Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-07-27

TO stlIpify the hends of the American people,
and to fill the hearts of the American Church
| with love of their God, and hatred of their
| fellow-man, the Mexican conquest never
| could have been achieved Applause and
hissesl Somebody hissed Mt that If you
| Ind been an Anti-Slavery agent three months,
! you would have been satisfied of its truth
| Your religion is of such character, that the
more you have of it, the more like devils you
become.
The moment there is n revival of religion,
that moment the cause of humanity takes its
flight. tested that in Springfield and other
places. / was there holding meetings. They
told ME the Baptist Church had revival (;
and as was at leisure one evening, | went
into revival meeting. 1t was an assembly
almost as large as this, because il occupied a
lorger room, though the building was not as
ful. The minister read psalm, and then
lse prayed. Then they sang another psalm,
and then one of the deacons prayed. Then
he called on another of the deacons for re-
marks There was very little to say, and as
there seemed disposition to hear, thought
perhaps | might be the right speaker
lBaughter
rose up, and commenced in as serious
and becoming tone as | could, some re-
marks in reference to the present condition
and character of the Baptist Church. he
| gan 10 tell them ofthe part the Baptist Church
had acted in the conquest of Mexico. told
them little about the fact that the Baptist
Church had in half the States of this Union
annihilated marriage utterly, the institution
ou which humanity depends for the little
happiness there is left in the world. Mar
riage, the only type of Eden that was saved
amid the ruins of the fall told them is ut
tcry struck down in half the Baptist Church
os of this Union, and there is no marriage
there. You have l25,000 slaves to whom
that sacred institution is utterly denied, con-
verting your Churches into immense broth
ols, and more deserving the name than the
brQihels of our city for at least two reasons
F0r your Churches in the South havo discus
sed the question, and have decided in the
Shiloh Association, in the Savannah Rivei
Association, and in some others, that it j:
right, in the sight of God, thus to trumplC
marriage in the dust. And for that one roa.
son, your Church is worse than the house oi
ill-fame in Boston and New York. Kisses.
For horrible ms is the shame of those places,
thuy never draw the Almighty down from
fis throne, and make him sigu approval to
tn.ir disgusting ouriiges [Aisscs.l
| "a kpd then there is ono thing more why the
Ais-<s scmrohes ought 10 be considered
worse than the houses of ill-flmc in our
cities; and that is, that in these common
houses of ill-iame, [groans,] nobody is com
PEELED to remain. Kisses. Do you hiss
that? But the Magdalcnc Societies, the Fc-
male Moral Reform Societies, send their
agents TO 90 and stand like the angels who
led Lot out of Sodom-to go and stand at the
doors of those houses, aud conduct the peni-
tent and souowing from their miamy, and
bid them welcome again back TO the bosom
Of affection, to the domestic fireside, and TO
all the sweets of pure aud happy love. Zap
! plause. But, said /, is there any Female
Moral Reform Society that can go to the
doors of the Baptist Churches, and take these
l25,000 victims out from the scenes through
which they are compelled to pass.
Well, had only got so far, laughter
when one of the deacons rose up and said
The gentleman appears TO be stranger
here. lie probably does not know the state
of things 'Now, said he, l must inform
you that we are IN the midst Of dreUiUaI. We
have been praying three months for revi-
val, and God has at length heard our poor
prayers, has come down, and is saving sin
ners, and we do not wish to have our atten-
ton turned off to foreign, and to us, at this
time, unmportant Subjects
said TO the audience, and then walked
away, Do you not see that you have reli
gion here, which the more you have of it
the iCorSe you. become? For it appears, from
your own showing, that were there no rev
val here, you could listen TO these declara
tons of mine.'
And now let me say, that ten years of tina
kind of revival prepared the American peo
pie TO deluge Mexico in the blood of eighty
thousand people, and thSn to steal the coun
try, so that they might again plant there tht
internal slave system.
A Voice-Mr. Pillsbury, will you give tha
church the credit of allowing more free
speech than most Baptist churches, so far al
you have become acquainted with them P
llurrahs near the door. Hear! heart
Mr.. Pillsbury-It seems TO me that yoi
must be thankful foryery small iavors to hur
rah at that question. Did you take that gen
tlemans inquiry rs any part Of your defence
1t is remarkable that there should have beel
such clamorous applause for so small favors
1t makes me think of the story. my fiien
James N. Buflum told, OF what man did i
order TO break u young colt. To prever
him from being easily startled, he got a bo
to halloo to him as he rode by. As he reacl
ed the spot, the boy rushed from his hidin
place with a tremendous yell (which so irigh
E ened the animal that he threw his m0stt
headong to the ground. Picking himse
up slowly, he angrily asked the boy what
did that for, and was answered that he unde
, stood that he was ordered TO make nois
Yes said the man, but not to make such
, great boo for such little colt Prolonge
: laughter, and cries of Question: 'Answ'
the question@l answer, icas heard belt
! than usual.
a Then another thing might be said an
/ that is, the very form of the question whic
b you chcered so rapturously was perfect III
J. dicaton, at least, that the Baptist churchee
' generally arc utterly hostile TO free speech
3 and that it was only that particular church
which tolerated free speech. am therelor
{ very much obliged TO you for cheering ou
side, although ! think our SIDE can set OF
D better than yours. lAl humbug! iiurraii