Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-12-03

should all be so much disturbed because
Mrs. Price walks with a colored man to-day
when it is no uncommon occurrence In our
streets. I've seen her walk with her man
John many a time, and so have the rest OF
you"
"That's a very different thing" returned
the minister. "John is her %servent, and she
10 getting to be an old woman /; if she choo-
SEES 10 take his ann to help her along, ii is all
we'll enough"
''Perhaps she took the arm Of Douglass
for tho same reason-to help her along" said
the grave man. 81 can see no grea, differ
ence in the cases, only, as you say, John is
her servant and Douglass her guest. don't
know why it is any more disgraceful to walk
with a guest, with an equal, with a highly
intelligent man, than with an inferior-with
a servant"
"1ts very WE'LL" observed Henry, "to
have a colOred man a, your side in the street,
or in your carriage, or in the parlor, if he is
only a servant; but if he HAPPENS to be
above that condition, you disgrace yourself
in the eyes Of all Americans. This grows
out of an inhuman prejudice-a murderous
spirit, that says to the colored man you nsrer
shall rise to be on an equality with US; but
you shall creep in the dust and serve Us, or
we'll forbid you our presence! 1t is a spir-
it unworthy men, much more those who pro-
fess to be christiansr"
The minister hung his head and ven,ured
no reply.
Not only were the persons above alluded
to, greatly disquieted at the occurrences men
toned but they were a general subject Of
remark. Some were sorry that such things
had happened some laughed at and ridicu-
led the whole matter; some were highly ex-
asperated and declared such conduct an out
rage upon society! No one, perhaps, felt
more disturbed than the husband and father
of these two culprits who had been arraigned
at the bar of public opinion to answer for
these fragrant offences.
II do most deeply regret" said George
when they were alone, 'tbat you should
have subjected yourselves to remark By such
an imprudent course. Much asrwe may talk
about equality, and desirable as it may be,
we never can mingle with the eolored race
to that extent, and with that degree Of free
dom that we do with the whites"
"If we cannot, it is only because we piA
not" returned Susan.
"Well, be that as it may, all auch inter
course, does no good, and only serves to irri-
tate the people,"
"Ah attempts to establish just and right
eous principles do good" said she. 1.-THE
people are not irriiated by any kindness or
intimacy even, between a black and a white
person, if the former is only a newer of wood
and a drawer of water for the other. 1t is
only when they see that we have a high re-
gard for a man as q man, and not because he
has served US faithfully, that they take Of
fence. 1t is only when we cease to be res
pecters Of persons and extend the courtesies
of life to all without distinction. 1t is only
when we say by our conduct to the colored
man, Your society is as agreeable to us as
that Of the white man'-'you are as worthy
our confidence, as welcome to our hospitali-
ty.'"
admitting that to be true" said George,
sit does seem to me very inexpedient to at
tempt to adopt customs that will ever be uni
versally condemned, in this country, at least
"Perhaps they will" added Susan, 'if
those who profess to be abolilionists like
myself, join the oppressor in keeping the
black man beneath your feet! If they say
to the world, the slave should have his free
dom; but social equality, we discard, that
odious aristocracy of the skin tina. subjects
US to the ridicule Of other nations will still
curse our land, and the bonds and degrada
ton of those whom we have already injured
so deeply, will still continue. advise the,
George" she continued mildly, SETTLER to re
nounce thy anti-slavery professions, or Ian
ish from thy heart this temporizing and IN
christian spirit! Thee knows well, that the'
has no objection to my walking with a color
ed man, if he has a bundle big enough Il
break his back, and ! greatly grieve that the
should make objections in this case. By tn
course thee pursues thy professions of regar
for the oppressed are brought into contemp
by all discerning and truly humane people !
A LISTENER.
WHAT SExri-lt may be a mawkish ser
sibili,y which leads US TO view with such dil