Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-24
WHOLE No. 1876.

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slavery is not the only evil in this country.
bat 1t Is surely an evil, and a most radical
one. 1t is an evil OF sufficient importance 70
deserve a specific movement Tor its cure. OF
course therefore, any plan which would ret rid
OF slavery is worth attention. thouub If sbonlI
leave all the other evils in the land as flour
lsllIng as ever. To say TO a reformed drunk
ard 'Ol you are no better than YOU were
you are still avaTicious,' does not strike us as
sound logic. II | gave a poor man 4 coat.
you would hardly prove that | had done him
no good, by asking why | did not give him
a dinner also. One thing at a time. 'Step
ny step goes round the wOrld'-'Rome was
ho' DuiIl IN a ddy-are proverbs involving
me common sense at ayes. Our Indiana
friend may not like this but it was nature.
not we, that ordained il IA man would walk
he should lift one foot at u time.
If slavery does not constitute the only
evil that the free States are puiltv Of. and
they still continue to govern men upon the
slave principle, somewhat miligated, 10 be
sure, are they better than before =
Yes. In just so much as the bad princi.
pie Is 'Dftfigafed,' are the free States bette
than their sisters. Half a loaf is better than
no bread ~
is there greater violation of principle in
rob0lng a black man, than there is in taking
the rights of a white woman!'
Certainly not. But if / can get the North,
which new Tobs black men and white women
too' to cease robbing black men, | have done
something, 1t strikes me-taken one step for
ward, and the impetus thus gained will ena-
bic me TO take d second step all The easier,
Mans free agency is Slapped, destroyed,
by the exercise of force upon him. This is
the germ of slavery
Doubted.
Upon this principle are all human govern.
ments based. Sooner or later, they lead TO
manifestations like that we see in the South
Doubted, that they necessarily lead to any
such manifestations.
Let the eternal principle of Truth, as en-
hlblled In the character of Jesus Christ, be
continually brought TO bear upon the con-
sciences of Shareholders, whether Norih or
SOHih-wherever they may be. lie, mind be
elevated let sin be attacked in all its man
llestatlOns; and let those who strike, be tCiih-
out sin, and slavery will crumble into dust.
Patching up old infdel Constitutions, creeds
or calechiSms, or dissolving the bonds OF
friendship between Plate and IIerod-the
North and the SOuM-will never regeneraie
mankind
This seems to us branch of the old obiec-
tlon OF certain priests-'preach the gospel
that will ultimately cure all evils Preach
ing broad, general principles, is good-appIy-
Ing some single, searching principle 10 some
single sin, is better. Thou art the man is
a model sermon. Now, 'ihe eternal princi-
pies of Truth, as exhibited in the character
OF Jesus Christ, are TO be brought 10 bear on
the consciences of shareholders by informing
them continually that we cannot, and tchy
we cannot, admit them TO the communion ia
ble-help them to catch their slaves-aid
them in stealing MeXico-ioin with them in
any general government. II our friend re-
CARDS slavery as so slight and trivial a mani
i~estatlon of human sin, that il is a waste of
time 10 devote ones self specially TO its abo-
lltion-a mere topmost leaf on the npas tree,
which any slight frost will nip and blight
10 be safely lett 10 itself, while we think of
more radical matters; if he really think that
getting all support of slavery out of our stat
ute book is merely patching up old inidel
ConstitutiOns'-that the support which sla-
very derives from the political relations ofthe
country is a matter Of SO little importance
that It's dlscontlnuance would not be worth
rejoicing at,-his argument and views are
sound. We, on the contrary, consider Tenn
perance, Peace, Moral Reform, Education,
Prison Discipline, Anti-Slavery, and other
Causes, the best and only way of preaching
the gospel; and ComeUutism in church, Dis
union IN politics, and rebuke in society, the
only ways OF bringing truth to the conscien-
ces OF shareholders consequently, if these
measures will never, under God, Icgencrale
mankind, mankind will never be regenera-
ted.
dissolve the Union, Are the cyiionocra-
cy of the North not allied and identified by a
stronger influence (~Inammou) than The L. s..
Constitution with the sare0crGcy of the
South p
Because dissolving the Union is not dis
solving all the bonds that keep the North and
South together, does that prove it of no use
at all True, church fellowship is another
bond trade another a common language
another; old associations another, &c. &c.
Cut all loose, if we ~can-strike at all. But
we must begin somewhere we cannot say
every thing in one breath. If two men ride
on a horse, one must tide behind While
we talk of the communion table, do not ac-
CuSe us OF ntpiGC'lnS DlsuulOI' argued
that Yesterday. While we demand Disun-
ion, do not accuse US Of forgetting the innu-
euce of commerce-we will attend to that
Tomorrow. As to which should stand first
in the catalogue, men will differ; that all
should have a place, no one will DENY. We
should he glad ii the free States would re-
fuse commercial intercourse with slavehold-
ers, initiating revolutionary days, when
South Carolina and other States refused TO
trade with Rhode Island and Georgia, be.
cause these last continued TO import British
goods. But if that cannot be done, we know
this, and would call the special attention of
Mr.. Paine TO the point--the dissolution Of
ou' poitiea! Union WiH surely tend tn lcea-
Ken all the other bonds. We have a large
with Liverpool, aud Havre, and