Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-02-09

IcLE, you soy: "Surcly the mon 10 domcnted;
his abolitionism has dethroned his sober
reuson, aud left only q single idoo In his
head, &C." ! do not intend to defend the
Editor Of TIE CHRoriciE; | only quote in
order TO deplore the use Of such expressions,
which are too common W it'll politicians NJ
all parties. But is not this quotation out Of
place in the lips Of an old man, q scholar,
and a Christian! If your Bible argument
be a good one, It Is certainly in bad CON.
pany in connection with the above.
Your first Bible reference Is Leviticus,
25th chapter, 44ih, 45th and 46th verses
| need not re.qnote them, Tor | huve nothing
against them. have often heard this por-
ton OF the Jewish Scriptures spoken Of os
the Mosaic Law, but new r before do re-
member to have heard it called "the Law Of
Christ" or "the words Of our Lord Jesus
Christ" In giving these titles you may
successfully claim to be original, and you
may make your argument appear stronger;
yet | insist that everything be called by It's
own name, and thot Jewish Slavery was
instituted under the Mosaic Law, not Chris
tian.
In commenting on these verses from
Moses Law, you say "this law is not only
permission, but it has the authority of a
command Eye shal);" and you also argue
that this command was not "done away
when the Christian dispensation took the
place of the Jewish" but it is still binding
upon US. Now, sir, ! will hold you TO this,
your own argument; and by iegitimately
following it, you will see where you will be
led. You are either bound by this Mosaic
Law, or you are not. II you are bound to
perform its commands as you have inter.
preted them, then you will be compelled to
take the following positions: p
LIST. You must at once buy a slave, or you
cannot be a Christian, for you remember
that whatsoever keeps the whole law, AID
yet offtnds In one point, is guilty of the
whole" Hence you ure guilty and CON.
demned in the sight Of God, until you have
made this purchase.
Cd. II will be your iuty to use your in
%luence 10 have the Constitute n OF our
State so amended that it shall be purged
from all uncbrislinn principles Of liberty,
aud that the gospel at Slavery be declared
to be the law Of The land.
81. The Jewish law enslaved the heather
W Without any distinction of color; therefore,
whenever you find u heather or unchristian
people, is is your duty to enslave them, be
they white or black, for you uIust not forget
that you have affirmed that "tbis law has
the authority of u command"
4th. The Free States of orr Union are
all unchristian, and their Inhabitants should
be bought up by your Christians for bond
men ami bondmaids.
9th. Shareholders are the only Christians
in the world, for they alone obey this law of
Christ, as YOU call it.
9Th. Jesus says shat he was "anointcd to
preach the Gospel to tho poor" Now,
according to you, he certainly made a mis-.
take here; he should have substituted 'the
rich,' oil the %poor.are unable to buy ,bondmen
anb dordmuids Of the heather.
7th. 1t is impossible for u poor man ia
become a Christian-he will always be O
nelthen-and therefore a proper subject to
be reduced to Slavery by the rich.
S,h. The rich alone are able TO obey ":he
words of the Lord Jesus Christ" and be.
come Christians.
do not desire to do your argument injus-
tice, ye: ] cannot now see how you can
avoid being led by it 10 adopt each Of these
positions. shall there fore confidently ex
pect you to acknowledge yourself free from
this law of Moses.
In a future letter I will examine your
New Testament references.
Respectfully yours,
SCRUTATOP