Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-05-28
From Me LibernIor.
Progress.


We have read Of the arrival Of the James
town with her cargo Of food in Ireland. Of
the JOY and relief which its supplies have
brought TO the furnishing, and of the graft
tude and Kind feeling which have been ex-
cited among all classes in that oppressed
country, by this manifestation of our sympa-
thy with them. The amount of the relief
thus given is small, compared with the ne
cessi'y that called it forth !; indeed a people
so prosperous as we, and who have attained
a point go near civilization and Christianity
as we, could not, in common decency and
self-respect, do less in the amount of bene-
faction than we have done. But the n,ode in
winch this ard has been sent is truly remark
able, significant Of progress in morals and
religion Tar beyond any previous period of
the worlds history, and auspicious Of yet
greater advances soon TO be made. A ship
OF war has lpen cent on an errand Of peace
and good VIII to men; the apparatus Of
( slaughter and destruction has eiyen place TO
supplies of bread for the hungry; the exer-
cises by which men, made in the image Of
God, are deliberately instructed in the work
OF murder, were for a time laid aside. and the
efforts of all were bent to speed the good
ship on her mission of mercy, while the
h'bl'o ~ Az NCEt SOllentO DN the InOOEht OIL
the blessings they were about to confer. and
the tears of Joy with which they would be
welcomed by suffering Ireland.
This view Of the subject does not seem 10
have occurred, at least not more than slight
ly and incidentally, 10 the Irish people,
Their distress was too real, their need too
urgent to allow a recognition of anything but
the material fact in their first transports OF
gratitude, even if the government of military
violence under which they live, and the re-
spect for that government inculcaied by their
civil and religious teachers had allowed them
to conceive in idea the beauty of practical
Christianity. The Irish nation can hardly
be expected at present 10 think Of such
things; but ought not we 10 think Of them !
This is the nearest point the world has
ever reached towards beating the sword into
a ploughshare, 1t is not the thing ITSELF
The deadly armament has been removed, bu'
not destroy ed /; the beautiful vessel is still
the sloop Of war; and she may next be sen
with a far different crew, who, with curses
in their mouths, fury in their hearts. and
weapons of death in their hands, may 20 Il
slaughter the unhappy Mexicans.
Friends, lovers of humanity, Christians @
New England. ought not such a desecralior
as this TO be prevented Ere the Jamestow
returns, can we not take measures TO hav
her continue. as she has begun. a blessing
this nation and to the world! She has no
been consecrated, not by the mnmmeries an
incantations Of a clergy, but in the only trr
way, by a hearty commencement Of actiy
effort, to the glory of God in the work
good will to men. Shall she not be hencI
forth, in name and in action, the Sloop
Peace, JqmcsfoIcn? Shall she not be sacre
|, ly reserved, under that title, for missions
E. benevolence and pacifcation If the Peep
80 will it, it may be done.
G.. X. w.