, 1859-11-29
Or. Rlcc,s Sentiments on Slavcry.


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ter from Or. n. l.. R'cE' oi Chicago CONTAINING
the following:
"1t il mt tr,e TINT I h.vs erer held Pm.
Slavery on;ntons: hare been nm editor, with
nnrin1 that ner;od hnre pnbli.hcd ,,ucf, on
IL. snb;ecf cf cf.1.ycry-.twaTs a3yoco,;nor.,.x.
c,r.T,6x md cnfoni;ation n Ill T5ars ,or;i,
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=. 49,.
oa'!ps nea'o I'LL" 1eao HUGH u LIE poe'o'
views IN past years, and never having noticed OF
heard Of his advocating emancipation" but
on,r IL. u,,,oa;r,t;o," .,a +,t;,,a o,,t ar ~.
on's Inc eo'onlta''0n anu .aklng oa' o. 'oe
"ay tnosc aleaoy edanclpateo, toon Gown
small volume, il stiff paper covers, containing
:. Jectrres nm S,avcrv. u hv Rev. X 7, R;ca u
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~ a"o ea'e'ea aecoFolae 10 aeI ol Song1ees
by the same gentlemen, 1645. In the preface,
Or. lice complains that lis riews of slavery"
hod h.ar r,;e-a,-aesnt.d ona ,;,a. 4h.t =. ona
t'''o 9'sa o4.a' ep1ee7u*"o' A"1 snen s1o' % "uo
reason for the delivery and publishing Of these
lcrtures. A.. matter Of much interest tn vonr
...s.r. ond ~ +ha n,h,,o 0ana,.,,r = -e.,a.t
feaes's' ana w 'ns pu'ae eeustais' ieques
ron to publish the following extracts, made with
accuracy. from the lectures of Dr., Rice. The
book itself is ut your service If 1ou desire it:
PJqe 10.-"All sober-nindcd men admit thut
there is sueh thing rs }nstihatIe war. So
there may be sueh thing as justidable s}aye-
y: :, ....,:.:..;.. IL. .:.,.
snrditv I 90 to he law booTs @ for defn;tion % % NJ
slavery, and having ascertained the power
Thsh .a ths e,x'l .s~ g'Tss the ,naste! o'eT The
nn,ress;on snd 6rne1tv he fa1 ,1ern;ts a.. sA'
G1nr 17-aIn Kentuckv liz siare has 1he
Sans nrofectinn that a child hns ;,
80 p1ae On NssT nnw st.ta ~ .r;,1 n-o.o.d ~
proye tSo Ma 'mRos.ant d o1s taS.s W.:
Deonle. under tie old dispensation. to hold
| slares.
-. The Apostle of Christ did receive into
the Church slayeholders. as ChristIans in rood
| "a Ibefate their slaTes."
! "Now. if Abraham bought persons ther most
! crrtafnlr belonoed Ia him
and let i, not be forgotten that when Abra.
hmm bougbt slaves, or Received them ns a pres-
| ent, there certainly was no law limiting
the time Of their serrltude. Moreover it is GER
| tain TINT slaves might then be subject to pun
Rage e. "A Hebrew might be sold according
to The laH OF Noses for SIX years; and thus SER
| 1itude might become perpetual"
| Raqe %: "obserre,. these slaves are repre-
Aeuted rs the flonkY, the p0f9ekstoA OF the mas
ter, md the inheritance Of his children; aud the
master might enforce obedience by indicting
corporal punishment, though not permitted to
destroy life or limb
{Dr. Rice IL here cou,mentinr on the Hebrew
la~ ot nutoes' anu 'n'ess 'nal an nea'"en'
hrevy s,aVas rfce;rld ,coolt. There in no eyi.
danre .yhotarer that 1h;a il ina II "a tTue
howcrer tbat in Ktare.ho]dinp States uany ii
the s)ares do actually receive better wages thar
many Of the noorer Glasses in cur city.6 fCin.
cinnati.l
=,
tasha lay Is,sys % te had s'sra. w.
noui;9ae. * nona;.;e, ~ ~ thosathor
oouoess s., ~ 5 souus9n u 'Aose lucy pa'snasee
"s 9'ea.ly n !npnoseb nns." ad1 49,.
t1uy .ufsst 10 A1n e.. aso ma{ ".
MS setsseA 1Iw'o1tJ' ~ uo5 tAau ne
mine 50 iar a. a. bis services are concerned.
fagf -. 'ihe literal aaa ORDINARY meaning
&he "ofo doatos' translated servant Is stdee.
IAbolit'ouists hold that Christian douI0
came under the law of Christ, where there il
neither :. hond mr. frec ~
Rage 50. How do the Aboltionists escap'
the clear fact that We here find Shareholder
recognized as faithful Christlaus, not command
ed to Tree their saaEes:'
And then. in refereuce to Dr.. Thomas expla
nation of "belieyiug masters" as tie name O
their forner rather tbon of thc;, Christian xta
tus. Or. njce remarks:
"Tbere is no cure but grace for men who vii
taas ooadl5 and fecKlesaly resist tie scnptures'
o4 is'gs sa DF: lslce quotes with appreciation
the following reference to his (Rlce's) repor
adopted by his General Assembly in 1876:
1.-THE principle Of the General Assembly