Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-04-14
IIatOlOgy; Or a Sign Of the Times.

The following report of Committee, and
subjoined resolutions were adopted at a NEE
ting of the citizens OF Berlin, Mahoning Co.
o. held on the 25th ult., and fully explain
themselves. 1t may however be proper to
state, that the the Reverend ]. II. White
therein referred to, is, and has been a violent
and inscriptions opPoser Of the Comeou-
tiers; and il is as natural for him to prosecute
all whom he cannot lead or intimidate, as for
water to run down hill. The spirit he man.
ifests in that which gloated over the hanging
Of witches in Puritan Salem, and gloried in
the whipping of Quaker women. In Catho-
lie Spain, they who will not knecl when the
Host passes must be punished; in Protestant
or be fined. This filming, by the way we re-
gard as less respectable than some offences
which the State makes a penitentiary affair.
1t is not, we suppose, exactly legal robbery,
lorLaw makes some curious distinctions when
Morals sees none. People may call it what
they choose, but are not the facts these 3
Joseph Shinn does as his Quaker ancestors
did on similar occasions, and presumes to re-
main covered in the ~priestly presence of the
Rev. J. Ii. White. In return, the latter,
instead of going himself at night, and steal
thily taking the property of the former, sends
his agent in broad day light to seize it by
force. Did not the law sanction this, il
would be called robbery; butas Law can make
an act innocent or Grim cal as it chooses,
where NJ erals make no d. '%inction, we sup
pose it was all legally ri. 1t and lawfully
christian.
But we will not longer Ike p our readers
from the
REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS.
Your Committee having taken into cor.
sideration the subjects committed to them,
report, that the facts in the case are so plain,
that they need but 10 be stated to be under
stood, and but to be understood to excite the
%virtuous indignation of every individual ca
pable of approaching the blessings of civil
and religious liberty. 1t appears that our
worthy fellow citizen, Joseph Shinn, of Gosh
en-, lately ATTENDED a religious meeting, Tor
one SO called, and for the objectionable sin
OF refusing 10 take off his hat when ordered
10 do SO by the Rev. ]. II. White, Pastor
Of the NJ. Il. Church, was arrested and drag
ged before a magistrate, at the instance OF
said White, and amerced in a fine Of Five
Dollars and costs, 10 soo,he the wounded
pride of this professed follower of the meek
and lowly Jesus.
Mean and contemplate as this Transaction
must appear to every liberal mind, its atroci-
ty is greatly aggravated when we take into
consideration the character Of this prosecuted
individual. Mr.. Shinn was born Of Quaker
parents, and raised and educated in that faith
and is now a non-resistant, and one of the
most conscientious men in existence. His
liberal mind led him to believe that he was
violating no law of either God or man, by
appearing in meeting with his hat on, accor-
ding 10 The custom of his forefathers. Con-
seqnently, he very properly treated this mean
and insulting command with that contempt
which it so richly merited.
Mr.. Shinn appeared in court alone made
no defence, believing it would be contrary
to the principles Of Christianity, as taught
by Jesus Christ in. his celebrated sermon on
the mounr 'If aoy man will sue thee a, the