New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-07

amount to nothing; for there 10 nothing ia is.
The book comprises the usually Quoteo lacts as
30, iatsd with tho history OF Slavery a. recorded
in the Scriptures. accompanied BY the optnsons
and arguments Of another man IN relation THERETO.
And TINS sort Of thing may 20 on TO the cad Of
time. IL can accomplish nothing TOWARD the per-
pttuation ct Slavery.
Tn, hook il called 8" Bible Defense of Slavery,
and Orisin, Fortunes, and History OF the Negro
Race" Bible defense Of SLAYER, There IL ne
such thing as Bible driense oil SLAYER, az the
present day. Slavery in the United States Is 4
social Institution originating IN tRe convenience
and cupiclty of our ancestors, existIog by State
laws and recognized TO a ceusin extent-ior tno
recovery of slave property-by the constitution.
And pobooy would pretend that II II were mex
pedient and Improbable for any man or any ctato
10 continue TO hold slaves, they would be bound -
do so. on the ground Of " Blbis defense Oi ".
SLAYER, is r.corted ID the Bible and approved WITH
many degrading characteristics. WAR; recorded
in the Bible ami approved. under what seems 70
us the sxtre he OF cruelty. Bat are Slavery and
war to endure forever, because Ne hdd them IN tho
Bible Or are they 10 erase at once ana forever,
because the Bible incucstts peace ana orother-
hood
The book before US exhibits great RESI- arch, but
is obnoxious to sew re criticism on account oi US
gratultuus assumptions. The writer IS constantly
assuming this, that and the other. In a work oil
this sort a "doub' less" this, aud ~ dOuht the
other and such is our belief with respect TO in-
portant pr, mise will not be acceptable To the IN
tslhgent Ieaoer. Msny of the positions assumed
are ludicrous ard the fancy OF the writer funs To
exsbsrance IN putting rcssnd speeches into the
mouths OF the ancieDts, pre- heated upon tae onh
record OF Scripture history. The Argument iroa
the curse Of tam is not worth the paper 1t -
written upon. it IL Just equyl Mt To that oil
BlackwOOO Magazine, We remember examining
some wears SINCE m reference u the adm ssion OF
Roths, hid 10 Parliament. The writer maintained
the religious obligation of the CkriSiigH puolIc 10
perpetuate the political DISABILITIES Of the Jews
because It would be resisting the Divine WI 10
remove them, in view ct q the curse which tns
aoru AID CHRISTIAN phausee understood u be lev
tled against the sons at Abraham Aduitung
that God has cured both the Je wish race snd tne
descendants of Ham, lie Is able to udi Ills pur-
pose, though the "Iest OF manslnd shodd IN all
things act up 10 the bent eut presepts OF tho
Divine law Nan may very safely cultivate
the highest principles OF The Christi n o'spens1.
ton aud leave Goa 10 work out the fulhnous Of
MS curse.
According 10 the same book aud the some logic,
sll maikn being uidor curse, none OF us
ought TO work out any ALIENATION tor our selves;
and we are ginning htlnously IN harnessng steam
10 TIE performance Of manual labor, cutting our
wheat ~ NcCoImick's dtdbitrie. ADD laying hold
Of the ishtniug to carry our messages tor as III
stead oi footing It ourselves, IA our father ADAM
did. With little more common sense, aud niuch
lees of the uncommon sort, we shOulc better un-
derstapd Scripture, the institutions TN Ter winch
We i've, tn, several rights OF our fellO {" citizens
in all sections of the country, aud the good. s0dnd
practical social relations which ought To con-
tribute infinitely more than they do, to the hsppi-
ness Of mankind.