Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-31


you OF them shall yc buy bondmen and
bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the
strangers TINT do sojourn among you, ofthcm
shall yo huy, aud of their families that are
w'il' you, which they begot in your land ;
ana 'hey shall bo your possession. And yc
shall lnke them rs an inheritance for your chill
dren ctter you, TO inherit them for n possess
SION they shall he your bondmeu for ever
Oui over your brethren the children of Israel,
ye Shall mol rule one over the other with rig
o. u is plain that your view OF the passage
~ EXod 2l-l6, about stealing men is not
ihe true one, unless you acknowledge con-
tradlclions in the same chapter. What my
opinion Of the meaning uf the passage is, |
need not tell you ut present; but it certainly
does not condemn the practice Of buying aud
selling men aud women, nor the practice of
holding men md women as property, nor even
The practice Of ruling them with rigor
Huson-The law of Moses passes the SEN
tence Of death on every Shareholder of the
United States.
Barker.-Where; Our opinion is, that in
effect, though nc; in words, it authorizes
Americans TO buy and sell people of their
own race, aud to hold them in bondage six
years, and allows them to hold people of
other races as slaves, aud even as property
forever. 1t may not be amiss to refer you to
the version of the man-stealng law given in
Deuteronomy, pa. 'lfa man be found
stealing any OF his brethren Of the children of
Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or
seIleth him; then that thief shall die Here
you see the prohibition is limited to the steal
ins Of Hebrews.
Witson.-lt is obvious that the law of Mo-
ses did not recognize man as property.
Bdrkr-lt is obvious that il did.
Hison-The seryitude under the Old
Testament was evidently a voluntary contract
for an eqliuaieni.
BaRu.-lt was evidently no such thing.
Please read Leyiticus, 25-i4-lG. Again
there is nothing said about an equivalent even
| in the case of He6yec servants.
HTLson.-We hear of the Jews buying SER
wants, but we never hear of them selling any,
nor a third person named in the contract.
Barke, Are you riRing to hear of any
such thing? Ii 50, please listen to the fol-
lowing: Ifa man sell his daughter TO be n
maid-servnni,' &c. EXod. 2l--7. In verse
S!h the muster s forbidden TO sell his maid
servant TO a strange nation but he is moi for
biddcn to sell her to one Of his own people.
IN Exodus 22-1-}, we have the following
If man shall steal M OK, or a sheep, aud
kill it, or sell il; he shall restore five oxen
for an OK, and four sheep for sheep. Irhe
have nothing, he shall he sold for his thelt'
There are other passages which show TO my
satisfaction tlut the law OF Moses allowed
the Jews both TO 90 and steal men and wo-
men from their own country, and to sell
them, except when the captors had used their
stolen ones as wives. Read Leviticus 25-
ll-l6.
Wilson. What means had Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob ofretainiug such hosts of inpolun-
taJy servants?
BaTker-1. Does some one say they had
large hosts Of :hem? 9. Is it impossible for
the many to be kept in bondage by the few +?
Uilson.-You proclaim an exlerminaling
war against the Bible.
Barker.--No; simply wish TO correct
peoples notions respecting it. would not
extermiuatc n word of it.
Hilson.-In our view, your plan is wick
ed.
Bar6er.-Well, think and letthink. Some
think yo,V plan very wicked. lshould think
il wicked myself if believed certain por-
lions of the Bible.
Wilson.--Your plan would make the in
spiration of the Bible the leading question.
Bpker.-Nothng of the kind.
Hiison.--The Reputation of the Bible has
in no instance been the means of emancipa-
ton, but the reverse. Witness the horrible
tragedies perpetrated by the French Revo-
lulionists.
Barker.-The French Revolutonists of
.leIS abolished slavery in all the French
Colonies, did away the punishment of death
for political offences, proclaimed the free
dom of the press, established a Republican
Government, sc. The first French Rovolu-
tionists effected numerous reforms of the
most important character, the advantages of
which the people Of France are enjoying TO
this day. You speak Of the French Reyolu-
tionists on hearsay, fancy; on hearsny of
the most untrustworlhy character.
HilSon.-The Bible is the most peaceful
And-Sayery document eXtant, and has been
the means of emancipaIing millions from
slavery.
Bdrker.-What is it doing now in the
South? II is commanding servants to be
obedent to their masters, with fear and trem-
bling. Ii is commanding them to obey their