Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-10-02
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'F ff'AaN
with reference 10 truth and veracity.' A
brief analysis will serve 10 show how fr he
has succeeded in the accomplishment, of This
object.
In the preface to the certificate, it Is said
OF me, referring to my former article, "hc
charges n. S. with communicating false.
hoods for publication,' &C.; but that article
will show that l merely charged him with
having "Idiled 10 communicate ficts. S-..
n. SIS conscience may have charged him
with communicating falsehoods," but in
this case, he seems TO have mistaken the
sharp goadings Of conscience for the produc-
tons OF my pen. Again it is said an. s. did
not give his own authority for that which he
published touching one McCree.'"
Neither was he charged with having So
done' but on the contrary, as having done it
without authority; and hence i; was inferred
he had none to give"
But it now seems this Inference wa. iucor.
rect, and Lo! we see. paraded as AUTHORITY.
no less a porSonage than P. Smith, charac-
teFized as "desiring at all times to stand for
truth and Justice" who certifes, &c.
Well, Mr.. Smith, a commend .ble dosire
this, truly, "ai all times 10 stlnd for Truth
and Justice"
Well, what all does Mr.. Smith certify
Hear him: d. do certify, that all
that is charged upon 'one McCree' and the
Church in N. Selby's article, from which the
extract is taken, is strictly true.'' Quito a
wholesale business this, Mr.. Smith! but NAV
not enquire, is not the hand of Joab IN.
81 with Ihee in all this I" Truly. Now let
US see what sal is charged upon one MIC
Cree and the Church." which he denies,
and to which Mr.. Selby makes you certify.
LIST. Upon the "Church." that she was
made out 'the most diaboljcal of all tho
associations Of our nation" Cd. Upon my
sell, (being ono Of the c professionally LIST.
That am "m0st wise in wickedness." ID.
Ina, l was 'stoutly arguing that no member
can be expelled from it Che NJ. E. Church.
I'LL it is proved that he is a STAKEHOLDER IN
heart" Now | would inquire, with what
propriety can P. Smith certify g that all that
is charged upon the church is strictly true"l
How can he be justified in certifying that
all that is charged upon one McCret'is strict
ly true''2 How ridicuIously absurd, aud
may | not add, how grossly immoral in n.
5. so to impose on the understanding of his
weak brother. as to write out such a certli-
cate and induce him to append 10 it his sig
nature!
As to ny "arguing," let /, be observed, l
have never denied '|arguing that the Church
is not pro-slavery," nor tina, l may have said,
that a member could not be expelled merely
for holding the relation Of master 10 q fellow
creature; yet even this latter I have never
"stoutly" argued, and had | been so dispos-
ed. | know not where | could have found one
silly enough tn have argued the converse,
save Mr.. Selhy or Mr.. Smith. But how does
Mr.. Selby attempt TO make out what - is
charged upun' me in this matter If 'argu-
ing? Is it not, plainly, by a resort 10 dupli
city Hence, when no comes 10 direct The
language Of the certificate to this point, while
he Processes TO quote the language Of the ORR
ginal charge, he suPpresses and inierpoIares
at pleasure, thereby materially altering the
signidcaiion, and at the same time grossly
deceiving the unwary. That this may be
readily perceived, Twill place the precise Ian
guage Of the original charge in juxraposiIion
with N. Se'by's quotation, emphasizing the
phrases under consideration.
Original char@e. NJ SeHy's quoa'ion.
"Stoutly arguing - thai no mem
that no member can Der can be expelled
be expelled Jcom il, HergfrOm far Stare
ill it is proved he S hoid,ng until it is pro-
a Shareholder in we'd he is a Shareholder
heart" in heart"
This will not do, Mr.. Selby! and sir, as
you have notified the public, over the sigma
tnro of P. Smith, that this ''stoutly arguing
&c. twas not done ina corner - = but ia the
presence Of a number Of other citizens Of this
place." you will do ,0isey by writing out "a
number Of other" certificates, and gctaprend-
ed to them {" number Of other'' signatures,
that - in the mouth of two or three Witnesses
every word may be established" It will re-
quire all this to make Gu, the case, in a3di-
lion to your attempt - to strengthen, circum-
stan,ialIy, said certificate" by publishing
your anticipated debate. But "what do you
think the question isl" Hear Mr.. Selby,
will you! Il will tell you, yes, | will; l.,
l, | will tell il, indeed | will" What a fine
rhetorical flourish! How the pugilist w7rms,
glows, and spuraes at thought Of the coming
contest. But where now is the SO strongly
promised informationl | have sought it in
vain. True, | see what he says he q6irms,
) and what lie says 7 deny, with respect 70 1t