Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-04

land Of Egypt; let them not be sold as bonds
men. 43. Aifiict him not by might, but fear thy
Cod" H1l tr sfai Hr
2. Provision vas made for his clothing and his
family, Exodus xxi 3: with what raIment he
came in, with the like let him 60 out, if having
wife, his wife shall go out with him" Leviticus
XIV. Al: "He shall go out with his children"
Thus the Hebrew could sell only his labor until
the year Of the jubilee. because God bestowed on
him special right 42 His wife and children
we're free; and Calmet, quoting Selden. Iii. g..
j. de jnre nat ct gent, states that the master
was obliged to support the family.
3. Provision was made for his relief at the time
of completing his servitude Deuteronomy Nv.
/: ''In the seventh year thou shalt make a re-
mission" l2 "Wben thy brother, Hebrew
suan, or Hebrew woman is sold to thee, and
hsth served thee six years. in the seventh thou
shalt let him go free. l3. And when thou send
est him out free, thou shalt not let him go away
empty. Ia But shalt give him for his way. out
Of thy flock, and out of thy barn floor. and thy
wine press, wherewith the Lord thy God shall
bless thee. Is. Remember that thou also vast
bond servant in the land of Egypt, and the LoId
| thy God made thee free; and therefore l now
command thee this" Is. Turn not away thy
eyes from them, when thou makest them free;
/ because he hath served thee six years, according
to the wages of hireling; that the Lord thy God
may bless thee in all the works thou dost.
4 Provision was made for the case OF his mar
rying slave Exodus xxi. a. "But if his master
| give him wife. and she hath borne him sons and
4 daughters, the woman and her children shall be
her masters; but he himself shall go out with his
| raiment"
s. Provision was made for the mans continu-
anee i'm servitude should he prefer t tn his liberty.
! in order to remain with his enslaved wife and
children Exodus xxi. 5: "And if the servant
shall saw: love my master, and my wife and
/ children. / will not go out free 6. His master
shall bring him to the gods Judges), and he shall
be set to the door and the posts and he shall bore
his ear thronlh with awl and he shall be his
/ servant forever" Deuteronomy XIV. l6: But
! if he shall say: will not depart: because he
loreth thee aud thv house. and fndeth that he is
well with thee II. Thou shalt take an awl, and
bore through his ear in the door of thy house;
and he shall serve thee forever; thou shalt do in
like manner to thy woman servant alec"
Provision made for the case of Hebrew
who sold himself in servitnde TO a stranger. The
desire o: the great Legislator of this people was,
/ TO keepth separate from the other nations. and
especially TO preserve their religion, by prevent
4 ing their falling under ;he dominion of the dOla-
trous people by whom they we're surrounded.
! Hence the greatest care was taken to prevent
servitudc to strangers and to facilitate. without
injustice, the redemption of those who became its
subjects Thus it was regulated. Leyticus
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er grow strong among you. and Thy brother,
being impoverished. sell himself to him or to any
/ of his race As. After the sale be NAV be re
deemed He that will of his brethren may redeem
him" The following verses show the power the
servant had Of redeeming himself, by paying at
the rate of the hire of servant. in the ratio OF
the time to the jubilee. And an injunction was
given not to permit the stranger to treat him With
cruelty; at all events he was to be free in the
year of the jubilee
Provision was made for fugitive slaves un.
der peculiar circumstances. deuteronomy XIII.
I Is, l6)
g. Hebrew parents were permitted. under Ger
tain circumstances, to sell their children to their
own brethren Special provisions are made for
the treatment of young females thus sold. Exc
dus xi T. She was to be tr9ated differently from
bondwoman 8 The buyer could sell her, but
not to a foreigner g. 1t his son marries her, she
shall be treated his daughter. 10 If she be
set aside for another wife, she must be fully pro
vided for. IL. Should there be neglect of any
4 of these conditions, she became free.
g. The Hebrews were allowed to have foreign
ers and their descendants in perpetual slavery
Levilicus XIV. A: LET your bondmen and bond
women be Of the same nations that are round
about you. 45. And Of the strangers that 20
journ among you. or those that were born of them
in your land, these you shall have for servants .
SO: 'fAnd by right of inheritance, shall leave
them to your posterity. and shall possess them
forever"
I'D. Where slavery did not exist, there could
not be the crime which is made capital in Exc
dus xxi. l6: He that shall steal a man and
sell him. being convicted of the gdilt. shall be
put TO death; and in Deut- xiv. Z: I'll any man
be found soliciting his brother OF the children Of
shall be put to detih, and thou shalt take away
the evil frum the midst of thee"
III. The excesses OF masters in the punishment
of slaves were provided against 10y the law in
Exodus xxi 20 and 81: He that striketh his
bondmu or bondwoman with rod. and they
die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime
But if the party remain alive day or two. he
shall not be subject to the puishment. because il
is his money And again in v. 26 and 27
'lf any mOn strike the eye of his man servant
or maid servant.an leave them but one eve, he
shall let them go free for the eye winch he put
out Also, il he strike tooth out OF his mar
servant or maid servant. he shall in like manner
make them free
l2 Compensation was provided for the mas
tiers whoSe slaves had been injured. (Exodu:
XXI Ola wicked OK that was known to be dan
ger0us. 50: "lf lie assault bondsman or
bondswoman, the OERer oflhe or shall give thirty
sicles of silver (tlle usual price of an ordinary
slave.) to their mas er. aud the OK shall bs
stoned.
l3. In the precepts relating to the observanc,
of religious ceremonies. as well as respecting III,
Sabbath, the eternal Law giver draws the dis
tiBction between the free and the slave, Deuter
onomy xii. IL: 'In the place which the LorC
your God shall choose. that his name may b,
therein. Thither shall you bring all the thing
that command YOU. holocausts, and victims
and tishes and the first fruits of your hands ant
whAtsoever is the choices. in the gifts which yo,
shall vow to the Lord. IL There shall yo'
least before the Lord your God. you and YOU
sons and daughters, your men servants and sou
maid servants, and the Levite that dweleth II
your cities The same distinction is repeate1
in v. Is. and in Deut. xxi. III IA
may now enamer4te several titles Of domin
zion plainly expressed, or manifestly adverted 4
in this code EN- naiing from G,'d himself
1. A man dsposes OF his own liberty lex
odus XXI 5; Levitt XIV. 80; Deut XIV 10
+ am aware taat Judge Blackstone and Monies
} qmen appear 20 contend against the right OF an
ma, 10 sacrifice his liberty. IL is by assumin
the existence ofa parallelism which does not ex
! iSt viz: that liberty is equal good with life
and because man has not the power of disposin
Of the latter he hHs, therefore, no power 10 dis
pose Of the former
The divine legislation Of the Hebrews, is how
ever, quite decisive
2 A person is born IN seryitude (Exodu
xxi 4; Levitt XIV 45. AZ
3. Children sold by their parents Exodu
{ xvi Z; Isaiah l. ~
E L. Thieves unable to make restitution an
pay the penalty legally inflicted. (Exodr
/ 5 We find that creditor could also take h
debtor or ks children to serve for the redemptio
of the debt "a or 2 Kings, chap iv.)
9 . Purchase j. recognized throughout as
, good title 70 the services OF one already Ell