Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-20
To The Editors Of thc Enquirer:

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respectfully ask that Prot. Nice. be also heard in
his own behalf. To that end request you TO
publish in your rexl The article signed John Nc.
Chinook, Jr. Carlisle, April 18Th, ls47," and
sent 10 The world through the columns oil lne
ssChr;s'ian Advocate and Journal" Of The 25!h
| April last. II is one of series oil numbers writ
len b. The said Professor on The subecl oil slave
ry in his calm and cool moments, "neh nor uis-
lurbed by negro riots, and may therefore DC con-
sdered rs embodying his deliberate opinions on
| thai Southern Institution. seho you nis,
being The only number in my possession W.
would prefer that you publish them all II IN your
reach that Southern parents may judge Tor them
selves Of lie rare qualifications OF Prof.. McC. as
an instructor OF Southern youth;
July Sd, 1917 A SuBSCRibEa.
Ps;. Who were The four who refused. or failed
10 sign, the certificate above referred lol Let US
| have their names
I'VE regret that we cannot supply the desired
information. The names of the four we have
not seen published.-Enqu'rer.l
For lie Christian Adrocate and Journal.
SLAVERY-[No. wi
| Judas sold his master 10 the Sanhedrim for
| thirty pieces of silver. Under the old dispersal
| lion, this was The price OF slave. The Evange-
lists tell us that in the case OF Christ, il was The
"price OF blood" do not mean TO infer from
This that The Evangelisls Taught that money re-
ceived for human flesh is sbood-money;" but
there is 4 fearful sense in which all such money
is The price of blood; al least, for my own con,
science, il would be so awfully so, that would
not have my hands stained with il
s'For all the gold tina, sinews bought and sold
Have ever earned"
But if i, be true, as is likely, that the Sanhe-
drm bargained purpcsclY with Judas for thirty
pieces, in order that they might have II 10 say
thai Jesus II Nazareth was bought al slaves
price, and died slaves death; il il be true, that
this was one ingredient in The cup OF grief, and
pain, and shame, and ignominy. which The ma
lice Of devils and The wickedness OF men min
gled for cur Saviour 10 drink then II may be true
also as one Evangelist has 60 carefully preserved
10 us The exact reward OF the traitor, that Christ
bore expressly this additional shame, not without
deep significance. One thing is certain,-and
mean no offence By il, butte express the simple,
literal IuIh,-ihe life Of Jesus, in its meekness
and lowlness, its patience Of wrong and tolerance
OF Insult, was far more type OF the slaves life
Than tie willing Shareholders. But il was his
mission not only 10 present this blessed example
OF meek endurance and patient submission 10
wrong ior the glory OF God, but also 10 'preach
deliyersnce TO the captives, and The opening q
the prison TO them that are bound" and il he died
SHAMEFUL death, bought with slaves price, and
cruciied as a malefactor, il was TO lay The ioun-
da,ion Of that glorious kingdom OF his, in which
all meI should be brethren, and there be but one
Master: and lbc spiritual life and spiritual free
dom OF his kingdom were unquestionably destin-
ed to take 10 themselves forms in mems outward
life, and in civil society, that should correspond
10 them; and so, in Gods own time, the opening
of prison bars for captive souls, and The release
of enslaved consciences, must necessarily bring
Ia n ill hair
which mems limbs and wills are held unluslly
In nv inmost heart believe that Christianity
,ciH accomplish all This; that when her glorious
contamination is reached there can be nooppres-
sion among men; no slaves no despots; but all
"sball worship under their own vine and fis-tree,
none daring 10 modest, or 10 make them afraid"
Ii is one OF The fayoriie positions oil our
Southern friends, that slavery is civil ana poii,
lica institution, and therefore not 10 be meouleo
with by the Church. They are fond OF quoting
in this connection Cbrsrs saying "Render nnlo
Caesar The things that are Caesars, and unlo 1oa
the things that are Gods" We are willing TO
lake il SO: and TO use in trying the case the very
illustration used by Christ himself. "And they
brough, him penny. And he said unto them:
Whose is this image and superscriplionl they
say unto him, Cnsars." And then ne laid down
The rule So when one man claims TO hold ano'
Their as "a chat,e personal 10 all inlents construc-
lions and purposes whatsoever" (Buvard's Di-
oest, Laws OF South Carona) let us appeal 10
our Masters maxim; let The one man Stand up De.
side the oher and as the claim is announced Ie'
us ask, "WHosE is THIS IMAGE AND srPERsCRip-
rroN ri 1.-THE "chatiel" be man, he bears Coos
;,,,.co and we are n render him TO God, aud not
10 man. Apply but this one rule oil ChrlstS iain-
iully land there are scores besides that Will DO as
we'll and slavery must cease to exist:
rly ,oo!, Inc ,orm, Of society as il found them.-
II had 10 clolhe itself in them in order TO work
upon society al all. But was it thereby intended
that all The forms of society then existing should
be perpciuaiedl On The contrary, none oil them
were 10 be preserved, (whelher Christ and his
| APOSTLES spoke oil them expressly or not,) eIccp!
snch as were adapted 10 The life and spirit OF
Christianity itself All that were founded IN The
necessities OF human nature as such, or all mat
could 81 USED by purely spiritual religion, were
taken up By Christianity, made her own, and there
by made immortal The relation Of parent and
child, OF husband and wife, of teacher and pupil,
OF friend and fiend-all these Christianity took
up into her own life, and they lived, and shall
live while human society lass. As outer gar
men,s, they were firing; and the fitting garments
| OF Christianity can never wear out, or be thrown
aside Bul there were others interviewer with
the structure OF society then-because The prince
Of his world, and moi Christ, ruled among men
which we're totally unconeenial 10 her spirit and
her progress; such as absolute despoism, slave.
ny and others; and although Christ gave no spe;,
| ci6c commands against Them; nay, even fixed
the principles of Christian condact in circum-
stances of oppression; and although Christianity
had for time 10 adapt herself 10 them, or else
mol be al all it was her destiny 10 shake them OH
in the course OF her developments; and she did so.
The slavery of the Roman Empire was terrific
system; worse, it may be, Than The West Indian
or American slavery has ever been. Nowhere
can you find more graphic descriptions Of lis IN
efable horrors than in the writings OF Southern
advocates of American slavery. They dwell
upon its cruel laws, and their more cruel execn
zion: they tell Of mines Tar down in The earth,
where wrelchel men in thousands ,oiled from
wear 10 year under The scougge OF the driver; oil
slaves murdered in the anger, or for The pleasure
OF their masters, with impuniy; Of fortunes and
mu,iIalions in every form that ingenious cruelty
could devise-whips, scourgcs, iron sirdles, hand
cuffs. chains, collars, brands, and sbbe's; they
teI Of rage, and avarce, and lus., pursuing their
victims among miserable class numbered by
myriads that had no protector but God, and ne
| abandoning them 10 The lender mercies OF HE
wicked; of old, sick, and iSirm men and wo-
men, cast away 10 die, like WORKOUT cattle, when
thew could no more bring gain to their owncrs;
they Tell us that slaves could neither marry, nor
he punished for adultery; could learn no letters,
own no lands, and have no home nor household
gods, except at The masters pleasure. All This,
and more, may be found recorded in The books
and pamphlets OF Southern advocates OF slavery
And why? They are Christian men: do they
tell us Of all these wrongs and outiases, these
| crimes that Pandemonium can hardly rlval 10
excite our horror, 10 stir up our righteous indis
nation al sin, 10 warn US against The possibility
Of encouraging such systems among ourselves;
No! bul 10 ell US that Christ said not one word
against the system which bred all these atrocities,
and bred Them OF necessity; that he even ''leeis-
lated for the relations tina, grew DOL OF The sys-
lem," and therefore saa.ctioned both Them and it!
They Tell Us that Paul saw lis workings in all
their damning detail, and YET had no condemna
ton 10 utter against the system, and therefore
must have believed il 10 be good
This, then, is what these writer's seek, wit
linsly or unwiliingly, 10 do-to sanciily slavery
as one Of the relations which christianity as