Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-07-21

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paid enough, and if Mr.. Westfall would give
a practical illustration of his love of 'equali-
w. he can do il quite as elfectnally by rails
ing the wages Of his hired man, as by an IN.
worthy effort to diminish the compensation
Of anti.slavcry agents. Why not level up as
well as down Besides, Mr.. w. forgcts,
shat he was reminded Of at the meeting,
that while the anti.slavery agent bears his
own travelling and other expenses, the hired
man is boarded by his employer; a circum-
stance which makes a material difference in
the footing up Of their respective accounts.
Mr.. Westfall, like many others, appears to
entertain the notion that a public laborer in
a benevolent enterprise is under a special
and peculiar obligation to be self-sacrlicing
10 its behalf. Others are at liberty 10 spend
their time in money-making, to save fiom
$500 to 81 900, or more, if possible, every
year, and while they profess 10 sympathise
with the oppressed, contribute perhaps but a
paltry dollar for their relief; while he who
leaves his family and his business, al the
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a public laborer, and breast the tide Of popu-
lar odium, must work for the smallest %pittance
that will keep body and soul together, & aban-
donal thought Of laying II pany thing for rainy
day, on peril of being denounced as insincere
and mercenary! This does not square with
our notions Of equality There is, in the
code of justice, but one law for the private
abolitionis, and the public laborer in the cause.
If James Walker is bound 10 plead for the
slave for no compensation beyond what is
necessary TO procure his food and raiment,
then is James Westfall, by the same rule,
bound 10 give 10 the cause the whole proceeds
of his farm, reserving only enough TO supply
his absolute wants. 1t will be time enough
for him to apply his rule to others when he
has proved his willingness 10 abide by it
himself. We don't know why an Abolition.
ist who lives on a farm should be exempt
from any rule of morality, or obligation Of
bcnevolence, that applies TO men who are not
fortunate enough TO own farms, or any thing
else. II our friend did not repudiate the
Scriptures, we should Suspect; him Of an e-
fort to apply 10 this particular case the para
doxical rule, that "whosoever hath "a farm
to him shall be given, and from him that hath
not a farm shall be taken away even that
he hath"
Some people appear to have an idea that
anli-slavery lecturers are a set Of men inca
pable of getting a living by ordinary means,
and that it is a deed Of charity and mercy on
the part of their brother Abolitionists 10 keep
; them out of temptation, by giving them plen'
ty Of work and scanty pay. 1t is time the
, relation of the parties to each other and the
/, cause were better understood. Our own
, view Of the matter is, that lecturers are select
ed BY abolitionists 10 do hetr work, and that
it is mean and dishonorable in them 10 re-
. fuse TO pay what they would deem, in an en-
7 change of circumstances, a fair compensation
e for their own labor. If a man qualified fol
usefulness as a lecturer has a trade or occu-
patton by which it is in his power to do
more than barely earn his living, what RICH,
q have his brethren, whose obligations 10 the
/ cause are sacred as his own, 10 demand oil
him 2 sacrifice which they themselves are
e unwilling to make Why ought they no
TO treat him, in this as in other respects, a:
an equal! The work to be done in order tc
$ free the slave is as much theirs as his. Why
$ then should they regard him as a mere pen
# sioner upon their bounty, TO be keptas near thu
O starving point as possible, while they 60 OF
q adding acre to acrel Can any body give
sound reason for such inequality Jane,
n Walker offered to exchange the profits of hi
n anti-slavery iabors during the past year 70
Of the nett proddct Of James WestfdlI'S farm
If but the offer was not accepted. Is The la,
d ter under less obligation than the former t
sympathize with the slave =! Has Mr.. West
ID fall confidence in himself? Why the
should he have sno confidence in Mr.. Walk
is era
he One word more on the subject Of salaries
Those who do not, and some Of those VIII
do, buy what they consume, often have a yC
is ry inadequate idea of the cost Of living. The
Sc keep no accounts either Of income or exper
Sc diture, and because a small amount of none
or passes through their hands, they imagine hi
is they live extremely cheap. If this class
ly persons would only examine, they would o
ten be aslonished at the amount they eXpent
re They might even find that their living cos
= more than is paid 10 the agents with who's
y, compensation they are so ready to find faul
IA Mr.. Westfall says that our boasts Of II
ect freedom of our platform are salt a farce,
~ and he refers 10 the treatment received /
ey Mr.. Preston at our late anniversary in pro
10 of this serious charge. That gentleman, Y
MS are told, was welcomed 10 the stand, al
10 then insulted and abused. That one speak