New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-04

rrre.~ IL 10
. .ins en~ss u nesri fearing God see -''
siI1s III
Win ,nose wno recognize Drrtst Rersa,oa - z AZ .
rule o. Ae these Scripture o0n@0Has ousat surely .
have solne influence. IfTIxoTHl ~as ave or Pe-4 J
thlnk the following rs5lke would cslse soue lay
5oaes and other uedslesonle peopie 10 -tte trouble
AK those who cry up ~ r7 oi s.avery = pon1er
ns S-nVas Tls B.o.e 'sys
~L@ts. many .srvsnfs f..svesl are MIR ~ -,
corf ttf- ns.er. W0r.ry " honor, insi ne rs-e oi
Cd and H 1oc~ns be cot basp hstaec A,d -1ey its'
have be eylns e them not cespise hen 5-cs4se
nv re s-tf.l sri seleT psrt4Eers u 17 te-@-t
TaEsf THINGS TEAcR AID E1aosr II az ma iesen
,.e 0rls ~ or Lord J-sls Ccr.t Ard - t1- 1ocrre
witch a according % OOcA1ess t- . proud sroT Z
rotnins osI coal4-s ADo-l -es-'-- &c sl..rs !. =
whereof con~f envy sriief fa..ts- 80 s-.--' :
perverss dispulngs q men Of erJf -fae' 40 Dt.I
from such gitlcfs~ thgsef" se@ It1so'i. ~ -
Here Is Svpsg,s looking gas, IL which hope
some vel meaning people vii beho.a ihefn'e.Ts'
might close x.,h tn. srissacs from the B.5e thst
God qg'v1rs H4rqa sorer, and that i s an Institution
of Drvl~E APPoIxrxES1 5ut have one more Fery
.mportsn, fact rsro,a,a Ia scripture, which "'h a.
those rho ,n1oyazs caves % rln sway from their mas
,e-s would cors.der recommend O.. s1ch persons o
f~z tne air.ofious and evomps of PAUL Vno speak'
1v inspiration and bis precepts may - io-na DO ne
F.ts 10 Ptff1rnox on the r14ra oi Oaesfr' 10 rll
20 4 l4s = -LDIl r+4e-4- 49,
4 can read 10 - their leisure Here >.9rt D'fs
rus VINO ran away Paul found MIN aua sent DIN na1A
b. a.. oyue- and xrote be master letter askins nln
~ t,es, ne Slave kindly out = reepect q fal4 u -
,,r,,1 ~ nv mind that Paul approved Sarsy, and
tbousht IL no wrong n send runaway slave oack 70
nj. owner should Ike % know bow sny people pro
teasing 70 acknowledge Psu4s writings - oi olVlne
authority can get this Scripture example Of Fs14
II IL ght for Paul % return runaway ssVe . u
= On % do 90 nov
precevts and example Of Jesus and the Apostles con
cerning Sarery cannot help believing a. sincerely
do that SareV ight and when zee no" v1d Dresses
toe Southern states IN the increase n church-s u
which are gathered both the master and The save ire
o nv soul % submit and be thankful for me erd<1ce
9f Dlrinf appv0rai tor cannot believe the Almighty
hss gwen revelation Of Hs vii fun Of contradictions
II slavery = 10 ruth ne en- which some say u -, 10 IL
reusrks5e that Almighty God should give his Spirit %
loar.,, these sinf1i slaves snd their st sinful
owners a. believe thousands Of this clsss have been
converted God within the ast year For ls reason
must believe as do. Yours, &C r. o.
Reply.
/. That a certain form Of bond-servioe was per-
ni,ted TO the Hebrews under the Mosaic DspeD-
saaon IA true bat how much was it like Amer
can Slavery In the first place, we understand
that the Slaves held under the law OF Moses were
mainly conquered capture enemies, such as It had
formerly been customary to slsy on hand Bond
age was not an sggrsvation Of their lot, bat ma
terial alienation Of 1t. They Belonged by the laws
Of War. 10 their csptor. Their servituds bad
therefore basis of rude justice, such as We can
not find in the case Of American Slaves. The
.straugers from whom the Hebrews were permit
ted % buy children tor servants were idOatrous, IN
imical races, which they were required to root out
of the land Whatever we may think OF the ab-
strAct morality Of the permission, Il certainly rest
ed on peculiar grounds, which DO not now exist y
ia.iiy American Slavery. The Hebrews were
repeatedly required BY the Sacred Books to XIII
their prisoners Of war. and even women aud chill
dreu see Samuel xy g.. But " no thence ar.
CUES that rc are commanded, or even permitted, TO
slaughter the women and babes Of our National
enemies
2 We don't agree b. Osr correspondents ready
assumption that servant IN the Scriptures neces-
sarily means Slave Servants were often simple
mreiings, As now sometimes went free the sew.
enth, and at other times the tiueth year OF their
bondage, and at the worst enjoyed rights aud I'M
muni,ies unknown t. American Slaves. see
Levt.xxv. &c) Slavery Is more or less tolersble
according TO the iaps 1t rests upon. To prove his
case, our correspondent should show that Slaves
under the Mosaic Jaw were liable t. be sold at
auction wives from their husbands and infants
from their mothers, that they were not allowed 10
give testimony against those oi the free caste who
might assail and abuse them, Sc g.. mere sim
uauty Of terms is not sufficient.
3 We cannot perceive that anything material
is proved by such texts as Thou shalt not covet
thy neighbor's man or maid servant Suppose
man had two wives and are forbidden to covet
either Of them, does that legalze or Justify Poly
samyi We are forbidden to covet anything pos
sessed by our neishbor but his possession OF It
may nevertheless be unjast.
4 -. of Pa8Is Servants obey yoor masters,
AL senllas back fgg.tve slave The Christian
49, 1c,or.g.sy a veg Rs1icaI religion !. Isid
,.ss1 - ,ts ,si ~ 1sss.j every exlst,ns .Astita
sa.--ra Ptr, he gols lie enemies
s... ga, ,s. se6 s.,tsf ss1 .asttLt.y fsised
a., ..3 ..,a .,s - .at. ~ lt's.ialty must .n-
,..ss 1., a.'rs', ,sfoas sa1 alta. dignity sof
,rste~. .as >tsa..sfs s.rs tefm.f tney rat
at.. r., r,rt ~ s.s c.eD zee Arts enemies
~ .a.t.s< ~ v.- st4osDph.c hstonan Isr'tas
~ ss.s "a, ~,..y regarded b. al in authority
"a sssafs's lsss.rrs cestractivFs, &c. II was
tsls,suy " meet these attacks with cifcomspec
ial. ~ provoke tie most relentless persecutions
ralIs prccept, and his ooufso With regard 10
Oaesimus. thcr,fore, amounted simply - advising
that the avs should be obeyed and the civil rulers
rcsyccted-just bs We often counsel and practice
obedience 10 lsvswhich we thoroughly condemn.
But 10 mAn can twist out OF PAuis writings or
an, thing else lu the New Testament, sing le
sv0wsl oi priH0p'e which lasuhes or pslhstes
Hamsu Slavery. All that the champions OF Slave
~ can make out OF the NesTestament IS merely
submission O. the laws oi the land.
5. But no msn. not Stakeholder. nor interested
Ia Slavery, would fail 10 see that Christianity 10
every priucpe every essential feature, cOnde nlns
| sud iotbids slavery. Thou shah love thy neigh
| tor as thyselt is not thus the essence OF Chris
uauitv We'll does he love his neishbor s. him.
sell W no sells children from their mothers, women
into The absolute power Of hberunes, and chSses
men through bush and swamp, with dogs snd
loaded mGske,s to dras them bach 10 hoeing corn
and caue for a master they sbhor, on penalty o'
being laceraied and crippled. # not killed out
ushtl Does he love his ueighbOr as himself " ho
upholds lars that permit this Or. can any one
90 unto others as ne would that they SHOULD 81
unto him. who upholds a system which requires
one class 20 live Al the mercy and work Tor the
profit OF asOther, forbidden 10 learn even q
read. and denied the legal control even OF their
own chi!lreul He sh0 does not re. that Christi
snity and Slavery are antagonist and nreconci
sole seems 10 us beyond the reach oi argument