Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-08-21

ion with the slave holders was not ASSISTING
them in any way in their slavehclding bu.
encouraging them by his presence and zeal
Gus cooperation In doing a good act. Par
ker Pillsbury, it seems TO me, ought not Il
quote Jesus in this connection, except to con
denim him for associlting with those who
were not as immaculate as himself. Now
this unqualified assertion that we will have
no union with Shareholders, extends not only
to that political union which exists between
the nominally free people Of the north, and
tho shareholders Of the south-which we who
oblectto the motto repudlate as we'll as they
but to all possible cases that may arise in
which we may unite with them for good.
while we are doing every thing in our power
to throw around them such circumstances as
are calculated TO show them the error of their
position in reference to slavery.
Parker spoke, 1 thought, rather dispara.
gingly Of US here in Ohio. He very pleas
antly remarked, that he did not know what
new ideas we might have caught away Of
here in Ohio, &c. Did it occur to him that
he lives "aicay" off there in New Hamp-
shire, about as far from US as we are from
him! But we admit that their opportu-
mites for acquiring knowledge are more IA
vorable than here but it furnishes no reason
to us that a doctrine is true, 10 tell us that il
originated in New England. We adopt no
new views until our judgments are convinced,
though the old cradle of Liberty was first
rocked by the thunder of its announcement.
bat then we can't help it if we would.
Some thought we could not, if we would,
avoid a union with Shareholders in this coun-
try: and that too in a way that assisted them
in their slaveholding. This it seems to me,
to be a great mistake. If l refuse to yield any
voluntary support to slavery or to this slave
holding, Hcaven-defying government, | cam
not be charged with supporting either. One
gentleman said, if / buy a horse knowing
that the government will tax him so cts, |
voluntarily and intentionally pay the so cts.
10 sustain the government. In this case he
voluntarily and Intentionally bugs The horse
while he may be opposed to the government.
Buying the horse is right in itself, this he
may innocently do, but if government robs
him of a portion of the value Of tho horse, on
1t let the responsibility rest, not on him. On
the same principle might he charge slavehol-
ding on the slaves themselves. They work
knowing that the product Of their labor goes
to sustain the system. They furnish their
masters with the means OF purchasing the We
ry chains that manacle their limbs. Yet who
would say that the smallest portion Of the
responsibility of the system rested on them /?
But it may be said that theirs is not a volun-
tary support. That they are compelled by
their holders to labor. 1t is as voluntary on
the part of the slave, as it is on the part of
the so-called free laborer of the north. The
slave works. for another rather than suffer
death, which he knows would befall him if
he refused-and so of the northern laborer-
he cannot live without producing that on
which he lives; and avhen he produces, 9TH
ers rob him of a part of his productions, with
which to strengthen the means of expressing
both him and the slave of the south. Yet,
Henry Heberling said the other day, in con-
versation with Mr.. Hatch, with an air of con-
scious triumph, that "the producers of any
country were the supporters of the govern
ment of that country" This may be true,
to a limited extent, with those who roluntari-
iy pay a portion Of their productions to sus-
tain the government; but of those who do not,
but whom the government robs, it is prepos-
terous to say SO. Would that man be con-
sidered wise who would say to him W ho was
trying to suppress horse stealing, "Why you
sir, are supporting horse there's, by rearing
horses" And yet about as wise as to say
that he who digs from the earth the means to
support himself and family, is supporting and
sustaining the government, which has the pow
or to rob him of a part of it. suppose that
Mr. Heberllng would charge Mr.. Lovej oy
with getting up a mob in Alton, which result
ed in the murder Of his W person.
have heretofore supposed that no acts
could be considered mine, except those which
were the result of my own will. But / am
here Informed that the act of him who robs
me is my act. The proposition is, that the
producers support the government. | produce
wherewith to live; the government is not vet
supported. 1t demands of me a part of nv
production with which to carry on its slave.
holding, man-killing operations. l refuse,
demonstrate against any of my prod uctions
being appropriated for such unholy purposes.
The government is still not supported. But
1t thrusts its hands into my pocket, robber
like, and takes whatit wants to supportitself.
Now is 1t The government that performs this
act or is it'll! Rev. Heberling says it is I.
Verify these Revs. are wise men.
WIN. E. LUKENS.
Friend Lukens came to the conclusion
aOme time since that our Daner MAO mt eff