Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-10

on The eve Of an election, always reminded
us OF a revival sermon, and we are too stiff
an old blue stocking 10 think one Of these
was ever Of much use. Voting, like making
a profession OF religion, always appeared tU
as one Of the most solemn acts-an act which
should be done with rafmness, dpliberaiion
and iofelhought. We shouId no more think
OF urging a man TO vote without his deliber.
ate Judgment, than we would Of taking him
by the sleeve 10 drag him 10 a communion
table. When A preacher begins TO false n
hurta to make folks love God and man, his
noise sounds like tin kettle thunder and If
we had any serious impressions, and medita-
ted any important step, we shonld thank him
very much 10 stop his CHATTER and let ms think.
The habit in religion and politics Of address
sing the passions instead of the reason is
peTnlcious in the esifeme All admit This
nhelstn yet who tiles to amend the evil T.
Our political machinery appears TO he moved
by hurras-by noise and confusion ~ Of any
and every kindly appeals to passion and
prejudice. This is doubtless owing to the
false idea about divofcing religion and poll
TICS People are under the influence Of two
different principles, and rules of action
Religion Is the law in church. 1t Is given
INTO The charge OF a sexton and locked up fot
special occasions-death beds, Sabbath days,
&c. Our politics has nothing TO do ith our
duty TO Cod and our fellow men, any more
than our feliGion has. They are both beau
tltul, metaphysical distractions, resembling
one another, like the beasts in Daniels vi
sion. Neither of them appears to have much
to do with our duty TO man--the one talks
about our duty TO God, and the other obliga-
lions 10 our pockets. What we owe to hu-
manity and our own higher nature is gener-
ally overlooked in both. There is so little
of conscientious, calm, deliberate action
Men have become so accustomed 10 act from
excitement, that If appears impossible to move
the masses by a high sense Of right. We
believe this state of affairs has been produ-
ced, or at least fostered, by the public teach
ers or leaders of the people. We believe
that all that class of writings and public
speeches which sways the feelings at the
expense Of the reasoning powers, has a ten
dency 10 increase the evil and as we can
not consent to do evil that good may come,
we sever knowingly make use of any such
means TO accomplish any end, no matter how
desirable. We would be glad 10 think all
our readers, who can, would vote for the
Free Soil" candidates, because it appears
TO US right but we should like them to think
ii right too. We have tried all along 10 give
our .easons as well as we could for thinking
it right. Those We cannot c%onuinee, We dc
not wish to trheede. and there is little pros.
pect of influencing mans reason a week Of
two before an exciting election, when the
Z" noise and confusion" would drown the
voice of the Atlantic. We should rather tall
politics after an election than Just before
when one might hope to gain the ear of rea
son, and convince men that the elective fran
chise is a great moral lever, for the right us
of which they are accountable TO God ant
their fellow men-that making laws for un
born millions is an awful responsibility
scarce less than Adam acted under when h
put forth his hand TO the forbidden fruit
Those who go in a spirit of levity, Of false
hood, or indifference, to empower man to en-
tail happiness or misery, moral elevation 0
degradation, upon posterity. act no less blind
ly than he who would reel drunk TO a com
mu9ion table to take an oath Of allegiance I
the King Of Kings. Having this view G
the matter 1t has been somewhat of a task t
write of politics during the campaign. WheI
every thing is talking TO the senses, not tn
consciences OF men, we would not hope TO b.
heard.--PWs. Sat. Tisifor.