Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-02-02

be rIghteonsly lndged by Him wh'
knoweth the secrets of all our hearts
Men, however great they may be. AT,
OF small consequence in comparison
with principles; and the principles fol
which John Brown died is the question
at issue between us.
You refer me 10 the Bible. from
which you quote the iavorite text OF
slave holders.
Servants. be subject to your masters
with all fear; no, only TO the good and
gentle. but also to the irowaid. -
Peter, 2: Is.
Abolitionists also have favorite
texts. to some of which ! would call
your attention:
Remember those that are in bonds
as bound with them Heb. l3: ).
Hide the outcasts. Betray not him
that wandereth. Let mine outca>ts
dwell with thee. BE thou covert To
them from the face Of the spoiler'-
Isa. 16: 3. 4.
Thou shalt not deliver unto his
master the servant which Is escaped
from his master unto thee. He shall
dwell with thee where it likcth him
best. Thou shalt not Cypress him.
Deut. %: Is. l6.
Open thy mouth for the dumb. in
the cause of all such as are appointed
To destruction. Open thy month, Judge
righteously, and plead the cause of the
poor and needy. Prov. %: s, 9.
Cry aloud. spare not. lift up thy
voice like trumpet, and show my
people their tran>gression, and the
house Of Israel their sins. lisa 5S: l
| would commend to Shareholders
the following portions of that volume,
wherein you say God has revealed the
duty Of masters:
Masters, give unto your servants
that which il Just and equal, knowing
that We also have Master in heaven.
Col. 4: l.
Neither be We called masters; for
one Is your master, even Christ; and
all We are brethren. Matt. 23: :, 10.
Whatsoever We wonld that men
should do unto You do ye even SO unto
hem.'-Matt. :: l..
is not this the fast that ! have
chosen, to loose the Ionds of wicked
ness. to undo the heavy burdens. and
to let the oppressed go free. and that ye
break every yoke?'-lsa. 5S: 6.
They have given n boy for a har-
lot. and sold girl Tor wine, that they
might drink. joel 3: 3.
lie that oppresseth the poor. re-
proachcth his Maker Prov. IA: 81.
Rob not the poor. because he i,
poor; neither oppress the afflicted
For the Lord will plead their cause.
and spell the soul ofthosc who spoil
ed them. Prov. 22: -. %.
Woe unto him that uscth his neigh
bor's service without wages. aud Civ
eth not for his work. 'Jer. o.: l3.
Let him that stole. steal no more.
but rather let him labor. working with
his hands. .'-Eph. 4: %.
Woe unio them that decree unright-
cous DEGREES. and that write grievous-
ness which they have prescribed: ia
turn aside the needy from judgement,
and to take away the right from the
poor, that widows may be their prey,
and that they may rob the la;herless. :
lsa. 10: l,2.
If did dcspisc the cause Of my
man-servant or of my idservant
when they contend with me, what then
shall | DO when God riseth mp! and
when he vi>iteth. what shall l answer
Him?'-Job 81: -. Ia.
Thou hast sent widows away emp
". and the arms of the iatherless have
been broken. Therefore snares are
round about thee. and sudden fear
troubleth thee; and darkness. that thou
canst not see.'-Job %: Q. 10. IL.
Behold the hire of Your laborers.
who have reaped down your fields,
which is of you kept back by fraud,
crieth: and the cries Of them which
have reapcd are entered into the ears
or the Lord of Sabbaorh. le have
lived in pleasure on the earth. and
been wanton; We have noarished your
hearts as in day of slaughter; We have
condemned and killed the just.'-Jas
5: 4.
If the appropriateness Of these texts
is not apparent, l will try and make
it so. by evidence drawn entirely from
Southern sources. The Abolitionist'
are not such an Ignorant set OF ianat'
les as you suppose. They know where
Of they affirm. They are familiar witt
the laws of the Slave States. whicl
are alone sufficient to inspire abhor
renee in any humane heart or reflect
ing mind not perverted by the preju
dices of education and custom.
might fill many letters with signihcan
extracts from my statute books; but
have space only to glance at few
which indicate the Trading features o
the system you cherish so tenaciously
The universal rule of the Slav
States is that The child follows tn
condition Of its mother" This is al
index to many things. Marriage
between white and colored people ar