Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-05-05

were hunted by a pack Of hounds, trained to
carnage-if, disappearing the Divinity, the
blacks pretended, that by their origin they
had permission of Heaven to preach passive
obedience and resignation TO the whites-if
greedy hireling writers published, that for
this reason, just reprisals may be exercised
against the rebehiOus whites. and that white
slaves are happy, more happy than the pea
SAINTS in the bosom Of Africa;-in a word, If
all the arts of cunning and calnmny, all the
strength and fury Of %avarice, all the inyen-
tons Of ~ferocity were directed against you,
by a coalition of dogs, merchants, priests.
kings, soldiers, and colonists, what cry OF
horror would resound through the countries!
To express it, new epithets would be sought,
a crowd of writer's, and particularly Of poets,
would exhaust their eloquent lamentations,
provided that having nothing to fear, there
was something TO gain, Europeans, reverse
this hypothesis, and see what you are!
Yes, ] repeat it, there is not a vice, not a
species of wickedness, of which Europe is
not guilty towards negroes, of which she has
not shown them the example. Avenging
God. suspend thy thunder, exhaust thy COM
passion, in giving her time and courage 10
repair, if possible, these horrors and attroci-
,ies.-Fdcuhiies IF Negroes, by II. Gregoire.
OF The following extracts are from the
Constitution of an nti-Slavery Society re-
Gently formed in Kentucky, and will interest
our readers by showing them what can be
and is done in a slave State
Lewis County Anti-Slavery Society.
PREAMBLE.
Whereas, God hath made Of one blood, all
nations of men to dwell on all the face of the
earth, and hath commanded them to love
their neighbor as themselves - and Whereas,
the political faith Of this nation is based up
on the truth contained in our Declaration of
Independence-'ih that all men are created
equal that they are endowed by their Crea-
tor with certain inalienable rights; that
among these are life, H6eriV, and the pursuit
of happiness )" and Whereas, three millions
of the people of the United States are deprlv-
ed of these inalienable rights, and held in
slavery by their fellow-men and Whereas,
it is a duty for US to practice, and uphold the
principles of Gods word, and right for us to
Nuiil Out hhO iOuiuuhOh PluiSlpIO u ~ ANa-
tional Government; and Whereas, it is ad-
United by all, that slavery is an evil lndivid-
ually, socially, nationally, intellectually, mo.
rally, politically; therefore, Resolved, Thai
for concentrated effort, and more efficient &C.
ton, we form ourselves into a society to be
governed by the following
CONSTITUTION
Article /. The name of this society shall
be the Anti.Slavery Society Of Lewis County
Kentucky.
-art. II. The object of this society shall be
the entire extinction Of slavery, and the slave
trade; and the equal security, protection, and
improvement Of all people.
.4rt. ILL.,. The fundamental principles o
this Society are,
I l.. AS slavery is the forcible deprivation
of those natural and inalienable rights whicl
God has given to man, it is therefore sinfu
@ in itself.
II .. AS God requires Immediate repentanc
d of all sin, this, like all others, should be abaI
doned at once-immediately.
3. AS every man has birthrights-a rigl
to liberty in the land where he is bonn, an
as Punishment is a punishment for crime, II
man, not a criminal, should be required I
e leave the land of his birth, in order that h
may enjoy liberty. To require this, is W
believe, a violation of that law of God whicI
requires US 10 love our neighbor as ourselves
and whatever ye would others should do un
10 you, do ye even so unto them
4. We will employ all means, which We
; shall deem righteous and suitable, for the re
moval of slavery and the slave-trade.
These means may be intellectual, moral o
political, as we as individuals shall deem Il
be our duty.
.qrt. ". Any person who consents to III
object and principles of this society, shall b
considered a member, on subscribing his O
her name.