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

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you'd 20 with the man, W. VIII nu' 'ah n.r.ul.
self to determine" GRAIN II ia, ne',ht, ihsr,sd hi.
no- ,cfs i; @: -cte, 10 ianuc Tha :e h"u LA h;s
f.ther's slaves ,ioDE with bis sllroI GU ~ I,s.r
flock. ard herds. and csinels AMI ee'es - n-orn,,.
too, VISA Il ei.venolder lsanc me 10! .,.rah NJ Gs
whom Gv: blessed ard Ia wnom no We =. enc .,.rs of
rsr IL will make thy eeed ~ multiply, a, 80 "oun
U.sran md wi,l give unto thy seed a'' "e'E .,h
,r,e. crG in inv serd eSs all the na'"". '" o;r. opd
j.. blessed; h,caYscthDt dJrdhdm o'e .",,J,s and
kept m y rh0rge my Communicates m' b,v. q don.
my lacs." Gen. xxi ], j; IA =; ,In,j,i, ,srIn- in
bje sanction at slavery, declared III 'Ap,'," Ia
ill., l,,.s,;,., ct = ,lny.ho.Ler, tue soh ", ''"
or of whom il 10 said "he ha'h ny, w.. - Gould
.,o commandments, and rt1!u'es' ''' M .h.r,;..7
IurEu,:e he more eInpis''c VI -. H.. hl.s.ny in
worin \ ,cod-rn abul!uonst eoi' ~
:" ~" :" 49, n,,cr n f.sb.e Ansh 10 II
EN- W s- reriod Of several centuries. rom
the time that Jehovah meets aug o.sHo go W. ,hsll
rsr TO the delivery of the law io.i 40 i;htniuy
49, ,h "a ma Cod from ihs tiuhiuio anu hsh'u''s'
r.i y. ,,,s;n az he procaims bis WIZ 10 MS peo
e declare. side by side with 'he co'nna.,un;euh'
,rhou shalt not bear iass witness asns. Wy 90
hor F." This other commandment, ihou sum- NJ
" H. n.icbbor's house, thou shalt cover my ns'En
81 Wy var his man strranl, nor ms mn!d SER
' ". ,;a o1 rcr h;s ass, nor any th'nS taaE aMy
n,;,bior's, The God oi Germ ahd tue uou VI 81,
80 .m,,k The came voice. lie 10 cons>sen. WIN
niI H. ,ba; nl.ssed Isaao III his p0ss ess'onS dc
hI'tn' Min. OH tn. descendants OF Isaac III
go, nIiks 10 a mans wife, ann his man s-rFhh'
nI maid servants not only n 1t h'y Snou!d not NC
.,,I,n bu, that they should not be co'e'ru' ,i
We Are not surprised 10 hnd, IN mo i."s pFona,
80 hr III, Divine Author OF The Dcch!ogup, such
mISo,h thy bondmen and thy hondnads, when
on Shall live si,a!! TIC vi the heahen tia" are rouho
sbnnt Won; OF ,hem shall ye buy bvhdmen ana oChu.
n.i5s. Moreover, OF the children OF the strangers
,ha, 40 soouru among you, Of them shall ye guy,
I'D NJ ,h,3r families the: ere with you, which they
berst In your land; and rhey shall be your posses.
rion, Aud ye shall take them 0s an 'nhe'iiHrce ~"
,our ch,id,tn after son, 10 i"herH mem ~, Po'
session. they shnh DC y?Er JoIsY' shall NOT
rrle one owe, another with rigor Ley. XIV 80
"If ,hy brother ihs, dwelioh by ihee oe ""nn
n,or And be sold unto thee, thou sha'' hri .D,"pr
MIN to serve Is bond servant! nut d. a ny" ,I
vent. aud az q ,rnurIcr he shall oo VII" 80 .,
hall s.ryp thee until the year ut luo"ee' "',i Wv.
sb,Ii he d. part from the, b";h ne anu ne
9Th ,h.m and shall return uato his own iahins' nnu
INTO ,b- NOISES ion OF IN. fathers shai ne re'ufn'
For they are my servan's Welt ~, ~ ,oId M b,pd
,n.n Tbop shalt no, rule over him with riSor, ont
.h,Jt f.,r INV God" Lev XIV 81 ID.
..yf Nm. bi.y Hebrew servant elk years he sna!i
s.rye; and 10 the seventh ho shall 20 Out iIee of no
rhioy II no CAMS in 10y himself, ~ shall GO oui oy
himself: if ne we're married, then his Wlie shai 20
ou, with him. II le master have given hun WIFE,
and sbs have borne MIN sond or daughters, tio vile
and her chil,iron shall br her masers, and h. shall
20 ont by himself. Aud II the servant shall pian!;
say, love my master, M wife, anu my chiH'rni !
viii not ~ uu free; then hls master small .ns him
uu.o the Judges u. shall also Crac linn In ms u"nf
ur unto tho Gocr.pcs!; and his ma-'gr rha bore ms
car through viii: az MI Esd lie snail serve Linn Tor
svcr." EIod xxi. &c.
Tncso were III, ststu;es which the Div'n- ka'ns
ordained !or the government cf his peculiar people
They ar. ;he enluaiiuu OF his wisdom and will COR
Corning them. They Contain the most enpha''c -'i'
doreenen. aud sauc'inn Of the right OF prcieriy IN
man. This pou. csuno: ne more satisfactorily su'.
tanned than by the simple citation Ut such lancuage
az this. II will he enough for the purposes OF Sou'h'
ern slavery if ,hs statutes we have cited and DINER
citations made, esrnbi,h that slavery IS not E'otum
~ se--s not IN aboiue and unlc6 rsal EVIL
The testimony which fhs New ieatsment
Scrip lrss furnish on The subjc Of slavery ms u.
yirsv ordained institution, is nor, We arc Tree Ia M
ni, OF 50 auohniic character An mat funlshea by
tho Old. But there is nothing in Tho New lrstamrut
writings " hch woad induce All inpsTtia! rsanl'nhn'
10 mad ty the views he would derive from a=a'o1nGtae
Cd Ii rauin; DO loubr,t that heque.tl'n OF slavery
vas presented as practical qunsi'n 10 me saviour
II was all around eui about HMM Gailiee, hno
Sama.a and .d,a. Slavery Ia every ior'n We are
:ola was ghunian, in that aga. The sight OF aeisvr
wns a much NOR. familiar siehi 10 Ch.ie, Itsn 10
modern auoliiiJnst. Our Saviour himself not I'm
frequently re:trs 10 The relation OF MASTER AND slave
~ enforce his lessons upun tie penp'e' Many OF ne
most impressive parable. were drawn fF.m u. ln
many o, his di.rours-s ts alluars 10 il; Will We
would ho:, pe.;ape 60 ics.e'i IN saG!ag that ioes-
.i!us:ons 10 ard u1e OF this relation express iu
sanction Ct slavery. We! !: can hardy D. Imagined
:hE: il i roiUr ~ So Gfhss ma':i "fu!'S :"
n, s,arCs il OOH Tag, thY Sarlnc. wGci1 So nav"
referred 10 It. AS properly Remarked ny a
earned 6;Yjn- If the S+"rur tad c'r'ntd sihvrf?
a-iunussa I moral war: "Nl'' c. aht2r' Hr ""';"
surely have lid a. 4 a:;ca; u:c ~. !uia'tlnoe! 10
ne casc e Tie parable 81 The ten ta-h's ih' eau I"
.,n a,irg the rrla ion ". sI!snn Il! servants 10 ia:
Ipav.ul, N.g.-: ~ IL. RS :: ~ snoss.uI oti"tch
he lord and his strgants br Would d"h1't's nave
irawn hsruironl II lta.on wn!.h. Bang tEan'atza'
soud run ,!us "If in relation 4 aioh = TIE !nere
-.sut al brute force without. right ana s'nl: gu the
,a:; nr .he m;.r, Ih= mtsrar cxp:pis and eriorcss
IMPLICIT obedience and the Use nt nj! The !ai-nfs ana
capabilities Of hi, dave, how much NOR. should &C
your C-"a'or amd h.ser, AID r!shtu Master cxprc'
and enforce such Ub-dleace from his Creatures IL
tho holy writings we nowhere nave any such arsl
lp.nt adLuced, or enS tho remo;est Implication
that the exi-.cnce of sla:ery WINS !'srli "fonS,
or the result. OF wrong. EVerywhere u l.
dealt With ii il were right ard ezpsaisH'. There
a
soul 10 SIM and freedom from that Ia spoken OF his
blessing. OF that slavery, Christ aud BIZ apostles
were not chary ia decixrirg It's aboninatlon In the
Ugh; of God ari OF molly men. The teachings OF TIE
New TessG,eui III regard to bodily tstvl'ade "ccnfa
with TIE Old. Or. instance only haro We in Nh'ca
tls practical question fur Se consideration 81
an inspired apostle, and in that case the course pu sued
is in er.ct conformity with tho condnct OF the angel
In the CAGE of Hagar. Our reader. VIII auderstana
that va alIuds t. Onesimua. Pau!'e letter 10 Pbile
nnon sent by this slave, brief but complete and
satisfactory xroslt;ou OF tbs duty 1 both master and
servant in the contingency Tor which II WAS written
The et,ile woald seem 10 have been preserved among
the Inspired records, 10 condemn the con-
duct Of modern nsi,ato,s who verify think they do
God service by breaking his laws aud rohGpg their
nsighbors. We shall cl:s the entire letter:
Paul prisouer Of Je.u. Christ, and Timothy our
brother. unto Philemon eur dearly buo-ed. and tel
low bor-r and 10 cue beloved Apphis and Arcnip
pus our feiloa.scldie- Gnd 10 The chch in thy house:
Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, anG
ths LORD Jesus Christ. ] t5anK my God making
mention OF thee ElwagR in my prayers: hearing OF my
low. and faith, which thou hast oTGrd the Lord Je
sus, and toward ali sants; TINT the communication of
thy faith may hscome efvc:us by ti:e acknowledging
of every good thing which is In you in Chtisi Jesu.
For have grea joy aud consolation IN my 1--we
uecaase the bowels of the saints arc refreshed hee
brother. Wasretore, though | nigh; Do much bold
10 Chris: ~ cGjGa ies that which 10 copveaent yet
for loves enko rather besesCh thee, being such an
one as Pau! the aged, and nov also prisoner OF Je
eus Christ besesch thee Tor MY son Onesulus,
whom | have begot,.n IN my bonds which in time
past y7as 20 hss Improbable, but now profitable to
thee and TO me; whom have seit again, thou there.
fore receiv. him. INA, -, mine own bowels whom
would have retained with me, that IN thy tteaa be-
| might lave uiui.Iered uuto in ths bonds Of the
gospel: bu, without Thy mind would do noihn= that
Inv b.!rai shmu'd 49,, % ~ Ii ii NECESSITY, but
wli!nyiy. For pcrHsp. lie therefore departed Tor Il
season. that hou rhnuid-- receive him for ever: not
now a. servant, Uut above .etTant. brother be.
loved specially - M. on how nurf more un'o thee,
roth IN the d-sh anL ia She Lor. II thou coun, mo
therefore L ru,t.cr. receive hi IL IL: soii. IL he
h.,h Rrors ri ner, ua eth ie- auSh;. Out tina; OF
mine account: Pau have written it with mine OWN
hand, will repay it: aoei, do not sey TO Thee how
thou oweet uatU even thine own self besidss.-
! freeh my bow-l- in tbs Lord Having confidence in
thy obedience, wrote unto thee, knowing hat thou
wilt also Gu more than say. Butwiihal prepare ms
also lodging; for trust that through your PRAYERS