Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-11-10
From the Louisville Examiner.
Shall the Discussion go ONT

BY all means. Discussion is all that is
needed TO secure the final triumph of Eman-
c~ipation. discussion all that is needed?"
exclaims one, "why / thought that action
was needed" We'll, dear sir, discussion is
action, and a most powerful kind of action.
1t is the action of mems minds and hearts,
and that is the action which slavery has most
occasion to dread, and emancipation most
occasion to desire. The friends of slavery
are wise in ffowning upon discussion. They
know full well that the only safety of their
beloved institution is in mental inaction and
moral lethargy. Keep men from thinking
and talking about slavery and its presence
may not disturb them, but let them begin to
examine the subject and at once they become
uneasy. They see that the subject will not
glows with love of liberty, finds it hard TO re-
concile republicanism with slavery. ltseens
to him somewhat strange for a man who
loves his w freedom dearly, TO hold other
men in bondage, and he cannot quite satisfy
himself that q nation can take pride in its
consistency, which waves with its right hand
the banner of freedom over every foreign ma
ton struggling for its rights, and with its left
hand waves the dark flag of slavery over
three millions within its own borders. Free
dom abroad slavery at home,' are singular
notices to be inscribed on a nations banner.
The religious man, who aims to be guided
by conscience and the word of God, finds it
hard to reconcile Christianity with slavery.
That very plain, yet comprehensive rule
about 'doing unto others as he would have
them to do unto him. troubles him a little.
He canno easily convince himself that the
negroes are beyond that golden rule, and he
is very sure that, if he were i'll their place,
he should not understand that rule as requir-
ing him to be kept in bondage, ignorance
and degradation. Thus class after class of
mel become dissatisfied with slavery as soon
as they are led to examine it fairly. They
see that it will not bear examination; that
the more deeply it is probed the more I'M
sound it proves. 1t was well said by a pro-
slavery man, formerly of Lexington, now a
resident of Louisville, when talking with an
emancapationist, 81 will not discuss the
matter with you; we pro-slavery folks have
to go it blind" Let there be a general and
thorough discussion, and men will not be
able to go it blind" and not being able "to
go it blind" they will be very apt not 9 to go
it" at all. Let the subject be discussed, and
men will think rightly and feel rightly, and
thus thinking and feeling they will be at no
loss in acting rightly. Right action follows
right thinking as surely as night follows day.
The TIDE OF EMIGRATION is still setting
very strongly towards California. The steam
ship Alabama sailed from New Orleans for
Ch0gres OH the 18th ult. with a large num-
Der of passengers. In the list of passengers
published in the n. Orleans papers, we per-
ceive that some were accompanied by as
many as four servants, while others took only
one or two. W. suppose that the proper
reading of the word servants in this connex-
ion is SLAVES. On the 23d and 24th two
briggs, one ship and one schooner sailed from
Boston for San Francisco via Cape Horn,
and one brig and one ship from Fall River.
Accounts are almost daily received from
parties of emigrants, overland to the gold
regions.
A letter from Santa Fe, Aug. Is, in the
Fort Smith Herald, says:
Capt. Gildersleeve's company from New
York, with oxen, did very badly. Their or
en- died-their wagons were scattered, and
were out of provisions
A letter dated Fort Laramie, August 26th,
says that the health of that post is excellent,
game abundant, and fine water is obtained by
digging a few feet from the Laramie. The
last of the California emigrants passed that
post on the day previous, in hopes of reach
ing the gold piacers before the Getting in of
the winter.
Trains Of Mormons continued to pass the
iort on their way to the State of Deseret.-
Quite q number of California emigrants will
also winter in Deseret. The Indians in the
n~eaghborhood of the fort were quiet, and
occasionally visited it.-Bmritfs Christ. CT.