Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-09

anDlhllateS the marriage relation. 50
/ far az its victims are concerned. There
is 10 more any legal marriage among
the three or four millions Of slaves in
this Union, than there is among as
many cattle. In the eyes os the law,
slaves are cattle. and their union is
that Of bruteg. They are declared to
be goods and chattels personal TO all
intents, constructions, and purposes,
whatcver. The civil law prevailing
. in some Of our States, takes them
pro "Rt'js, Pro ntorinis, Pro 9uodrupe3iLus.
Would it not be an interesting spec
tacie, 10 see one of these clergymen,
who teaches that the Bible sanctions
Slavery, called in to ''solemnize" the
wedding Of bureau with q chest of
drawers? The chairs and shovel and
tongs are invited as guests. After
tervent prayer for the divine blessing,
the clergyman says:
'' Ev the oil Leyit:cal laws
joan the turesu % tLs drawers"
Quid Riiss; mutato nouline iete fabula narratur.
Absolutely, there can be no more a
legal marriage, between two slaves,
than between two articles of furniture.
or between two brutes. They take
up together = they do not marry: no
clergyman dare pronounce two slaves
husband and wife till death do sepa-
, rate them tie will Of the master is
their fate. The Bible says" wv hat God
hath joined together, let not man put
asunder. Theslaye system savs,"Who
cares for God? | Twill separate them
when l please \ slave church mem.
Der IS taught by his religious teacher
that II is his duty, on being sold from
one plantation to another, leaving a
so-called wife behind, to take another
mate: and the reason assigned by his
pious instructors i, that in this way he
can be most profitable to his master,
which is his Jirst and paramount duty!
Thus he may, as good Christian, take
uD with a new woman every month.
This has been decided by an ecclesia-
stical council and these blasphemers
seek TO make God partner in this
revolving practice.
The Bible everywhere requires an
equivalent to be given, for services
rendered. "Wo unto him that build
eth his house by unrighteousness, and
his chambers by wrong: that useth his
neighbors service without wages. aud
giveth him not for his work" BE
hold the hire Of the lhorers who have
rcaped down yo.- ls.whirh bvvou
is kept back 10y ilr-... cl.-... and the
cries Of them that u..l rsa.ed are
entered into the ears ot --a Lord of
Sabbath. Slavery ncr.- -lI-ws anv
wages at all TO those Who g.ruer in
lis harycstS. To say tha- .lu clothing
and the food that tn ave receives
are wages, is TO say that the hav. grain
and stabiing of the horse are wages:
these constitute the Keeping of the
horse, and of the slave-"wages' they
are not
1t is frequently said. that although
individuals may DO wrong, the system
is right. Now. it is against tue svs-
terl | speak. The truth is, the indi.
viduals are better than the system:
the humanity-and, in nv charity. |
ought perhaps to say the Christianity
of the master, often triumphs 10 a
great extent over the system. If all
masters exhibited the extreme capabi-
lity of the system for outrages and
diaboiiSm, an indignant world would
rise and wipe it out.
suppose. now, this system. reekino
with lust, incest, crime and cruelty. is
bro I ont and placed under the blaze
OF Christianity. w Whatsoyer We would
that men should do unto you. do We
even 50 unto them; for this is the law
and the PROPHETS is the summary of
the whole Bible. Who has the hardi-
hood 10 say that the practice of slave
holding Is consistent with this iniuuc-
ton? What, in the New Testament,
is the classification Of shareholders?
1t places them with murdcrers Of IA
theirs and murderers of mothers.
Everywhere, the Bible inculcates a
spirit OF generous magnanlmlty. "le
that are strong ought to bear the in
irmities Of TIE weak, and not to please
Slavery, know, claims
his attribute, and talks about its chi
Talry and magnanimity. And is it
to cheat q poor. ignor.
Lnt, degraded man ont of the earnings
i his whole life-rob him Of wife and
then justify by saying
hey are an inferior race? Admit the
act OF inleriOrity, does it follow that
IS right to oppress them? Every
age Of the Bible flashes anathe,nas
gainst the oppression OF the poor and
clp.ess. The chiYalry Of the Bible
; TO help the weak, to protect the
and rescue those in peril.
his IS tho idea o. the olden chivalry.
Witness an incident in the Romance
Jvanhoe-.he true Knight, ,enfeebled
: 5ickne5s,ride5 into the lists to meet
powerful antagonist-and in whose
cfcuce? Tor one belonging to race
, despised and degraded then,as that
Africa Eow Is. This chiYalry We
.cognize as having something manly