Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-21
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found rho would dare 20 ;han, fHT the pnrp"7'
~ deducng opposite conclusions :hau those whi'''
The writer arrive. al aud maintains in the ssc'e u
question. ltis gratifying fsct that our religious :"
wei, as literary periodicals, ere taking true s0"I
upon the vital ques,ions which now o'H,u' -"
coau;ry. Every Southern writer owes IL ~ W. ~
n,s n suffer no occasion to pass without striking
h,ow in d.,f.ncs of tho South. The paper winch We
.x +. ,bs ,-oduction, we believe, oil seh'iehiso
.. ~. BAR Of Richmond, who Glands III tue
from, rank, for legal abilities anu eA''''''
requirements.
rur scKIpTCRAL ARGUMENT FOB sLA' T.
RY
r..,, on Liberty and Slc-ery BY Albert lay
." IN RIrpsoE. LII. D.. Professor OF Ma,nema'ios
in the Urversi'y Of Virginia fnn'u'p"''' - -
Lippncot; & Co. 1850.
,.;,jy,oJnua Statistical Fiews in fdror q S!arcry'
oI 3D. Tuopsros S1grSGrELLow, DID. Fourth
aG;,;nn with additions. j. w. Randolph, III Main
street, Richmond, Va. 1910.
We are not Of those no condemn rne II ignel la"
w. bslieye in it. That H. we are "iins. w
and nriori to express our spprorai VI any eel Vi
;,;nn. mr. course of conduct tor when D'oie shbc-
b. nroduced. We yield implicitly and with
ns"r,nnd homage 10 "Thus saith the LORD what
II, teachings whatever lite commands ana houin
!, call for tbs remuneration OF the most dearly SLer'
;sbed opinions aud for the sacinre VI l,e osl uee
TO- ;nnnr,ent interests even of ite Itself lis behess
- ~ ,r;ng 10 obey. H. then, the Bible sanc,iona
,a. y,s will commend II 1t. on the contrary, Inc
Bbl. coudepna IT, and teaches 'hat " .ste!i ~ noo.
,sb II a, whatever cost of money or OF olooo we say
;,h ali chaerfalne.s, LIE: the will OF the Almighty
w. ~, aoo"nnI.h.d: ,e, his injunctoEs be obeyed lu
N. d,oussion therefore, OF the slsvery quesiion we
L., onr.e,f fairly on the platform which the Chr'
NJ s;,h.r section of the Consderacy should de-
Ara by an appeal in the rst instance, and a. aenn'-
lively settling the issue TO me o, of .svrry
,,h,t do they inculcete applicable 10 TINS ns.au.
,;onI what course of conduct do they point Out al
proper where it eXistef ,.;u, .,o
a. ..aminstion If tho Sacred Scriptures win esq
,,h Al, very bas received the sanct,on Of Jeho'
v, in erery period Of which they treat: by express
command nnd.r the Patrarchal age; by lie lncorno'
s,;on ;nIo the law uttered from Slna and by us L.
gaty being recognized ma liz rela'Se oaueS pe'ns
regulated by CHRIST and h's apostles'
The 6,,t scriptursl passage bearing upon me sno'
;, - lsvary is found IN Gen. *. 2o-2i. L! IL me
declaration Of Noah i'll regard 70 ms sous H'iu le,I
de.csndsnts Cureed b. Canaan: deTrdnt OF ser'anss
shall he his brethren bessso ..1,mt Coo shall
snlsrce Japbe,h aud he shall dwell IN tho tents OF
Shrm: aud Canaan she'll be has Scrranf: Inns % Ine
Language OF prophecy doubtless; YET ~ the lansusge
Of father, speaking in explicit and empna'o te'ins
fhn
n the resi-: and, without interpreting single rein"h
.,r,nce. u,ltr!ny Tho will OF tho Almighty WIN lni'
nl;ci, obediyuce and chserfuness lie iaEguage
also is unaccompaned by any denunolalon y, o.Si
ar wrath upon those who shall hold their croe,e W
hondsye hut absolutely bls.ses them lhe nl'' Gun
hst;c declaration of the Holy SCRIPTURES concerning
In institution of slavery utiers no dounie tongue
conc-rninc il. Ii il be altered ~ speak al a'l' IL
.peaks that slavery, even slavery Sh"pS 0Isrs"'
NAV be tolerated, yea, enjoned by GOD. IN the IAN
cn,ce of Dr. Srinyieilow, God III THIS instance no
cr.sd slavery and ''shows in that decree tokere oi
enoJ will 10 tn. master. Tracing the sacred records
down from this declaration Of Noah, We are next ar
restsd nv The case of Abraham. Abraham, the ia.
,bsr Of the faithful, has had many unworthy do
,cendanta who have been proud TO call him father.
The abolit,onists surely will not claim any relation
ship. When called to 20 into Canaan. fhs oarIauSe
informs u., Abraham took earai MS "he, ana Low,
nj. brother SON. and all their substances tha, they
had gathered ard the sous tAey had gotten ~ Ha'a
AND thsy went forth to go into lEc land OF canaan
Can xii. s. Who are ths.s "soa's he had gotten III
H.ran1" Slaves, bought with A5rahams money
So the ancient Jewish writer's say, and 10 Tue nal'f
part o. Christian commentators agree. Dr. bush'
however. expresses no positive opinion CONCERNING
II, but simply affirm, that by Abraham making
souls" We are to understand his "eniarGlhg nj.
household establishment" This enlargement con-
s,tsd doubtless of the addition OF slaves ana 10 u
,vs are in n great measure 10 trace the astonishing
fact disclosed 10 Us Ia G5Dcs's XIV IL, that WneE
Abram "heSrd that his brother was taksh rapife he
r,cd his trd ned serrrnts born IN his oCH soase IN
hundred and e,shteen, and pursu-d thein pc W..
oap,urers Of Lot ua:o D&n. These eer'nn'e
werr sisre., ard the passage .iduid so iiH"s b.e"
translated kuo estimates that in oiIef 20 furn,e"
this Quota Of slaves able 10 bsa. arms ina pr"oao'h
~ is thYt Abraham ndo tho owner o. i"u'
times Ii, number 90 that hv tS!d IN MS c"E
right in bonGage, upwards OF tehrs h"ndr.H
siarr.! Numerous other rss'sSas occur 10 ia'
hook OF Gou.ss. referring 20 the 2--n' "e:i'h ~
Abraha;n, consisting OF silver aud -''o 'chs hnu
s!7rcs: so that ono has property sag tho' IN Ms s
tory the existence OF slavery 'ns"': us IL every
tuTn" ". vii! not dwell specially upon 'hr!., bu
content ourseii with simple reference Ia the follow
iny Gen. Iii. Is. l6; xiii. =; xvii IL; xx li-lo On
oths- !s:. connected with The history o: elnvery IN
At.ahams time We must not omit to notice. II
reaches 90 wholesome lesson 10 modern ag;'stors,
rhst We coui visa il engrSven IL golden letters
upon their frcnt!ets. Dr. Sringiellow has stated the
case 90 we'll In his little work, that we oauuot 10 ba''
ter than cite his languages,
Canaan and that In bis seed all the nations Of tbs
earth should DO blessed He reached the aye OF
eisb,y.hve, and his wife tho age OF seventy.tve
while as yet thew had no child. AT ih's PERIOD So
rah's anxiety for the promised seed IN con-
neoton with her age, induced her to propose
a femals slave, OF ,he Egyptian stock, AS 81.
condary wife, from which Ia Obtain the Prpini'eu
seed This alliance SO pulled The save with pride,
that she became nsoent 10 Ee- r;istreeG the mis-
trsss complained TO Abraham, the master Abraham
ordered Sarah to exercise her authority Sarah DID
go and pushed it to severity end the slave aoscood:
I'd Th. Divine oracles inform Us TINT the angel OF
God found this runaway bond woman iu the wilder
ns.s aud if God bad commissioned this angel 10 i'm.
prove this opportunity CT teaching the world how
much he aohorred slavery, he took bad plan to &C
complshit. For, instead ofrepeatnS hom'iy upon
doug 10 others as we would they should do unto
u.s. and heapipE reprosch upon SARAH ~ hypoerlte
and Abraham atyran,. and giving Haear direc-
ton how she might get into Egypt, from whence TAG
cording to abol,ionsm) abe had been untiHhteously
sold into boodage, the angel addressed her As TIA
gar, Ssrsh's maid, ,Gcn. xvi. !, T. thereby rccog
nzg the relation of master and slave, aud asks ho
WHITTIER wilt thou go And che said, Il Dee from the
face Of nv mistress. Quite wonder che honored
Sarah much ss to call n.r mistress. But che knsw
nolhin. Of abolition, and God, by bis angel, did no,
become her teacher.
ave nave now Arrived at whet may be called an
abuse Of the institution in which one person Ia the
property of another aud uder their cou;ro' and sub
i.ct to their authority without their consent; Rad II
tbe Bible be the book which proposes to furnish the
case which leaves il without doubt that God ahlors
the institution, be:e we are to look at IL. What,
therefore, il the doctrine IN relation TO slavery In
case in which the rigid exercise OF ito arbitrary a'i-
thority 10 called forth upon helpless female, who
might use a strong plea for protection, upon the
ground of being the masters wife In the aoe OF
this case which is hedged around WITH nggrava:ons
as if God designed by It 10 awaken oil tue sympathy
! and all the abhortencc OF 'hnt portion OF mahknd
who claim 10 have more mercy than God himself
but cav in view OF this -,roh CAGE, what Il the
doctrine taught Ii it tina: God abhoTs the instu
ton cf.avsry that is .r"pruach 10 good nrii that
the evils of the institution ra NO !onger be winkeG
at among saints; that Abrahans character must rot
be transmitted 10 post"ry with tis stain upon i;
that Sarah must longer bs allowed 20 live sar
,.r 10 the abhorrsDce God has foT such oondact &,
sh. has been guilty OF to this poor heple's female !
say what 10 the doctrine taught Is i; 10 PLAN
that can bs easily understood; and does God teach
that she is boudwonan or slave, and that che is to
recognize Sarah as her mistress sCd not her equal;
tina. she mus, return and submit; herself unressrved
~ to Sarahs authority Judge Tor yourself reader
! by the arrs'. answer: And the angel Of the Lord
said unto her, rel urn unto Thy mstress and submit
thyspif unto her hands Gen. xvi ."
| I'VE hav. already sufficiently established thu ID"
vine sanction Of slavery during the fa'''.rchni ase
nv tina pro,E that Ahraliam white inyng the Divine
! sppro5stun and favor We Shareholder. But W
may 60 farther and that this very relation "a'