Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-06-12

tTlend oelDy as brethren In the Lord, 1t they
are christian in other respects. We know som
conscientious anti-slavery Wings and Demo-
Gratis, who believe they are doing much to
overthrow slavery by their party votes. This
is a sin of ignorance will friend Selby JUS
tify it, and admit them to the communion Ia
blel If he exclude these two classes, con-
sistency, certainly, requires that he exclude
the third, who, as we will grant, ignorantly
sin in doing what friend Selby admits it is
wrong to do-voting under the u. S. Consti-
tuition. He refers to the fact, that tn advo-
Gates of Liberty party, are sincere and self
sacrificing. This is doubtless true of many
of them, but it is no proof that their course
of action is in conformity with righteous
principles. The devotees of all religions
have manifested as much sincerity, and made
as many sacrifices as is possible for human
nature some have even laid their lives up
on the bloody altar of a foul and loathsome
god. Does this prove them in the right -
Should deeds like these, shield them from
condemnation? If friend Selby's reasoning
DO correct, we must answer in the anirna-
tive.
His end position is, the Disunionists are
right. This Is made without any qualiica.
ton, without a single i or but. As in the
very nature of things, their can be but one
right view or position in relation to any sub
ject or course of action, it is not arrogance to
assert, that if we are right, all who differ
from US must necessarily be wrong. If we
believe we are right, it is as much a duty to
strive to establish our views of right. as to
cease from the wrong. The Disunionists ire
right, says our friend, and what is their posi-
ton? That the u. s.. Constitution is ~pro-sla-
very, and that all who hold office, or vote I'M
der it, aid in the support of slavery, and
therefore, that secession from the government
is duty. The doctrine CT Liberty party is
directly the reverse of this, and our friends
3rd position is unienable, if his End be cor
rect.
In defining it, he substantially declares,
that those who are in the right should not fall
out with those who are sincerely in the wrong
they should not spend time in contending
with such, about SO small u matter as to which
has the right and which the wrong mode Of
action, seeing that both have the same end in
view-the abolition Of slavery, Such doc.
trine will allow a man to slip through the
world with amazing little labor. A Catholic
goes to his priest for absolution; don't contend
with him about so small a matter as the way
in which he shall seek forgiveness of sins
seeing that you both have the same end ii
view. If a minister preach universal, uncon
ditional salvation as the means by which tt
establish the kingdom of God upon earth
don't contend with him about 50 small a mat
ter as the way in which it shall be done, 70
it is what you also labor to establish. II
slavehelding lover Of missions sells a babi
from its mother, in order to send Missionarie
TO the heather, don't contend with him abou
so small a matter as the way in which the So
~cieties' agents shall be sustained, you an
both laboring for the sam end. If a master
who desires to benefit his slave, and max
him honest, industrious and faithful, think
that in order to accomplish it, he must kee
him a slave, fog him weekly, and give hiG
a scanty allowance, don't contend with hin
about so small a matter as the means, for yo
both desire Sans good.
If our friend thinks the Disunionists al
right, he cannot escape from the conclusio
that the course pursued by Liberty party
wrong; and we tell him plainly, but kind,
that instead of encouraging those who are d.
ing a wrong act, to enlarge their borders, an
disseminate their erroneous views, he shouI
be laboring to convert them to the true pos
ton, and continually contend with the
about the snail matter of righteous means.-
We give him credit for honesty of purpos
but his argument in relation to this matter S
vors too much of the jesuitical doctrine, tn
the end sanctifes the means.
The idea of Disunionists and the advocat
of Liberty party laboring together in harmon
would never have been suggested by al
one who rightly understood the points of d
ference between them-it would be as impc
sible for them to work together, as antagoni
tic principles to harmonize. If Liberty par
was to succeed, it would be a triumph oy
DisuniOn principles; as Disunion increase
Liberty party will die, and in the hour of
complete success, there will not remain a re-
nant of that party to remind the world gifts f