Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-30


Such are, as we believe, the doctrines
taught by DIR. Humphrey 10 the extracts we
have quoted, and in the Pastoral Letter from
which they were taken. 1t is true, they are
more fully expressed, aud rendered into sim
pier English than the author chose to use,
but in meaning are essentially the same; and
II a doubt remained as to what lie really de-
signed 10 teach, the practice of the Church
and Clergy, the submission of the lay mem
bers and the despotism of the priests, would
confirm us in the conviction that the aim of
the letter referred to, is to MAINTAIN the snpre-
macy of the latter and the debasement of the
former-to secure to the priesthood the right
to say what doctrines shall be taught to the
people, who shall be permitted TO teach them,
and when and where they may be taught. If
the people were permitted to examine for
themselves, to investigate, without let or him
derance, all subjects they might desire to
discuss any question they might please, the
authority of their spiritual teachers would be-
gin to wane, and the mountain of divinity
from which the mandates of clerical power
are issued, would become asa molehill in the
estimation of the entire world. Then would
Christianity, Invested Of s%ectarian shackles,
accomplish the mighty work to which she is
destined-the,, letters Of the slaves would be
broken, 1ntemperance would be banished
from the earth, Peace won Id prevail therein,
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Heaven.
"OUT OF II FRYING PAN INTO TIE FIRE"
The "Pittsburg Commercial journal, - spea-
king of Taylors prospects of success, says,
Honest and intelligent Democrats are eve
Ty day declaring their intention TO support
Old Rough and Ready, in order 10 break mp
the present organization Of their old parry by
which Northern Democrats are made mere
hewers OF wood and drawers of water for the
slave-holding interests. The "Barnburner"
spirit-so called-is not confined to New
York. ltpervades all ranks in the free States,
and Gen Cass will find that, with all his in.
trlgues, he cannot barter away the free judg-
ment and votes of Northern free men-even
in his W party.
This sounds very like a rhetorical flourish,
and the editor must have presumed to no in
considerable extent upon the good nature or
credulity of his readers before he penned the
sentiment. If it is to be taken as a sober
declaration of opinion, it is a deliberate insult
to the supporters of General Taylor. Such
an ~allusion to the unfortunate position of
''hewers Of wood and drawers of water for
the slaveholding interests" of "the free iudg-
ment and votes of Northern free men, being
bartered away, is as much out of place as to
talk of the gallows 10 one whose father had
heen hung. To those who are not afflicted
with the Taylor epidemic, the idea Of any
one forsaking Cass to support Taylor on an
ti-slavery grounds or TO maintain northern
rights, is preposterous; for however objection
able Cass may be, the members of the Demo-
cratic party will gain nothing by exchanging
him for one whose sole claim to political ele-
walton is embodied in Cuba bloodhounds, and
developed in Mexican butchery.
Some of the Wing editors are endeavoring
to discover by the aid of powerful magnify
ing lens, that Taylor is kind of half-cut
Wilmot Proviso man, and are striving to
make this pretended fact so prominent an OBJ
ject as to hide his slaveholding and wa. ma
king acts. The only punishment we desire
they may suffer for this attempt at deception,
is to have all such articles copied into every
political paper south of Mason and Dixon's
line. This would entirely defeat the object
in view-the gaining Of votes; for these ar
ticles are intended only for Northern c%ircula-
ton.