Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-21
regulations of law, kept up a brisk slave

trade.
Our position Il that this Law was o;ve,, to
a free people Ola free State. IN reonIste IN ,he;r
course IN regard IN tbe;r fsJlow mon e,;nu
from bondsSe 10 Nbe land of,ho f.aa ny nyi.s
an asylum for the onnrcssed n '''o '''0' anu "
To weigh tbese yyews 10, ma iooL =. =.
Following "' '''N ~ '''e
/ III slavos arc ofJ;v;no r;oh.
az anv other nronertv-and ~ Ehope;ay
com;ty and Tho ,norai IL II HhilS'lal, i1
every ne;gbbor IN ,ha raa,.a. m ui,;u an V arc
or stolen nronertv how on oas, .... L ~ ms lost
tbe law IN onest;on be D,n,sI3 Uan 'TIn iaw as
ON the R;sbon's bvnbo,haa;a ;' ;is Mm'
bic with f;rst prnc;nIes ~ i.n 70 lrreconciia- S
All men. and ali nat;onS r %" a'u n.ai.s- lnoiris
bound TO- deliver nm 10 everv ~ man np;A b;s , uu.y
ertv % ''' up " ''e'y man MS prop
3 This law Is absurd and q. ;u,,o-,,;,u
Aggravated. from The c;rc,,n,stonana aeu.y 20 i.y
seif sbnesa and ',ar,;.I;tv TLa r. " Its
did not IN matters of r;sb, oo,nu me meoIews W.
nations. Act towards tbe;r na;ohhovs Svn 70 an
did In one another Waa tEor LsI5 - y ,hey
neiohbor,s q M or sheen = co,,ld meiI unoir
more dishonest p ~ 'o"'' nave UGH pceii no
q How can Tho ,ov ,,,;ol
the New Tes,.mon,p % Iappneu now unaer
made To the heather ne;abhor. 'ppnlGa.iJn ppp.l;.IIn
now or;s Il that nar, .nnI1od T dis ~ aPPlcaDle
themselves that; law ~ mS3 " Rn.h e enrews eons
he nracticallv annI;ed IN on, Gu .allno. i
Give mn slayes & S;bb r;tbboiJ q. a.{ !. oeaee hcw-
For we are not Jers auS Gen,;iaa q my sa'e .,,'ie.
The pafition wall Il brolen e' dawn now"
Could Marvland n slave sto,n n .toon u,,
stronehoIds. forts cities of ref,1o 81 f,p az ~
protection of ali the fng;t;vas fro,ps 49, :or s,e
and these States i've ;n .,,,;.,, ,nh;,s iEinla
land would return N her oyn r;,;no,. mn,o tal;
fugitiyes? II is manifest tha, S ;f III. ,s .ne;
applied among States ali bnIJ;na sin s,n :"
the Hebrews and their ne;nhhe,s III as
bound to return fno;t;ve sjaves 70 tho;.na;,L M ~
bors. or ali are hound IN onen tbe;r to-,;tns;n I
to all fugitiyes from Their neiebbnrs anJ
permit them to run at large as fTae,n an h anu anu
they please. - . o. = ~ = y '''''A " .
If this latter poI;cv be .don,od 90 I, 4;
vine. throughout the world esnec;.Ilv as Tw in
ali the slave States. how iono ;Ii'S III Siaro,, ~
ali surrounding States % nertsct % ransaul t ato 10
each nayt;cuiay State drpa;n;nc pHiea Uanaaas 70
tible current every slaye ;n,o frceSn,n s H. "nJ
into territory free 10 % him 'V WIZ. Weeuo, ,s anu
rest such universal stamnede9 "' '''iU u
APOSTLES mad. na change ON % thaSo ,a auu tns h,,s
sanctioned them ali How did i'd tbav a"s, o,npIn. DIs
tb;s iawS How J;d tbev ,,ro.oi u ;nsy aRpiy
preached now no more jew and Gentle. with
differing laws and duties towards each other.
They certainly said to all, Jew and Gentle.
as they introduced them into the Christian
Church Thou shalt not deliver the slave. u
How could these young converts understand
this, since they were not formed into any
distinct kingdom Of this world, with any dis
tinct civil laws? Could thew understand
Christ as saying to his disciples, s,-Now, you
must run away, steal and secrete all slaves
escaping from your neighbors who are not
Church members-who are not the initiated,
but on the contrary, you must always send
home to your brother disciple his stray prop
erty This explains Paul IS return of Omsi-
mus to Phileman. fortunately enough for
saint Phliemanfor had he been one of the
uncircqmcised he would have lost his very
valuable slave. Paul would have stolen him
Tor this law was not made for 'stares Of the
Isrdelites themselves" but for all '.Joregn'
to the Church Then, hear. all We sinners,
and Gentlles J Chrlstian-as saith the
bishop-must not deliver up your fugitive
properly, only the property OF the saints
The Bible fugitive. slave law was made for
the beneht OF Israel, and no body else! This
/ - pAooSiy III Abo
Agreed.
Then let our dear Christian brethren
South, when they came North for their fugi.
tives, bring their certificates of discipleship,
and the brethren in the fellowship North
will, according to higher law, sacredly hand
over to them their property. But let those
without the pale stay at home, we are for
bldden to deliver. Will this save the
Union? 49,. ..r.7, t--.t.ftlr ..f.
4. Again; what effect must this law have
had upon all the slaves of the Hebrews
They were forced into endless bondage. They
were educated, intelligent, and felt their
condition-felt they were under the curse Of
Canaan. They saw the runaway slaves from
the Gentiles entertained, and protected as
freemen. Those of Hebrew birth could
hardly see the Justice of their enslavemen,
by their own brethren, while foreirners
owned as property by their own masters
Il were shielded from the claim of their right
full owners. Nor could slaves of foreign
birth well understand the lawfulness of IN,
tenure by which they were held by Hebrew
who bought them from masters holding th,
Hebrews refused to surrender. Under sucl
circumstances and regulations il would b
utterly impossible to sustain American Slave
as the Slavery OF the South, is simply Al