Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-10-06

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those Of the so called Free States.
DEAR SIsTERs:-
Being far advanced in life, weak in body,
and under deep exercise Of mind, feel in.
clined to write for you some account OF the
p~rievous sufferings Of our sisters in slavery.
Sisters ! yea sisters of the human family
not Africans, though partly descended from
them some in part colored, but others white,
and yet are slaves. This whitening process
doth not free them, for the laws determine
that they shall follow the condition Of the
mother and as the utmost chastity is requi-
red of, and maintained by the free white fe-
males, and the slave women looked upon as
having no character 10 lose, those mixed chill
dren are slaves. There are many of these,
for chastity is not considered a virtue essen
iial for men and the women Of this mixed
class being considered beautiful are often a.
mongst the greatest sufferers. Many of these
being brought up with free females as seam
stresses or waiting maids, and in habitual in
timacy with them, have as pure ideas and
feelings, and are as intent to preserve them
selves chaste. But they are in the power Of
masters, and when these cannot allure them
by presents and %f4vours, they demand sub
mission and on their refusal treat them very
Notwithstanding also TO sell them away 10
the far south, there without protection from
insult and abuse, 10 wear out their lives IN
the rice swamps and cotton fields, under the
rays of burning sun, to which they had new
or been accustomed. Sometimes these vir-
tous females have been permitted TO marry
slaves, whom they sincerely love. The cler
gyman joins their hands and pronounces then
one: thus mocking them with the rite of
legal marriage, and to them ii is real. H'
also admits them into his church. They ar
baptised members Of his flock, and are con
scientiously religious. But the time Of tria
comes. The master begins to covet tn
beautiful wife Of his slave. He cannot a
lure her, and resorts 10 cruel scourging I
compel submission. Under this extreme TT
al they ask advice and assistance from ii
minister, but he tells the husband-the faitl
ful husband Of the abused and almost hear
broken wife, there is no help for it; the
must submit. Think, Oh think Of this,
virtuous females. The woman is %virtuou
conscientious, she cannot yield, she had raj
er die, and persevere until her life is take
Let none satisfy themselves by thinking Ii
slavery is not so bad as it has been Iepresf
ted but seek to know the truth, and al
learn what we may do to arrest its career
fore it sink our country to ruin. AS one
strumentality, let Us promote the product
Of free labor goods, every way in our pow
If we, dear sisters, are enough alive to
subject I" remembering those that are In boz
as bound with Them" we may do much
promoting such a work. Let US also call
our sisters Of the south 10 assist in procla
ing the cause of The oppressed, and on
southern brealhern to arise and shake oil
incubus of slavery before it sink them IN
ter desolation.
Most assuredly if they would free
slaves, and treat them as human beings
every man have his own wife, and pare
thsii own children, giving them wages 81