The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-27
COMMUNICATION.
90. D,.slugui.hing Trai" Of 'hs nes"ie
.a,, Of servitade.-Ne. D.

nfaaim
law Of serVituaes-Ne. Dc
Whenever slave was dismissed from
..rv,c,. he received ample remuneration i0r MS
labor. ,hi. s,,tuts ,nnl;es onlv 10
~ u'o Al Hebrew origin, but it is too char
'De a the general humanity Of the code,
sclsi.'., ,-ssssd in language too tender and al
~. 49, h passed over in silence. II Is found
ie'I Il. 1915. AID rhen thou seRdest
~ -, f,,, from thee, thou shall not lei ABa 60
~. - ,,5.,y. tsou shah furnish him hbeTdtiy
sA'y ,,Ig ssek. and oat Of thy door, and out Of
90 - S-,,ss: of that rherecith the Lord thy
say5t.,k Il,ss,d thee, thou shah giUe unto Airn.
~ 80 revaeHsber that thou sraSt bond
~ :, "A, land Of Egypt, and the Lord Thy God
'-5s,m,g f.es. sHd therefore command thee this
''i ~. i Inc only law which we have quoted
-. AZ nseuliar application 10 servants Of He
S-sw origin; all the others are Of universal sP-
.ii..,;one As We have shown. The whole Mo-
80 code was q system Of gradual Moderation.
I, ,ook things as they were, aud wisely, Judi
.iopsly. most effectively made them better.
Wbils il made no violent descriptions IN society,
!, ~ not sit down eOntentedly under old
.h,s-s. but Immediately commenced the appli-
-, of the appropriate remedies, and continu-
- his application unremittingly till the cure
- easeted. ., that there wers the like disoo-
si,ion among those who now appeal to the
Nos,ir eote 70 Justify themselves!
With two or three infersnces, as results Of
,bs Drscedinr Investigations, we close our cis-
GUS ons on this subject.
The Hebrew seryitude and negro slavery
,rs 80 entirely different from each other, that
tbsre are no analOgies from the former TO afford
apy Justification Of the latter.
To See this with the utmost clearness, you
NED only glance at the distinguishing chanc-
tsrisc traits Of the Mosaic law Of servitude, and
contrast them with negro slavery.
The Hebrew law Of seryitude made no dis
inction Of color or cast, thus conhning the evils
Of slavery mainly 10 the enslaved person, and 10
him. only till be should be emancipated, instead
Of fixing an indelible stigma, which no time
could remove, on the enslaved person even after
emancipation on his children, and his children 5
children 10 the latest generation, on his whole
family, his whole nation, his whole race.
The law Of Hebrew servitude required pc
roiical emancipation, partial every seventh
wear. universal every fftieth year. But what
are the laws Of American slavery in this respects
By the law Of Hebrew serytude the principle
Of svarice was entirely excluded, ano no one
could regard his slaves or servants as a money
making power. What is il that makes modern
slavery so bitter, so unrelenting, so memorable,
but The principle Of sTarice, the power OF money
making, the idea of property
b. the law Of Hebrew servitu6e the servant
had the real protection of the law, and not q
msre mockery Of protection; for his own testi-
mony 10 the wrongs inflicted upon him was not
excluded and any permanent injury, even the
loss Of q single tooth, took him out of the power
OF his master, and made him freeman forever.
By the law of Hebrew servitude the servant
had religious rights, privileges and instructions
the same his master; ana he was treated in
ell respects as a man, as an immortal, intelli-
gent, accountable being.
By The law Of Hebrew servitude, if the servant
could make good his escape from his master,
every one was positively forbidden TO aid in his
rs-captBre, and every one was enloined to give
him all the aid and comfort In his power.
NOE, for one thing 10 justify another, | sup
pose il must have some resemblance to the thing
i lastihes. A bad bargain will not Justify a
cheat; lawful acquisition will not Justify a
theft. II one farmer sells good butter in market,
that will not Justify another farmer for sellin 2
butter half made of lard, even though the latter
may sllegs that he sells butter no less than the
former
Neither because one thing goes BY the same
nams with another, will the one Justify the
other, unless they be alike. Our nation was
once sngsged in war with Great Britain, under
Gen. W Washington; but who thinks of pleading
the revolutionary war as a justification Of ouI
present war with Mexicol
By the law of Kentucky, the governor is en-.
titled TO a house at the seat of government, fur
nished for his use; but who thinks the law
would be answered by offering the governor an
edlhce Of boards, with one room, block for q
chair, and an empty -four barrel for table
Yet this would be quite as near to ful6lmeni
Of the Kentucky law as American slavery is &c
the iul6lment Of the Mosaic law.
Yet those who lean on the Mosaic law TO Jus
hiy themselves in the practice Of slavehOlding-
LEI them but obey all the acquisitions Of the
Mosaic law in respect to slaveholding, and we
are content Let this be done, and slavery
ceases Just as fast as in the nature of things il
cen cease.
"IhOu that makest thy boast Of the ldis, through
Breaking the I0u diskOHerest thou GOdl''
c.. E. S.