Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-04-04
From Tie Viii

e From, Tie Whig.
UNT0ses'' and ssSam" VS.. the Edit
. or OF the Examiner, Catholic an
| Foreign Organ in Richmond.
In the Examiner of the 9Th inst, th
I Reverend Editor has, in order to show hi
biblical learning and transcsndent Piety al
, tempted in 'sermon" 10 convict the chill
, dren of Sam of "Settns aside the law @
Moses, amending the word of God, AM
fighting, not only against the Catholic Re
ligion the Constitution aad Democracy, ,bu
also against Moses and the Prophets" Ii
proof of which he appeals to the law o
Moses, as it is written as follows in t!.'
Book of Leyitlcus, 10Th chapter 33d ant
34th verses.
eff a stranger sojourn with thee in you
land, ye shall not vexh J.; But the stran
ger that dwelleth with you shall be as one
born among you, and thou shalt love him
as thyseIf, for ye were strangers in the
land Of Egypt. / am the Lord thy God"
1 Now, as .'Sam has been absent for some
days past, having little matter of business
In Alexandria, Winchester, and the State
of New Hampshire, and does not expect tc
be in Richmond until the first Wednesday
10 April next, the undersigned, being one
of his family, and an intimate friend, with
full knowledge of his character, opinions
and intentions, and with has authority to
defend him in his absence, hereby asserts
and will undertake to prove, that the text
aforesaid has no relation whatever to the
"ciyil" but only the social Policy Of
Moses.
He, Moses, is not speaking of the Jew,
or tire naturalized person,t the Jew oy adop'
ton, but of the stranger temporarily sojour-
ming among the Jews. He inculcates hos
pitalty of the old Virginia sort, if you
please, that affords not only freedom from
vexation, insult and oppression, but protec-
ticn in his person, property and business
pursuits, with full liberty of conscience, in
all matters not interfering with the rights
and privileges of the chIldren of Israel, who
alone were allowed all the privileges OF
citizenship, the least of which was admis-
sion into the congregation, and that right
was granted only to the circumcised, while
the stranger and the uncircumcised were
excluded. That is Sans" Interpretation
of the text. and that is Sans" opinion OF
what onght to be all that the stranger
should be entitled to in this land.
If that text does mean more than have
stated, it is not TO be inferred from the
language oft. 1t certainly has nothing to
do with the comforting of Office, the right
of voting, admission to the congregation, or
with the Naturalization laws of "Moses" or
Sam" For those very subjects are espe-
ciaIly treated of in other parts of this very
same book of the law as | will presently
show. And in the words of the editor of
the Examiner. the civil poIity of Moses,
that which followed as natural sequence
to the ten commandments, the code franz
ed in accordance with the organic law of
Mount Sinai, certainly deserve the attsn-
ton of Protestaats."
While the stranger was denied the priv
ilege of citizenship. he was nevertheless
required to be subject to the civil authority
equally with the citizen. Ifhe was willing
to 'offer an offering to the Lord" after the
manner of the people, the law protected
him, but not otherwise. What saith the
law?
IF stranger sojourn with you, and is
"wlllng to offer an Offering of sweet O.
'dour to the Lord, as ye do,so shall he do.
"One ordinance shall be both for you of the
.scongregation, and also for the stranger thai
s'sojourneth with you, as ye are,. so shall
"the stranger be before the Lord" Num-
bers, chap. 18th, verses Ia Is.
According to Moses, the stranger was
required to worship; not as his conscience
mi ght dictate, simply, but as the lsraeiites
did, SO should he worship.
;. The editor has appealed to Moses, let us
try him by Moses. Will he submit to the
authority
The law of Moses in regard to slavery i;
particularly hard on fhe stranger" Heao
it as follows from the book Of Leyiticus
chap. %, verses A. 45 and 46:
"Both thy bonds-men, and thy bond
"maids, which thou shalt have, shall be o
"the heather round about you; OF them
"shall ye buy bond-men and bond-malds
"Moreover, of the children of the strangers
''that do sojourn among you OF them shall
"ye buy, and of their families that are with
"you, whom they begot in your land, and
"they shall be your possession. And "
"shall take them as an inheritance for youl
"children after you, to inherit them for
possession. They shall be your bond
"men forever. &s- But over your brethren
"the children of Israel, ye shall not rule
"with rigor.'
! Does "Moses" make no distinction here
Now it never entered into SANS S" head tt
make slaves of the strangers, but If be e
ven thought proper to do so, (and accerdlng
to The Examiner he should obey Moses,
here is authority enough for it. Sam Il
opposed to it, Moses is for it. Will the pi
Gus Editor decide whose advice is the bet
ter and more liberall
Now what says Moses in regard to the
naturalization of foreigners? In order tt
be naturalized, circumcision was necessary
that was the mode, or requisite ceremony
which was required of all who were admit
ted into the congregation, the privilege o.
citizens only. And some of the. children
Of Israel Chose who were maimed,or bruIs
ed or diseased,) were prohibited this leas
privilege. [See Deut. 23d chap. verse l..
But of the strangers and foreigners who
were to have this privilege conferred upon
them all were excluded but those mention
ed as follows in Deuteronomy chapter 23d
verses 2-3-7-8.
"The illegitimate, the Ammonite ane
"tbe Moabites, shall not enter into the con
"gregatlon of the Lord even to their tenth
generation shall they not enter into the
congregation of the Lord forever.
"Thou shalt not seek their peace nor tneii
"prosrerity all thy days forever