Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-21
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The history of the descendentso Of Canaan
for more than three thousand years, exhibits
the prophecy in an unbroken process of full
fillment, surpassed by few of the predictions
on record. First, they were conquered and
made tributaries by the Hebrews. Then
Caiiaanawas the servant of Shem. Second,
they were subdued, and subjected by the
Medes and Persians to tribute. Then
Canaan was servant to Shem, and in part
to other sons of Ham. Third, afterward
by the Macedonians, Grecians, and Romans
successfully. Then Canaan was the SER
want Of Japheth, mainly, and sccondarily Of
the other sons Of Ham; and, finally, by
the Ottoman dynasty, where they yet re-
main, and thus Canaan is noto the 'serUdnt'
Of, Shem and Japheth and the other sons
Of Ham. ,s,,f,,s 4 ai..ts t.ss se
| VIEw SEVENTH. Slavery was sanction
ed by the Deity in the case of Abraham
| o, this ''rie,o" of Slavery is so sweet, and
patriarchal, so mild, SO Christian like, we
almost smile in looking back over the scene
through the Bishop glass No wonder the
Angel sent Hagar, the old slave, home to
her good mistress--and to her better hus-
band; but the Bishop overlooked that. So
| 1t is: we see things, in Pro-Slavery glasses,
one. at time. Reader, lay down the Bishop s
| glass and look through your own eyes that
God made for you. Then a whole cluster
of objects will start up before your vision,
and each exciting an inquiry you can I
silence. They must be answered, if you
have either conscience or common sense.
Inquiry W
i. How did Abraham get his slaves? Did
he stel them? That was death. Did he
buy them from thieves? That was no better
Nor could he hold any one stolen. The
death penalty closed the way here. Did he
make war upon his neighbors, kill some and
save some alive and hold them for slaves
That must have been dangerous operation
for lone man, surrounded by tribes all
stronger than himself. They must all have
been very meek, or Abraham must have
found it hard to provide stock for begin
ming. .... =. ..-i..-.. .....
The Bishop says, "tsey ,oere bought ,oiN
his O,cn money" But the range of the
Bishops glass reaches no farther Does
morality look no farther? Conscience nc
| farther? Common sense no farther2 Yes.
And they at once, and all together answer
He bought them from their rightful o,oners
| from themselves OF this way of buying
we have clear record, and as clear sanction.
Of buying from mere traders we have a
clear condemnation. Indeed, was stolen,
said Joseph. Abraham was not man thief,
even by Implication. We have seen the
Bible way Of Buying We shall be content
with that, in the argument, till the Bishor
will suggest iuster. ag
The Bishop says Abraham had 1918 bond
servants born in his house." The Bible
does not say these were slaves; but it does
say they were scholars, or students. Gen
IA, IA. Here we have the Hebrew noun
masculine plural (Heneke) which inits verba
form is found Prov. %, 6. "1rain up q
child in the way he should CO." These BIS
were under Abraham's $ religious training
his pupils. This much we kaoW, for the
Bible says so. That they were slaves moth
ing but the Bishops ''rie,o' says So Slave
iy must be wise above what is written, OF
the thing will die e.
Any body might be born in house moi
owned by the parents. Does that make
such an unfortunate the property of the
owner of the house? Poor children of oul
renters! You are all slaves-born so! Yc'
and Christ was born in stable moi
Joseph's Was he the innkeeper's slave
Hired women give birth to children in tn,
houses Of their employers. Are all sucf
slaves? This would make all the serf
under the feudal system the chattel slave
Eof their feudal lords. The feudal system
say some writers-swept the last vestige o
Slavery from the Roman Empire. That
with Christianity, as most agree, crushed it
2. How did Abraham Keep his slaves?-
Without standing army-well paid-hoy
could one man keep in subordination hun
dreds of white slaves-of the same bloot
and skin-having the same advantages o
knowledge? Without contiguous or sur
rounding free States by compact bound t
stand guard by day and night, how coul'
slaves kidnapped, held by force to labo
withou. wages, be retained? For remember
the Bishop says the hireling is not 'slape,
only 'sercant, and then again, if, as tn
Bishop says, the Jews would not retur
fugitives to their neighbors, would thei
neighbors return theirs? Abraham and hi
descendants must always have been blesse
with honester neighbors than themselves,
good neighbors who would always return th
Jews their property when itran away, Will
the Jews were perpetually running away
and keeping their property! OF this again
3. Did the Angel send Hagar back bt
! cause she was Sarah slave, or because sh
was her hireling, or because she was Abr,
Q hams wife 2 The Bishops "vie,o" isratht
, limited here. He looks at scarcely one-thir
: of the surface. Henry says, 'as acheck
r her pride: though she tods ABRAMS i1I
4 and as such, obliged to return. yet he cal
n her Sarai's maid to humble her."
< 4. Did the Angelnot sanction polygan
e in sending back second wife to a polygami
d and to take the place of second wife und'
: the authority of the first wife? And do'
n not the Bishop, in his ''uie,o,' do as MUG
n for the institution and conscience Of Bril
lham Young, as he does for the other taoia
d and for his brethren South? Would it n,
d be as safe and as honorable to religion
mi attribute to the Angel a cause for sendir
.el Hagar, back that would indorse neith'
h Slayegynor polygamy? Must we indor
le Slavery though that should indorse eyel
" crime he'll has invented and earth perp
trated? There were many ways by whit
re- Hagar, in right,in justice, and in law, mig
le have owed service, by consent and consider
N ton, without disgracipg the wife to slay,
4 disgfacing the patriarch to the husband
rs his own chattel, And was his son his sla
m too? No wonder the boy went "wild, an
v, under the fanaticisn Of Abolitionism, turn
s. his hand against every man! - %
ID s. Does the Bishop send back to {
n Mormons all the wives who escape from t
10 barbarism of polyganly2 Is not the Ange
v, authority as valid for the institution of I
m bratL ,a,, Wo,f M for OtIr b,efhge,l .TOlffb