The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-03-16

in the earth after the food. In point of fact, Mr..
Cresson has greatly erred when he stated that
Moses was the first colonizationist And he has
been equally incorrect when he says that Nehe-
mlah was president of the next colonization soce.
ty. In the eighteenth chapter of Judges, we read
of company of coonizationists who went out
from Zorah and Eshtad, and came unto Laish,
unto people that were at q uiet, and secure; and
they smote them with the edge of the sword, and
burnt the city with fire. On the ruins of Laish
these Danites built city, which they called Dan
and there they set up the craven image which
they had taken by violence from Micha. An hoa-
orable company of thieves, murderers, and idola-
tiers, with Levite and his sons to help them in
planting their colony, and maintaining their idol
worship!
mention one more colony, that was planted by
a great king long before Nehemiah In the se-
veneenth chapter of II Kings it is said" In the
ninth year of Hoshea, the King of Assyria took
Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria,
and placed Tor colonized them in Harah, and in
Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of
the Medes And the King of Assyria brought
men from Babylon, and from Cutha, and from
Ava and from Klamath, and from Sepharvaim,
and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead
of the children of Israel; and they possessed Sa-
maria, and dwelt in the cities thereof These COL
onists made gods of their own, and made unto
themselves of the lowest of them priests of the
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places. Surely Mr.. Cresson must have been very
ignorant of his Bible, or he must have supposed
that his hearers were very Ignorant of THEIRS or he
would not have hazarded such assertions But
| suppose they answered his purpose for the mo-
ment
Moses cozoniaationist! really, thought he
was an abotonist. Exodus 4, 81, &c." And
the Lord said unto Moses, when thou goest to
return into Egypt, see that thou do all those Won
ders before Pharaoh which have put in thine
hand; but will harden his heart, that he shall
not let the people Co. And thou shalt say unto
Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son,
even my frstborn, And | say unto thee let my
son go, that he may serve me and if thou refuse
to let him go, behold, will Stay thy son, even thy
irstbom'" Here the demand is, unconditional
and immediate abolition. And it was met much
as shareholders meet the same demand at the pre-
sent day. Pharaoh said, know not the Lord,
neither will let Israel go. And his tasli-mas-
ters added to the labors of the people, and beat
them for not making the full tale of brick, when
the straw was taken from them.
Nehemiah president of colonization society!
When? and where The Jews were carried in
10 captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, and settled in diff
ferent parts of his dominions. When Cyrus came
10 the throne, he issued a proclamation to the
Jews, saying, " Who is there among you Of all
his people his God be with him, and let him 90
up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the
house Of the Lord God of Israel, He is the God
which is in Jerusalem. And whosoever remain
eth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men
Of his place help him with silver, andewith gold,
and with goods, and with beasts, besides the free
will offering for the house of God that is at Jeru-
salem. And the sacred vessels, which had been
aiken from Jerusalem, were by the order of Cyrus
delivered to Sheshbazzar the prince of Jadah, who
brought them up to Jerusalem.-Eza, chap. l.
# any one can find colonization society here, it
would seem that Cyrus must have been the pres
dent Surely Nehemiah could have no claim to
his honor for he was not then born, and did not
ome to Jerusalem until nearly seventy years had
Elapsed. So much for Mr. Cresson's statement
If facts. Now for the accuracy of his reasoning.
gentleman had objected that the American COL
IMITATION society was wnchriStian. Happy for
ne (exclaims Mr. Cresson) the contest now is no
onger between the objector and myself but be-
ween himself and the author of tie Bible. He
hen tells US what we there learn about Moses,
nd the colonizing of Israel by the special COM
hand of God himself Do understand the ar
Moses colonized the Israelites by the
pecia command of God. Those who opposed
is measures, did therefore oppose God. The
american colonizationists act by special command
,om God therefore all who oppose their meas
res are opposing God. Is this the argument?
las it is lame. Where is the evidence that the