The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-20

n xour TePiies ~ o.es.s
psl''r Of y ,a.,ion Of slavery. Bat l cOnie'''
.,ui 'in. .s, lids more zeal would nave
aa 'ho's. M IN your reUiet' OF President
s..n e0n"'n'1Il -. That the President is a
.aarHo' ! - and ingenuity, cannot De
p'a o. =. .ge, is perhaps Of the h'gns''
5oabsa; h' ,,.npsr Of treating his subject
ssH 'lr'l rnow that a doctrine viii be mof'
We 'A - if we have imbibed a Prediiee'
rsay i''', -. This was probably the case
d's q b" ,h..s persons who considered ih'
sd H''' ,.rsrsble." Bat, TO some minds
"si''''' ,..,,,g are synOnsmous TERMS ana
''''' - - the latter with the idea Of "hn%au
70 'Jsn"' /. al effort Of which, confess
bsgP ~, -.br President shannon seems 'C
~.'' '- =. circumstances. that the lsraeliie'
"'i'''- ...,si,e their code Of laws while I'M
s'a'1 ~, an bondage; but as a preliminary
O. va "a. sen, to Pharaoh vain '"i' messy.
a', -, people 60 that they may serve me
"L' "' sth the precePt of the christian
d. ~ X, man can serve ttoO masters.
s's,'', -. which was given 10 them in This
A'' W .,.,,. vas as school master to lead
.q''1' higher, Tor, it Is said in scripture
u.s. ,,,. them statutes which were mol good
-h' .,mssrison with higher OF gospel
i' 81. thsir lives had been made bitter
si'. y.uuder their task masters, their
s''...-.,. degraded, aud incapable of com
in'''',, ,,., ,py laws, but such as could be made
P''-,'. ,bsir senses, as, for instance Gan
"'-'.' eve" Ba,, when they had passed
g. - nj. iap, and fulfilled it, 1t passed
u''-s -, n. christian dispensaiion ensued
49,, Christians cannot consistently Tsea'
=. "a, the Apostle says, This la" was
..,v in Christ" Far be it from me to
WV a. ,,stirs Of President Shannoni that
-. \. scanned By that penetrating eye
%. .oly can "srp0se the secret purposes Oh
-, - hat. to my understanding his seiee-
- indications Of scripture do but "lead
&C. and dazzle to blind" lie says, ia
-.t.,tstiys tone, BE silent, and hearken
.~.rl Of GO5''-"He that Is born IN Thy
=. ana he that IS bought With thy money,
-. h. e,Tcumc.sed and my covenant
L,H helm your flesh, fer an everlasting cove
Rat il vas not considered binding in
-. lime. he says, neither circumcision
t.h ,DvtbiBg. nor uncircumcision, bat
...,,u,s. and higher authority than Paul
.C.H no msn master upon earth, for one
r,,, master, even Christ, and al ye are
- Is Il not rather the proPensities Of
-.. -, nature that sre to be brought into sub
...-.,,. ,pa that man is TO stand in dominion
and rcf tl. bodies Of our fellow creatures,
.r.-t all lave the same origin with our own,
.-st.. same end We are not Informed in
.,,.,.grs. that the siH Of our first parents was
% mach IN welding 10 the impulse of passion,
rb.b i. also SIM as in desire 10 be tclss,
- God, knowing good and evil, BY the strength
A. tbsr natural faculties as reasonable beings;
vb.sa would sbsolye them from any allegiance
f-ur union with the Orator, who is the only
,5--- ,f happiness For, as it was by the
tr-.b Of Goa hat man became living soul.
..ys5ls Of enjoying him to all eternity, so, If
nj. breath OF life, which we derive from him,
5-a..haava from the soul. il must Gle, as to
I. gHIoa xith him. The natural body may
r.l i've, ys, it IS without God in the world"
5. Is hear the President again "As the
ssmsn Wa frsi ia t.ansgressiOn, IA refusing TO
hs. her desires in subsection TO the will Of Coo,
ste : pat in bondage TO the authority Of her
husband" Bat, under the gospel, "The man is
%, v.h0ai the woman, nor the woman with
~, he man" they are OEs IN Christ. l hope
lie Earned Professor does not mean, when he
ss5,s the passage, "A nd he shall rule over her"
la, she IS his saU,i Bot he seems to be intro
tac.ug us 70 the manners and customs Of un-
s'.IIst nations, by snneEing slavery to the
Iscrsc ordinance Of marriage. IL was not SO in
tie BEGINNING, fOr he msde them One--then no
n.rs IEaa "FOr this cause shall q man leave
al lhs. hs hath and e,sgse unto his wife, and
gasy SHAH be one flesh" Not much room for
s.5 Professors iayOrile Institution here.
The terms Of human happiness" ever have
lssa otscisHce toiEe commandments Of God
'O6ey, and thy soul shall live" This seems to
ts lnisTed from the Divine interrogatOry TO
Adam, after be had disobeyed, Hast thou eaten
Of as i5E Of which commanded thee not 10
si And as shareholders are not all subject
70 The sw Of God IN themselves, how will they
De likely to be instrumental in bringing others
'2'. q isS-sbd,ng spirit" VIII Il not rather
's "a accordance with the proverb, eff the blind
"-a the blind, bath fall into the ditch"
Is' asa Little compare this new philosophy
Nah 'Ae sublime doctrine Of the princely Pro-
pet ISAIAH, who liEed after Abraham. When
'7S'oseAing the Isws for their hypocritieal
''s'' he says, "ls not this the fast that have
--''sh 10 loose the bands Of wicksdness, 10
'-.' uls heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed
r'"' and that ye break sosTy yoke" This
g." different view Of the attributes Of the
'''y' aud h Is worthy Of note that this passage
'a read BY Jesus in the synagogue, with this
'''''''s'h' This day Is this scripture fulfilled
'''t ears. Does not this clearly prove that
~ A' MISSION, and that he was anoInted to
'-A u Bat, the President saws. "Neitber
ID" pof his Apostles, commanded masters 70
- u'sf slaves" This was not his manner:
-'''f compelled his hearers 10 do as he said,
~ he ''ntrastsd the MOsaical law. with the
WIVES he came 10 iheuleate alt hath hssn
'1sn Of 0idea time. thou shalt love tbv
''sl'''' and hate thine enemy: bu, saw unto
a. '''syOur enemies" &c. We also 6nd in
,s '.'l''on The nearest prophecies to u.s. tina,
'hs merchandise Of Babylon were in.
SOD Slaves aud souls of mem and the call
a'S as then, "COms out of her NV DsooIs
y Oe not Psrtakers Of her sins. that We re-.
!" Of her Plagues"' have now dons
'A As"Addres. % DO"'