Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-10
lIarShncSS Of AbOliti9niStS.


"The aboliiionists are so harsh, so uncom-
promising, Sc very severe, no wonder that the
Shareholders detest them. We at The North
agree with them in prineiple-all the world
hates slavery as much as fhey do: hut it Is
their bad spirit we iiud fault with. The same
truths might be uttered in such a tone, in,
such an acceptable manner, that the slave
holders themselves could not be offended. but
would listen patiently 10 them, and BIZ led ia,
look into the subject, and perhaps be convert
ed.
What man likes TO he told that he is a
robber, and that he is accessory to murder
and 10 all other crimes? OF course such ac-
cusaiions make the shareholders and their
friends very Indignant; whereas a gentle. re-
spectiul language, which shouid not hold
back the truth but speak it in love. and a pro-
per respect tor their rights. would never of
irrd The Shareholders. They are a generous,
hlgh-mlnded, chlvalrous people; have a nice
sense of honor, and of course will bitterly re-
sent such treatment as they meet with from
Abolitionists."
These are the stereotyped sayings of the
moderate opponents Of the anti-siavery cause.
In reply ] will relate a little anecdote which
! heard the other day, just observing in pass
ing, tina, IL is a peculiar %chivalry which whips
women and children, and is willing to be
maintained by the unpaid earnings Of their
labor, and which makes them a marketable
commodity. 4 peculiar generosity and high
mlndednesS. HAT allows a man 10 rob and
abuse a being weaker than himself. in order
that he may live in ldlsness and luxury. A
peculiar sense Of honor, that takes all il can
get from the poor victims in its power, and
gives nothing it can help in return. But ev-
%erything is peculiar that relates to slavehold-
CrS. and ] will say no more of their chivalry
and generosity and high-mindedness and nice
sence of honor, for in truth they are not worth
speaking Of, or rhpy would abolish slavery
tO-morrow-and proceed to my story.
A very kind -hearted old woman was ex-
to the lady of the house in which
lived as cook, her dissatisfaction with the
cat, because she was not willing to trust
her kitten with her. "Why, ma'am," said
she, she puts no confidence al all in me
she spits At me if ! touch her kitten, and al
ways seems 10 misirust that ] shall hurt it.
And yet don't | love the little dear? and
don't ! pet and feed il! and don't / drive
way the dog when he goes neal it 2 and don't
make much Of the SILKY old cat herselfl for
she's a real good mouser, and yet the ninny
IS afraid of me, do what / will"
Perhaps" said the lady Of the house,
: she knows and remembers that you drown
ed all her other kittens"
"But," replied the tender-hearted cook, 81
very gentle and particular in the way |
drowned them. ] warmed the water so that
they should not be chilled with it, and ! took
all up softly as possibly, and put them
carefully into the tub, so that they need not
know anything about it. but in spite of all
lny kindness to the SILLY old cat and her kit
tens, she iealouses me all the time, just the
same as if | wanted to hurt her or her kit
Are not the Shareholders as shrewd as this
knowing old catl and would they feel any
better towards us if we always took pains to
warm the water, in hope that it might shock
them less, in which we hope yet to drown
their peculiar institution?
Were we to stroke them ever so softly, and
saw poor Puss ever so lovingly to them, they
would feel no more confidence in us than the
cat did IN tie cook, for they know we'll that