Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-05
HoGs.-The price run up yesterday to, for hogs
weighing 200, 81; for those weighing 2a5, ss,a5.
For the Burlington Hawk e,

MEssRs EpIroRs: Having seen in your paper
two articles, signed ssJustin, in which the author
takes ground against obeying certain laws Of our
country; and as is further pretty generally under
stood in this community, that the said Justin,'' is
one Of the ssteachers in Israeli have thought it
best to attempt to certain portions OF his
articles. shall not attempt to argue with "Jus-
tin'' with regard TO the sonstutionaty of the fu-
gtive slave law, as that has already been decided
BY those who are perhaps able judges Of law and
the Constitution as s.Justn'' myself. 1t is upon
the duties of Christian that would speak. l
consider the outcry which is raised with regard to
white persons, even free blacks. being liable un-
der the law, to be carried from free to slave
state, and made slaves Of an unjust charge, and
one raised only by those who have not honesty of
heart sufficient to enable them To combat the law
upon its merits or dement's. The same objections
would apply against all law-for sooth, some one
may commit perjury and,have Justin hung, under
the laws Of Iowa. sr' "a
Justin says: sHe never conld see how chris
taa can recognize the right Of property in man,
This appears to be the '.substratum" Of his argu-
nent, and upon this assumption rests all his op-
position 70 the law, an@i which he finds sufficient
raasens u justify HIN ssivins encour agenen, 10
those who arein open isbsslion against the laws
under which we live. 49,. ~ - ..
Ipropose, in this article, Messrs Editors-with
I think nah may live under government au-
thorizing the existence Of slavery without array
ing himself against the laws, and ssil be q chris
tian. First. then, with regard to the term usave"
or ssslavcry" might say something, but s.Justins
has saved me the trouble BY quoting the term "se-
vant'' used in the Old and New Testaments as
being Of the same Specification as "slave,' COM
monty used to designate that class Of persons in
our country. But lest there might be doubts in
the minds OF some, on that subject, l would say
that there are two kinds OF servants mentioned in
the Bible: the bond servant,' and the s.hired
vant'' the answering to the slave ofthe south
ern states, the other TO the hired servant OF the
northern states. The identity of the two classes
shall endeavor to prove; also, that slavery
instituted By the express sanction Of God. and has
ever been upheld by him. We read that Abraham
was = laveholder, and ON acertsin time received
them Is gift from Abimelec, Gen. 20: l4) To
show further that il was bona fde slavery which
is referred to in the Bibse-it is said eAnd if a
man smite his servant or his maid, with rod and
he die under his haud he shall be surely punished,
Notwithstanding il he continue day or two, he
shall not be punished, for he is his money" (Ex-
odus, 81: 10, al.) The 1ssaelites were commanded
to buy their bond-servsnts of the heather round
about them-tLev. IS: A4.)-and they were to be
bond men forever, mum. 81: II, 1877 They were
allowed to buy each other. fone became poor
he sold for his debts, and there was this differ
ence made between an 1sraelite and stranger: the
lsraelites not to be ruled with rgcr; but
were to be treated as . hired servant, and wereto
be free at the year of jubilee, LEV. 25:-.)
With regard to the command given concerning
the slave who should escape from his master unto
them (Deut. %: 1867 it was evidently intended to be
applied in national point OF view, and cannot be
applied in a case ofesespe from one portion of a
nation to another. fappicuble at all, it is to the
case Of the SOwntroGden Of other nations who fee
to us for refuge.
When Christ was upon earth, nearly, If not the
whole earth was filled with slavery; yet we do not
read that either he his disciples ever expressed
an opinion like the one set forth by their learned
commentator "Justin;'' but on the contrary, they,
whenever the subject was mentioned, exhorted
them to be obedient to their masters: (Eph. 6: g.
Timothy, s: Titus, 2: s.-Heb. 10: l7.-lst
Peter, ?: 1917
There is also a direct aiusion made TO sJustin's'
class Of citizens at and Peter, .. 10.
In conclusion, let me say, we are taught to be
obedient to the laws of the country in which we
live, and it is Of the highest sins in the cata-
logue to rise in rebellion against the laws Of the
land: 'sLet every soul be subject unto the big her
powers; for there is power but Of God, the pow
ers that be ordained Of God. Whosoever,
therefore, resisteth the power, resisteth the or
dinances of God, and they that resist shall receive
to themselves STANDARDIZATION. 10: l, ~
PIP.