The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
From the Esser Transcript.
TILE RIRLE AND SLAYhEY.


There are no arguments more frequent
~ brought against the doctrines OF the ab-
olilionisls by he advocates and apollg's Is
Of slavery Than the following viz: That
The Bible, the revelation of Gods will 10
man, sanctions human slavery. This is
the grand argument OF the great slavehold-
ing Or. Fuller OF S. C. in his controversy
with DR.. Wayland t; aud like him, all pro.
fessed chr slIans Of The land who wish 10
defend this system of oppression, draw
their main arguments from the same
source; aud wha. is more curious still, in.
fidels, men who profess to disbeeve the
Bible as revelation from God, aud look
with contempt on the divine teachings OF
Jesus Christ and his apostles, go hand and
glove with these reverend oppressors Of
Gods poor, in endeavoring to sustain from
the Bible the accursed system Of American
Slavery; preach 10 these men the doctrine
Of e2entance-,he obligations Of all men
10 conform their lives 10 the teachings of
Christie break off their sins hy right.
eousness and their iniquities by turning
unto the LORD, and you are met at once
with prompt denial of its divine anthem
ITCHY and lis consequent claims on them as
subjects Of the moral government OF God;
but expose 10 them the gross enormiies of
slavery--its Nervousness in the sight of
God, and thunder in their ears their duty
as members Of the grea: human brother
hood 10 break every yoke and let the OPP
pressed go free, and the reply u.s. as we
once heard an in6del. holding up the BIZ
bic assert, "this Holy book sanctions
sIavery.' thus presenting to the world the
humilIating spectacle, of the followers of
Jesus and the bold contemners of this ho-
ly religion united in open and determined
opposition 10 the great principle which our
Savior came into this world to establish,
viz: supreme love TO God and equal and
universal love 10 all mankind. "What>
soever We would that men should do to
you, do We even so to them," is rule laid
down by Christ. and is absolutely binding
upon all men and we affirm without any
hesitation tina, if here b. any principle Of
action recognized in the mosaic writings
contrary 10 this rule, it is of no binding
force, rs this rule uttered by our divine
Lord himself mus, take precedence of all
others. AS though the foregoing rule
was not enough TO lead men 10 fulfil their
duty towards each other, our Savior has
left on record Two additional command
ments, and on which he has declared hang
all the law and the prophets; Thou shalt
love the Lord with all thy heart, and thy
ne:ghbor as myself" Now we say-ap>
ply these teachings of our Savior to slave
ry even in lis mildest form and they would
sweep every vestge of the accused sys.
tenn from the face OF the earth Ga these
sayings Of Jesus can the abolitionist plant
himself, and bid defiance 10 the most willy
jesutica priest, who ever blasphemed the
God Of Heaven by daring to pervert the
Holy Bible into an advocacy Of the most
heaven daring oppression that ever dis
gyaced humanity. We take the ground,
and are prepared TO maintain it, tina, there
is not single passage in the Scriptures of
the Old or New Testament. that gives the
slig htest sanction 10 the base system of hu-
man chaltelism now existing in this re-
public, but on the contrary, they bear
an utter and eternal testimony against il;
from Gen. to Rev. it speaks in thunder
tones against oppression in every form;
and denounces woes the most terrible
against all who are partakers Of its unhaI-
loved gains. We may if opportunity Of
|ers, allude to this subjec; again, and set in
uxta opposition the servitude spoken of in
he old Testament, with the base mans
robbery of our own country. and give the
general testimony Of the Bible on the sub
ect