Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-15
Nr. WCStfall Speaking in his own Way

Unwilling to expose ourselves again to the
imputalion of jepriving Mr.. James West
fall Of the chance of speaking through our
columns in his own way,' we publish the
following in precisely the shape in which
he sent il 10 US. We have not DEEM
ed it proper to exercise our nomina Free
DOM or even indulge our 'aristocratic' taste,
SO far as 10 change either his own note, or the
letter Of his worthy friend in the slightest
particular. We look with confidence to our
readers for a generous appreciation of The
courage we display in allowing our 'perfec-
lion to be questioned and even our 'decep-
ton and falsehood > exposed in cur own col
umns by a writer SO powerful in logic, so
s~cathing in rebuke, and yet SO courteous in
his style, as the unknown MIN. W. Of
Zanesield. Won't he be proud, though,
when he sees the 'aristocracy and the hire
ling phylanthropists' all in a futter under the
influence Of his powerful pen!
Augusta Carroll Co Ohio sep end 1919
MIR Johnson Dear Sir
Not being able
10 express my thoughts III NY own way
through your nominally free paper. ] thought
10 ask you 10 publish a letter which | receiv-
ed from a worthy friend expressive Of his
thoughts upon the anivers ~ difficulty. 1t
was not designed for publication therefore
| am not at liberty to give his name, yours
respectfully James Westlall
Zanesfeld August 10Th le49
Esteemed Brother
Having a few leisure
moments | thought they might be proftably
employed in a few lines 10 tire. | have inten-
ded writing 10 the ever since | heard the re-
ports of the anniversary, ] was highly delight
ed to hear of the subject being brought before
the publick at a time and In a manner that
must insure attention, and | was still further
pleased with its being thrown back upon the
agitator Of meandlary movements In such a
manner as 10 make il embrace the whole of
extravaganza and show, it is not very pleas
ant for a reformer to be shown to be incon-
sistant but it is better than for that i~nconsis-
fancy TO remain concealed or unexposed, |
was also pleased to see thy resignation in the
Bugle as it spoke some truths that were time
ly appropriately g. ~forcibly applied, though
still leaving room for cavil which the new
Editor eagerly embrace in order TO uphold
the craft, and eXhonerate a brother Editor
supplying Deficiencies by deception and false.
hood. | was mortified TO find that he was so
sold TO party as 10 be unable to follow the
plainest duty of mankind 10 eachother, to
speak the truth | have no doubt the has given
them a further hearing on the subject ere this
if they could persuade themselves to publish
any thing that they might think to question
an Editors perfection. Of course they would
rather You would give all your property away
10 those in a worse condition than Yourself
by way of leveling mp, than to have a word
said against the aristocracy, and particularly
hireling phyianthropists. that is what slings
them they would like to have the name of
self sacrifsing Phylanthropisis and be filing
their pockets or living in luxury and extrav-
agance-yurs sincerely M. w.
A New Sort OF Ill is said
that President Shannon, of Bacon College,
Ky, has denounced the Declaration Of INDIE
pendence as IAN infdel production'-as 'an,i-
christian and absurd There is bat one
step farther for these Christian slayeholding
gentlemen to go, and that is TO denounce the
Bible itself as infdel, anti-christiap, &c.
Should they do this, their belief and practice
would square more nearly than they now do.
Boston Rep.
The Christian slaveholding gentlemen
and their spologists have already virtually
denounced the Bible as in6del and anti Chris.
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