Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-11-05
COMMUNICATIONS.
Z. Smith christian Duty. &c.

IL Gay or TWO since looking over The Truc
Wesleyan, ! saw an article from the Rev.
Edward Smith, which contains some ,hinue
worthy of attention. For some months pas,
MIR. Smith, acting in the capacity of Con.
ference Missionary" has been through differ
ent circuits preaching on the withdrawal o
J. w. Walker, and against the position o
the "Garrisonians." Referring to the beers
vile Quarterly Meeting held at West Ches
ter, he Says
"On Monday | preached on brother Walk.
ets reasons Tor leaving the Church, and
sho"eo that Christians might support oul
government, vote and hold office under the
constitution, allowing it 10 be allthe Gar.
Ilsonlans said it was. heard but on,
opinion expressed Of the sermon-tha was,
mat my positions were unanswerable,-
This sermon ! hope was seasonable; as this
part of our Zion had been visited by these
political and religious heretics n short time
previously; ! had no opportunity 10 do any,
ming Tor our Missions at this meeting"
1t seems TO me that the above paradoxical
position has only 10 be read to be repudi ii, d.
What is a christian 7 One who REGULATES
his life by the example and teachings of
CHRIST. Would Christ support vote or
hold Office under a government that plum
dered men and women of all that.thev hold
dear = he hold Office where his
brethren are sold as swine !-where men are
6ulchered by the thousand in cold blood to
extend the curse Of s%laveryl What Office
would he hold That of PREsIprNr! SEC
RErARY of Warl SHERIFF? lie would look
rather curious after all his teachings on love,
&c., to be Commander Of the u. S. armies 4!
or putting the rope around tue neck of some
victim! Or would he be JUDGE, after telling
the people to Judge not!
But says NJ. Smith, Christians NAV sun.
port the Constitution, "'allowinr it to be all
the Garrlsonians say it is" What do the
Garfisonians say the Constitution isl A
league with death and a covenant with hell"
and as Orange Scott said, ga wicked instru.
ment," one which compels us to deliver mn
inc slave 10 his claimant-to put down the
struggling bondman while striving for free.
dom-that pays a bonus 10 the man-thief, &c.
ct "Chistians may support all this, for
this Is what we say it is. John C. Calhoun
could say no more. There is not a pro.sla-
very priest in the Union but what will de-
clare that sentiment orthodox. Yet our
friend has ''heard but one opinion expressed
that was, the positions are unanswerable."
| hope such is the case, for if he heard more
than one opinion of that kind | should even
doubt the sanity Of West Chester.
But as these ''political and religious here
tics" had some time before visited that part
of the Wesleyan "Zion," nothing could be
done for the Canada Mission. This looks
cheering, and speaks volumes for the effect
produced by the Anti-Slavery agents, not
withstanding the power of friend Smith, and
the unanswerable character of his position
Even the Wesleyans had been SO operated
upon by the comeouters that from them he
could get nothing. | do not rejoice that no.
thing could lie done for Canada, but / do re-
joice that nothing could be done to support
agents TO teach the people the rightfulness of
supporting this government, under the name
OF Canada mission. More Of his mission
anon.
But what does our friend mean by the term
"herelic"! If he means those who hold
views contrary to the mass, ! have no obiec-
ton to the term being applied to us. But
then does it not equally apply 10 himselfl-
l mean to his profession, religiously. None
will doubt his political orthodoxy, as express
ed above. But il. he means that our views
are icrong, unsound, unchrisiian, ! beg in the
name of the Garrisonians to differ with him,
and TO here affirm that we are sound, riehi.
christian, in our views. In the same article
Mr.. Smith says he came TO Leesburph ex-
pecting TO meet. Mr.. Garrison and Mr.. Doup-
lass, to give them an opportunity to refute
his positions if they could. ! am sorry that
MIR. Smith did not avail himself of proper
information of our friends whereabouts. du.
ring all the time they were in Ohio. | heard
repeatedly of his intention 10 meet them. first
at one place, then another, but never saw him.
Again,
~ spoke on the privilege and duty of
christians to support civil government, not
founded on christian principles, in which |
pretty thoroughly examined the grounds Ia
ken by the Garrisonians. Brother /. A.
Preston was present and took notes. hut
would not undertake to reply, and | learn
that neither Mr.. Garrison nor Mr.. DOUGLASS.
who held a meeting there a short time after.
noticed any of my positions. This | think
was their wisest course"
What wish TO notice is the statement in
reference to Garrison and Douglass. ] ask
whether at that meeting the course of friend
Smith was not referred to, again and again
was it not repeatedly asked why he was not
there, &C.. and in referring to and examin-