Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-09
From the Rcformer.
The Union.

In consequence Of our union with the South,
slavery has dragooncd into It's service the
whole Northern Church and a hiIellng
priesthood has sold the hearts Of the people
to the slave power. The clergy daily unite
the sacred name of Christian with the lnfa-
nous nam Of stakeholder that the name of
Christ may be cast out by all men, as a name
which Is but a synonyme for adulterer, rob-
Der, liar, pirate, and murderer. On priest
craft, thou vile slanderer of the Son Of God,
when wilt thou cease to vomlt forth the
flaming fires Of hell How long will thy
foul breath pollute the pure atmosphere of
heaven? The pulpits OF the land have be-
come the watch-towers of slavery, and the
priests It's sentinels. Christ once exclaimed,
"of how much more value is a man than a
sheep! but the American priests daily eX-
claim, "ot how much more value is a sheep
than Il man!
Shall we, my countrymen, sit calmly down
and let shareholders run havoc with the dear
est Interests of humanity! Slavery is seek
ing to level the church Of God, to its foun-
datIons, aud rot her sons of d glorious in
heriiance.
Slavery Is ruling the nation with n rod OF
iron. The cries and groans of the dying
bondman resembling through the land, have
loudly demonstrated, and lmpioringly petit
toned for redress-but all in vain; our
brethren move on before the bloody lash
they feel their captivity-they clank their
chains and cry for help, but they are left to
writho in the hell of amending slavery
Freedoms flag has been displayed only to be
stained in the blood of her sons. The voice
OF liberty has been heard only TO he hushed
in death. In the name Of Heaven let us move
on IN the march Of Humanity.
''Torey's ghost complains that We are slow,
And LoyeJoy's shade wakes unayensed
among us"
There is no safety but in disunion, | re-
peat il, disuniOn is our only hope. Let eve
~ American, in whose heart the love Of
liberty has not yet been eXtinguished, raise
the war-cry of = disunion."
Sound 1t forth with trumpGt-tongue, till its
appalling ihunders strike upon the naughty
despoI's ear. Write upon the walls OF the
American Church, mo union with slave
holders" Let every religious and political
gathering send up the cry, mo Union with
shareholders ~ Let every STRIPPING school
boy as he returns from school, shout mo
nnion with Shareholders -! LET it be
written in stars upon the expanse Of the
American heavens. Let it be written on the
pillars that surround the Halls of Legislation.
Let it blaze from the dome of every Northern
Capitol" Engrave upon the shalt of Bum
her Hin Monument, mo nnion with slave
holders" Let the mighty Niagara perpetu-
ally thunder, in tones so loud as 10 be dis
tinctly heard TO the remotest South, mo
union with shareholders ~! Let a concourse
Of banners continually float from the star
crowned mountains of New England, In
scrihed with the motto, No union with
Shareholders" Carve upon the palisades OF
the Hudson River, in letters SO large as to
be read by every passenger FROM every sleam-
boat that rides her majestic waters, No
union with slaveholders"
Let il: be heard in every breakers roar.
While ocean Iaoheo on our Eastern shore.
Let it be reverberated along the whole chain
of the Alleghenies. Let It's mimic lhunders
career along the Rocky mountains. Let II
ring through the Western forests, I'LL its re-
treating echo shall reach every log cabin in
the broad valley of the Mississippi. Let il
be proclaimed from Maine to Georgla-from
the Great Lakes to the Gull of MeXico-illI
it s~laItles and arOuses every State in tho
American Confederatlon-till the stirring
words shall call from its grave the indlgnan'
spirit of martyred Llberty-to stand with ont
foot on the North and the other foot on tn,
Southland swear by those who stood II
battle array on the plains of Yorktown; b.
those generous spirits who fell at Lexington
and Csmien and by those who died on Ia