Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-03-09
For A. S. Bugie.
SALEM, Feb. 81, 1s49.
LYME, March All,

I'VE" th LhoiNh 0hf sOA"'
FRIENDS EDlToRs
Will you be so kind as TO publish the fol-
lowing articles as they have appeared in the
Conneaut Reporter. l would not trouble
you to do this, but the old man has had his
article thrown off on a slip, and is engaged
in circulating them all over the county,
The priests are very proud of this miserable,
lying production, and are reading it in pri-
vate and public. How strange it is that men
will make use of su CHI contemplate means to
sustain their sinking order. The old man
has been through New Lyme twice since he
wrote his article, and although he used to
make nearly every house a home, he skunk
by every house too much ashamed to call on
any one of his former friends! Tis con-
science that makes towards of US all.
Yours, w.
To the Editor of the Conneaut Reporter.
If can be INDUCED, | would make known
to the public through your columns that a
certain set Of deceivers are traversing our
country, calling themselves Garrisonian
Comeouters. / would say that | have had a
public meeting with a company of them at
New Lyme, on the 18th day of Nov. last, at
which time and place Mr.. Walker, one of
their public lecturers, openly declared himself
to be an in6del, and plainly declared he
would not call Christ master, said that The
Bible was priest.craft, Christ an impostor,
and that Moses and the Prophets and Apos-
ties were all liars. He commended Thomas
Paine, and said their company was about 10
make a new Bible.
l would now state a few particulars which
led to the disclosure of their hypocrisy:
had for a few years past cultivated an
intimacy with that class of people, and be-
cause they protested to be Abolliionists, and
Comeouters from both Ecclesiastical and po-
litical organizations which upheld slavery, |
felt friendly TO them, and yet, | was not able
10 see that basely reproving hypocrisy or in
fidelity, without pointing out a more excel
lent way, which could secure happiness to
any one! therefore wrote a small tract.
entitled-".4 comparison betWeen Bible Serpi-
tude and american S2arery'-wherein |
clearly show from both the old and new
Testaments, that God always commanded
his people to serve each other in love, and
that these injunctions stand directly opposed
to all involuntary serviludes, and | have cir.
culated 1850 of said tracts, chiefly in New
L VIM "HCiO thSJ pi'h'cus u dltuOuSH
] have handed this tract TO the learned and
unlearned, no one has attempted to point out
an error in sentiment.
When ! came into this State, in Sept. last,
my friends in New Lyme told me that the
Garrisonian Comeouters had passed a re-
solve that, "if The priests want the Bible, let
them show us that it don't uphold Slavery,
or we will give up the Bible"
Now, as / was not willing that my friends
should throw themselves into a state of hea-
thenism because the priests were negligent,
and as | was fully prepared to show them all
they demanded of the priests, | attended the
aforesaid meeting at New Lyme, hoping 10
give them all the information they required
of the priests. When | produced ample tes-
timony that the truth contained in both the
old Testament and the new stand directly
opposed to all kinds of oppression, they re-
fused to hear me, and Notwithstanding all
their professed love Of truth, and opposition
to Slavery. They openly denied the Lord
that bought them, and must bring upon them
selves swift destruction unless they speedi-
ly repent.
have also seen in the .Anti-Slavery Bugle,
an account of their travels signed w. In
describing the meeting at New Lyme, the
writer says they had a good meeting, some
excellent speeches, but don't tell The sub
stance matter of their speeches, neither does
he inform the public that he was met with
sound truth and was unable to Withstand it
hut he says, in Springfield, he met with
rotton eggs, and in this he seems to glory.
l have no desire to injure any person, bu
to show that honesty is the best policy; ant
therefore / give my name in full,
WILLIAM CORWIN.
Dec. Is, l949.