Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-04-17

man. therefore David BILLED GOllah. Are We
to initiate the chosen people, in everything,
especially in their individual relapses and ab.
CREATIONS? If so, we must occasionally get
gIoriousy drunk, We must turn pOygamSls. |
BECOME Brigham Youngs revel and luxurate
upon the joys Of mlIenia Utah
But soberly, sir, admit that the Jews did |
hold slaves, aud for this and other iuiqnities !
the hand Of rctribution has wiped them nation.
ally from the map of the earth ; Illustrating
the very position chat / have taken in this en-
tire discussion, that great systems OF injustice
aud wrong, sanctioned aud perpetuated by any
nation, will sooner or later undermine and de- |
stroy that nation. Let me explain Jewish Sla- |
very: Under the Mosaic economy one man
was allowed to buy another-not bis brains,
heart and soul-but his time and services for
limited period. Then, by specific enactment
every ffteth year was to be jubilee, they
were required to proclaim liberty throughout
all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof, |
and ye shall return every man uuto his posses !
s;oD, and every man to bis own family. 1t Is
replied" but Of the strangers--they were al
lowed to hold slaves forever" My answer is
this In immediate connection With the jubi
lee is the command, Ye shall haze one manner
of la0 as 10eU for the stranger as for one Of
uour olcn countru" That is ali the slavery
sanctioned by the Levitical law. In process
OF years they refused to obserye the jubilee.
and held on to their hireliDgs as unconditional
bondmen, and this is the beginning OF real sIa,
very among the jews not in accordance with,
but in direct contraventon of the divine law,
Then the old prophets thundered in their ears
commanding them to break the yoke and let
the oppressed 90 free When any advocate
of American slavery seeks to shelter his bant-
ling under Mosaic atars, it proves that his
reading is limited or he is hard pressed for
good arguments Jewish slavery, like ali 9th.
er slavery, originated in human Coyetousness,
and not in divine law.
Still farther am challenged to show that Christ or
the Scriptures condemn slavery require its abatement
To show this is very easy and very pleasant task
Let me here remark, however that the teachings Of
the Bible laid down. not in treaties Dut IN short com
preheusiVe ap1theglms. Great systems OF moTly are
embodied in single short pTecepspreceUtS tAiE arc ca
pabe OF almost Infinite elaboration. This adapts the B
pie more than any other book TO all the grades OF intel
ect The child read and comprehend The phll0so-
pher can read, evolve and expand. The ten command
ments coUlu be engraved upon ten cent piece t thee
ten preceps are the grand oasis OF all good legislation
among the civilized nations OF the earth. Hence you will
not find in the Bible elaborate treatise against slavery
but what do you find? You find specific commands, LI
rect ijunctiOnS enumerated duties intensified pTecepS,
which cOeyed and prlctced would not only sweep away
the foot Of SaL1 and while thunder rock the hills about
you, listen that omaipotent voice that speaks from be-
mind the curtain OF cloud: Thou shalt not steal!'
llefe IS no eqN0CGt0i 40 quaACaLlp4 accom- PaA5 ing
it, Steal what? Thou shalt not steal mans horse, his
money. his coal II it oTbids you to steal the rags
that mans back does IL allow you to steal the
hmse!f, his wife and chd-his home and joys-hs
heart and blans-his intellectual culture and moral de-
velopment! But hear tue next clap of thunder Thou
shalt not kill :" Kill what? The body, OF course While
the Almighty prohibits the killing OF the poor clay body,
does he sanction the murder OF the soul-the killing OF
toe manhood-tue crucliyIng OF the affections! Let
Berks county answer
Follow the subject yet farther proclaim liberty to
all the inhabitants of the land. Are you willing TO do
It! There Is your Bible commanding 1t. Mr. speaker, /
you and myself went Ia company few days since to .
Philadelphia, and for the first time in my life was in
the old State House
went iuto that hall and looked around upon those
walls and the portraits OF the mighty OF the
past looking down upon me their faces were eloquent
and radiant with hailowed and recOlcCOns and
the very walls seemed TO echo the sayings OF those hon
ored men aud confess sir strange impulse went steal
ing through my veins as came around and looked upon
that old bell that stood herethe first bell that ever runs
out the glory OF the 4th OF July-the same bell that
caught up the notes Of the Declaration Of Independence
that Waa read on those steps Ia lio tE9t all men are
created equal and ndoWed with certain ulendbe hls
among which life, liberty and the pursuit Of happi
ness." Tadt bell eau gh the notes and !uny then out
shore to the nations OF Europe calght the sound
aud while the poor man Wept IN his sorrow he teaeG To-
there is hope for man. On that bell is that very pas
sage from COPS word proclaim liberty to all the Inhab
N4ntS oil tne Illd. IL put on years before
though IN expectation and prophetic OF the liberty tnat
then ~ BE- established and then, years afterwards,
believe on the Fourth July, when it doing service
again cracked seemingly prophetic OF the trouble;
that have since come upon Us. know not who rang |
the bell that as5n, but think it must have been
democrat, for they have marvellous propensity fer
then they cracked their party organization then TIE
country ITSELF and the Senator from Bers proposes
to crack the Bible and could he mount high enough lie
would crack the throne OF thrones for the sake OF his de-
moraLzed party and its demoralizer slavery.
- Undo the heavy burdens and let the oppressed 60
free Nothing in the Bible, says BerkS, against slavery
Z" He that stealeth man and selleth him. If he be
found in his hand he shall surely be put daath Yet
here is system originating in piracy and propagated by
man stealing, all in harmony with the Bible says Berks
Love thy neghbor thyself." Who is thy ne ghbor
He that has fallen among thieves and is stripped rob-
bed and needs sympathy. That refers to white men,
says Berks /" Remember those that are in bonds as
bound with them That don't refer to slavery, says
Berks it only means the bonds Of our party. Whaso
ever ye would that men should do unto you do ye
so unto them"
Would you have your fellow men guarantee to you the
unmoleSted enjoyment of these rights and immuntes
which you inherit from Him who crowned you with hU
many! by this prccept you commanded guarantee
the same rights TO every other human being Ii slavery
ably expect that to some extent they will produce the
same practical results. Compare them for a moment |
Christianity calls into exercise all the noble attributes of
man. and followed IN its march through the earth, 10y
brilliant train of arts, sciences and human embesh
ments. Slavery infames the baser passions OF the
heart and marks its pathway with moral fertility men
TEN rednes and elevaes the other brualizes and de-
grades The first pours sunlight upon its votary cheers
bis hears thrills his nature, and when the journey Of lie
is er golden wings bears him alof to the bosom of
the Infinite The other envelopes its victim in darkness
crushes his soul him out with insuerable sorrows
till at last he craws away into the grave, welcome ref
uge from earths inOlerable The one system is |
from above, the other from beneaththe one is the rep
TesentaVe OF Infinite goodness the other the ycegrent
Of lmmeaSuraDie evil Notwithstanding this the Senator
from Berks declared these were kindred systems, aye
worse he degraded Christianity the menal Office of
serving wet nurse to slavery This foul system, ree
ing with guilt and bursting with loathsome ulcerati0ns
he took in his arms kissed lovingly and then held it
up in the face of nsulted heaven challenging the divine
Denedction, and there leave him 20 stand in his
chosen attitude simply assuring him that before he hears