The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-29
COMMUNICATIONS.
..,,.,,,..,,. on rmaae,pasIon-Ns. II.


Z, mas observed in my last that slavery
,-,,d probably now have no existence in
W. ~ Tinted States, if the following Mosaic
' - had not been utterly diSregarded:--
ne that stealeih a man and sellelh him,
ID he be found in his hand, he shall be
s,,slr NAT 10 death" Ii was likewise TO
.,.rta5 that a servant who was manned by
- master became Immediately entitled to
4. freedom. In view OF these two regula-
ION, II was argued thai the analogy between
I, ~ system of Hebrew servitude and the sys-
,sn oG American slavery is altogether i'm
nsrscr There sre other arrangements OF
r Mosaic law which deserve considera-
ion Every seventh yea" was TO be "a
sabbath Of rest unto the land, a Sabbath
q, the Lord Dunng this year the lsra-
elite was neither TO SOW has held, nor
or,ns bis vineyard" Servants were eX-
sno,sd from obligation 10 labor Indeed
here was no labor for them TO perform, as
ne fields were not to be sOwn, nor the VINE
r.r5s puned. How long would slavery
srist in America under the operation OF such
ragulstion As this, Would not this sep
rsnn;al arrangement be regarded Is a ser-
ors interference with the supposed value OF
slave labor Undoubtedly. And il 50,
ms peculiarity Of The Mosaic law cannot
- sppesled 10 in defence Of modern slave
Servants, under the Jewish dispensation,
were required TO attend the national leasti.
These were the feast Of the PaSsoyer-the
fass, Of Pentecost-and the feast of Taber-
nsclss. Hence il is said, Three times in
4 wear shall al thy males appear before the
Lord God These festivals occupied TWEEN
tytwo DAYS, exclusive Of the time required
70 % no 10 Jeulsalem-make the necessary
PREPARATION Tor their ObServance-and the
Ie.um home. There must, therefore, have
been a suspension Of Sevile labor several
weeks every year. American SHAREHOLDERS
certainly would not fancy an arrangement
Of this kind. They would pronounce slave
labor Improbable If their slaves. Ike He
brew servants, were unemployed mole than
z filth OF their time, exclusive Of Sab
bath DAYS Surely ! do not mistake in
THIS opinion. If DO, why IS il, that en-
50 many slave plantations, there Is a ''rush "
IN business llom the crepuscular dawnings
Of Monday morning 70 the thickening shades
Of Saturday evening How strange il is.
that men refer to the MoSait$law in usti6-
cation Of Slavery in the United States,
when, il several Of the Mosaic arrange
ments were practically recognized, they
would lead 10 universal emancipation.
Under the Mosaic law a servant could
not be sold A Hebrew might buy a ser
want but be had no night TO sell him. There
IS surely 40 inums,ion that the servant
might be disposed Of to satisfy the demands
Of the masters creditors. This is a practice
common in the slave States OF this Union;
but Il is repugnant 10 all the refined feelings
Of the heart Husbands and wives torn
aslndeT! parents and children separated for
ever Ii Is a scene upon which demons
may look with gratihcation-but from which
all vrtuous intelligence may we'll turn and
weep. Whatever may be said Of Hebrew
serytude, II is manifest that the tie which
bound the members Of seUile family to-
gelher, was 50 strong that nothing but death
could sever II. Would to heaven there was
an analogous lie binding together slave fam
lies in America Bm there is not. And
s' there is not, what is there in the Mosaic
eods to Justify the slavery which is tolerated
ey this nation' Where is the aaalOgu
about which 50 much is ssidl Wherel
A SOUTHERN KENrUcKI,y.