New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-10
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opinion Of honorable gentlemen - he contrary
there have been scms very respectable Opinions a.
10 the Divine authority in favor Of Slavery we 81
krow that Ham snned sgsins. bis God and sgalns:
bis father for which Soab, the inspired Patriarch.
cursed Canaan the con OF Ham, and sad: "A servant
Of servants shall he be unto his brethren" New
tor, who was perhaps 81 great q divine as any IN
New. England. and ss profound scholar, in s boos
of great celebrity called his Prophetic, in which
be .ndeavors TO prove the divinity 81 the B.oe
by the maDy prophecies .hs. are fllflang,
says ths. this very African race s-e the des,end-
aIts Of Canaan, and have been the slaves of many
nations, and are s,l expiatsg in bondage the
But it may be said that this Is only an opiaiOa
OF Mr.. Newton, and that We csn zee no reason
in IT, Mr.. y said, Il the gentleman was unwilling to
believe Mr.. Newton, be would surely believe Moses
aud the prophets And L the Senate would indulge
him lie would show from the Bible ITSELF thst Slavery
was permitted by Divine authority; and for that pur.
pose he would open 10 the 18th chapter OF Levtcus,
and read follows: " And he Lord spake unto Moses
in Mount Sinai, saving, Speak unto the charen OF
Israel and say unto them" &c. ~. And II thy
brother that dweleth by thee be wsxen poor and be
sold unto thee thou shalt not compel him 10 serve a.
bond. servant: 49, But as An hired servant, and "a
a soiourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve
thee unto the year of Jubilee. ~. " Both thy pond
men and they bond.msids, which thou shalt have,
shall be Of the heather that round about you' ana
of them shall ye buy bond-men and bond-nslds. h.
Moreover of the children OF the strangers that do go
journ among you of them shall ye buy, and OF their
families that with you, which they begat in your
land and they shall be your possession; To- And ye
shall take them Inheritance for your children
after you to inherit them for possession; they shall
be your bond-meI forever, &c.
1his Mr. President, Is the word ct Goo, as gwen TO
us in tie Holy Bible, delivered by the LORD himself TO
his chosen servant Moses. Ii might be hoped this
would satisfy the scruples of all who believe 10 the
divinity Of the Bible the honorable gentleman from
New-Hampshire certainly does, a. he has referred to
that sacred volume for his creed 1t might satisfy the
scruples of Mr.. Ken1ick, and the dvnes who appear
40 shocked at seeing father dispose OF his slaves to
his children by his last will and testament as tney WIZ
perceive the Scriptures direct them to go a. an inherit
ance The honorable gentleman says, he speaks not
only bis OWL but the universal sentiments OF all those
he represents. If he and bis friends OF New-hanpsnre
have not turned aside after strange gods is hoped
the authority have quoted might satisfy them.
The bill thus supported was carried, IL to 10
Harrison Gray Otis of Massachusetts,, Sanford OF
New. York, and Taylor of Indiana voting for 1t.
But BY the time il got back to the House. its North
ern supporters seem to have taken some alarm,
though to Judge from the newspapers of the day it
does not appear to have attracted much attention
out of doors. At all events, in splts OF repeated
attempts on the part of ts friends to take it up, it
was suffered to lie upon the table, where it died.
The suppression of this debate was indeed part OF
the standing policy on the delicate question OF
Slavery. pursued at that time by The Inteugeneer,
| which then possessed monopoly of Congressional
reporting, undisturbed even by Washington cor
respondents. But the Missouri debates, which
followed a year later, and which occupy large
part of Mr.. Benton's present volume made this
secretiye systcm no longer available Not only
in the course of that debate did the whole qnes-
ton of Slavery and Free Labor come in all its
length and breadth before Congress, but full and
elaborate reports Of the speeches spread the dis
| cussion also before the public. From speech OF
| John w. Taylor of NewYork, We select the fol-
lowing eloquent yindication Of
THE RIGHTS OF FREE LABOR.
It further objected that the amendment Excluding
Slavery from Missouri is calculated TO disiranchise
our brethren of the South, by discouragng their emil
grafton to the country west of tue Alsssslpp. III II
were proposed 10 scr innate between citizens Of the
| different sections Of Unon and allow Penusyl,
vapian TO hold slaves there while the power denied
| to Vrgnian, the objection might very properly De
made: but, when place all on an equal footing,
denying to all what deny to one, am unable to
discover 'he Injustice inequality OF which honorable
| gentlemen have thought proper to complain The
cescription Of emgrants may be affected, IN some
measure, by the amendme Mt in question IL Slavery
,ha be tolerated the country will be settled by rich
planters, with their slaves if il shall be rejected the
migrants will chiefly consist Of the poorer and more
prosperity and happiness of country ought to consti-
ue the grand object of its legislators, cannot hesi-
tate for moment which species Of population deserves
most TO be encouraged by the laws we may, pass.
| Gentlemen, in their zeal te oppose tie amendment
appear 10 have considered but side Of the case.
the rejection OF Slavery will tend to discourage emf
grafton from the South will not its admission have the
same effect in relation TO the North andEast Whence
came the people who, with a rapidly never before
witnessed, have changed the wilderness between
the Ohio and Mississippi into fruitful fields;
who have erected there, IN a period almost too
short for the credibilty of future ages, three
Of the freest az most fouishing States in Union
They came from the Eastern hive; itom that source
Of population which, in the same tune has added
more than one hundred thousand inhabitants to ny
native State, furnished seamen for large portion
If the navigation q the world searnen who nave un-
rel your baiher in every port to which the enter
prise OF nan has gained amttance, and who, though
poor Themselves, have drawn rich TREASURES Tor the
nation from the bosom Of the deep. DO you believe
that these people will settle ia country where they
must take rark with negro slaves Having neither
tie ability will " hold slaves themselves they "a
Dor cbeeriuy while labor is honorable; MAKE II Gi.-
graceful they will desplse II. fos cannot degrade IL
more efectually than by establishing system where
by il shall be performed principally by slaves Inc
business in which they are generally engaged oe II
what il may soon becenes debased 10 puoic eseha,
tcn. Il is considered low, and unit tor freemen'
cannot letter illustrate this truth than by referring 70
ren ark Of the honorable gentleman from kentucky
MIR Clay. have often admired the ibefaity OF his
sentiments He is governed by vulgar preJudices
We, in what adherence did he speak Of the perform
aLee. by your wives and daughters of those dotnes-
TIC Offices which ne was pleased to call serviie what
ctmpsrisCr cd 10 make between the black saves
OF Kentucky aud the white slaves OF the North;
and how instantly did be strike balance IN favor
Of the condition Of the former If such opinions
and expressions, even in the ardor OF debate, can
fall from that honorable gentleman, what IDEAS
do YOU suppose are entertained Of laboring men
bv he majority Of Shareholders gentleman
from Virginia (Er. Barbour repies, they are