Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-11-19
QuakeriSm-- War Slavery.

we acknowledge Qsakerism TO he a good
ming In theory, because it inculcaies Chris
uanlty, love 10 God, and love TO all mankind
IL mas mo respect TO persons, but with the
divinity of the good Samaritan, turns its ear
10 the man who hath fallen among There's
II lends a hand and compass and purse, a
horse and guide, TO the bewildered, flying
fugilive-it remembers the slaves in bonds
as bound with them. II sympathiscs with
the red mans race, which, by the white
mans lnhumanity, has been driven almost to
the exlra-mundane Of the material world,
from home and friends, and from their corn
helds, hunting grounds, and the graves Of
their fathers; it iorgets not the drunkard in
his slough, his haggared wife and tattered
responsibilities nor Is it unheeding of the
conoltion oil the care-worn soldier, who
mourns over his country's and his own RASH
ness, while he welters in his own gore. a
miserable, mangled, living corpse upon the
battlefield. And to feed the hungry and
clothe the naked, are the Christian-Iike du-
ties and religious obligations taught by Qua
kerism.
But the practical living out Of this holy
tneoTy is a hing that wds, and is nof--a thing
wholly neglected by Friends as a denomina-
iion.
10 show the Inconsistencies Of Friends,
we will relate a part of our own history and
experience:
When a boy we were greatly prrjudiced
against Quakers, and taught to believe that
they were tories-enemies to liberty, and 10
our government; but great was our surprise
when we learned that they not only favored
the liberty Of their own race, but The Hbe!y
Of aH races Of mankind. On learning this
our whole feelings were changed, and we inn
pressed with the beauties of Quakerism.-
This was in 1928, when Democracy run
mad, as usual, and elected a tyrant slayehol-
der to the Presidency. AT this time we were
a Jacksonian, and resided in a Quaker COM
munlty IN Indiana, and was simple enough
70 engage in unavailing efforts TO persuade
Friends TO vote for Gen. Jackson. One
would reply, Thee don't und ers,and Friends,
or thee woald not ask them to vote for a mil
itary chieftaln--a man of blood. We as a
people are opposed 10 war, and it would be
inconsistent In us to vote for a warrior"
a second would say, Thee don't under
stand Friends discipline or thee would know
better than to ask us TO vote for a skarchoI7er.
The following query 'has 10 be read, delibe-
rately considered, and answered in each
Preparative Monthly Meeting, once in the
year: Are Friends careful 10 bear a testi-
mony against Slavery p Now how docs thee
think Friends could answer this question at.
ter voting for Andrew dickson! mol we
shall vote for John Q. Adams" A third,
when asked to vote for Jackson, replies, we
feel bound 10 bear our testimony as Friends
against men of blood, and thee knows that
Andrew Jackson is a duellist, therefore to be
consistent we should vote against him. If
we don't maintain cur testimonies we had as
we'll be any thing else as Friends Now il
all these testimonies arc maintained IS they
should be, it might be said OF Quakrrs that
they are a peculiar people, Jealous of good
works. But shame! The thought makes
the eye Of imagination behold the round face
OF Quskerism to crisp with a sneaking blush
OF burning meanness-to see a lie in every
stitch in its wearer's shad belly coat, and his
broad brlmmed beaver 10 cover a walking,
moving, breathing, thee and thou hypocrile-
the very quintessence Of inconsistency, with
a ticket in his hand, approaching the polls
TO cast a vote for a shareholder, a 1cdrrior and
a dueList. Yes, Quahers, we have lived 10
see you r%iOire, in the face of Jehovah, all
your sacred Testimonies and to wallow in
the slough Of party, that you might boast "a
dollar and cent victory over your equally i'll
consistent opponents. Yes, Quakers, we
have lived TO see you vote for Shareholders
and Siare-drceders, for a military chigfain. a
UdrriOr-for a gambler and a dueHist!! You
are opposed 10 war and vote for warriors OPP
posed to slavery, and vote for Shareholders ;
opposed 10 duelling, and vote for duellists.-
Clarion Of Freedom.