The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-15

you quote, Eye for an eye" &c. inter
prefers / believe are generally agreed, il
"mlnatory;' threatening its Hfeadl infic
lion only in case the injuring party should
refuse TO give such satisfaction as the in.
jured person accepted, or the judges de.
termined. There is no evidence, nor can
! it be supposed, that the law designed thai
the injured person should himself "knock
out" the eye or tooth of his njurer. All
that ii required was, just compensation
for the injury received, to be settled by the
parties themselves, or by the decision OF
Judges in the case provided. Human gov
eminent is Gods ordinance and "society's
agent," and all retaliation and revenge is
superseded and forbidden.
| cannot admit that single precept of
the moral law has been abrogated BY the
teachings of the New Testament. Moses
granted no allowance to adultery, nor 10
an act, or word, or thought that might
lead, or be accessory" to it. But. ad.
hitting all that is claimed by modern null
lifiers OF the Bible, that Moses tolerated
divorce, for other causes than the one ex-
cepted mo justification OF promiscuous
divorce is implied. The laws ofthe Unit
ed States tolerate all religious opinions and
modes Of worship, even popery not ex.
copied. But do our law makers hereby
express their approval of all religious opin-
ions and modes Of Worship The FEEDER
al Constitution permits the existence and
perpetui'y of Slavery. But does it mp.
prove Of slavery! does it command it?
DR. Fuller in his debate with President
Wayland afirms that the Old Testamen,
sanctions slavery. The Dr.is under mis-
take, think, if he means to be understood
as without doubt he does, that The Mosaic
code justifcs slavery even American
slavery. The truth is, the relation Of
master and servant existed in the time OF
Moses, and a, much earlier date. But
it was relation formed by mutual
consen. of the parties. No evidence TO the
contrary appears; and even this relation
Moses instituted not, nor did the preceps
he gave for its regulation imply ibis ap-
prevail Of that relation. Polygamy and
concubinage were sometimes prdcticed BY
the patriarchs and among the Jews. The
Savior, who came to restore all things.
restored marriage TO its primitive inslitu-
ton. "Moses, for the hardness OF your
hearts, suDsreGyou,o put away your wives.
But from the beginning it was not so"
We discover here no approval of promis-
cuous divorce. Bu. our Savior did in all
things approve and honor Moses as wise
lawgiver, and Servant faithful in all his
house." Show me line in the Old Tes-
lament or New, enactimg promiscuous d.
vorce, or po!ygamy. or concubinage. and
ask no more.
You seem TO me 10 deny the divine
origin of the scriptures. "In order to try
the writers of the Old and New Tesla
men's, The standard must be agreed upon.'
These are your words. They distance
comment. Voltaire, Hume, Rosseau,
could not have said more. "All scripture
is given by inspiration Of God" says Paul
Holy men of God spake as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost" says Peter.
The "wri,ers" Of the scriptures then are
rot amenab!e for WHAT they have writ
len. AS Barach wrote from the mouth OF
The prophet, so did these write by the au-
hority and power of the Holy Ghost
The scriptures reveal to US Gods thoughts;
not mans. The Holy Ghost therefore is
he principal. and the sole agent 10 be
tried" S. CoTTINe.
Rutland. May 3, 1s45.
Row AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGIN-
IA. We learn from the Richmond Star,