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PATRIOTISM

There is a morbid patriotism that prompts
men to conceal the faults of their country,
and misrepresent the condition of its citizens.
that their nation may appear well to the
world /; and there is a patriotism which
owns the supremacy of truth, and which The
praise of the world cannot tempt to false
hood. The one is enrolling, and beautiful
TO beho!d; the other degrading, and con-
temPtible to look upon.
We had been reading one of the letters of
Henry Z. Wright, written from the Rhine,
wherein he relates a conversation between
himself and a German, in which he astound-
ed the latter by what he told of this slave
holding, slave-breeding land. We felt Glad
that such a man had scattered the seeds n
truth by the waysides of Europe, and BY his
! adherence to principle rebuked the morbid
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patriotism that loves country more than truth.
Theie are but few, who, like Henry G.
Wright, dare on a foreign shore speak the
truth of home. We know of a trio Of young
pedestrians who have been journeying in Eu-
rope for the last year, that were intelligent
enough,a nd we believed conscientious enough
to speak of America as it IS. They were alb
oliiionists when they left home; we don't
know but some of them are yet. We Ere,
however, very certain that the "Wayslde
Sketches of ]. B. T., which we saw in the
Saturday Evening Post soon after reading
the letter of Henry G.. Wright to which we
have alluded, seemed but little like what we
should expect from an abolitionist. In his
: Matter of Fact Chapter" speaking Of his
travels iu Austria, he says, 81 generally told
them of our free government, of the equal
rights possessed by all land there was not
one of those Austrians but betrayed by his
flashing eye and half suppressed sigh, that
he longed for such freedom" We are not
disposed to deny that it is a matter of fact"
that he told these things, but we assert that
wien he talked of our free government"
and "cqual rights possessed by aN," he was
saying that which he hneD TO be false, and
shame upon him that he can so far forget
his allegiance to truth, as to be willing TO
pay the price of falsehood for the fame he
hopes TO win.
In another letter, speaking of the students
at F%rieburg University, he says, "T1e stu
dents seemed much pleased when told
them how he (Charles Follen) had been hon
ored and esteemed in America" Aye, but
would they have been pleased if they had
heard the other side of the story-that though
he was honored and esteemed by the few for
his devotion to liberty, and for his many ex-
cellent traits of character, he was hated and
prosecuted by the many, because he strove
here to act out the principles for which he
was exiled firm Germany because he con-
tended for a " free government" and "the
equal rights of all 2" Let the true hearts of
Germany but know of the shameful treat
ment that Charles Follen received at the
hands Of the American people, and they
would despise them for their meanness, and
spurn them for their hypocrisy.
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enemies Heaven send US many such ~
Whatever effect Mr.. SIS sophisms may have
on County Conventions and ultra abolition
lists, | make bold to say that his meretricious
logic would have fallen powerless on the ears
of that poor band it would have been
Like the snow falls in the river,
A moment seen-then lost forever"
Suppose that instead of Edward Smith,
4" Humulis" accompanies the half dozen fugi-
tives, not to the Synod of Pittsburgh, but 20
the House Of Representatives at Washington,
where, instead of hearing E" that happy few"
vindicate the Bible from the pro-slavery as
pensions cast upon it, they shall hear Joshua
r. Giddings eloquently assert the slaves right
to instant freedom, could "Humilis" per-
suade those f~ugitives that Giddings was Civ
ing the influence of his name and talents to,
strengthen slavery, by supporting a pro-slave-
ry political party The decision would pro-
baby be the same in both cases, for it would
be given by those who had not learned to-
trace the connection between cause and effect,
and would as much justify connection with a
pro-slavery church, which "Humilis'' holds
to, as with a pro-slavery party, which he re-
Dudiatps.
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EDWARD SMITH

a Wesleyan preacher, is giving consilera-
BILE trouble TO Liberty party in Western Pa.
by the pertinaci'y with which he insists that
1t shall Judge the professed christian by as
high a standard of morality as that by which
it tests the politician. This New Light
as his opponents term his views, is more pain
tul to them than darkness. One Of them an
pears in the columns OF the Spirit Of Liberty.
over the signature of " Humiiis'' and presents
the following case, which, ingenious as it
may be, would perhaps be less attractive to
him, though the sam in principle, if its ap-
~plication were changed.
"Let us suppose Rev. f.. Smith, with half
a dozen poor fugitive slaves at his back, to
have dropped into that late Synod of Pitts
burgli, D. ). Presbyterian Church, lille the
debate on Slavery was in progress. They
listen attentively TO the whole course of the
discussion. They see and hear professors of
Divinity and a grave elder, with miserable
soPhistry, gloss and defend tho pro-slavery
action and non-aclion of that church, and ridi-
cule and dencunce the noble men who stood
up in that Synod to plead for truth and right
eousness; and they behold and hear that hand
full OF undaunted and intrepid servants ofChrist,
that iew-that happy Gew-that band of bro
Tiers, maintain with boldness, yet with chris
tian bearing, the cause Of the oppressed; vim
dictate the Divine Word from the blasphemous
aspersions cast on it BY pro-slavefy Diyines /;
and urge on that Synod such action as would
redeem their church from its degraded condi-
ton as a "bulwark of slavery" and restore
it TO the dignity which is native to the church
Of ChrisI-the bulwark Of Civil and Religious
Liberty. These men were giving the inlu-
ence Of their names and talents TO support
that bulwark of slavery, We're they? Could
Mr.. s.. have convinced those half dozen Door
fugltives from slavery that they were? He
could more easily have persuaded them that
they were still under the actual infection of
the lash of his cruelty. Oh, how widely diff
ierent from the verdict of Mr.. Smith, would
have been that of those poor escaped ones
How they would have painted to embrace
those blessed friends of themselves and their
suffering brethren, or to enjoy the privilege
of kissing their feet! If there had been any
poor slave-woman in that company, would
she not have been thrice blest in the privilege
OF washing their feet with her tears, and wip-
ing them with the hair of her head "Save
u.s. would they not have said, "from the
cold and heartless distractions of our friend
par excellence! If these men are our worst
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A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
"Help, CasSias, or / sink"


The evidence is gathering thick and fast
that the days of Liberty party are numbered.
1t has been weighed in the balance and found
wanting. Its advocates know this, and some
of them, in order to inspire others with the
courage they do not themselves feel, copy
the Boosting language of the leaders of 9TH
err parties. Such means will never rouse the
tagging spirits Of its supporters. The de-
lection in Massachusetts, the division IN New
York, the scarcely perceptible progress in
Eastern, and the apathy in Western Penn
sylvania, the trlfing increase of its vote in
Ohio, IF indeed there be an increase,) the
proposition of reorganization coming from
James G. Birney and others in Michigan,
and the desertion of some of their best men,
come in louder tones, and more significant,
than all the words Of cheer the party wire
pullers utter.
Look again, and what is to be learned.-
The Emancipator, the great organ of the par
ty, cannot parry the home-thrusts of William
Goodell upon the Church question Alvan
Stewert is battling Gerrit Smith, and Gerrit
Smith is warning upon Alvan Stewer,. The
spirit of reorganization is dividing and sub
dividing, and as if these things were not
enough, the party in Ohio has nominated a
Methodist Episcopal priest for its gubernato-
rial candidate-an excellent move for the in
terests of true anti-slavery, but exceedingly
unfortunate for that party. Its supporters
feel That a desperate struggle must be made
IN this State, if they would retain the ground
they have won. If, by bending their whole
energies 10 accomplish this, they succeed,
they will have an opportunity Of congratulate
ing themselves that their case is no worse,
that they have not thss year been routed
horse, foot, and dragoons."
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PUT THIS AND THAT TOGETHER

A correspondent of the Cleveland Ameri-
can labors hard to vindicate Joshua Leayitt
from a charge brought against him by the
New York Observer. The following para
graph in his article arrested our attention.
"Thus it will be seen, Notwithstanding the
falsehoods of the Observer, that Mr.. Leavitt,
with nlnety-nine in every hundred Of the Lii
berry men, relies for the emancipation of the
slaves, upon peaceful, Constitutional, and
christian means, and not upon hlood-shed and
war"
When we read it, we could but recur 10
a declaration which appeared in the editorial
columns Of Joshua Leavitt's paper, about a
year since. 1t is an excellent specimen of
the pacific principles of the editor Of the E.
mancipator, and however much we differ with
the conclusion, as well as the premises upon
which it is based, we think it perfectly con-
sistent with the doctrines of political organi-
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27

IScoNGRUITY.-The strange association OF
ideas in the minds Of some men, leads to a
strange association of terms. Wordszwerc
formerly modified BY a qualifying prefix, but
recently those which are expressive of good
ness, are forced into an unnatural connection,
with those which express all that is bad and
odious, SO that the sense Of both is neutral
lied or destroyed. The credit of the latest
instance Of this kind belongs to the editor Of
the Philadelphia American Citizen, and is
every way worthy of one whose ideas are so
strangely jumblcd, that he believes physical
force can destroy a moral evil. Speaking Of
a Daguerrcotype likeness of C. NJ. Clay, he
says:
"There is, to our eye, a kind OF bowie
knife benevolence-a sort of imperial gun
powder picty in that picture"
We shall expect soon to hear him speak Of
fendish philanthropy, satanic saints and in-
fernal heavens"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27
"HE ALWAYS pRAYS FOR THE
SLAVE,n

As did the minister referred to, so do many
others. They ask God tc open the captive's
door, and then bolt and bar it that he cannot
escape. They pray that the oppression which
is in the land may be done away, and then
teach the people to trdmple upon the rights
Of their fellow men, some by precept, others
by example. They pray that purity and viz
tue may prevail, and then legalize adultery
and concubinage. They profess to desire
that liberty may be universal, and then give
their support to a government that is pledged
to resubjugate every slave that claims his
freedom. They pray to be forgiven as they
forgive the trespasses of others, and then in.
carcerate the offender in a loathsome dun
geon, or strangle him to death on the gal
lows. They profess to be the advocates of
peace and righteousness, and then help to
build up standing armies, and manufacture
deadly weapons with which to destroy their
fellow men. They pray that the will of God
may be done on earth as it is done in heav-
en-, and then mould and fashion the public
sentiment in favor of the blacklist and most
sanguinary deeds.
1t matters but little what a man says with
his lips it is his conduct that shows wheth-
er that prayer be a sincere one - whether it
be the desire Of his heart. True prayer does
not consist in a formula of words, in audible
language, nor yet in that silent and ~listIess
state that is practiced by some; but vigor-
GUS efforts, energetic action in behalf Of the
protested object, are the very soul and life of
prayer-indeed, these are the only true petit
lions. He alone prays that the captive's door
may be opened, who labors earnestly to open
1t. lie alone prays that oppression may be
done away who does itaway in his own per-
son, and gives it no countenance in others.
He alone prays that virtue may prevail, who
leads a pure and %virtuous life himself, and
does all he can TO promote the same in COM
munity. He who really prays to be for
given as he forgives others, never bolts the
prison door upon his brother, or murders him
by legal strangulation. He truly prays that
peace may prevail, who practically opposes
war and all physical violence, and lives out
the peaceable principles of the Gospel of Jc-
sus. He prays that the will of God may be
done on earth as il is done in heaven, who
himself acts in conformity with the COM
mandments revealed to his W spirit, no
matter whether that petition be expressed in
language or only in the action that accords
with the desire. 1t is hypocritical, it is i'm
pious to ask God for that which we rna,,:e no
effort to obtain. Let not then the apology
that she Prays for the ~slave,'' when his
whole conduct practically gives the lie to his
prayer, screen the ungodly priest from that
condemnation which his hypocrisy and wick
edness so Justly merit.
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"MoRT! More MoRr Mr.. -,
mason by trade, having worked hard all the
week, was disposed while at church on Sun
day, to refresh himself by a snooze. He had
kept awake till the preacher had progressed
some in his sermon, when he fell into q sound
sleep, and dreaming in his sophoric obllvi-
BUSINESS that he was about his work, he cried
out in a stentorian voice, mort more Moyt"
The effect upon the congregation may be ina
gined.
Not SO much out of the way after all, for
dau6ing with untemPered mortar is q pulpit
occupation,
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A WORD FROM PA.

A correspondents writes us from Whining
ton Township, Mercer Co. as follows.
"The labors of S. S. Foster and wife have
kindled anew the abolition fame in this re-
gion. All he'll is moved ; the earth rocking,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27

FREsHET ON THE SUsQUEHANA.-The wa
'sFs on this river have been very high, and
have destroyed a great amount OF property.
We are informed that at Harrisburg The river
was higher than ever before known. Two
bridges at that place, and one near Havre-de-
Grace, have been carried on.
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BUGLE
gAGMMs 0ARpN ri. aeAD.

81 love agitation when there is cause for it
alarm bell which ~startles the inhabi-
of a city, saves them from being burn
ed in their ds.'-Edmund Burke.
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o. The friend in Wilmington township,
rails informed that it is out of our power TO
hold meetings in his neighborhood at present.
IL circumstances will permit us to do SO al
some future time' we will bear his request in
mind.
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STILL THEY COME.

Apress of matter prevented us stating in our
~last,'hat We received the previous week an adj
GO m to our subscription list. This
is good, but we need many more. If we wish to
disseminate a knowledge of our principles, we
must exert ourselves to place them before the
public mind. We hope our agents are doing
what they can to introduce the Bugle to fav-
oFabIe noiice-much of the responsibility #
sustaining it and extending its circulation
rests npon them, and we hope their labors
will tell most elfectually upon the cause and
upon cur subscription list.
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AGENTS APPOINTED. OWNS Smith, Farm
insfon, 7+umJnH co. L. j. Burrell, Elyria,
Lora'n CO. Lucy Stone, Obcrhn. r. d.
Dennis, Ohio Ci,y. DR.. Homer Earle, New-
ton Fails. VIM. Frazier, Rauenna. A. Morse,
Franklin Nils.
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The BALTIMORE NJ. E. CONFERENCE, which
was in session at our last accounts, resolved
10 sit with closed doors. We are tod that
the reason why men love darkness rather
than light, is because their deeds are evil
Closed doors will not suffice to cover IN the
iniquity Of the Church, nor will secret ses-
sions hide its unrighteous deeds. The evil
1t has done shall be brought to light, and we
trust there are men in that body whose anti
slavery bias will give to the Conference an
experimental knowledge Of the fact, tina,
" there is no rest fer the wicked,'
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27

STRouD's SKETCH OF THE SLAVE LAWS
Any person who has a copy of this work.
and would be willing to loan it to an A. s.
lecturer, will please forward it to the editors
Of this paper.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27

WASH AND BE CLEAN,

We would call the attention Of our readers
TO The advertisement Of DR.. Baelz, Of Cam
field. We are glad to see Water Cure estab-
llshmenis springing up throughout the land,
and believe thaias the system of Hydropathy
becomes known, it will be highly appreciated.
Cold water, in its varied applications as a re-
considerable extent in Europe, and the results
Of its introduction here, have been encourage
ing to the friends Of this pure and simple re-
mcdv.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27

Tue BARQuE PoNs, the recently captured
Slave'trader, arrived at the anchorage of the
Philadelphia Navy Yard on the 18th inst,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27

G-Persons having business connected
with the paper, will please call on James
Barnaby, corner of Main and Chestnut SITS.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-27

JOSHUA X. GIDDINGs has avowed his de-
termination not to stand again as a candidate
for Congress.
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New HAMPsHIRE.-The result Of the cleo
ton in this State is highly gratifying to the
friends of freedom. Although we have not
received full returns, we have seen enough
to satisfy us that the treatment which John
p. Hale received at the hands Of the Demo-
cratic party, has been the means Of breaking
the spell of power which it had heretofore
cast over that State. Twenty-Five " Hale "
Democrats have been elected to the Legisla-
ture, and there is no choice of Governor by
the people. New Hampshire Democracy is
hoored and we hail her defeat as an omen
of a better day for the Granite State.
There's a good time coming boys,
A good time coming,
When Slavery's power shall pass away
Aud Liberty grow stronger;
When Truth and Right alone shall rule;
Wait a lille hnger.
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Ia New-Lisbon, the 2nd and Sd Of Apr.l.
In Fairfield, the 9Th and 9th.
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cation, and regard it a fore-shadowing Of what
Liberty party will do, if it ever obtains the
power. Here is the passage:
1--WE go for sweeping from this planet, by
the shortest possible cut, a set of selfish, cow
ardly cormorants, who manufacture crime out
of woman's mercy. Let them (the Wings
and Democrats,) distinctly understand that
our use Of the baLiot-bor leads to a use of the
cartridge-Jor. We are opposed to %interna-
tional war, aud believe that d Christian ma
ton would never need to fight Extensively and
detensively. But we are in favor of the exc
cution of the law, and the establishment of
justice at all hazards. So that, if it were pos
slble for Slavery to exist in this Union after
the opponents Of the system had assumed the
reins of Government, zoe should be in fdpor
IF using lie physical pO,0er Of The nation 10
put IL out Of eriSfence. IL is nonsense, ii is
knaocry, ii is suicide, 10 talk any longer Of
the General Garernmcnt not h1ring pourer 10
abolish Slavery an the tchoie country, when
the slaveocracy is giving it power to annex
to us all the Slavery of Texas, and Cuba, and
Brazil. 1t has that power, or it is not for one
moment fit to live. 1t has that power, or else
to establish justice aud secure the domestic
tranquility is a thing which ! it is utterly inca
pable of doing"
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REMEMBER THE MEETINGS.
Stephen S. and Abby Kelley Foster will
hold meetings in Salem on the 29th and Both
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-02-19
Death Of Christ.

Come with us a moment to Calvary. See the meek
sufferer standing, with hands fast bound in the midst
ofhis enemies, sinking under the weight of the cross
and acerated in every part by the horny reeds with
which he had been scourged. See the savage, fero-
cious soldiers raising, with rude violence his sacred
body forcing it down upon the cross wrestling and ex-
tending his limbs and with remorseess cruelty, for
cling through his hands and feet the ragged spikes
which were 10 fix him on it. See the Jewish priests
and rulers Watching with looks of malicious pleasure,
the hod scene, and attempting to increase his suffer
ings by SCOTS and blasphemies. Now contemplate at
tentively the countenance of the wonderful sufferer
which seems like heaven opening in the midst of hell
and tell what it expresses. You see it indeed full
of anguish, but it expresses nothing like mpatence
resentment, or revenge. On the contrary, it beams
with pity, benevoence, and forgiveness. 1t perfectly
corresponds with the prayer which, raising his mild,
imporng eyes to heaven, he pours forth to Coda
ther, forgive them for they know not what they do.
Christians look at your Master, and learn how to suf
fer Sinner look at your Savior and learn to admire,
to initiate, and to forgive.-PGyson