Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-02-09

.. 20 ,ancisnt and modern, European aud
.s.,asr on,Aoritv., and after this abuse
- GhoIi,ionists. Il shall prove true, that
St. Ven dykes assertion, As to the mean
~, oe ,J,r(os.' is conlradicted, most IN
lcH,ivocally, by facts-'stubborn facts then
sli persons having any pretentiOns to schof- |
s,sip and candor,' will he better able to
liudre as TO who would 'wrest the Scrip.
Itures,, and 'oyerluru the very foundations
of the Greek language TO sustain their dog
mas
Mr.. Van Dyke says, doulos' is derived
! from the verb dec to bind, always signifies
'bondman' But what say facts. The
! Greek word 'douloS' occurs in the New TeS-
lament one hundred and twenty two times,
and is applied us follows Once it is ap.
piled to the Lord Jesus Christ, as the SER
want Of God Once to Moses, the servant
of God. 1icelrc times to the apostles,
fourteen times to christian brethren. Fohr
times TO the servants of sin, &c. l might
multiply examples of its use, but it is Who'll
ly unnecessary to convince the candid, for
every intelligent person knows that word
thus applied, cannot always signify bond
man. Yet with such facts staring Mr.. Van
Dyke in the face, he afirms snch to be It's
meaning, and theu abuses abolltionlSts Tor
denying it. Indeed, their cannot be an
example found in the New Testament where
) the word 'doulOs,' by itself alone, necesSa-
rily signifies, slave, or 'bondman,' in the
sense Mr.. Van Dyke contends for. Hence,
, the translators never translate the word
, douloJ into slave, and but once into bond
), man. REV. VI l5-where it may denote
slave.
, With such facts to encounter, it would
$ seem like desperation to undertake to build
c an argument for slavery, upon the New
h Testament and yet with brazen conf
] dence men fly to Gods Record Of Truth, in
: order to escape the verdict Of the civilized
r world, relative to the origin aud dement's
y of slavery.
S The meaning therefore, Of these words
dcspotes and douos, shows the folly Of sup
Il posing slavery is intended whenever masters
). and servants are addressed, or the relation
d is recognized. In fact, slavery has runs
J. in our ears, in connection with the use o
the terms, master, servant, bondmen, &c
r, until half the church and world think thai
2, the Bible is full of slavery and it is heresy
n to doubt or deny it. In this way the i'm
preston has been made that churches among
\ the gentiles we're full of shareholders and
% % their slaves and that consequently slave
At holding was no great sin, after all. Hence
, Christ and the apostles are represented, as
u passing over it, by giving little instruc.
= ton to regulate i'll 1t has been this good
. natured, friendly recognition Of slavery il
our American churches, that has built it uT
and walled it in with scriptural warrants
and divine sanctions, until certain men have
come to regard the church as the bulwark
Of slavery.
But when we turn to the Bible-th
tchols Bible-Old and New Testamcnts
d, aud with an honest heart and obedent spir
. it ask for the truth, God gives US truth
:. pure, benevolent, impartial and just, beam
;. ing with love to God and man.
TO suppose that such book-from sue
: source, could authorize such system Il
" American chattel slavery is to suppos
that the fountain of all excellency and good
10 ness and purity, can send forth poiSo
RS streams to curse the most sacred relation
Dr. of life and fill human souls with sorrow
bitter as death. Every medication, there
fore of American slavery, on scriptura
; grounds is an assault on the character G
Il God and divine revelation.
= SO conscious was the Savior, of the de
q grading influence of servile relations, tha
y he expressly charged his disciples 10 cal
= no man master in q subordinate sense
= since Christ was their master, and all me-
- were brethren and equals. And the opostl
=. Paul speaking in accordance with the SO
!. viors' instructions, says 'Ye are bought will
m m price be not We the servants of men
~ Art thou called being q servant? care no
Ti .n for it, but if thou mayest be made free, us
= it rather. Hence, the rejection Of bono
y age and attainment of Liberty, were theme
ed presented by Christ aud the apostles, t
q Jew and Gentle, bond and free.
>. have now shown that "SLarcry has n
3 Foundation in the Scriptures" 1t follows
therefore, that slavery ought to be abolish
= ed, because contrary to the Bible, and cor
|. Sequently sinful This is "Abolaionism, ,
Il according to my Rev. opponent. l nov
a call attention to my
- SECOND PosnIos. "lSlarery has been pro
n mulgated, ehieGy By Misrepresentation an
o abuse" This is exactly what Mr.. Va
5. Dyke charges upon Abolitionism. revers
70 the charge, arraign Slavery as the ermina
and now hasten to snstan the indictment b
q such testimony, as trust, will commend i
, self to every unprejudiced mud.
5. "CAattel slarery7 in free country, is o
|. unnatural system it has no business in
h republican form of government. 1t wa
y this settled conviction aud belief, that le
/ many of the fathers Of our country to spea
}. of slavery in terms Of reprobation +!
was this sentiment that led The noble Lafay
d ette to say, II would nerer hare draaoB m
IS spord IN The cause of america, If l eOui
It hare conoeired, that thereby toas fOundin
n a land Of sLdrery" And it was this be
j. lief, that led the immortal Washington t
10 say, "Ihsrs is not a man liring, l0hO tOishe
IN more sincerely than do to see plan adOpi
es ed for the abolition of it," And it was thi
m same sentiment, which led Thomas Jeffer
ce son, in speaking of the contingency of
be conflict with slavery, to say, "THe AlmigI
ne ty has no attribute lOhich can take sides l0it
I'd US in such a contest" In fact, the leadu
s. distinguished men, who signed the Declard
r. hon of american Independence fought th
of battles of the Revolution and framed tn
f. CoaSlitutiOH of the original states wei
ID generally in favor of the abolition Of sla,
10 erv and MANY of them have left their We