Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-02-23

of the Bible, on the ground of its being in
cendiarv, and the motion was lost by only
three naiorityp' This story, we think, bears
the impress Of fabrication upon its face, not
only because il has nowhere appeared in the
leading ne,os papers of the country, but also
because it is a generally admitted fact that
the doctrines of the Bible, so far from con-
demning, clearly justfes the Institution OF
/ slavery Democrat.
OF course anything injurious to the m
tsrests of patent democracy is either fab
rication, unmitigated falsehood, or some
other choice term to be found in the Yocah-
uary of the Lewistown Democrat. 1t is
true the Bible iusti6es slavery, but that pa
per forgets to tell its readers that it is tchlse
slavery which Is justified in that book. As
we have often heard this argument adgan-
eed to justify the bondage in which the
negro population is held at the present day,
it may be worth while to enquire how the
latter was brought into this country, and
then compare it with the former. Some
time in the 18th century it was introduced
into Virginia and other Southern States by
the Dutch and English, into Florida by the
Spaniards, and into Louisiana by the French.
A great portion of them were seized at
their homes in Africa, under the most re-
voting circumstances, and sold without re-
gard to the ties of kindred, while others
were captured and sold By native chiefs
who made war upon their neighboring
tribes for that purpose, being inclted there
to by inhuman white men. Such was the
origin of negro slavery in this country, and
as the present generation is not response
bic for its introduction we have no fault to
find with it where it exists by law, but in
opinion are opposed to its extension into
territory now free.
As to the Bible slavery brought forward
by the Democrat, any one who will refer to
" Hornes Introduction" standard theo-
logical work, will there find that slaves
were acquired by Coptiody-by Debt, when
persons, being poor, were sold for payment
of their debts-by committing a Theft
without the power Of making restitution
by Birth, when persons are born Of mar
ried slaves-to which may be added by
Purchase, parents in the east from the time
of Moses down having exercised the right,
acquired by custom or law, to dispose Of
their children Now all this, be it remem-
bercd, was WHITE SLAVERY, and as the
Democrat cites the sacred volume to its aid,
the inference is plain that it and all those
who hold to the same views in justification
Of negro bondage, would hold the same in
relation to white men and white women,
if they were slaves. How, then, would
this work? To carry out the Biblical idea
advanced in the Democrat, we will suppose
that the principal editor has become poor,
and contracted some debts he is unable to
pay, say to II. j. Walters, Esq, for the
sake of illustration. Mr.. w. wants his
money, and goes to Esq. Hoover, brings
suit, obtains Judgment, and issues an exc
cution-whereupon the constable posts up
a notice like the following:
PUBLIC SALE.-fn pursuance of an execu
ton issued by c. Hoover, Esq, at the suit of
Ii. J. Walters, Esq, have levied, in default
Of other goods, upon the body of II. Fry
singer, practical printer, and will dispose of
him as . slave to satisfy said judgment, on
Friday, lst March, 1860, at the Court House
in the borough Of Lewistown. lie is consid-
cred an excellent workman, and persons in
want of such property will do we'll to attend.
d. WASsoN, Constable.
That is specimen of Bible slavery! How
do you like it, ye clerks, tobacconists, coop
ers, millers, forgemen, brickmakers, masons,
carpenters, hatters, shoemakers, cabinet
makers, tailors, saddlers, boatmen, laborers,
lawyers, doctors, preachers, and all other
trades, occupations and professions Just
substitute your own name in place Of the
above, imagine yourself slave for life,
and your children after you, to some money
ed man, and you have home argument of
the doctrine inculcated by the Democrat,
for mark it, the Bible makes no distinc-
ton whatever between aChtes and blacks,
and if it can be brought into the support
of the latter, it is equally as forcible for
the former, or in vulgar parlance, what is
" sauce for the goose is sauce for the gan
der" Whatever may be said in justifca-
ton of slavery at the present day, one
thing is certain that nowhere in the sacred
volume are piratical inroads with fire and
sword on helpless men, women and
children, for the purpose of carrying them