Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02


all taxes paid licences and law process In making sntn
re-, ,goriI,yn shall be- allowed one dee2;" i'T eye
rs pat Of TIC sai! inhabitants, and one delegate Tor
cverr psr: oi the said IXvs; and The number oi SEN
tors shall be apportlpncd in Ike manner.
For he Enquirer.
THE MORAL CHARACTER OF SLAEER
LETTERS F2G.I / CLERG YNiN-Hr M
SIS nE,n iigyrmER: LIT proceed now 10 examine Inc
institution 0 slavery in hc Lass Of Moses God gave y
l;". ycali0n Hoses summary oi the eternal ana 'n'
a-laJ moral lass, 10 bind all ages called INC peci"a''
and roE.!nr IN the twentieth chapter oi fS"c"S i az.
gave various religious and civil! laws which were peci'iF |"
the Ic= an! never intended - be observed a!lcr me
Resurrection OF Jesus Christ The great otject OF a.! ''
legislation apart the Jewish nation a. hoiy pro-
pie. peculiarly dedicated Ia purity OF lie, anu TO the mamie
religion amidst !oat!ouS and proanr generations
Several peculiar laws intended To raise TINS wholesome
between the Jews and their corrGpiiH4 h-
then nj hnos 0rJade things which, II God had not seen
lit - prohibit !rn would have beea in:;ie'ent mat -
neither right nor %fon! Is the eating 81 foFh hc W
tos lass rlsred ac> in their original na': indifferent;
cigcuc-1n catia the Passover, &c. Bat l. ncoI'-
.: v.h the holiness Of God AMI with the purpose q!
sca. Isro apart hp; ie that any OF these peculiar
las. sAJu! require acts III themselves wicked or iof2!A
Tins in themselves morally b:n!In. 10 say that the ui-
speGlby hir God wDa!i require or sanction tEc coA!'
nae The lsrarics peculiarly holy people charges hl WIN
h3i3 ,.g Az: cE~anrss. X is oaspcmr. l!:- rersateG
;r; !U3 it is revealed for rule OF lie, either psll
nom Temporarily must contain nothing but what Is Es!t
pare. and just. Ii had been moral dn:y 10 eat por"
this Hoy God could not nave made Prohibition 10 eat IT,
aa:t vun tho temporary ana ceremonial institutions III
.un's. II il had been morally "rons 10 All. ana roast
tie ascH ia1o, tic could not have enI1ircd on them the
institution ~ TIE Passover. lrcSe conclusions
are = plain the alphabet.
Sos then lind any particular thing sanctioned, or
En- incd in those peculiar civil ceremonial institutions Of
Moses it does prove that thing to be binding on u.s. or
necessarily polite and proper Tor u; ou u does rorc 10 '
per I> is the important ard Just distinction The fact
that sacrifice required III The ceremonial laws OF Moses
ogc that il duty that it Is appropriate for
Us ufcr sacrifice Bur does prove that the act OF killing
ltt, j.
.!vr ta"s> subsequent preccpt OF the Bible has Tor
oa:ea H. .2 vino should now Kill and burn oma would DO
N innocent though useless thiir. Ii not holy God
would never nave cnloined az sanctioned II at all
!Aaccp.a tie fact that God expressly at2r domestic
lr,y among The peculiar and temporary civil laws OF III"
J. while il does not prove tnt II Is our positive dut" !"
mold es docs rOrs tint IS innocent 10 ho ace unless
il has been sncs forbidden by Cod Now then lei Us sec
w3: {; ID authorized 10 Moses Exodus verses = s. l.
j. 81 III thou nuy Hebrew Servant, siN years hc shall
and Ia tie seventh he snail out free Tor nothing
Il h" oy himself Chat i into the state OF O"nGa4c
he Sad. 20 himself! il ne married. then hi
vile lII 20 "lth him. |! bis master haze given MN
we taI bora" him or daughters the We
ari children shall be- her masters and he shall ~ ont by
himself And ii the servant shall plainly say 1 love my
master. ,viiC and cht!eni will not 20 out i:c";
thea h master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall
also bFin, hin tnC to" unto The door post; ana ms
,,a. bore his through win awi and he shall!
set:c him forever THAT is ill the year OF jubilee, WHICH
came oacc in fi:y years. See Lc"Iticus ky Al
This answers the antisvery man. only temporary
se;vude. YES but ii was iHro!unary slavery though tenn
p"rar" Il 10 the master right 10 compel Tho labor pi
tie ipi!,vnl I.rriticus XIV II 10 10 Bot! thy bond
men aud thy bon!-n!s, which thoG sa!t have shall be Of
II: hali.n that round about ycH OF them shall We buy
:- future Is expressly pcrn'IssSc, not nPcfhtfel "non
jnrl anG b,Eiuti-. Moreover, o! the c!hidrcn o! tho
strangers that oIourn you, Of them shall " bay
an g" ieir families that are Win you, winch thy hcga IN
Your .:! AMI hog &idN b. yoHr }0ss.sSoa r"pery III
nusan 0,!a j And yc shall TAKE ttci ~ an inheritance
cti5.n alcr yJm nh'r ih"m -. possession;
th.y shall b. ypr 5o!-men igrrcr The aneSis IN IN"
aDsltin r laws shows that these heat"n sia"cs
were II - lrcr Ike Hebrew Slaves at the year OF lu1
Ice In.y are 10 b,ningn tDrerer They are 10 de-
.crn: from ;trr 10 There H~ 10 b. mo ssvrniy year
!,a.rl here; iiiere Jubilee liberation. So says The
irl.t 1rrI yi.c, Mjse> >iuart-inscli an aa-arTcr!
u,nu!c il would be- hard construct language defining,
more strongly ana .ur all those zen lures 81 domestic slave,
re- MIST ,..u grrn, ;la a'rI'inniss They II b"
rrn.A and sold. They wcrr yrabe property tells
t' involuntary s!t'"Ty ~ life, expressly authorized I"
Gi', OWE, 'tcii nn4 holy io,e, IN IN" strongest and
N st careful The relation ':n must b" innocent
il you'd h,r! - devise stronger cae showing N"
innocence ;c relation hu! yet brli"v" ie" is hcr
even rron.nr Ia Numbers xX;I. % -, 30 80
have aiz passage. TIE peoi. .! M!dtln li been cot.
qucr,d b. ';,l% c,;I'nani ana III" cap".s and SOILS
5rri,t or- lie clavea BE- Slaves Jr !if, according
10 tn. i.y. al icY:oa "inl the Lord splHc
no-a@ sayi; aEn the o the prey taken, and levy
triig,s anio is ioy 81 Tho Of which
battle. s -! five Numbered, both Of the Sraona. and Of
the hncyss :a III" aai Of The sheep. TAKE it Of
their ll and give il Eeazar the priest for kca"e
ie,n %; tn Lord! haG oi the children OF lsracs h1lf
mon -alt aSc one portion OF fifty Of The parsons, Of the
aucvcs li ASSES aa4 al the inchs Of all manner OF
h,ass and give hcm INTO the LrvItcs which keep N"
CHI
portion Of these slaves To be set apart 10 sacred - ;ri
cc. tcd himself that they might con" the properly 81
the ministers o: religion, in! yet slavery is wicked Tcl'-
tinn Did God al al holiness then, direct part u the
WAGES u lnjuy 10 apart h sacred uses! Perhaps
. be said that He regarded the holy Use rs sinctiyng
the uhoy The sufposI;"n Il 5llSlstEo@s Bat
let us compare Deuteronomy XIII, Is: Thou shalt no.
ornr the hire tntD the house O the Lord thy God
ior vow il aboninaiiun unto the Lord my God =
r" =; aaa II sacred "=c, property wcNecE acquired
ias' Gods holiness The conservation OF por-
inn Of these >laYes ~ sacred purposes Ii therefore, the
strongest 30. .b. proof that Slaves are lawful property
Hitherto have looked only into the temporary and pecu
liar laws OF tc jewish n4tiou laws which, though not
cossa..I binding yet necessarily innocent when
carried b. unless :c IS some SUBSEQUENT pT"hio
mes. made for Mi time inmorCa5'c az the power Of that
Creator .np gave H. ana nmutabe as lis PROJECTIONS, Of
which il copy the pecao-Ee. Ia mat s;'o! SUMMARY
the relation 81 slavery twice mcntoaed and mentioned in
manner which is recognition Of lis iwiu!necs. Its spD
kan II ~ the basis dates which iornCc! upon IL and
,hos, Ic- NJ. elJinet. Eat Il il unuw ul rlIl.
non what !fy cJ4d 1s eno.ned "th regard 10 it, except
inc uuty OF immediate reformation and repentance Exodus
* Il, il il mad. tG: o. the master {" his slaves
/, ob,iv, tie sabbath. AMI in verse Il, The tenth
,an,nent numbers among our ne=hbo lawful possessions
which IS nav cove. 5 raa Strr1n his mad StrrGat,
Ms ~ &c II you wOa!d feel The strength OF i!npiici-
t, .nta. these duties, ask yourself wat would you
oa !! 4uu had heard this elevated and perfect iuc
a; .oisars= aa!n al h:tnsa?ncn the uty o: cti-
ya;;. at Observance Tie Victims {" ::ie!r o:,ngr=
s!1 re- nt 81 Gyi y Them IN captivity, or telling
thai wc ien goods in Our nsgnaors posses.
sion without hint o: the uniawuiness oil he end o! the
vio,ences o. the bandit
Tn inc permission and sanction OF slavery, 10 the very
caonle whom Go! setting apart for holy life the Use
Of slaves property Be consecracd to sacred purposes
the :tenca duties 1"ing from the relation ali r!pTe
that !: ls t.r:i fl! and innocent Ota.wis-, we
should !ay1 there TIE !io. G, eacHiGg sin. Il il was las
lul once is Lawful nos" unless subsequent prohibition
can b. ia sacred writ 40 such prohibition can he
found Let reserve, 10 the next letter. tine raFoGs answers
which aut sil1eEg have attempted this cnans~eraot
argument. You. airc:!onaic brother,
CHoREPiSCoPUS.
DR.. WERSTER:S LETTER TO THE ALDERMEN
CONGRESSIONAL, &c.
iio=r0: .P7!. 2S.-l learn rom Mayor BiEelow that tht
Webster letter the Board oi Aldermen, when will be
lis is Su:,