The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-01
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ing, even to death. were rather common,
and that women, even, were not spared,
but, to offset this, they had plenty of leeks,
onions, and other savory things to eat.
and all they could do. They had no con-
Germ of mind, no schools to attend, no laws
to make, no cares to furrow their faces,
nothing to do but work, eat and be jolly.
We are certain that if a correspondent of
the London Times had taken Doat-ride
Oh the Nile In those days, he would have
failed for language to describe the happy
condition of the chivalrous Egyptian
masters and their eontented slaves
But, alas they were walked from this
blisstul dream of happiness by pertinent
agitator named Moses, well educated
man, but, like too many now, be made
bugbear of himself by his ultraism. He
was a kind of "Yankee" interloper.
When he saw an Egyptian beating a
brother man, cruelty, instead of helping
to subdue the wretch, as he should have
done, he smote the oppressor so violently
that be died from the blow. For this
cause Moses was obliged to run away.
But he could not stay away. He heard
something out of burning bush one day,
which infamed his abolition notions.
| fanatics are alwavs having Visions so he
went back to Egypt When he got back,
everything was going we'll. The country
was fourishing, the people were united,
taxes were low, and trade prosperous. If
Pharaoh had hung him al once, a great
deal of trouble would have been avoided
But Moses insisted on the emancipation
of all the Hebrews. Think of that !!
Slavery was an old institution, the slaves
were happy, and worth about $780, ,OOO,-
600! How could Moses ask such a sac
rifce of property? He claimed that God
had sent him-that the lsraelltes were
oppressed and all that; but Moses was a
minister: what right had he to meddle
with Slavery in Egypt, purely political
question ?" The other preachers In
Egypt were faithful to Ammon. and let
Slavery alone. How much better it
would have been if Moses had done as our
American Tract Society, and as several of
our popular churches have done-preach-
ed the Bible and kept out of the dirty wa.
ter of politics But nothing would sat
isfy him but emancipation.
OF course the pride of the Egyptians
was touched. They were chivalric race,
with hot southern blood They knew
their rights. To show their contempt for
Moses, they increased the tasks of their
slaves. and whipped them harder. The
Hebrews themselves entreated him to 60
awav and let them alone. But he went
on, ard kept up the excitement until the
whole land was convulsed. Millions of
dollars worth of grain and stock were
sacrificed, and there was mourning for
the "frst born" in every house.
At length Pha aoh was over persuaded;
issued an edict of emanci patton, and away
the slaves went, en- masse. But, after
they were gone, his reason returned.
There was a'reactiou" in the public mind,
The people failed to endorse the procla.
nation. Pharaoh's heart yearned for his
poor slaves, who had no experience and
could not take care of themselves and
so he started after them with a great
army and had it not been for a sudden
fresh of water, he would in all probability
have accomplished his humane designs.
But the waterin the Red Sea get too deep!
Religious Telescope.