, 1881-10-23

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on in eSact equality with other property:
which, to say the lf;.st Of it, has never tended
to the amelDratlon Of her condition.
\ very curious thing: ;lb"nt these Com
mantlmc'ts is that their supposed author
violated nearly every one. fro4 Sinai, nc
Shalt hot Kili," alI w liz ordered tho nun:
;.duitery,' and yet lie gave c;.ptarc,l
t'alells to gratify the lust Of captors; Thou
shalt n,'t steal" and yet lie gave to Jewish
"Tllou shalt not coyet thy neiylil1nr'S hoitse,
nor his wife" and yet lie allowed Ills
chosen people to destroy the; homes OF
naigtlhors AMI to steal their wives: Homo:
same God had thousands Of fat:: ers
b!;tcheretl. and with tile sword of war killed
children yet unoorn: :.trho1 sl.;tlt not bear
false witness a-allst thy 1.ei%iibor," and yet
Ills own propcrts, and in 4 hundred ways
| paid tribute tu tleret. So far It's we know.
jehovah kept only one of these Command
! nen:-lle wnrslli;ed 'o other gnst-
| ,,ss: that II there be iii illlinitly gOOd
| and wise t;o!l lie brholls with pity the mis-
fortunes OF Ills children. insst that such
| !. God would knnw ii!e nlsts. tile clouds, the
darkncss cnSeupi,lS the human mind. lie
votlt! knew now few stars are visible iii the
intellectual sky; Ills pity. not his; wrath,
would he excited by the efforts OF Ills blind
children cropping iii the night tt, finl the
ca1lse IF things. and endeavorir,y, through
their tears, to SCI. sonte dawn OF hope; filled
| with axe BY their surroundings, " fear OF
| the linknuwn, liz Woutt kl!uw that when,
| knnrili., they poured 0nt Their gratitude tD
solne unseen power, even toa visible it!ol, 1t
WIS, III fact, intended for liim- an ll!intly
I good being ilall l.t the power, Wouli answer
| the re;l,oila',l;: prayer Of III. honest savage.
! even when addressed 10 Wt'ou a1ul stone.
| Never fur al instant did s,lpl'ose tlatany
Respectable American citizen cunltl be found
wii1ig ut tl!:, tt:sy ,o defend tile Institution
! uf slavery; and ;lcypr WlS | hare aS.nnisleu
t thai, when tounh Mr. Hl:ck denying, that
! civilized countries paSsonateiy assert that
slavery IS AM! always was Il hidtUlls crilne
| WITS amazed when he declared that ''1hc
doctrine that slavery il erinc u1l.[uT ;lll cir
eN.astal!res ant Ill I'LL lines WAS iirst started
by the :lAlrrit, of /; political f:,ciioll i'll th,
:ou:1trJ less Ian forty years ago." lle tells
lis that t..tfey denounced Gs'd and Christ for
not agreeing with tfleisi ,,el that ii they did
hot constitute tie civilized world, nor were
they. il this truth mtlst be told, :. very IA
spectacle portion nilt. Politically ly they were
snccessfu|, need not SHY by what nea1as or
with what effect nlo tile enor;.ls of the coun-
t;y."
According to Mr.. Hack. there will De slav-
nry ia Heaven, and fast BY the t!,r',t nj tou
viii hs. lh.. auction b!ncs. arsl the Streets Ut
He New }"T's;!leii, will h. .,oril,.n E:i, the
wh:ppi1::-n'st, vail: lll. lnnac If the lsarl
viii hc Supplemented by The crack ot the
drivers whip, 1t some Enoa Republican
would catch Mr. Black, " Incorporate li,,
in!o his family, tanlc him, te!cl, him to think,
and give him \ knowledge Ut tilt. trs1t prll-
ciplrs If human iioe,1v and government, he
would confer upon him il most beneticent
b.r,a."
Mr.. Black is too late with his protest
against tie freedom IF lii; ftinw-r.an. Iib-
crty Is making the tour Ot the world. Rus
. Sl:l las tnuncpatctl her Strl5: ltlt: slave
trade is prosecuted only By thieves and pi-
rates; Spain feels upon her check the burn
ing hIss!: n4 shame; Brazil, with proud anil
ll:lply eyes. is Iouk4l5 for the dawn Of free
,tUlh'S day, the people of the South rcii,ce
tIist slavery is llu more, and every good ;llu
honest man (rxcepilllG Ntr. Dll:E) Ut every
land alul liulc ilu.s that lite limbs of men
Will never feel again the weary weight of
chains.
We are Informed by ,1r. Black that polyg-
amy is neither colniMAlllcl- Or prohibited in
tEo OLD ,testalneht-t}lat it is only - dis !
ls!lol, on that suffice, 'nig;lt have tended! tn
It's tltScuslragc:uclt. Dut where is the !
lcglslntion? In Tile lnDr;.l code, which Mr.. |
Ela:k assl,Tc5 lis ''coltsistS Of certain I'LL
MN.ablc rll!ss tu Ev%trii the conduct OF ;il !
nsvsl 1T all times and at alI places in their
private and personal relations with Others"
hot OH, word is foilnu un The subject uf |
!,uI;:sa'y. There is nothing ''siiseourasing" !
in tho Ten commandments nur i'll the records
of any conversation jehovah is claimed 10 |
ilav.. had with Moses nron sinai The lifcof
Abraham, the stur,' OF jacob ;t1id L:ball, tilt,
duty of !, brother IL hc the husband OF tile
widow Ut his deceased brother, tile
life Of David, taken in connection with the
practice Of me who is clAii,ie'i to have been
Tie wise3t of n,rlt-:sI! these tIl:Eys are prob
ably relied OIL to show that poly4;tmy was at
least 'diicO,lragcd.' tertAlnsy jehovah
had time to Instruct Noses :;s to il.e infamy
Of pnlys;amy. Ilc could have spared IL few
moments from Il description Ut patterns of
ton"s and basins tn IL subject so impnrtant
lis this. \ lew words in favor of tile one
wife and t,,le hushand--n favor Ut tie yirt,l-
place of instructions rs to cutting the Ear-
nents OF priests and fasllon:ilE cl,,,llestieks
and ouclcs of .,uid. Ii lie had left ont sitl,-
bly, the .,:ar that rams skins should b. dyed
lIuye but one wif,, alnl the wife but ulle hts
band,'' how much br.ter it would have been.
Eur the p,,riosn Of defending the character
ut his inf:,!ible Cad, Mr.. Black is fo:cut to
llu'na' slavery, and almost nolys.
amy. H.: admits that God established
slavery t!iilt III: commanded His chosen peo-
pie to buy the children of the Eieatllcn; that
,.leir girls and boys; that God ordered thu.
jews to wage wars Ut HN;t:nination and
that it WIS right t. Kill the old
aid young: that Gnd turgct 'Aanaclt.s for
the human brain: that lie commanded ltl!s-
b1uis to murder their wives for suggesting
tie Worship vi The sun or moon; aud that
every cruel, savage pass;Ge in the Old Yes;:l-
ncnt WAS il,svired by Him. Sucl. is It "po-
|icemall's" view Of tsoti.
II jehovah was III fact God. lie knew the
end from tile beginning. lie knew that Ills
I;ible woui,l be IL br.::stwuri behilrh which
tyranny anti hypncrisy would crouch; thai it
vouItl lie u,1.,tc,i by ty:.nts; THAT it wot!d
,e the defetst ut rt'hs'crs called kings ami uf
lypotrits c:ll1d priests. liz knew that lie
llt tauG,t tle Jewish people bur little of
Importance. lie k,,ew that He found them !
rec and left them captivcs III: knew that
lc hat, lscyer fulfilled the promises 'lia,le to
hem. He knew that while other na!;alls hat! |
in art ami suicncr His cIn:Scn ptt,-
,lc were s;lvs.t still. lle promised tlleHl
he world, and gave tnelu adcsert. lie prorn
std them liberty, and He made tlleE, slaves.
1e promised tl,eu Victory, and lIc gave '
hen, defeat. ils. said they should hi: kings, >
md IL nrstIt, thenl scrfs. lie promised them
universal empire, and gave tIieu exile.
Yl,en one finishes the Old Tcst:'Lent he is
compelled ts' SLY: Noillii1g c;tn ath To the !
Misery OF Il nation whose King is Jehovah!
i nd herr. I fntt. ftf.., sim t1l thank Mr. I