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the idea of both systems OF seryllude, th
conditional and unconditional, they should
as the major includes The minor propnsi,iol
be always translated slaves" unless th'
sense of The whole text forbids it. Th,
real question, then is, wha. idea is intend
ed to be conveyed by The words used il
the commandment quoted And it i
clear 10 my mind that as no Limitation i
affixed 10 Them, and The express intention
was TO secure 10 mankind the peacefu
enjoyment Of every species of properly
tha, the terms I" Bond men and Bond
maids" include all cnsses Of servants, anc
establish lawful, exclusive and iniefensi
bile interest equally in the Hebrew
Brother who shall go out in the seventh
year" and 1.-The yearly hired servant,
| and those purchased from the Heathen
round about" who were 10 be Bnndmeu
aorever." as The property Of their fritoat
man. You canuor deny lhal-lhere were
among the Hebrews Bond men forever
You cannon deny that God especially au.
thoriZed his chosen people TO- purchase
..Bond-men forever" from the Healben,
as recorded in lie 25th chap. of Leviticus,
and thar they are there designated by The
very Hebrew word used in the Tenth
commandment Nor can you deny that a
Bond MIN forever is slave - yet
you endeavor TO hang an argument OF
immortal consequence upon The wretched
su5terfuge, that The precise word "slape"
is not 10 he found in the translation of the
Bible. As if the Transalors were canon
ical expounders of the Holy Scriptures,
and their qvords, not Gods meCningS must
be regarded as His Revelation.
II is vain 10 look TO Chris, or any Of his
Apostles TO justify such blasphemous
perversions of The word of God. Although
slavery in its most revolving form was
every where visible around Them. no
visionary notions Of piety or philanlhrophy
ever tempted them 10 gainsay the Law,
even TO mitigate the cruel severity of The
existing system. OnIh contrary. regard
ing slavery as an established as we'll as
inevitable condition Of human society, they
never hinled at such thing as It's ler,ni.
nation on earth. any more Than hat T" the
poor man may cease out Of The land, J"
which God affirms to Moses shall never
be: and they eyhort "all servants under
the yoke" to "coun, their masters as
worthy of all honor:" "to obey them in
all things according TO the flesh; not with
eye sic as men-pleaser., but in single.
ness Of beari, fearing God :" mot only The
good and gentle, bul also the. froward:"
f" for what glory is il if when ye are
buifelled for your faults ye shall take it
patiently? bur if when ye do well and
suffer for il ye take il patiently, this is
acceptable Of God" ST. Paul actually
apprehended runaway slave aud sent
him 10 his master! Instead Of deriving
from The Gospel any sanction for the work
you have undertaken. it would be difficult
10 imagine sentiments and conduct more
srkingly ir contrast than those Of The
Apostles and the Abolilionists.
1t is impossible therefore TO suppose that
slavery is contrary 10 The Will of God. Itis
equally absurd to say that American slavery
dilJsts ip Gefm or praisciptedr 757ote ta71ms as
The definition Of our slavery, anddts precepts
as til. guide Of our conduct. We desire
nothing mure. Even the right 10 buffet"
which is esleemed so shocking. finds its
express license in the Gospel. 4 Peler vi.
90. Nay, wha, is more, God directs the
II ebrews 10 :" bore hples in the ears of
their brothers, to marx ttem, when Under
certain circumstances they become Pcpet-
uaL sLuueS: Er Iri. 6.
| think, then. may safely conchde,
and | firmly believe, that Amercansla-
very is no, only not sin. but especially
commanded by God through Moscs,nnd
approved by Christ through His Apostles.
And here | might close lis defence for
what God ordairs and Christ sancifes
should surely command the respectand
federation Of Man. But fear lherehas
grown up in our time Transcenda'al
Religion which is throwing even Tan.
scendenlal Philosophy into the shad--a
Religion TOO pure and elevated iorthe
Bible; which seeks to erect among NH
higher standard of Morals Than the
Almighty has revealed or our Saour
preached; and which is probably deshed
TO do more to impede The extenslnI OF
Gods Kingdom on earth than all ne
lnfdels who have ever lived. Erro is
error. II is as dangerous to deVia'e ohe
right hand as the left. And when M;
protesting 10 be holy men, and who aroy
numbers so regarded, declare those thgs
10 he sinful which our Creator has exprs-
" authorized and instituted, they do me
to destroy His authority among manhd
than the most wicked can effect by p.
claiming thai 10 be innocent which Hels
forbidden. To this selfris rishteous and s.
exalted -class belong all the AbollIloLs
whose writings have read. With TIN
it is no ead of the argument 10 prove Jr
propositions by the tesl of the Bible, ln- /
preted according 10 its plain and palPe
meaning. aud as understood by all M I
kind for three thousand years before lr
time. They are more ingenious ate S
STRUNG and interpolating TO accommoe J
it 10 their new. fang led and ETHEREAL codf I
morals, than ever were V"ltalre Or iin S
in picking 10 pieces 10 free the "erd t. S
what they considered de'uslon' W a
The Abollionists proclaim "man-slealll a
| >, ba , Gin and show me that II Is q