
tive ecclesiastical history. afford any proof
of this2 Where in the New Testament,
did they ever arraign slave-hoiding and
denounce it2
1t will be Of no avail to retort. The
inquiry, where did they arraign polyga-
my and denounce It2 For it must first
be proved that polygamy was practiced,
at that period. The laws of the Greeks
evidence, that it existed among the Jews.
1t will be no reply to the foregoing, TO
say, that the slavery, mentioned in the
New Testament, is the He6re1o sLarery,
described in the Circular OF the Conven-
ton, for that is nowhere distinguished by
the same appellation. On the contrary,
the Jews were forbidden to enslave their
brethren
will here leave the "editoriaL notes.
for the present; not that | have done with
them, but choose to fill up the remainder
Of this paper with short extract from the
Circular and some remarks upon it.
1--WE cannot forhear to allude for a
single moment, to the unwarrantable as
sumption sometimes made, that slavery
was permitted 10 the Jews under the Mo.
saical dispensation. A diligent examina-
ton of the record, will set this matter
right-Lt will be found that the only
servitude authorized by the Hebrew Le
gislature, was UOtuntGry-that the term o
service was limited, and that just and
equitable compensation was secured to thu
servant. Servants were indeed bought
but only Of themselves the buyer re-
quired, not right of property in thu
person Of the servant, but only claim t.
his services for specified time, for which
he paid in advance. This claim couIc
not be trGnsferred,-and it was forfeiteC
by the first instance of harsh or rigorou
; treatment. Such vas the servtude o
, The Mosaic economy"
, With this representation compare tn
following passages Of scripture: Exodus
xxi: 4, 20, FL. IF his master hav
2 given him WIFE, and she have born
! him sons or daughters; the aoite and he
: children shall be her masters, and h
shall 60 out by himself" "And if
z man smite his servant or his maid, with
= rod, and he die under his hand; be sha
if be surely punished. Notwithstanding,
l. he continue day or two. he shall not b
/. punished: for he is his money!
n Leviticus, XIV 44-46. Both tn
s, bondmen, and thy bondmaidens, whic
$ thou shalt have, shall be of the heathe
e that are around about you; of them shs
IF We buy bondmen and bondna idens.-
!, Moreover, of the children of the strar
d gers that do sojourn among you, of ther
is shall We buy and of their families that al
t. with you which they begat IN your land
and they shall be your possession, An
= we shall take them as an Inheritance td
al your children after you, to inherit thel
Of for a possession; and they shall be yor
y bondme" forever" U2)
in The editor of the Telegraph seen
is unwilling to be identified with this "C
cular," Q3) and reproaches me as "cor
D. founding" him with it-How 500 W.
lie he not its author2 Q4) Where is Il
ID difference between him and it! (15) b
id were he possessed of ordinary sensibilit
without any help from me, the Circular
le would itself "eontound' him = if, iii
a another Of its family. it should speak
in and the thing formed should say to hi
lie that formed IT," Why hast thou ma
me thus ?" (l6)
ry 1t is time for this gentleman to consid
e. that there are other sins, besides SLAYER
n and other virtues besides ,abolnionism.-
o. In this age, it will not be universally a
he mitted, that, the end justifes the NEAR
is, Q7) 1t may not be unworthy of hi
IN, sometimes to deliberate, before laying he
to on whatever may be suggested by t
III exuberan:e of his fancy, as fitted to |
ip- purpose. He may yet find himself
~ volved in controversy, which reach
hinhnr thnn hn nnnrnhonds IL :. .