Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-10-26
rVr The following lcttor has been handed US
Letter from Illinois.

Yonr letter has been received and read with
much interest and satisfaction. / am glad to
hear of the success and progress of those who
are trying to rid the world Of a war. making,
slave holding, and man n-choking religion, and q
womcn-w whipping, and cradlc-plundcring gov
ernmcnt. Yes, it is good news to one who is
disgustcd with religion and government that
sanctions every species of villainy, by throwing
around the perpetrators their protecting influ-
ence. Who is is that trafics in human kind
Who is it that would make laws for the return
of tho flying fugtivei Who is it that propos-
cs to fine you, and every ono a thousand dollars
for assisting his brother in his fight for Freedom
which is mis- natural, inalienablc rights With
in the last two weeks, three fugitives from the
land of whips and tyrants, have passed through
our place, on the underground railroad, on
their way TO the land of freedom. One Of them
was a black smith. One young woman
They appeared to be quito intelligent. The
black smith was sold short time before his
elopcment for $1,000. lie had bought his wife
and two children, and shortly after he had paid
he despaircd of ever paying for himself, but he
is safe ere this.
The following preamble and resolution were
discussed at meeting one and half miles east
of Huntington, about three weeks ago.
Whereas, under the Church going, Sabbath
keeping Psalm singing, worship of the Ameri-
can Church and clergy, great systems of oppres-
sion, unparalleled in any civilized nation, have
increased and become strengthened, and are
sanctioned by majority of its members, eth
or by their silence, or by being actively engaged
in propping them up, therefore,
Resolved, That the American Church, gene
rally, in failing. or ncglccting to benefit man
by elcvatirg him physically and spiritually, is
unworthy the confidence OF the friends OF hui
manity, and should be superseded by humani-
tary efforts to elevate man physically and spirit
ually in harmony with the laws Of his being
l presented the above, and made some brief
and was followed by L. Wilson, N.
kellogg Wright and others, among whom was
Mrs Wilson, and Mrs. Tuttlc. 1t was adopted
Sunday, 22d. To-dayI am at my fathers in
Knoxville, came here to see my brother Artc-
mas before he died. but found him dead when l
'amc. His spirit (or himself had gone to the
Spirit Home" For about ten months he has
uffercd greatly 1 came here expecting to have
| talk with him before he died, on the future
tate, or " second sphere" of human existence
T. =
himself to the ways, laws and institutions of |
lis new home or perhaps he IS viewing me at
his time while writing about him. am glad
le has got rid Of his spttering. expect to see
lay. But few rods from the door the people
lre assembling to worship their God, by singing,
and praying to him, and what does it
mount to, They say God has sanctioned the
and butchery of man by man. But
hey are mistaken, who father such deeds upon
jod. They make him out monster of injus- !
ice and cruelty, instead of loving Father
They preach that God is providentinlly convert
ng the people to righteousness, by inaicting |
,an and suffering, specially upon children, pa
cnts, brothers and sisters, &c., killing mon to !
make them love him do not believe that |
iod over designed that man should thus suffer /
,ain and anguish, or that VIC should be scpa-
atcd, prematurely. Man is placed under fixed
nd immutabc laws, which, If obeyed, would
lever result in pain and sickness. My brother
lied prcmaturely. His constitution was thor
ughly saturzcd with calomel, which weaken
d his system, and thus it was moro exposed to
changes. o the Ignorance of
Doctors and priests. Between them thoy arc |
preparing the people for death very fast in one !
way, but how little do they prepare, or try to
repare themselves or the people for present !
ife, ard in this way for tho future that the
leroy would spend moro of their time in teach
ng, from the pulpit, tho laws of mans being,
s written by the great Author of human ex-
stencc upon the bodies and souls of men, for
rod has never written his laws in book, and |
n q language unknown to us, or but few of us,
nd commanded obedience, or instituted unend- !
ng hell, as punishment for disobediencc.
With regard to tho publishing in the Duglc of
nc ieItcIs "iotc, "ouiu S"y Hau hot liz
ended them for publication, but if 1t is thought |
hat it would contribute to the success of the |
auso of Emancipation, 1 would have no OBJ !
,ction to having such part of them published |
5 might be deemed beneficial to the cause. All |
nc time have to spare is taken up in cores
ondence, or with the operations, in this vicin-
y, in dcmolishing scctarinnism--that scctari-
nism that seeks to sanctify wrong.
II. II. ALLEN.
OBITUARY,