Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-12-05
MERcEa, Pa, Nov. goth, 1915.

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In glancing over the " Bugle'' I am general
Iy pleased with its Anti-slavery character. |
hopei it may do good. l greatly rejoice at all
the instrumentalities & influences of the pres
ent day, honestly put forth in behalf of the
Slave, and with the intention of destroying
the man of Sin. the sum of all villanies,"
American Slavery. May God Almighty pros
per the right.
Now | would rather both the Old and the
New Organizations could "mingle into one"
but God may bring good out Of seeming evil,
and each party may do good, and onlighten
the other by holding up its faults. But I am
sorry for elimination and recriminCiion, both
agreeing in the main, but differing on some
points. For instance, you are in Advance Of
us in showing the criminality, and i~nconsis-
tency of Liberty men in voting for candidates
in communion with pro-slayery churches,
when they wiN not vote for candidates in
communion with proslavory political organise
tionS. / see in you, however, a manifest
criminality and Inconsistency, in holding up
the sin Of pro-slavery Church, and State CT
CARNATIONS. on account of their inherent cor
ruption, immortality, and wickedness, whilst
you do not set them an example Of a pure
Church and State organization, built on the
foundation of the Moral Laus Of JeiOvah.
Now both old and new organizations, are
for generating a moral influence for correcting
and regenerating the public conscience. But
is there a more effectual, powerful and peace
full channel, through which to exercise a
moral influence than the Ballot Box! If there
is | do not know it. We must reform pres
ent organizations, we must repeal the slave
laws, or if we fail, w must pull down the
old, and build up a new order Of things in
their place. But as ]. r. Giddings says, the
same public opinion, or moral power that
would be adequate to diSsoloe would regenera.e
the union, ;he.same power that would dissolve
the constitution, would amend it. Why then
denounce the action of the Liberty Party,
when they are equally pledged with you to
abolish slavery, or toinduce some other party or
power to do it! But should they fail in con-
sumating their hopes, their honest exertions
would hasten the dissolution Of the union, and
consequent emancipation OF the STARE. l am
convinced if we are not successful, as a po-
litical party to abolish slavery, and save the
union, there is no other instrumentality exist
ing, so efficient, or SO well calculated to bring
about the desidoratum you so ~deyoutly wish.
now say 10 you, and to my old friends,
the COrenaterS, come over to us, take your
stand upon the platform Of the Liberty Party,
and labor with US, (and il will do You good,
for God is with u.s. until every yoke is bro
ken, every burden loosed, and the oppressed
permitted to go free. And if not sufficiently
prue, we need your aid, to make us SO. Ide-
sire to see concentrated on tho Liberty plat
form not only old organization, the Covenant
er, the down-troden slave, and DISTINGUISHED
colored man, the good, and the true, every
where, but also the ten millions Of women in
oar land. This would epitomize the Broth
erhood of man. Now this we must do in
order to eXhibi. the Glory of Chrisl's King
dom on Earth, in order to give a practical ex-
hibitlon Of the Golden Rule, 'all things
whatsoever we would that men should do I'M
to you, do ye even 50 to them. for this is the
Law and the Prophets" Christ's mission
on Earth was to preach d~eliveance to the
captive,-to break down all unholy d~istinc-
tons between Jew and Gentle, Scythlan and
Barbarian, bond and free, male and female,
that they might be all one in Christ, not a
brotherhood Of There's, but = brotherhood or
Christians.
To effect this consummation, the friends of
God and man, must generate a moral power,
sufficient to e~nligh;en, correct, and purify the
public conscience-must exhibit the glory and
grandeur of moral over the physical power,
(Which heretofore. has trampled under foot the
prescribed c~lasses.) We must cut the sinews
of class Liquidation, politically and ecclesias-