The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-01-23

SLAVERY AND THE BIBLE.

this nation who now have the cntir
control of this government, in varuu
ways uphold, extend, and do their ut
most to perp2tuate slavery. Avery con
siderable portion Of the church, North
Is in fellowship with slaveholdcrs. 4
large majority of our whole country i
involved in this nefarious system. 1t i
therefore very important to understanC
what the scri ptures teach concernin!
slavery, and what if anything is christian
is christian duty with reference to it
What then Is American slavery? an
swcr--
lst. Not compulsory labor. Some have
imagined that the chief evil of slavery
is being compelled to work at ahUthcr'
Will, and without wages But this is i
mistake. Disobcdient children and idle
apprentices are often and wisely compel.
ed to labor, by parents and guardians,
against their viii, but that never makes
them slaves.
I'd. So neither is whipping and maim-
ing. working Misunderstanding, sla-
very. Som" suppose that these are the
principle evils of the system, against
which anti-slavcry men invoigh. But
here is a mistake also Humane peop'e
there are, at the South, who do not thus
abuse their slaves, (thou9h possession Of
irresponsible power always tends to cru
city 50 there are brutal men at the
North, who beat, and in many ways
abuse their families. Bat this is not
slavery. Il was never soaccountcd.
Denial of the proper rights of citizcr-
ship is not slavery. Some may have sup
posed that the various franchises of freq
man constitute the chief things which
are withheld from the negro But not SO.
Forei guers, females and children arc not
invested with these rights; but they are
| not thereDy enSlaVcd.
lth Nor do all these things torcthcr
make mp the crime, or comprehend the
mighty evil of slavery. They are only
incidents Of the system. They more or
less flow from it, a. indeed they DO from
other relations Of life, and from other
states Of society. But American slave
ry is the conversion of rational, accoun-
table, immortal being, made in the i'm
age Of God, and little lower than the
angels, and for whom Christ died into
a chattle, an article of property, yendi-
Die commodity. South Carolina slave
code, "a Brevard's Digest, p. 229} de-
clarcs "slavcs shall be deemed, sold, ta-
ken, reputed and adjudged in law to be
chattles personal in the hands Of their
posscsscrs, their executors, admin
istrat0rs aud assigns, 10 all intcnts, con-
structions and purposes Whatsoever. -
The laws If Louisiana teach that L tslave
is one who is in the power of his master,
;,
dustry, and his labor. He can do moth
ing but what must belong to his master.
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III "' '''''' "'"'oS' anus you see th"t
IL '' not the VOCATION o. certain rights,
oo' Tue ahh'n''"'ioh o' all 1t Is the
o05' 10"''o" u '1"" u '"' Ie'ei q a
brute IL involves Tie denial u dome'-
tic rs'"'''ns' consequently " refusal to
@..'' u 'hea leGa! p'o'e2'''o' ioe iHtaHF
slave may b. sold before it is born, so
that at the instant Of it, birth, it belongs
n one ,oaster and its mother to another
\ saw -" P''S' . "' P''P'''S' "o' 10
any promise 70 Nlh OF agreement with
! him binding IN law. Being under the
10 lesai riS"' 10 a''aaa 10 'H0 worship
OF his Maker. Like other ohattIes, he
can obtain no legal redress for any iniu-
~ howcvar Great or criovous The mas