Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-07-28

thus becomes regulated and harmonized with
in himself, he invariably experiences a strong
and growing desire, that the harmony and
unity which reign in his own soul should be
permanently established in the human fami-
~, and govern all their social relations. And
moreover, that all the good he participates,
whether it relate TO his physical or his spirit
ual nature, should be d%iffused, and become
the property Of universal man.
In the light of these ndubitable facts. We
ask you TO look over the active world of hu-
mar affairs. What do we find A subver.
sion, wide and terrible, Of all the social affec-
tons and duties; a scene of antaronisms
most dire and calamitous; injustice, cruelty,
oppression, treachery, malignity-in a word,
hatred instead of ioUe.
We wish not to draw the picture darker
thon fact demands. We ioyfully recognize
amid the deformities which sicken the soul
Of humanity, beautiful tints drawn with the
rainbow colors of Heaven, and radiant with
Light, and Truth, and Love. And we be-
hold the picture Frightening with the lapse
Of ages. But looking upon existing facts,
the vices, the crimes, the mighty evils which
aiilict communities and nations, infesting
church and State, and triumphing over both
in view Of these facts do We not find work
" GNGI1 manu- NV Oftlt ntdths III MnOIH du1
measure Of love of humanity finds a dwelling
place!
To some Of these evils We would now call
your attention. And
/. The inequalities which crist in regard
10 a supply Of The wanfs IF our common nature.
This supply, physically and mentally, is in
dispensabIe 10 the happiness of every human
being. The body, the beautiful temple OF
mans higher nature, has its demands, and
in Gods world of physical being the supply
exists, without deficiency. But while some
have a superabundance, 10 hoard up or "con-
sumo upon their %lusts," the many, toiling
early and late, have meagre fare, scarcely
what are called the necessaries, few or none
of the ~luxuries or comforts of life.
If the body fares badly, the mind fares
worse. The incessant drudgery to procure
the body's wants, leaves no time TO supply
the wants of the spirit, to cultivate and de-
velope its social, intellectual, moral, relig.
ious powersf The superior nature thus yields
10 the stern mandate Of the inferior, and the
soul is dwarfed.
Unspeakable evils grow out Of this state of
things. Here exist, in the same community,
the two extremes Of want and .repleiion, of
excessive toll and eneryaiing idleness; both
violations OF natural law, and the Divine law
cannot be violated with impuniiy. The rich
and idle, whatever share of attention thew
may give 10 the Intellectual, find it conve.
nient 10 silence the demands of the moral ma
iure, SO far as they may. by giving little cul-
~tivaiion in that direction; and dissipation
and vice are the natural results. The indi-
gent laboring classes, .unsupplied with the
means Of mental culture, both for themselves
and their children, lack some of the strongest
ties which bind families together in harmony
and affection. Many, in consequence, become
the easy prey of the dissipated and licentious;
and their ruin is facilitated by insidious pro-
misses OF a life Of case and afluence. Here
the serpent Of sin enters the fairest Eden our
provident Father has planted on earth-the
domestic circle, the family relation; of all
human relations the most intimate, the most
dear and sacred. And here, in the existing
inequalities and mental wilderness of human
society, are the primal springs of that wild
and terrific flood of RIGHTEOUSNESS which
sweeps through the land, bearing with it a
fearful amount of peace and happiness.
To this unequal and false condition of so.
ciety is attributable also, a large amount oil
the in,emperance which prevails. An evil
destructive at once Of the bodily and menta'
powers, Of all the sweet affections and sym.
pathies which bind together human beings ir
the endearing relations of life. The opulenr
classes neglecllng labor-man's normal con
dition. and, in its due proportion, among oul
greatest blessings, essential to health and Wig
or Of body and mind-seek artificial means
TO procure that enjoyment which comes onl,
by the natural and Legitimate use of their
powers, and Thus resort to stimulating bever
ages and condiments-leaving The pure and
delightful streams which the Creator has
bounttully spread around them for the sup.
ply OF their wants. he overiasked laborel
resorts to similar stimulating p~oisons, under
the false idea of recruiting his exhausted
strength, or allaying the feelings of discour.
agemen' and anxiety resulting from the crush.
ed aspirations of his nature.
Ought not the axe to be laid TO the root OF
the tree producing these baneful fruits q
Should not the mountains be levelled and the
dark forests hewed down, that the springs
may be dried up whence issue these bitter
waters! And can we remain in apathy and
Indifference to such a state of things, if the
love Of man live in our bosoms. Verify, nay.
2. Var. Among the evils resulting from
the instruction and perversion of the princi-
Piles of mans nature, the practice of War
holds a horrible pre-eminence. How melan-
eholy The reflection, that beings gifted, as we
have seen. by the Author of their existence
with abilities for high, ami holy, and felicI-
tous communion one with another and with
the Infinite Divine Mind, nave been, through
the various ages, and still are, directing these
powers to the terrible panoply of War; enga-
ged In conflicts with each other in which all
me malignant passions find ;heir appropriate
exercise and the pure feelings of our nature
.benevolence, mercy, love, humanity-per.
ISL! Brother bathing the cold steel in the
iiie.blood of brother, or by the instruments Of
destruction tearing and mutilating the most
beautiful Of earth's temples-the house of the
soul immortal Gould the laws of the phys
ical universe be staid, well might the sun
veil his face, and all nature be shrouded in
gloom, at a spectacle SO hoHid. And yet