The Hillsborough recorder., 1851-06-25

we handsman. or delsining him-ehsrsc-
ierized By condemnasofy rpisIse,s whirh
y would be lhsughi searr~Iy rouneous 10
aller now; epiIhels piled ot.e ON another
with rhetorical profasioa. as if lhe cuIpa.
blliiy of llseir ronda~s could noi Ne made
10 stand ous in ino strong relief! Are
iheys ihderd. To be- identified wiih the
n'en-sfeaitrs. Of whom lhe Apostle speaks
'eisesisefes
We have now. think. arrived al she
true reasons on whirh Christian man,
who honestly desires 10 do Ills duty, is
expected as a matter Of conscience 10 ae-
quiesce in The Law wilicI, demands thai
The fugitive from service shall. on legal
reqnisiiion. be returned. That he shouId
be so returned. | need not sag Is The law
OF The land. and has been ever since The
adoption OF The Constitution under whirh
we live. That il is moi eonlraly 10 lie
law OF God. is Too evislrnt 10 need further
proof. lf, Then. these facis be inconuro-
yerlible, The most scrnpnlous conscience
need not be disturbed by the demand
OF a cheerful arquieseence In The law
which reclaims The fugitive slave; law
which demands no more than 81. Paul
thought il his duty totlo in = parallel case.
When ! call The eases parallel. | must,
however. make an exception in regard 10
a single point; but that exception places
our duty. if possible. In a still clearer
light. When he restored The fugitive
Onesimus, he acted. so far as we are in
formed. under no eonsiraint Of civil law |;
ille contrary is implied by The expression
"whom ! would have re'aincd with me;"
lie was NOT obliged 10 do il. as is The case
with US. by any positive enactment Of the
powers that were. He only obcyed what
he understood 10 be the law af Christ,
and The law Of justice towards Christian
brother. Let those who, in their erraiic
cruise on the ocean Of humanity, think
they have made new and important dis
coreries. impeach him if they please Of a
dereliclion of high moral du.ies. The
task shall moi be mine. Ii is enough for
me that. in obeying particular law un-
der which live, am not only subject.
ing myself 10 a .power ordained Of God. .
but doing precisely what have an sex-
ample Of in The action Of The Apostle 10
The Genliles. while under no such con-
slraInl as that imposed on me as d citizen
~s iaa The rUw prwny rruarr rfc ruur.,
OF argument by which we have msrvss
a, this conclusion for il is one in regard
10 which il is desirable, al This particular
time, that every one should be satisfied.
The consideration which met us IN The
outset, was The universal requirement Q
Christ's law 10 submit ourselves, without
reserve, 10 the law under which we live
.for wralh's sake, for conscience sake
for the Lords sake"
/ The next consideration was that, y
thus submitting ourselves IN this paI'lc!l
lar instance Of restoring fugitive, mol y
battling the officers Of the law and ald'nl
in The escape of The slave, but IN honesll.
sending him back TO his legal owner, W,
ms, do wha, no less man than 81. Paul
4 chosen messenger Of the lord. and th'
/ Interpreter Of The mind Of Christ, did IN
similar case !; only ,ha, he was mol con
strained, as we are, by any positive LAY
Of man. -.
i Then, referring 10 the teaching Of thl
Apostle and his cnadjutors. we lind ihei
, recognising. without reserve, quailhc;
lion. or censure, the relation OF mastt
and slave, and giving variety Of lns'rn'
lions 10 the latter IN regard 10 The dnlis
!, of his peculiar situation.
81 On all these accounts, and bearing
/ mind The conluc. Of 81. Paul in the ca
: Of Onesimus, so perfectly in coniorml
i with his precep,s. and those Of his irllo
!. APOSTLES. we are obliged 10 conclude IN
il when, under similar circumstances,
e ac, as he did. and allow ourselves 70
\ governed By the same law Of duty viii
:. ruled him, we may he sure that we
d acting right. In this conclusion
h con,en, 10 rest, till have the light =
i new revelation 10 show me what OIL
s. 10 do.
III If any objection be urged OF. The SC
r. of humanity. and The supposed haIds
is. Of d return 10 stale Of bondage; i
m sympa,hies are engaged in behalf Of
who, having escaped from their boz
in have been long dwelling amongs. US.
in very simple and obvious is the reme'
,e- We have. in that case. only TO pnrel
III, The liberty Of The slave, and leave hun
md The quie, enjoymen, Of his home. a
see thousand dollars would redeem all
Ter are likely ever 10 be reclaimed in !
md England, and probably not master a
South would hesitate 10 accept the ARA
ese men,. But let The law first have
i'm. course, without hindrance or obstruc
der from any quarter; and when The lug
p;,h shall have been found and identified
! 10 will soon learn whether the real irl
,ich &c his race are no, 10 be found among
no, strenuous supporters Of law. 10
lies, course do no, see what possible oble
of can be urged by the most scrup'
che. mind, however unsatisfactory Il ma
NOS 10 The faclious and turbulent.
i as In wha, | have SAID thus far, !
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