so ignorant and degraded, that they are incapable of taking care of themselves. But how came they thus ignorant and degraded? Has the great God created a race of human beings, and made them incapable of taking care of themselves? If not, who has spoiled these human intelligences of that capacity? Who prevents their instruction? Who takes the fruit of their labors ? And will a system which spoils millions of men, women and children in this way, regenerate itself and restore what it has so wickedly taken away? Or will those who in any way uphold this system, be the persons to fit the slaves for their liberty? And how will they do this while they countenance and uphold slavery?

3. To shed blood and to destroy souls.

It is stated in the preamble to some resolutions introduced by Mr. Miner to the House of Representatives, in 1829, that "Officers of the federal government have been employed, and derive emoluments from carrying on the Domestic SlaveTrade." Indeed, the princes of this land are at the head of the slave-system.

"Droves of slaves are purchased by members of Congress, and conducted by themselves in person or by proxy, to their quarters. An honorable senator has been seen, several hundred miles from Washington, conveying a LOT of slaves, purchased during his official attendance in that city, almost to the very doors of the huts intended for their residence." ter of J. G. Birney, Esq.]

4. Her prophets have daubed them.

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And whether those ministers of this land, who attempt to justify the system of slave-holding from the Scriptures, do not imitate the conduct of the prophets mentioned in this text, let the reader judge. A SLAVE-HOLDING preacher! There is, certainly, something indescribably repulsive in the thought of joining these two employments together! And how would

the idea strike the reader, to Contemplate Jesus Christ as an enslaver of the human species ? How would it sound in the ear of a Christian, at this age of the world, to speak of St. Paul as a 66 soul-driver," or a "slave-holder? "

5. The people of this land have used oppression. And what wonder is it, if the people become oppressors, when their rulers and their ministers set them the example? 6. Traded the persons of men.

This was their sin; they made merchandize of the souls and bodies of men, the same as many do now!

9. Cast lots for my people.

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How aptly this passage of Scripture describes a part of the slave-system in this land, the following extract will show. is from the Picture of Slavery in the United States, by the Rev. Mr. Bourne, before referred to In accounting for the very great number of mulattoes which may be found upon some of the plantations at the south, whom he saw, he says: "According to my companion's account, (a gentleman with whom he was travelling in Virginia,) there was a regular system established, by which it was scarcely possible for a child to be born without having some approximation to white, beyond that of the darkest of its generations; and that, between the owner of the plantation and his boys, and the overseer and his son, and their other artificers, he presumed that soon he would not have one black person upon the plantation.' So true it is, that every abomination which was ever practiced among men, is now fostered and perpetuated by the slavesystem!

CHAPTER X.

JESUS CHRIST.

Our blessed Saviour did as really describe and condemn the sin of slave-holding, as he did the sin of any other practice to which men are now addicted.

1. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matt. v, 7.

2. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matt. v, 11.

3. Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven ; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven. Matt. v, 19.

4. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matt. v, 23.

5. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,

do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you. Matt. v, 44.

6. Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets. Matt. vii, 12.

7. Go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. Matt. ix, 13.

8. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. xxii, 37.

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9 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Matt. xxiii, 23.

10. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them saying, Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Matt. xxv, 44

me.

11. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because

he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Luke iv, 18.

12. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Luke vi, 36.

18. Take head and beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke xii, 15.

14. These things I command you, that ye love one another. John xv, 17. This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. John xv, 12.

15. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil. Acts x, 38.

16. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go and do thou likewise. Luke X, 36.