The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-08-07

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he middle o. re SIKH ceafaEys afier the
moral inaaence ofehnsiianlly had greatly
meliorased Inc condition q Slaves. Il >
certain thas n he times % Cur Savi0ur
and rs Apostles The condition q slaves
was msch harder dian N ne Gays q JUS
tinusn. In the Pandecfs or Disesfs. Lib.
50. Tit II. Sec. -. there are these words:
/. Quad aisinei a jos civic. sersi pre- na.l-
rs hsbeniar; non tanrn e jure naiurah.
quia quod "a jus nalnrall, atiinei, omnes
homines xquaIes senl Inegardtothe civil
Law. slaves are not reckoned . psrsoRs;
but II Is not 50 according 10 natural Law,
foracconding lolhal law al men are equal
Bot II slayes weFe not held IN Law, 10 be
persons, 10 injury could Be done 10 them;
they could possess no rights. but N every
respect were - much properly as horses
and And some Of The writers in The
civil law show that their condition was
much worse than that Of rattle. The mas.
Ter claimed over his servant The night Of life
and death. and no Law was made 10 re-
strain Ibis enormous power until afler the
christian era.
The laws OF the Greeks. il j. well
known, recognised slavery in the proper
acreplalion Of The term: Cor men in the con-
dillon OF domestic seryilude, were subject
TO the power Of their masters, and bound
70 serve them without wages. They also
were born in this condition; were bought
and sold like other property, and in the
terms Of the Roman law, were held pro
nulhs. mol as personsbut as goods. The
Greek writers in speaking Of the condition
Of their population. used the word Poll
foi 10 express the frstmen, citizens; and
d0nios. in distinction is used for men mol
fee. j. e. shares.
The same use Of the word donl0s is
found in the septuagint. This accords
with the meaning of the corresponding
term in Hebrew. That Moses permitted
slavery in the proper sense OF the word, is
past all dispute. According to his laws.
slaves might be luired, 1. By war. 2.
By purchase. .. BY the issue OF the mar
RACES, or rather co-habitaiion Of slaves
According TO the Law OF Moses, masters
had the right TO correct their slaves, and
10 cell them, Exod. xxi. 81. And while
slaves OF the Hebrew race were set at IL
berry in the seventh year, the Israeliies
were allowed to have slaves for life from
tie neighboring nations. Lev. XIV. ~.
When therefore The Apostles used the
word dOalos TO express the relation Of do
Nestle servitnde, they mean by it the
same thing which we mean, when we say
sLdre; one, who IS dominic aliens subiici-
iur," who is under his masters authority,
in his masters property, and may be sold
by him. Ii is Of such persons that ST.
Paul sRsaks in EPa vi 4 when hs say s:
tiers according IN the flesh, with fear and
trembling, in singleness OF your heartas I'M
to Christ" &c. In the epistle of ST. Peter
ii. 1920, the precept il this, " Servants,
be subject TO your masters with all fear;
not only to the good and gentle, but also
10 the froward. For this is thankworthy;
if man for conscience towards God en-
dure grief, suffering wrongfnlly. For what
glory is il, If when We be buffetted for your
faults, We shall take it patiently! but if,
when We do well, and suffer for il. we take
II patiently, this is acceptable with God"
The word in this place rendered servants
is Oikeiai: and this, when a distinction
was made in relation to slaves by the
Greeks, was the term used for those born
in the house, in opposition TO doutos slaves
procured from abroad by captivity or by
purchase. The whole tenor Of the A pos;
lies language is suited 10 the condition Of
slaves 10 the sense Of the civil law; and
not to persons serving on wages.
According to all principles of sound in
depreciation, then, the persons spoken Of
as domestic servants were. 10 all intents
and purposes. slaves as much as the peo-
pie Of color are in large part of the Uni
ted States.
have not been at the trouble 10 estab-
lish this position, for the sake Of showing
that christianity is in favor Of slavery. |
do not believe that it is. But nv Objects
YET to be developed. Let the reader at.
tend.
Jesus Christ wherever he went was pro.
baby as completely among slaves, as
though he had been teacher of his own
blessed religion in the southern part OF
the United States. And when his apostles
went forth, they were surrounded by sla-
very in more frightful forms, than any in
which it has appeared in Maryland or Vir-
ginia, since she American Revolution. Yet
Jesus Christ as far as it appears from the
record Of his cord in the New Testament,
neUer said rord on the subject. And
the Apostles Of Christ observed the same
deiicacy and caution. They repeatedly
For the sake Of the English reader, the fol-
lowing translation Of this quotation is given.
-" Concerning The rights Of persons, Title Ill