Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-04-13

der some of the worst despois that ever
welded the sceplre Of our father-land,
the poorest Englishman could boast that
''his house was. his CASTLE" into which
the harpies Of the law could never enter
but to arrest him for crime against the
state. Blu, how is it with us Have ace
a spot sacred to freedom in u Christian
temples, as the Romans had in theirs p
Have we a "rruce of God" by which
we can protect the painting fugitive, flee
ing from the baying blood hounds upon
his track? Can any of us say my house
is my castle, and over its door-sill NJ
slave hunter can pass : All know the
answers to these questions. Would to
God, that knowledge might inspire us to
effort and action in the noble cause Of
emancipating the slave, OF al least in CIV
ing him the protection of our laws when
he has succeeded in emancipaiing HIM
self,
We know it will be said by some, that
here in Massachusetts the slave is really
free-,hat a public opinion hostile to
slavery protects him, without the need OF
especial laws designed for that end
But, with all Difference 10 those opinions,
we deny that there is that protection,
and assert that there is no evidence 10
sustain such conclusions. Here in the
heart Of Worcester county, The spot above
all others where the strongest anti-slave-
ry sentiment prevails, of any county in
The state. we have no reason to doubt.
but the Georgia Shareholder would find
The fit instrument TO execute his purpose,
Of recovering possession of the human
being he claims as his properly, and that
he would meet with entire success. Pub
lie opinion when it is right, is very good
as far as it goes but we want something
more Than that. We want our right pub
lie opinion, if we have it, incorporated
into our laws, so hat the rights of hos.
pitality shall not be considered a crime
We want the statute book of Massachu.
sets to conform to The statutes Of the
New Testament.
We feel insulted if il is denied tina, we
are Il religious people, and, as a commu
nifty, we boast u great deal Of Our high
Christian atiainments but how hollow
appear all our professions, when tes,ed
by our-deedsL Acknowledgement
the arrest of a fugitive slave, can over
power the religious sentiment Of a whole
community, as easily as the mountair
torrent can overpower the fragile flow
ers that grow upon lis bank. A consta
blc's staff, in the hands Of that official, i
more than n match for the united mora
power of the greatest cities. Before Tho
the writ Of the sheriff, made out Gin the
name Of the Commonwealth of Massa
chusetts,' the writs of all the Evange
Isis, the preccpts Of Jesus, the stone ia
blets of Sinai. become but as waste pape
and rubbish. Yes, brethren, these ar,
no flights of fancy but sober, seriou
truths, which it becomes US, as rational
moral, accountable beings, carefully Il
consider. The laws of Massachusetts
or Of any other state, so long as they lol
crate slave-hunling on their soil, are bas
ed upon n denial Of Christianity an
they who do not labor and strive for thci
amendment, with all the energy wit
which God has endowed The m, are gull
~ in his sight, ofdenying by their deeds
what they profess IN their lips. Let II
5 labor while it is day; for the night CON
eth when no man can work"