Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-08

NhO Nhhs lin Nv uldlut0 III DOenSeT, the !
philanthropy Of his mission had tanned into
admiring silence, religious bigotry, national
antipathy, and the chickering's Of party. There
was one dragon whom no life of saint-like
devotion could appcase and Father Mathew
wells his crest to the slave power Of America,
in order to retain his influence!
1T is, | think, a fatal mistake. He who in
this way seeks to save his influence shall lose
it. Americans knew Father Mathew TO be
an anli-slavery man, and expected him 10 be
himself every where. They may profit by
the treason, bot, as in all other cases, will
despise the traitor,
What has he gained He has lost the
confidence Of reformers. Every Northern
Doughface sees the great Teetotaller belit-
tied to his own level. Is that a gain9 Would
a frank expression Of his opinion on this sub
ject, occasionally (al' we asked have in
iured him with the Irish? or course, he
could never expect 10 have much influence
with Shareholders themselves. Indeed, few
native-born Americans dream of taking the
pledge at his hands; and a slaveholding tee
totaller finds no true description but the trite
one in Buller--compounding
for sins he is inclined to,
By damning those he has no mind to-
An anti slavery teetotai saint promising ST.
lence on slavery, that he may win such,-
how FAR is he from the kingdom of the same
condemnation! What, then, has he gainedl
A noisy reception, wherever he goes, from
wine drinkers civic feasts from the old foes
Of the temperance cause.-the hurras Ct the
newspapers! And thus he SELLS
the wide scope Of his large honors
For so much trash as may be grasped thus
True, this glitter has its effect upon the ig-
norant class he addresses; but TO ihiure the
slave with one hand, as much as he helps
the Irish laborer with the other, is but a poor
claim to a worlds gratitude. 1t was the boast
Of O'Connell, that he would never set foot on
American soil, while it was polluted with
slavery. Father Mathew not only visits us,
bot consents 10 GO padlocked that he may be
fetedi
The Reverend gentleman undertakes both
his own importance and the servile worship
we gladly pay to rank. When Lord Nor.
peth was in South Carolina, he commented
freely on slavery. His iuit-loving hearers
Remembering stheH bfood sof Az rfe tcwaTfs,
ate their leeks in silence. Had ia her Ma
thew been true TO his own conscience anC
fame we shoald have recognised him as no
BILE by the right Of an earlier creation ant
submitted still more respectfully TO his re
buke.
You will observe, also, that he has gone
too far in his submission, even for our lati
tude. All the papers which ~criticiSe this
matter presume that the interview must be
misrepresenfed! No attempt, however, wor
thy Of notice, has been made to impeach the
accuracy of Mr.. Garrison's account, and the
recent interview of Mr.. Rogers with Father
Mathew fully confirms it. But you will oh.
serve that, taking it for accurate, even our pa.
pcrs cannot defend it. If so, why hasten tc
presume that he did not say whathe is stated
TO have said The Reverend Father has poi
so humbly upon his knees before the slave
power, that even our editors, who are native
here, and 10 the manner born cannot get low
enough 10 be level with him
Each man chooses, according to his taste
and ability, the particular sphere 10 which hC
will devole himself; but, above and beyonl
that choice, we owe each other our counte
nance, the expression of our opinion and les
timony, whenever that expression will relieve
Suffering, or correct wrong. How else shall
proud maiorities be stayed : Ireland look
for aid to the public opinion Of Chris,endom
given her incidentally by those immersed il
their own cares and struggles. That is tn
fulcrum on which she rests her effort agains
the cruel indifference of British people. Sla
very is in the same condition. Laws ant
oceans inlerposed, cannot break the brother
hood of the race; and Father Mathew oWe
the slave this testimony, in obedience TO tina
I faith which both profess, which bids tn
strong help the weak. He has no right t
sell his silence on slavery, that, with thirt
pieces of silver, he may swell the treasury O
: Irish tee,otalism. Silence from such a visi
T tor is most significant support and no Pur
r noea hou-auar bnIu nap irstifu a yisit 10 ~
3 shores at the price Of such a compromise.
We are aware that the eyes of The worl
3 are fixed on Father Mathew, and that whoey
: er censures his course has The world for
3 jury. But we cheeTfully abide its verdict o
the issue between us. a Christian minister
= confessing that he can innocentIy stand fac
: TO face with the sinner, and promise not t
, rebuke him A Catholic submitting tn
spiritual TO the civil power, in that he allow
| human laws 10 excuse him from deliverin!
his divine message, DO as you would b
done by '-'Open thy mouth for the dumb
in the cause Of all such as are appointed t
DISTINCTION An abolitionist, coming TO
: land where humanity wages her battle agains
such fearful odds-to remain not neutral, bu
t by marked silence, in snch circumstance
Z give comfort to the foes of truth-throw dis
credit on the slaves friends-and luIl int
false security the half.awakening conscience
/ of The oppressoT! A man, gathering into hi
! hand more influence than any other Of tn
! age can boast, and covering before a guilt,
l people, instead Of rebuking them in The ma
jesty of his God.given power!
We deny the right of any man, especiall.
one of commanding influence, 10 be silent o.
one question, that he may enhance his weigh
, on others. We do not allow a foreign brit
3 to absolve any one, whose position gives hin
, influence here, from speaking in behalf Of tn
American slave. If there be anything in tn
7 character Of the Temperance cause TO brea|
! down national distinctions, and allow interna