Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-04-23

"0 $3.50 MI "os'ilty IS mus eN-
pressed. The society has never uttered
a word of condemnation against this or any
other government only go far as they have
cherished and sustained slavery.
So with religious organizations. If Won
have heard the agents of the American Soci-
city repeatedly, you have heard them declare
that they had nothing to say against churches
which were anii-slavery. This gnu know,
and how you could declare what you have on
this point, ] don't know. | know the charqe
is brought against the American Society that
they do not discriminate enough. | have
heard it repeatedly. Every sect " ishes 10 he
an exception. ] never heard the Wesleyans
complain that the e. NJ. G. was not passed by
without being charged with the crime Of sla-
very. So with the rest. Would yOu have a
lecturer pass by the parties who are guilty of
heir brothers. blood, because, forsooth, the
parties are guilty of a man-stealing govern
ment, or a cradle-plunderlng church,
would exercise that charity which think
eth no evil, but it would be attempting 10 be-
lieve what is absolutely impossible, were |
to think that a man could be honest who SAYS
The d" American Society wish to sweep away
at a stroke every organization but their own.
Do you not know that this is false Why
man. you could hardly find a member Of The
A. A. S. S. but that belongs to half a dozen
others, such as Peace, Temperance, Morat
Reform, AMI Capital Punishment, and kin
bred ones. Yet you say they seek the over
throw Of all save one. Beside, how many are
there members Of different Orthodox Church
es! (not many hope,) aud even some are
ministers in your own Church and Confer
ence.
When ! see or hear an otherwise decent
man charging men and women Of whom the
world is not worthy, patterns of every virtue,
living exempliicg'ions of Gospel tru,h-with
seeking to throw off euery restraint, that they
may revel in crime, | can only say, g Father
forgive them, they know not what they do.'
The above charge originated With a class of
men than whom there can be none more vile
and wickeds men who have ever been curse
TO the best interests of humanity, whose sole
object has been to %enslave and fetter the mind,
men who are generally loo proud to beg and
too idle to dig, who know that their place and
living depend upon the ignorance and blind
ness of the people; the same class perpetuate
these folSehoods that their own k%uavery may
appear honesty, their hypocrisy sanctity.-
They teach their willing dupes the inventions
Of their own corrupt minds, and do it with
such a show Of %sanctity that even weIl-mean-
ing men are led to believe and place conf
-dence in them, | can assure you | have been
Of the priesthood far better than yourself. l
would far rather risk my present and eternal
salvation with the parties you so deeply re-
vile, than with nineteen-twentieths of the
whole church and clergy.
One other point in your letter-your re-
marks on marriage. Who among the anti
slavery friends do away with marriage who
among them have a mock ceremony! Name
the parties who sign a paper to the effect you
say. The whole is a tissue of the blacklist
ialsehood. Adduce your proof! You hare
mistaken the tUdole mailer. 1t is Protestant
Orthodoxy you have been describing-the
Sunday religion of your own country you
have been portraying. Your own religion
won't allow the sixth part Of tho people even
to sign a paper that they will discharge the
duties Of the marriage relation as long as they
are satisfied with each otker. They must
unite at the will Of their pious masters, and
separate at their bidding. Your godly min
listers and members may not only have one
wife but as many concubines as they can at.
ford to keep; and yet you cry out against
anti-slavery men, and say they are opposed
to marriage.
l don't believe a man is a christian that re.
tails such falsehoods as your letter contains
i don't believe a man is the friend Of the
slave who will try thus to blast the character
of the slaves friends. No matter what hi:
profession, ! have no confidence in him.
"By their fruits we shall know lhem.''-
Priests, members, and anti-slavery agent,
have been frequently at my house for days 10
gether, and know that in true Christian de
pertinent there is no comparison. an sorr,
to have occupied so much space.
Yours for the slandered,
J. w. WALKER.
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