Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-04-18
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In the dl4ussion of inc ques.lyn =. Wy
sinftilness Of slavery, We nay distingu,sn IN
tfp case OF the existence o. .he segde Is'a.o1
by crcumssnncss inv9luleA!,y , iorneu, ~, 1:u a:u
the mgTus renuyn voluns' v.' enu .oI sa.m
formed, ana " ew suseenea n'aI may
nave save entsneo uPoh M, oo. Ior
tgse ne may ncs o. ocse 20 chsnse sne .gos
relation yet. treating sne s,a'e, M. ~ "
chattel, put g man, ~ ircc, n,ordi asen:
ungor sucn cnuumstsnccs ~ my ~ v,'''
y, TOO g Onrisuan cna!ity anu .orpeaianco ss.. r.
e, rne dIcussol nas qu:.o q.:.,Y avtc, Tea G,,.;s'
slavery oivine Lns.i.1s'on w Saa a..t H,,.o ro
uan, for IN, voluntIy S, cn'9. r.,' un.o sno 10
isfion ano nave ano noiu nus iiliow,,aJn ,,J N 81
cnateei pr9per!y, ofiginany svoen, sosu p any
usnsIesfoq 20 mn ang " MN ne,u ~ 'p su'n
pW Nus .ns : pipic hsias si'o.oa rhr;.,;on
No. - tne quesslon "leu,e. a H..
may, IN any case, puy have " .as. ,'un IL
q gyc ms !. ney 20 ano.heI ~ Parchs'e ha n,, sau
Ioedcm cI the sa.o, y, wJ'IJ, .;J H., y" Xby tb
gvc 70 wv slaVc 49,. ,nvsoy ~ ar ] of thesn
purchase on ms own hIrecuom-nonsc VI snosc'
OF cases On cohsc.cnce' ~ whGn socu n"en
may diner In opinion, form the matter at
issue. .3p,it i.,.ss -
man under press OF starvation may taKe
Snd use ms nes9hDor Ioou, ana yer, unocf Z
the circ1mstanccs, may no. De guilty. u
tneft Inc nature Oh snls con.rovcrsy
qnrcs not tne Taising on sucn nlie questlohs
o. casuis!ry, Ing ISSUE y u p'anh yhe
SIMPLY, rs II sinful 70 s.eai memo .,a caat'el,
,ze tnemI!o seL tnem % SAG as cns.ic m9' ~,
puy epd noi1 tnen anu inell cn,uten ~ ~
virtue OF sncn tenure ana tePa transfer, as
Satu@ano hye st9ck arc heid anu owhGos
Ihes men have inc r,ght 70 gomto tne proad
pshics and wnn tne iasso take the wliu
morse, tame nun, ana se'i MN as ! piarkg., h
sole commgdity, no one gehIes: 20 may .ae
huntsman shopt down the gufalo and apr
ps0pnate % himself the DeeI, 1ne nae, tne
tsllow put mas man any sqch r1gnt, sane
tionod ana secured IN tne p,9le, ior 80 scnzlng cg
ms feliow.man, whethcr wild OF lame, Cnrls-
tan, civhiSed or savage, ana OF approPnas
tang hiM 70 ms own use as tne morse Or 1uI'
falct Ihat " lust the question, ana M'll shen
giu Cnrist anu nus Apostles ~ tne Hcw
Testament sanction s,icli an lnsututien =
for precisely such y the instltution OF oiaVe,
ry. nor mas tne good or pau treatnicnt oI
the save mucn 70 oo WIN tne question 70
more than inc mere aggravati9h OF an evil,
Or than the more or tbe less n degree OF tnat
which = g9od or eyli in klnu. Hor nns me- .ns' .ne
hypocra', partial, proeonueu, hanlway
;sr ~. i' ,,.a..;,,, " a"r,a ss,, Thr;st;ar :
sIoveboLlers and others interested in The
matter NAV do better than the law of Slavery
werrsnts md ike contraband goods. MI
III. nniv condemns tho system TINT binds n
soSl ~ ibs hands M an owner Who holds m
6rss v;il moral agency nj his Measure. and
from wbom he withIolds or NAV withhold
,ha R;bie which Christ commands nil To
saarcb Anv system Tint forhids. binders
~ intarfares with the right 10 search the
Sc,;ntnres md tn enjoy t6e Gosncl without
Saa, ~ ,no,estat;on. ns h Ia. III necessity.
under the mower OF Popery and Slavery. and
vet uretends to give The Gospol and the
story Of the cross as Christ has ordained its
proclamation is mean and wicked and hyp-
oc1tacai mockey oftho slave ana of Cnrist
and Of his authority, which requires the dos,
pei 70 De preached Jreey, ana 70 tne rec VIII
and choice OF the JFee agent, snd ior nus Jfee
eAgtce ana asccptuiice ana u such systenl ~ o.
hihle-withhoiding, orai instruction-seinsn
IN ~ purpose, anu ior inteh! 70 houiG the
mind Of the slave for the interes! OF Inc
sleyeholaing power, just " Cathoilc priests
withhold the Bible for tho strengthening oil
tbe Papai powers-should, succeed better
than Popery, the system of Slavery can never
claim the merit. 2 tlrf3r'G
THE NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING ON SLAVERY
"a Bisbop Hopkins snys Il "is perfectly nm.
deniable. He (Christ) dif not aNutle 10 Il al
aIT Here we tnke issue. The Bishop
saws. M also Van Dyke that serrant in the
Bible means stIue. Then master, the cor
rotate, must mean shareholder. Hence, we
ara bound 10 read Christ thus: I" Neither
Be- 20 called slarehoLie,s" Math. XIII,