The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-15
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. / 1Ias ;-as TIE case Of Joseph.
% Here i tie first ezsmple Of she s!aTe
trai:, CT q ! p2rs9p being disposed Of
ayainzt Ii: own will. He vas sold by
rs brethren 70 the Ishnaelites, and BY
these Arabs to Potipher. But as 1t
va, ali iay,aatary he insists, q was
..cien away cut Of the laud eG the He
b.ew4" Theo none could possess more
than a stolen right in him. I aver that
10 maa IN this nation eau show batter
title % his slave, than Potipher had to
the bones aud sinnews ofJoseph. Many
Jossphs have been stolen away FROM At
-ica VIII you maintain that they and
theirs shall forever remain in bondage?
10 the Osaclss Of God approve Of IL?
Wllre?
2. There pa. TIE oppression cf Lse
Hs5rcps ty tie ElyqtinraS.
THIS was- 50 batefal to God, that he
g-Fc Egypt as a ransom. In the plaques
oa hl.daeArteq Pharaoh and his iIl.fated
-l4aa' ile tyfant masters Of all ages may
reai their doom. Tie bitter bondage Of
tac1sralites was milder in many respects
than taas which prevails in the Southern
states. Thcy.were not slaves but sub
j5cted. 70 a.33tgr tax 70 the State. They
we're not d;persed among the families Of
Egypt; but formed q community by
themselves, IN the best part Of the land,
having their own form Of government,
snd preserving their tribes and family d.
visions. They lived in their own houses;
tbsy enjoyed all their religious rites and
privileges; their food vas varied aud
4bundant; they owned locks and herds,
AID very much cattle; they had The dis
posal Of large portion Of their own time,
they armed themselves wlen they chose !;
snd could all read aod write. Yet notwith-
standing these ana.ioga:iug ciroans;au-
ccs, wao is there to stand up here and
Plead for Pharaoh the oppresSor?
V. Con DID NOT ITcoRPoRA-E gLA-
VERY II The LAWS o. MosEe, oa GIVE
IT HIS SANCTION n TIE JEwISE Ma
vIoN.
There never was aoy divine authority
for this peculiar iustitatiop-Paouiiarly
svil--peonliarly Internal. THIS is shown
By various considerations.
/. Slavery Is jorbt1lan 5y hhe Noral
Lam.
This requires supreme lovs 10 God, and
upivorsa! love to man. Love worketh no
III 70 bis peighbor. II teaches, " What
, eoever yo would that msq should 10 to
you, do ye even SO to them" AS you
cannot in Conscience say that you would
Ike t2 be deprived o. yo4r natural liber-
y, a0d Be held IS tho property Of anoth-
er; you cannot il conscience hold slaves
yourselves, OF vote to sustain Others in
the iuiauity. Ho~ Oan yeu dare to do
It?
e Hebres6 scyuTlts pe9rs nct sLapcs.
The law was this. If thou buy a
Hebrew servant; if thy brother that
dwelieth BY thee bo wazen poor, and be
sold uuto thee, tLou shalt not compe!
him to scrvs as bond-rcryaat, (oc ser
want from among the hcathen) but as 4
hired servant, aud soiouruer be shall be
with thee and shall serve thee unto the
year Of jubilee aud then shall be depart
from thee, bota be and his childreu.--
II thy brother, an Hebrew man, Q. 40
Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee Tor
sell himself as it IS in another place,
and serve the six years; then IN the
seventh year thou shalt let him 20 free
from thee, and when thou seudest hiin
'uA iIoih 'u'S, tHou o4ld!l IOt Ict Hin ~
away empty: thou shaIt furnish him lib
orally out Of thy flock, and out of tug
floor, and out Of thy wiuepress." How
would our Southern nabobs Ike to OBJ
serve such law. ..-
This service was entered into by a
voluntary contract on the part Of the ser-
want for term not exceeding six years !;
or it was judiciail3 imposed for debt or
theft. In 1.-THE servant chose to re-
main, he rnade-a special contract before
the magistrate, had lis ear bored with an
swl as standing evidence, and served the
family toreEer; or until the. year of
jubilee!