Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-06-21

all descending generations. The Sen
ator from Mississippi (Mr. Brown) Is
CALLED by the comparison between
Slavery and polygamy. and winces.-
! hail this sensibility as tho sign of
virtue. Let him reflect. aud he will
confess that there are many disgust
ing elements in Slavery which arc not
present in polygamy. while the single
Disgusting element Of polygamy is
moe than present in Slavery. By the
license OF polygamy one man may
have many wives, ell bound 10 him
by the marage tie. and in other re-
spects protected by law BY the H.
cense OF Slavery, whole race j. de-
iivered over TO prostitution aud con
cubinage, without protection Of any
law. Sir. is not Slavery barbarouse
Ihirdiy; Slavery paints itself again
IN ITS complete abrogation OF the pa
rental relation. which God in his be-
neyolence has provided for the nurture
and education OF the human family.
and which constitutes an essential
part OF civilization itself And vet.
by the law Of Slavery happily begin
ing 10 be modified IN some places
this relation is set at naugbt, aud in
It's place Is substituted the arbitrary
control of the master. at whose mere
command little children. such AZ the
savior called unto him, though clasped
by mothers arms. may be swept un-
der the hammer OF the auctionoer.
o not dwell on this exhibition. Sir.
b not Slavery barbarous?
FourthLg. Slavery paints itself
again in closing the gate of knowl-
edge. which are also the gates of civ
ilization. Under It's plain. unequiv-
ocal law, the bondman may, at the un-
restrained viii Of his master, lie shut
out from all instruction, while in
many places. incredible TO relate. the
law itself. by cumulative provisions,
positively forbids that hs shall be
taught 10 read. OF course the slave
can not be allowed TO read, for his
soul would then expand in larger air,
while he saw the glory OF the North
Star. and also the helping truth that
God. who made iron. never made n
slave, for he would then become ia
miliar with the Scriptures, with the
Decalogue still speaking in the thun-
derS Of Sinai; with that ancient text.
He that steaieth man aud
selleth him. or If hc be found
in other hands. hc shall surely Le
put 10 DEATH with that his text.
Masters. give unto your servants that
which is just and equal with that
great story OF redemption. when tho
Lord raised the slave-born Moses TO
deliver his chosen people from the
house of bondage; and with the sub
Inner story, where the Savior died a
cruel death, tina. all men, without di
tinction of race. might be saved. leav-
ing to mankind commandments which.
even without his example. make Slay-
cry impossible. Thus in order to las-
ten your manacles upon the slave.
you fasten other manacles upon his
soul. Sir. is not Slavery barbarous?
Fyfhly. Slavery paints itself again
in the appropriation of all the toll of
Its victims, excluding them from that
property in their own earnings which
the law of nature allows and civiIiza-
ton secures. The painful injustice
of his pretensions is lost in its mean
ness. 1t is robbery and petty larceny
under the garb of law; and even It's
meanness is lost in the absurdity OF
its associate pretension that the Afri-
can. thus despoiled of all his earnings.
is saved from poverty. and that for
his own good he must work for his
master. and not for himself. Alasi
by such fallacy is whole race pau
perized. And yet this transaction is
not without illustrative example. A
solemn poet, whose words have found
wide favor, picture a creature who