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comparatively but small portion If The

comparatively but small portion of the
nation would be absent at ana one time
Probably there was the same reanisi-
ton upon the Israelites for one-fth part
of the proceeds of their labor, that was
laid upon the Egyptians. See Gen. Xvii,
"a, 26. Instead Of taking it out of their
crops, Goshen being better for pasturage
than crops) they exacted it of them In
brick making; and it is quite probable
that only the poorer Israeiites were re-
quired to work for the Egyptians at all,
the weather. being able to pay their trib.
ute. in money, See Exod. ". 27-3l.
This wasthe bondage in Egypt Con-
trast it with American slavery. Have
our slaves livery much CATTLE" and "a
mixed multitude of focks and herds p
Do they live in commodious houses of
t.eir own2 Do they "sit By the GesA-
pOts,"" eat fish freely," and "eat bread
to the tnl?" Do they live in a seperate.
community, at distance from their mas
tiers, in their distinct tribes, under their
own rulers and officers Have they the
exclusive occupation of an extensive and
fertile tract of country for the culture of
their own crops, and for rearing immense
herds of their Oaon cattle-and all these
held independently of their masters, and
regarded by them as inviolab.e? Are
our female slaves free from all exactions
of labor and liabilities of outrage? -and
whenever employed, arethey paid wages,
as was the Israelitish woman, when en-
ployed by the kings daughters2 Exod. |
IL. g. Have the females entirely, and the
males to considerable extent, the disoo-
sal of their own time2 Have they the |
means for cultivating social refinements.
for practising the fine arts, and for intel
lectual and moral improvement
IHE lsRAELITEs, UNDER THE BOND
AGE OF EGYPT, ENJOYED ALL THESE
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. True, their
Ares acere made bitter, and all the ser,ice
1onerea~ they made them serue acas acith
r1gor." But what was that, when COM
pared with the incessant toll Of American
slaves, the robbery Of all their time and
earnings, and eventhe "power to own any
thing, or acquire any thing"-he quart
of corn a-day, "thelegaI allowance of foods
their only clothing for one half the wear,
''one shirt and one, pair of pantaloons!' the
taoo yours d a half only for rest & refresh
ment IN the twenty-four lt-their dwell
lngs, h0vels, unfit for human residence,
commonly with but one apartment, where
both sexes and all ages herd promiscu-
ously at night, like the beasts of the field.
Add to this, the mental ignorance, and
moral depreciation; the daily separations
of kindred, the revelries of lust, the lacer-
atoms and baptisms of blood, sanctioned
by the laws of the South, and patronized
by its public sentiment. What, we ask,
was the bondage of Egypt when compar-
ed with this2 And YET for her oppress-
ion OF the poor, God smote her with plaques,
and trampled her as the mire, till she
passed away in his wrath, and the place .
that knew her in her pride, knew her no !
more. All! II haze seen the Affections
Of my people, and hGce heard their eroau- +
.mgs, and am come dooom to detioer .thent." ,
FiE DID COME, and Egypt sank, aruinous !
heap, and her blood closed over her.
If such was Gods retribution for the {
oppression of heather Egypt, of how much !
sorer punishment shall Christian peonle
be thought worthy, who cloak with reli- q
gion, system, in comparison with which r.
he bondage of Egypt dwindles to moth g
ing2 p
Let those believe who can. that God u
gave his people permission to hold human ii
beings, robbed of all their rights, while g.
ne threatened them with wrath to the ut o.
ermost, if they practised the far LIGHTER +,
oppression of Egypt-which robbed its b
Tictims of onI y the least and cheapest of p
heir rights, and left the females unpIun. T
Tered even of these. What! Is God d.
'ided against himself? When he had ui
ust turned Egypt into a funeral pile. 8
While his curse yet blazed upon her un. "
'uried dead, and his bolts still Kissed a..
midst her slaughter, and the smoke of II; II,
Ter torment went upwards because she re
lad "RoBBED THE POOR" did He license pr
he VICTIMS ofrobbery to rob the Door of CO CO
LII? AS Laughter, did he create a sys- "
I'm tenfold more grinding than that. for IN
which he had just hurled Pharaoh head to
ong, and cloven down his princes. and hi.
his hosts, and blasted them to-
nth His thunder, till "hell was moved ID
, meet them at their comine ~ g,
Having touched upon the general top- y
s which we design to include in this In !
ulry, we proceed to examine various do
cripture facts and passages, which will s,
oubtles be set in array against the fore Of
Ding conclusions. ~
The law of North Carolina See H,vuood,, su
anua' 524-5. WV" ~
The law of Louisiana. See Martins Digest us
10. 'seS'' ~
The whole amount Of time secured n s,.,,a. an
the law of Louisiana. See Act fully 7. IsoS an
artin's Digest, 6l0-I2. - -o'o' Oil