Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-08-14
Infdel! InIidel y

As the conductors of a public press, we
feel it our duty carefully 10 guard against the
PRONUNCIATION of any doctrine which is calcu-
lated to destroy the morality of the people,
or weaken their love for religion. We are
aware that many editors and preachers have
so often cried wolf! wolf! when there was
no infdel wolf to be seen, that the people
have become but little inclined to give heed
to the cry. We have not been prone to sound
needless alarms, or cry infidel! when there
was no infdel to be seen, and we therefore
hope that our present warning will not be
passed lightly by, for we assure our readers
that we speak words of truth and soberness
when we affirm that the following infdel
sentiments were uttered by one who is lead
or in a sect that we believe to be as thorough
ly inidel as the Father of Lies would have
it to be. 1t appears that this inidel assem-
bly, was discussing the question of slave
ry and the distinguished infdel referred to,
said -
"'But Abraham held slaves says one,
who thinks we are taking too much for
granted in our argument. So Abraham did
many other things and | can tell you what
it is, that if Abraham lived in Connecticut
at the present day, and did the same things.
he would be put in the penitentiary. To JUS
tify slaveholding from the example Of such
men, is absolute nonsense"
Horrible Horrible! What open undis-
guised infdelity 4! We do not think that
mobs are ever right, but if they were, would
tarring and feathering be too good for a man
who would utter such abominable senti-
ments?" Do we live in a heather land or
are we among a christian people 7" Is the
full blaze of the nineteenth century shed
around US, or are we cropping amid the dark
ness and error of the fifteenth ? Does not
the Bible assure US that Abraham was called
"the father of the faithful and are we now
70 be told that he deserved the penitentiary,
and that it would be nonsense to follow his
example? Is not that undermining the
doctrines of the Bible! Is it not the evil
dent design and tendency of such sentiments
to break down the safeguards of religion, and
to deluge the land with vice and immortality
If such sentiments are suffered to 90 unre-
buked, we shall next be told that King Solo.
mon ought to have been indicted for bigamy
and tina. David deserved the halter for the
murder of Uriah Where is our religion i
such things are tolerated q! What will be
come of the peace and the safety of our be
loved Zion?
Only think of it! Good old father Abra
ham in whose bosom Lazarus is now rostin.
confined in the Connecticut penitentiary
saving stone perhaps, or it may be weavin!
tow cloth. See the patriarch with hi
prison rcgimentals on, and instead of havin
"servants born in his house" to minister {
his wants, a grum keeper supplies him wit
his daily allowance of mush and molasses
and the prisoners rations of potatoes an
brown bread. What infdeity! What infa
nous sentiments (!
Let there 60 forth a mighty voice of cor
domination, let the infdel who uttered thi
a~trocious doctrine, and the members of tn
association who listened to them, be hence
forth regarded as the enemies of religion, a
the foes of the church. In other words, le
that Orthodox, Anti-AbolItion Doctor of hi
vinity, the Reverend Leonard Bacon, an
the General Assembly of the Presbyteria
church from this time wear the brand of INF
Jel! for strange as it may seem, they are tn
parties concerned, and yet, ~forsooth ! the
call US infdel.
nFSevoral articles have been cr1wdc
out this week.