Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-21


, l&..iss ASss, 81. ssF..t!!a.iss, 5s' .: -:
hdsi..5. :::s: :hsy I:.S az 81 ~ Q: wv 49,
ssvou. IN iii ti.!nss." l::gs !. 5. 10
".rran.,, Us su,c TO y"n: c:.s:sTi s a. .<s
no: ouy fn th- y"1i and sunr, hu: a'fc - l." '''
ard" Pet. ii. lS
!; /. in vain that such passages sre acnrh: % %: p .
vrri-d from thar pl:Ia gnd .''ri"r' 'le>'.
Gi-a. y ana Certainty recognize '"e &c ,.ilo.I = c.
ert sIi in !ul! ircs, aat et7e"g tho "bn
of hearty ub,6ienc, lie part %! the sef'a, :. "s
ohrn 7;a:eT no, 20 Ill Es.. " ~ The matters "l
s,vrs." Or. Fuller, III one al his letters l" ~,
Wayard. properly remarks scu'y OF u,
does depend the justice Of the authority q" '
master Claims" While commanding tho s'a' ~,
ohry, the apostles do not forget The nas'oF' III n
ribution OF their pr-c.pa. Ma-t"rs are eEl'neu "
| -frb.sr threatening" Eph. vi. AND 40 rchn,'
Ia their servants what is jast and equal Col ~.
This seems to hs the extent Of tho apo6'olo nJ'nc
| tioAs to masters. Tho Christian master Is no!
| commanded 10 rnanurnit his .!aves, bur 10 'rIA'
them we'll Does this evidences III "plGiom on '.!e
part of the apostle that slavery Was INGENIOUS sih
n that had been the case, would not The Juhc'on
! 10 n,snumit have been given1 In the absence "'
suuii an injunction are We not warranted III th>'Hs
that the apostle did not regard II. but, con'fh''
wise de.ne the relation in itself moral ana t"!ui
one and therefore undertook to regulate the rec'pr
cal duties of the Christian mae;tr aud Inc c 'n'F''
| slave If there be any flaw in this reasoning, we
are unable to detect it, and are slnce'ely cear"us
10 ascertain what the Scriptures DO teach rs To ins
subject What ws SAID at the beginning, we repeat
hee: il the orscles Of Jehovah teach that slavery
a moral wrong semper ct abique at all inner ana ih
all places and that it ought to be- abolished III Sat
ever cost Of money or of blood. the conlmaaus Ii
Jehovah ought to be obeyed. But 1t thsy on 'eaon'
ss We think they do, that slavery is ia"iu hs.tu
,lon not in itself sinful and that tic continuance
and existence ara allowable in conformity TO the
Divine will then it s alike the duty OF thr ohris'lan
10 submit his Will and his own preJudices 10 inc
teachings Of the Holy Scriptures.
In view Of such Overwhelming testimony Afforded
by these Scriptures If the Divine approoa'ion oi
slavery can it be credited that they are appeasd 10
~ cnndrrnug il Yet 1t is even So many OF me
biti.r.., opponents OF slavery dsc'sre their oppns
i'm IN il brcau.e il is inconsistent with the will Of
(3od az "a, forth in the Bible. They read there Law
which savs, "rhou shslt love Thy neghbor as thy
s.'l:" and again. An Iiiaga whhtsoeve. ye would
that men should do unto you, do ye even 20 to them
They discover ip these two prec.pts prncsple dia.
mai really oupoesd 10 slavery. One Of ihese-H man
not giving TO drawing hasty IF incorrect oonclu.
sons has sat Were This precept one last cited
obeyeG il is manifest that slavery could not IN TACT
e1,at for single instant The principle OF me pre-
cent |. absolutely bver.ve Of ns principle OF slave
ry" This Is the stronghold Of the an.sl.very advo-
cate and if conpel him TO surrender II, We shnii
have gone :sr 70 convert him To the truth lhs answer
| We think e co;nplsts. Jesus Christ declared OF the
claw" tibet its essence contained in two items
supreme love to God, nnd love 10 ones nrgibor
Thou .hat love the Lord Thy God with all thy hear
and soul and strength, aud thy nrighbor AZ thyselt
On these Two commandments hang all ;!ie Law aud tho
| prophets" This jaw Of which the Saviour spake
| embraced the law Of the Decsugue. from which IS.
have before cited, and in which, Il, We have seen,
! slavery lie protected, and the iiinncton ie given,
J Thou shalt not cove; thy neighbours wife, nor htf
mau serrdnt hs maid Srrrdnt nor his OK, nor bis
! ass, nor anythtsg tho. - ny n'gh6or's.' Can il
| he po.sibls that thu Lawgver CT Sinai and Chrs.
|
principles Of suprem. love to God and love to ones
neiyhior embraced tic .o'e lar did he mean IL sar
that they embodied part and not tho whole Of II !
Still worse, did h. that one Of thuss principles
condoted with tbs a@ Did he mean that IT the
| whole OF that law wer. promulgated. This principle,
Love Your mai hbnr yourself. wou!c be utterly
suo-ersive Of au institution which the law, in one "i
! It's items, was d-sISus1 ~ project and secure We
might r.st ihs QUESTION here, sud eRvs II To the OBJ
j.cior 10 ret right Ihis maBile.t division between
the persons of the Holy Trinity which his declaration
Produces Ii it be true, as he says il is true. that
| the principle Of slavery and tie Bo!c principle OF
love 10 ones neghbor ar. nnagohistlc, then there i.
10 escape from The conclusion that the God OF Sinai
and the Christ who eIpounded bis law are at Issue
But We will take lowe. position, and endeevor to
"jus,ify the mays of J,hovab," and 10 remove this
oontrarlety by showing that the Interpretation pun
| upon !hs command 20 love your neShbor as your
sell. by modern anti slavery writer's, Is not Inc true
one. We .a5 ii with all ths emphasis Of which We
capable, that the principle Of slavery does not
conec. wiki :ao proper lines Of :he Law of human
love, that On the contrary, in many csaS, and III the
particular Case of American slavery, the proper tx
rciss cf the principle, IL your re shbor your
| svr," demands the continuance Of The iositunn
! By the precep, Love your negho'r n, yourself,
ard by tina, oher precrpt tbcng the sntne IN smother
| trrm) DO unto Others he you would Thar oihert
! ,hou d do unto you" not 10 understand a.
! toulhi that whatever min nay lawfully desire
/ il uae condition of life another may lawfully desire
III auulher condition of li:e ard That The master Is
therefore, l.. applying the rule OF love- to netsu:r
tho prnp-r desires OF his servant by hi. own /! II
| ne right for The servant, taklog !a:o cons ;-rati"
justice Ii. the safety an welfare OF 'crey
! and the w'e!!srs OF the srTvnn, him e 1t II hn rIn
H.: the servant, in view # ali thes- c E7lcrrhtih-
TO d-sira Freedom then il certainty trae 'h.t III"
S.-er il tia rTS?er .rcia- 81 :ts Cfra:iHn pr:;
cp.s Of ,nve thould Sc, lin free. G.t Il. c;. tie
ura"r Hand i % lao: l2ht 10: IN. a-r'ah; 10 deal"
freedom becnu.1 ui any -! he 'Ga-id.'n iona a1lirG
rr Tor any h.r tuiIc-n5 -rnsp.. ;lrn Y ~ .':Gt'.
clear isa', III Ii" txercss Il ti= :a.:'e if 'i-' lie
nHetsr siguij nul l-Gair AN bal -n'!!o no:a aim
in 'rndaGe L,t Us illustrate thu pra,ica uysr2i: n
=! ihi prnc. 20 10 hyyaihc:i, s. c.tf, ':e 2.:as
! 10 which Southern city can furnish A. Is a ser
| yant 9: rsre mechanical genius Is ma. purchases
| MIN n; L very high pri u W;tn lii powers rs a Tic.
| cI,nlr, Z Il nevertheless naturally unrar'y nes!
! KENT. and lazy. 10 need. M ovrrsesr oo- :"
caupu! him 10 work; oihe.w,ie, ne would b-con1
drunken and disspa'ed ~reici, scarcely aoi. 70 earn
| bread eaonkh 10 1--we upon, much less 20 rear up
/ A.
The rnns;er gives him fod and ralI e-t. ana supplies
| him with all the necos,arss of life. He has wife
and family. all OF whom are uncsr tie control "t hi-
master and A. is as happy and coa!-ard rs 10 the
| rss.er WIN owns him. In such ca-s the qGesti"I
| of nanuml.son IL presented 10 3. Oae al his elm"
suggests, You have no rish; to hold A. In bondage
The I'd mat made you declares t:Ia you hu'' k'Sr
your neighbour as yourseli;' tina. you mu't 10 I"
others AZ yoa would have them 10 10 you. ~ y""
sera in As piacr, you would d-sire freedom. Chi.
iian love to 4. must prompt you 81 set han Tree
But r-.pon1s b., IL cannot est him lre1. \. IL
l.. he is ahu2 The station God designed him to MI
fIs is faithful. steady servant H.. works Wei! "s
servant His labois OF great pecGaiary advan'
tseu TO me- and Of utility 10 rho town In which live
! H. ma. ali tne necessary comforts OF life; wiir and
family well tsken care Of and prov AZ b. /. him.
self If m,uuni, him, will do him an iGjnry.
will not deny that he may desire resdum BAT ne y
IA, ali of hi, race sre) naturally unthriy and rrgl!.
ysnt, and he lacks ioretbougbt. II set hin Tree
! ;ozeiber with his family, as my naIhbor n. Old In
the CASE Of his servaht., like them IN 'sw months-
years at farihestA. and his lEii!y will become W.
cious and filthy in their habits an eysso!1 10 all pa.s
ers.hy and sumo of them, perhaps, ;ena'ts OF The
eil or penientiary. believe my duty 10 A and 10
A . family, and tina love you speak OIL alike require
that should keep him In his present state Of eer'i
tude. He isa happier and better man. as .et' an.
than he woald BIZ Il be Were free ln fhs case pun,
Is no: d i reasoning snundf YET III Is had n'easnr-o
! "A cesirrs ny his own, he would have given MN
and ls family their freedom; ard In 20 dong wono
have violated rather than obuyed the Ia" Lhf'!iah
love, by ua citing upon his servants tbs owe ne emu
msre,.s The servants were not prepared for 'trug
cling as fruemeu in the battle of life: they we're not
fitted for the position Into which they would be
thrus by Inanunissiou; hsnce their ruin by securing
freedom. Or. Bledsoe hiss happily expressed the
thought here enforcing; N J'oh'h dts're' re
-rreat in one relation of ke e aot eott reason for
afoo.a or injurtou, ac IN another reatio" thereof
| He coutnue,:
"The pyecopt which requires us to do a0 wo would
be done hy was intended 70 brighten the conscicnrr
III used by a5oii'ionists 10 hoodT'nk and deceive
the conscience. This precept directs W. TO cnnrriFt
thu, W. may tn, nu,. clearly perceive wha:i- due TO
them. Tine nbolltionist employs II TO c'nyince us
thar. bccaure we desired !ibsny for nur'eive'' "e
shnald extend il 10 all Nell. even to those VINO are
n,t nu.jia.d for i'm r1oyr,r,, an 20 whom it would
-, ,,,. ,,r..,.t ,os,Ile i,ury' He EMPLOYS u