The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-12-07

A Convention in Monroe County, N. Y. num-
boring about 100 persons, has taken the bold step
Of nominating MIR. Birney of New York for Pres
ident and DR.. LIE Moyne, of Pennsylvania, for
ded, will be regarded by abo,onists generally as
ill-advsed and untilnely.
Question Has God ever authorized one man to exer-
els authority over others
.9ns,cer Before arostatized from God, dominion
given to him the fish, fowls, and beasts but not
over any of his species See Gen. L. 26, 20. After
the Fall it otherwise Sin had entered the world
Gods authority had been rejected and placed
under new constitution. Unto the woman be said,
will greatly multiply thy sorrow, and thy conceptions
sorrow thou shalt bring forth chdren and thy desire
shall be to thy husband and he shall rule thee Gen
g. 16. Here is the root of human government the first
delegation Of authority to to rule any of his spe
cies And this in accordance with the great law Of
love Husbands, love your wives, Christ also
loved the church lie: every of you in particular so
love his wife himself and the wife see that che
her husband Eph 8: Is, SO. Could such
power be tyrannca submission it, yoke of bon
dage?
The next delegation of power was to parents and con-
stituted the parental or pariarchial government We
have indeed particular of the original grant of
this power; but it is often recognized the Bible, and
identity implied in the grant of dominion the
Fer the constituted head ofthe woman, he must
much be head, ruler her children, and all
the inferior members of the family But here grant
of tyrnnnical power. The whole founded the
great law of Love, and designed the happ
of the children and domescs, we'll the parents
" Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be
long upon the land which the Lord thy God gveh thee
Exc. 20, IL. Children, obey your parents in the Lord
for this is right. Honor thy father and mother (Which is
the first commandment. with promise.) That it may be
we'll with thee, and thou mayest live long the earth
And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: bus
bring them up in the and admonton of the Lord
Servants be obedent to them that your
ding the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singeness of
heart unto Christ: mot unto dcvls] Not with eye
SERVICE peasers but the servants of Christ do
ing the will of God from the heart: With good will doing
service, unto the Lord, and Knowing that
whatsoever good thing any doeh, the shall he
receive from the Lord, whether he be bond Free And
We masters, do the thing unto them, forbearing
threatning knowing that your Master also is in heaven
neither there respect of persons with Him. Eph 6, 10
Here the authority of parents their Children and of
their servants is expressly recognized; the
duty of children and is clearly stated and all
required seek each others best good and conduct
those that must give account Lord and
Master.
As multiplied, and separate families formed,
heir natural peace and happiness required that they should
unite under leader, ruler, whose authority shorId
superior but in accordance with authority Of pa
ens and masters. Accordingly find, that such regal
power was early exercised And most likely this power
vas DELEGATED "hen the Most High divided to the ma
ions their nhertance when he separated the sens of
ADAM and set the bounds of the people according to the
lumber of the children of Israeli Deut 49, Acts IT.
g. This division of the EARTH and separation of the peo
lie into nations made in the days of Peleg about two
hundred and fifty years after the flood Gen. 60, 25 And
hen such power must have been delegated to those who
ed off the different nations to take possession the terrific
les allotted to them, their situation and circumstan
es required Accordingly find, after this, that
ings expressly mentioned So that regal power must
ave been delegated about the time Of Peleg. But this
over, delegated by God be exercised for the
God of the people, and in accordance with the command,
Thou shall love thy neighbor myself"
And any ruler, who wilfully violated this great
land in his administration forfeited the power to him
uaranteed He then became usurper and not lawful
nier And God, the Supreme Ruler, might depose him
Y his own immediate act, by other hand. Thus
au was chosen by the God of Israel and then rejected
her rulers chosen By the people "Judges and of
GERS shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the
ord thy God gveh thee, throughout thy tribes and they
lall judge the people with just judgment Thou shalt
OF wrest Judgment, thou shall respect persons,