The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-09-11
FOR CosGREss-5TH DISTRICT.
DAVID kIL0OkE.
Setting History Right!

Setting History Right.
Determined to enjoy cone spontaneous
gush of sentiment" the responsible editor
Of the JEFF has procured an elaborate brief
from his aidde-camp, which arraigns Mr.
Burlingame for making the statement that
African slavery originated in Christendom
in consequence Of the sanction OF Pope Mar
tin, v" The learned historian attoche OF the
J e. for the purpose of relieving the Roman
E,stholc Church from what he-calis a "stig-
ala" cast upon it by Mr.. Burlingame, pro-
cures Bancroft's History ofthc United States,
and proves from that work that African
Slavery originated in spirit OF retaiiation
against the AIoors of the Barbary States. on
account of their practice Of enslaylng Chrs-
tians who fell into their hands the
..sins If the Moors were to be revenged on
the negroes" and the conclusion the dtt0cste
comes to, is stated in the language of Ban
croft, to be that '.the slave trade between
Africa and America was, | believe, never
.xpressly sanctioned bv the See Of Rome
The spirit of the RomanChurch was against
it." Thus the stigma upon the Catholic
Church" is wiped out--the truth of history
indicated, and Mr. Burlingame seuereiy re-
Duked, by one who processes to be ''no partl-
aan of that church, but would give it simple
Justicel' How magnanimous'
Mr. Alfred Barnes, in his work on Slavery,
1916, p. 253, says:
The slave trade in Africa is as old as his
tory reaches back. Among the ruling ma
,ions Of the north coast, the Egyptians, Cy-
remains and Carthagenans, slavery was not
only established but they imported whole
armies of slaves, partly for home use. and
partly, at least by the Carthagenians to be
shipped for foreign markets
So much for the origin of African slavery,
aslgiven by Bancroft and Barnes. According
10 the first, il Originated liz spirit of retail
ation against the Moors of the Barbary
states" and the last declares that the Atri
can slave trade '.is old history reaches
back" A slight difference, surely; but VIC
are not disposed to stop and inquire which of
the three historians authentic-our object
S to show that the early Popes OF the Romish
Corporation, and the standard writers of that
corporation, not only sanctioned slavery. but
.:sanctifed'' lt-gave it the cloak of chris
tianity to cover its deformity:
The condition of slavery is justly regard
ed as imposed on the sinner. Hence, we
never read STARE (as one having mastery
in scripture before the just Noe by this word
punished the sin of his Sin, not nature
thus introduced the word."-St- Ingnstiae
H. d., PCS.
There would have been no slavery to-
day had there not been drunkenness. 81.
Anqbrose. Bishop of Milan, A. ID. 500.
slavery is regarded by the Church not
to be incompatible with the natural law. to
be the result of sin by Divine dispensaton,
to have been established by human legisla-
tom and, when the dominion of the slave is
Justly acquired by the master, TO be lawful
GUt ii the sight of the human tribunal only,
ut also in the eye of Heaves- "-Rishop
England. p. "a.
Pope Gelesius l., A. d., 49i, in his letter
to the Bishops of the Pecine territory, states
slavery TO have been the consequence Of
SIM and to have been established by human
law"
.'lt any mistress. carried away by great
anger, shall have whipped her maid servant
80 that she shall within three days die in tor
ture as it is uncertain whether il may happen
by reason of her will, or by accident, it is
decreed that she may be admitted to COM
munion, having done lawful penance, after
seven wears. if it happened by the will; if by
accident, after five years. But should she
get sick within the time prescribed. she may
get communion FIFTH Canon Prorrnc!at
CoanciI. held at Eiriya, SPAN. IN tie year
sos.
Nero never travelled with less than a thou
sand baggage wagons; the mules all shod
with silver. and the drivers dressed in scar
let; his African slaves adorned with brace
lets on their arms, and the horses decorated
with the richest trappings. Life Of Nero,
bg TacitKs.
In $40 a company of Moors. from Africa.
rendezvoused at Tozar, in Sardinia. and
thence made an incursion, by the Tiber, on
Rome But they were mostly lost in storm
before landing. OF those who got on shore,
some were killed in battle. some were hanged
and large number were brought to Rome
and reduced to slavery. '-Botcer's "Lires q
ne Pores"
In the year SOC, council was held at Ag
die. the sixty second canon Of which is: "lf
any one shall hurt his own servant 90 death.
without the knowledge of the judge, let him
make compensation for the guilt of blood by
accommodation or two years penance."
To show that the Pope and the See of
Rome held and transferred slaves. we here
give an extract from deed of gift from
Pope Gregory to the Bishop of Porto:
Excited by our regard for your charitable
person, that We may not appear TO be useless