Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-08

phens Of Georgia dug The last scs-loa OF Csuxr~s In
which, after getting through with his argument on the
Kansas question, replies Giddngs and other~ ~ho de-
noance slavery violation Of tho hws Of nature and Of
| God - - ~ - ,-N' ~.
is African slavery As il exists IN the SOUTH either
violation oil the laws OF NATURE the laws nations or the
laws al Cody maintain that Il IL not IL has been NJ
eoguiscd by the laws OF nations from time mmemoria-
The highest court in this country the Supreme Court OF
The United States has decided the laws OF nalions
be- Aud where do get the laws OF nature but In ma
lures works about us Those general rules and prnc
pies by which all things In nature according their kind.
| respectively seem to be regulated and which they
seem to conorn' call Laws; and la the hsnd~ork OF
creation nothing Is striking the phosophic OBJ
server than that order is natures first la~. u b
Gradation, too is stamped upon every thing animate
as well as inanmatc-if indeed, there be thing
animate scale from the lowest degree OF nieroriIy 10
the highest degrse ol superiority, through all animal
he We IL In the insect tribe. the fishes
the fowls OF the air in the beasts OF the earth
and IL In the OF We tho samc pr.
epe pervading the heavenly bodies above One
differs from another star n.magnitude and ustre some are
larger Others smaller but the greater and superior
uniformly influences and controls the lesser and inferior
within its sphere there Is any liked principle Law Of
nature Is this In the Of find like dic.
rcnces in capacity and development The negro intc-
ror to the white nature has made him observa.
ton and history from the rsmo'es, tines establish the
ct; and all attempts to make the inferior equal the
superior Is but effort to the DEGREES OF the
Creator, who has made all things find them; sccor-
ding the counscls Of his will The Ethiopian can
change his nature his skin than the leopard his
spots. Do what will, negro is negro and he will
remain negro still In the social and political system
OF the South e negro s assigned that subordinate POI
ton TOR which he is fitted by the laws OF nature Our
system OF civilization is founded in strict conformity
these laws Order aud suborlinaton, according the
natural fitness of things the principle upon which the
whole fabric oi our southern institutions rest.
Then as TO the law of God-that Law read only
Ia his works about around aud In that
inspired book wherein he has revealed his will man.
When differ to the voice OF nature the language
Uf Cod spoken la natures works. go to that great
book the hook OF books which Is the fountain OF all
truth. To that book appeal God, in the days of
old, made covenant with the haman family for the
dempon OF fallen that Is tho
OF the whole Christian system Abram, afterwards called
| Abraham. the with whom that covenant was
made. He the great FIRST head Of organized vis
ble church here below. He believed God aud IL
counted him for righteousness lie in deed and in
truth the father OF the faithful Abraham sir slave
holder. Nay, more, he required to have the sign
Of that administered to the slaves Of his house
i hold,
Mr.. Campbell. Page, bring me Bible.
Mr.. Stephens have one here which the gentlemen
can consult il he wishes. Here is the passage Genesis
| i7l3. God said to Abraham
3 He that born ia thy house and he that is bought
with thy money needs be- circumcsed; and my CO.
venan shall be ia your flesh for everlasting
| nant."
| Yes sir, Abraham was net only a stakeholder but a
slave dealer, IL seems for he bought With his money
and yet with him the made by which
| tho world be redeemed from the dominion OF sin
Aud il into his bosom in Heaven that the poor man
who died at the rich mans gate borne by angels
cordng to the parable Of the Saviour In the Goth chap
tor of Exodus the great moral law Is found-that Law
that defines s-he ten commandments written by the fin.
ger OF God himself upon tables OF In these
commandments the 4th and 10TH 10th and 18th
slavery Is expressly recognized. aud ia Of them j.
there thing against it, this is the moral law Ia Lee
viticus have the civil law this subject given by
God to Moses for the government of his chosen people
their municipal affairs. Ia chapter, %, Al Is and
/ i6, read as ioilows
| - Both thy bonimen and thy bondmaiis which
thou shalt have shall he Of the heather that round
about you Of them ye shall buy bondmen and bondmais
as Moreover OF the children Of the strangers that
do soourn among you, Of them We shall buy their
families that with you which they bcgat in your land
| and they shall be yoar possession.
40. Aud ye shall take them an inhertarcc for you
children after TO inherit them tor possession they
shall he your boddmen forever. but your brethren
the children Of Israel shall not rule another
| with rgor."
Egypt for their government when they should reach the
| land of promise. They could have had slaves then
Ii authorized the introduction oi slavery amongst them
when they should become established Ia Canaan. And it
is To be noted that their bOtdnien and bodnaid To De.
bought and hefo possession and inheritance for
their children alter them he OF the heather round
about them. Over their brethren they were not to rule
with rgor Our Southern ia strict conformity
with tins Injunction. Men OF blood aud our own
race, wherever born from shatever cline they come
are free and equal We have castles or classes amongst
| are equals Onr saves taken from the heather
rbes-the baharians OF Africa In our house holds the,
OF the under Chi--
tah teaching aud Influence; aud more OF them piria-
ker OF the benefits Ui I'll. gospel than rendered
10y missionary enterprise The wisdom man il fool
hness the OF Providence ysarious No doc.
the negu feel any of degradation in his condition
fie is degadcd lie occupies fills the same grade
Drank in society and the State that he does in the sca
Of being it is hs natural place. and all things fit whc.
'ature's great first law OF order is conormcd to.
Again job certainly of the nen Of whom
We read in the Bible lie wasa large STAKEHOLDER So,
too lsaac and Jacob, aud all the patriarchs But IL
4 said he a Wiz
Has any change been made since? l. anything to he
found ia the New Testament against il: Nothing;
word Slavery existed when the Gospel was preached by
Christ and his Apostles aud where they preached
all around them Aud though the Scrbes aud Pharisee
we're denounced 10y Saviour for thsir hypocrisy aud
robbng "sidows house," yet a word did He utter
against slavenoing Oh occasion He was sought for
10y centurion who asked him heal his slave who WAS
sick Jesus said he would go: but centurion objected
saying Lord. am not worthy that thou shoudst come
under my root but speak the world only and
shall be healed For am a under authority having
soldiers under aud say this 60 aud he gocth:
aud 10 another come and he comct aud my Stare do
this, and he docth t"-Aathew g. .. The word render
ed here servant in translation means slave IL
means just such servant a. all slaves the South
are. have the original Greek.
Here the hammer fell Mr.. Stephens asked that he
might bs permitted To go long the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Campbel) had taken up his time He
had but little more TO say Mr. Gddnss Of Ohio OBJ
ected aud what follows is the substnce what he in.
tended to say II he had not been on by the hour
rule
The word in the original is dolos, and the meaning OF
this word given in RObnson's Greek and English Lex
icon IL this read from the book "In the family the
donfos was one JOHd TO Serge STARE aud was the pro-
perry OF his mister-a living possession Aristotle
calls him" Aud again: "Th5 doaios therefore, was
never hired errant the latter being called nishios -
&c This Is the meaning Of the word given by Robin
son, learned doctor OF divinity well Of laws The
centurion the occasion said Christ himself II say TO
my ddre do this, and he doeh IT, and do Thou but speak
| the word and lac shall be healed" What was the Say
tours repyy Did lie tell him go loose the bonds that
icttered his ielowmeng Did lie tell him he was SHINING
against God for holding a daoe? No such thing But
We are told 10y the inspired pcnman that
when Jesus heard it he marvelled and said 10 them
that followed: Verify say you have not found
20 great faith no. not IN Israel Aud you that
many shall come from the East and the West aud shall
st down with Abraham aud Isaac and jacob the king
dom Of Heaven. But the children Of the Kingdom shall
be cast out into utter darkness there shall be weeping
aud crashing Of teeth And Jesus said the cenu
ron, 60 thy and thou hast believed be IL done
unto thee Aud his servant or siare healed in the
| sei.same hour"
Was Christ doHghfaee? Did he quail before the slave
powerl Aud II he did rebuke the lordly centuri-
la. a; I,gt..