Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-05-26
Stop my Paper

iIOh tne quarter WneIe VIC dh''NiPN
satisfaction would be eXpressed-New Jar
den. New Garden is the residence OF those
Sons who discontinued the New Lisbon
Aurora, because the editor of that paper pre-
sumed to state some objections he had to the
Order. New Garden is the place where
as we have been informed-it is not allowa-
BILE to discuss in a Temperance meeting the
question whether the organization Of the Sons
is a benefit to the Temperance cause.
As the communication is addressed to the
Publishing Agent, we wish he were here
that he might append a few notes; but as
that cannot be, we will try our hand, substi-
tuting initials for names in our copy of the
letter.
May 2Oh, 1918.
FRIEND BARNABY -
Sir-I said to you some time since that |
did not know whether it would be worth
while to continue G.. f.. BIS paper, as she
lived in such a pro-slavery neighborhood. (l)
But as she is so very friendly to the Sons of
Temperance, and her husband a member Of
the Order, | think it best to stop the paper
Immediately. (2) She Judges differently
from some of you Salem folks she Judges
of the Order by its fruits. (3) ] also wish
you TO stop my paper. 1t you wish, you can
send it to some deserving friend till the time
paid for is out, but not 10 me, as | am con-
nected with that dangerous Order. % 1t
will not discourage me from being a whole.
souled abolitionist, and | expect to do what
can for the cause. There are more ways
than taking the Bugle. The Buglo Is a good
paper with a few exceptions. | talked with
Delaney, who thinks well of the Order
And while Douglass and Delany let the
order alone, | will take the Star. (5) To me
. it is a strange kind of humanity that con-
fines itself to just one object. But it may
be that | have not the right kind. ] could
say a great deal that the Order has done to
my knowledge; but | suppose it would be
useless, therefore will come to d close.
| subscribe myself a friend 10 the slave
and a friend to the drnnkaGd. co.
() This is a strange reason to give for dis
continuing. c.. E. b. lives in such darh
place she don't want hght! We should
think that the more pro-slavery the neigh
borhood, the more need for an anti-slavery
paper.
" w hGl SHt VI IlCl luSDdlu Rlfi OihGlo
to discontinue it, we will do SO. Is not p.
S. rather over-zealous in ordering other pa
pers than his own to be stopped? We trust
that G. f. b. and her husband are too INTEL
ligent to L" flare up," and cry /" stop my pa
per-" because the editors have expressed
sentiments with which they do not agree,
especially when room is at their command tc
retute any argument that may be advanced,
or correct any misstatement.
(3) We also Judge of the anti-slavery
character of the Order by its anti-slavery OIL
pro-slavery fruits. We were never SO silly
as to deny it had done any good, for it has
reclaimed many drunkards. We distinctly
stated we would not discuss in an anti-sla'
very paper lis character as a Temperance In
strumentality; what we said was in REGARD
to the ~propriety of abolitionists sustaining it
Will p. S. deny that the Order has received
shareholders to membership and rejected co
lored persons on account of their color =
Will he deny that one Division in the STATE
of New York was disbanded in consequence
of improperly admitting a colored person!-
These are some of the fruits by which we
Judge it, and the only reply our quondon
subscriber has to make to allegations touch
ing its influence upon the colored man, is
."Stop my paper" No one with whom w
are acquainted is more opposed to the Orde
than the Publishing Agent, not only on anti
slavery but on other grounds, and yet he i
a subscriber to the Ocean Wave,'' one 0
its organs. Would P. S. advise him to havl
it discontinued
az If it is wrong for p. S. to take tn
Bugle, why does he direct US to d" send it t
some deserving friend
90 We advise him not to flatter himsel
that either Douglass or Delaney will "le
the Order alone" when their attention
called to its prescription of the colored mar
They will not withhold the truth, even fc
the sake of retaining P. S. as a subscribej
who appears to regard an Order, an lnstitr
ton, a mere organization, as before Human
ty. His language virtually is, "Let tn
Order alone and | will work with you for tn
slaye-touch the Order and | am done wit
you.
(6) So are we, but does it therefore NJ
cossarily follow that We must glorify til
Sons Of Temperance or any other organize
ton which strengthens the already too stron
prejudice against the colored man.
The Ten Dollar Pledge.
If those who have not yet paid in their sub