Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-04-02
COMM
CHESTER, Geauga County, Ohio,
March 2, 1917.

March ?, 1917.
Mn. JONES -
Nr-Hour paper containing your answer
TO my objections was received but having
TO leave home for some time, and the pres
sure Of other duties has prevented my notic-
ing your answer until now. | did not in.
tend, when | presented my objections to sns.
tanning your paper, to enter into any contro-
versy with you, nor do | now intend to do it:
but as my objections were barely named,
perhaps it is my duty to present them more
fully, and in so doing, | may correct you in
some of your misunderstanding, and con-
vince you of your error in reasoning.
In reply to objection LIST, you reason from
the example Of Christ, and this | understand
to be your argument-it is based upon a
supposed analogy existing between the cir
cumstances under which Christ lived and
labored, and those in which we live
LIST, Christ lived under & government where
slavery existed SO do VIC. I'd, Christ la
bored for its removal so do we. Now for
your argument.
l. Whatever remedy Christ employed
for the removal of slavery, is the only proper
remedy for us to employ.
,. Christ employed as a remedy moral
suasion only.
3. Therefore moral %suasion is The only
proper remedy for us TO employ.
Or |. Whatever Chris, did not annIy as
a remedy for the removal of slavery we may
not consistently apply.
.. Christ did not apply political action
as a remedy.
3. Therefore we may not consistently
do it.
Did you not know when you drew up this
argument that 1t was mere sophistry? Do
you not know that we live under a Republi-
can form Of Government, which The Pcoph
may mould and shape as they please, by the
spreading of truth and the exercise of the
right of suffrage? Christ and the Apostles
lived where they could not exercise the right
of suffrage-tAey were mere tributaries of the
King of Rome. Will you say that we are
tributaries to some King, and, therefore, cam
not exercise the right of suffragel () Let
me apply your argument a little farther
Christ did not teach the doctrine of seeding
from the Government as the remedy for the
removal of slavery. Therefore we should
not. They did not refuse 10 follow Christ
because he would not carry his opposition to
slavery 10 the ballot box this they knew he
could not do. But they did get offended a:
him because he would not secede from the
Government Of Rome, and set up one of his
own. (2) Let me give you one more argu-
ment drawn from the sam source.
l. To voluntarily contribute of our mo-
ney for the support of a Government, that,
in any way, t~olerates or gives its support to
slavery, is to involve ourselves in the sin of
slavery.
2. Christ voluntarily contributed 10 the
support of the Roman Government. (See
Matt. Th CHI. 9Th v.-"Pays tribute for
himself and P%eter.")
3. Therefore Christ was guiHy nj he sin
y s'auehOhding.
But Christ did no sin. Therefore we NAV
voluntarily give our support 10 a Govern
ment' that, in some respects, has given its
support TO slavery, whilst we are doing, to
The extent of our powers, for the rectifvinp of
It's evils, and not be responsible for those
5 wrongs thank you, Friend Jones, for this
argument; but surely all this could not have
! oeeh a mere blunder. 1t becomes n sernen,
! 70 your theory, whilst yet in your hands. (s,
"ueh you mounted the Irishman's horse
r WIN one spur to ride out of your difficulty
: ana convince me of my error, surely Won
must have mounted the wrong horse. The
. peculiar features of his horse was. il want
Doth sides f0getheri but you have lono Dliod
r your one spur of moral s%uasion, and -,
using but the one, the right of political az.
lion has not, as yet, been after faHorioc
Now, Friend Jones, just put on the OH,