Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-05
From the Abbeville (Ala.) Banner.
BY REQUEST.
Existence of Slavery.

There appears exist strange thing and that is that
from the pulpit press trying to show the origin
of that institution. will here ask quesOn-was it from
heaven it of earth will answer, and show my opn-
ion To this question must appeal to sacred writ
for herefom learn that of blood He od) made all
nations under heaven and in the creation there only
male and female created then from these all nations did
and sinned heaven and produced the dis
pleasure of Cod so that He determined to destroy man from
off the earth aud only eight souls alive and to this
time find account of servants then will notice Cen
esis, 9th chap, commencing at the 10th
20 And Noah began to be husbandman, and planted
VINEYARD
2 And drank of the wine and was drunken and he
uncovered within his tent.
q And Ham, the father of Canaan the nakednesS OF
his father, and told his brethren without.
25 And said Cursed be Canaan; servants
shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said Blessed be the Lord God of Shem and
Canaan shall be his servant.
81 God shall enlarge Japheth and he shall dwell in tents
of Shem and Canaan shall be his servant.
This is the first account we have of servants; and shall
take up the generations Canaan prove whether skin
Is. And Canaan begat Sidon his frs-born and Reth,
!6 And the Jebase and the Amorte and the Girgasite
1o And the Arvadte, and the Zemonte and the Hama
thite and afterwards the families of the Canaanites
spread abroad.
esne called after their father the above found in the
10th chap, of Genesis under close examination the
people found in that land found to be black people
the people that Noah eurs to be servants alter
God called Abram and blessed him and his seed after him,
Moses back the Priest of indian and he sat down by
WE'LL the Priest had daughters and they come and
stood up helped Exodus End chap this
show that they were servants from having to be in s9ec-
ton to the Sheperds and ethro pleased and Moses
his daughter Zpporah his wife is evident that
Moses wife black turn to Numbers 18th chap
be well pleased about and laid Aarons wife for
talking about it, when God ordered Moses to bring his
pie out of Egypt unto land flowing with milk and ho-
ney, it is evident that it the land of Canaan.
Now let us take the Scripture for guide Exodus 3rd
chap 18th verse; and have said will bring you up out of
the Affections of Egypt unto the land the Canaantes here
the tribes that dispersed abroad in that land that
promised to Abram and his seed after him. token of
which his changed to Abraham whereas he was
chidless Shortly after in1 Sarah in possession of
a m wsat @ God wen
servant he DISPATCHES Angel to tell her to GO
thy mistress and Submit thyself under her hands
Now is the will of the Lord become in the eyes Of
possession of that land they ordered God drive
them nations out of that land and Africa and Ethiopia
nations driven to where they until with small
exception the Gbeones that tribe obtained league with
Israel by lying what the result they must be servants
must be drawers of water and hewers of woodthe Jews
people that owned servants amongst them, nation
na9e IL a thck amongst themhe Jew" was Goa CHOSEN
or elect people to whom He committed the oraces with whom
He spake face to face.
The Saviour of the world when he into the world He
amongst the people that the of
wants. don't profess to know much about the Bible
But have found where God rejected slave
ry but command masters to treat them WELL and find he
Saviour comparing the kingdom of heaven like unto man
having servants. &c can't find in the God
rejected and said there should be where e
has said 1t sin to nation to have them for servants
Moreover learn that in the beginning the human family
all of color, who changed their skins was God
was it man we all know that Noah could change the
skin of Canaan and his whole poserity after him be
black people, of must look to higher power thar
of to the Author of all things, who makes things diff
fer from another, the Author of things that doe
exist both in heaven and EARTH and from whence al
power COMES myself have owned slave
expect to but wish those that making much
ado about the sin the nation committing by holding
amongst them to examine the book of Inspiration and
whether it condemns it not if you show where Coo
has forbid it. We will lay 1t down. but there people thai
has zeal but not according to knowledge in this
must stop by saying to that was born in South
Carolina and citizen of Alabama, and if you wish
know of me who what be, behold who WILL my
name is JOHN w. PELLUM,