Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-28


you from ali violence toward the slave
holder, LEI II not be supposed, that they re-
| gard il us giilter than those stiifes, which
even good men are wont to justify. II the
American revolitionists had excuse for she'd
ding but one drop of blood, then have the
| American slaves excuse for making blood to
| flow even unto the horse -brdles."
Numerous rs are the escapes from slavery,
| they would be fdr more SO, were you not eni-
barrassed by your neutrality-suspicious. OF the
| rights Of property. You hesitate to take even
| the dullest of your masters horses-whereas
| il is your duty to take the feetest Your
| consciences suggest doubts, whether in quit
| ing your bondage, YOU arc at liberty to put in
your packs what you need of food and cloth
ing. But were you better informed, you
would not scruple TO break your masters
locks, and take al their money. You are
taught to respect the rights fproperty. But,
no such rights belong TO the slavcholder.-
His right to property is but the robber-right.
In every slaveholding community, the rights
of property all center IN them, whose coer-
ced and unrequited toll has created the
wealth, in which their oppressors riot.
Moreover, If your oppressors have rights OF
property, you, at least, are exempt from all
obligation to respect them. For you are
DTlsOutTs VI WUI, iu ull tutul ,
a war, too that is unriyalled for its injustice,
cruelty, meanness and therefore, by all the
rules of war, you have the fullest liberty 10
casion to do to promote your escape.
We regret TO be obliged to say TO you, that
il is not every one Of the Free States, which
offers you an asylum. Even within the last
year, fugitive slaves have been arrested in
some the Free States, aud replunged into
slavery. But, make your way 10 New York
or New England, aud you will be sale II is
true, that even in New York and New Eng
land, there are individuals, who would re-
joice to see the poor flying slave cast back
into the horrors of slavery. But, even these
are restrained by public sentiment. 1t is
questionable whether even Daniel Webster,
or Moses Stuart, would give chase to a fugi-
tive slave; and If they would not, who would
for the one is chief-politcian and the other
chiefpriest.
We do not forget the industrious efforts,
which are now making to get new facilities
at the hands of Congress for re-enslavng
those who have escaped from slavery. But
we can assure you, that, as to the State of
New York and the New England States, such
efforts must prove ffuitless. Against all such
deviism-against all kidnappers-the color
cd people Of these States win " stand for their
life" and, what is more, the white people of
these States will not stand against them. A
regcnerated public sentiment has forever re-
moved these States beyond the limits of the
slaveholders hunting ground. Defeat-dis-
grace-and it may be DEATH will be their
only reward for pursuing their prey into this
aboiitionized portion of our country.
A special reason why you should not stop
in that part of the Nation which comes with
in the bounds of John McLean's judicial dis
trict, is, that he is great man in one of the
religious sects, and an aspirant for the Pre-
sidency. Fugitive slaves and their friends
.tisc- ~ .ifo Sdn0s or tbs 9; Jddge. fre
not only puts pro-slavery construction on
the Federal Constitution, and holds that law
can make property Of mana marketable
commodity of the image of God, but, in va
rious other ways, he shows that his sympa-
thies are with The oppressor. Shun Judge
Mclean then, even as you would the Rever-
end Moses Stuart. The law of the one is as
deadly an enemy TO you, as is the religion of
the other.
There are three points in your conduct,
when you shall have become inhabitants of
the North, on which we cannot refrain from
admonishing you.
list. Ifyou will join sectarian church, let
it not be one which approves of the negro
pew, and which refuses to treat saveholding
us high crime against God and man. Il
were better, that you sacrifice your lives than
that by going into the negro pew, you invade
| your self-respect--debase your souls-pay
the traitor TO your race-and cruelty affesh
Him who died for the one brotherhood Of
| man.
I'd. Join no political party, which refuses
to commit itself fully, openly, and heartfuly,
IN It's newspapers, meetings, and nominations,
TO the doctrine, that slavery is the grossest of
all absurdlties, as well as the guiltest of all
aDoninatons, and that there can no more be
a law Tor the enslavement Of man, made in
the image Of God, than for the enslayement
OF God himself Vote for no man for civil
Office who makes your complexion bar TO
political, ecclesiastical, or social equality-
Better die than insult yourself ana insult
every person, of African blood, and insult
your Maker, by contributing to elevate to ci-
wi rule, the man, who refuses TO eat with
you, to SIT by your side in the House of Wor-
snip, or TO let his children sit in the school
by the side of your children.
81: send not your children to the school
which the malignant and murderous preiu-
dice OF white people has gotten up exclusive
~ for colored people. Valuable as learning
is, 1t is 100 costly, if it is acquired at the ex.
pense of such self,degradation.
lhe seltsacrificing, and heroic, and mar
yr-spirlt which would impel the colored
men OF the North TO turn their backs on pro.
slavery churches and pro-slayery politics. and
pro-slavery schools, would exert a far nigh |
uer influence against slavery, than could III |
i.heir learning, however great, if purchased
by concessions of their manhood and sur
renders Of their rights, and coupled as il then
would be 10y characteristic neanness and
servility. "nu
And now brethren, we close this letter
WIN assuring you that we do not, cannot
forget you. You are ever in our minds onr
hearis, our prayers. Perhaps YOU are fear-
ing TINT the free cnItirnd r,nnr,In e ~. Ir.-:.