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

thousands were wrung at all the forms of
varied vice? Did the fountains of iniquity
which flowed forth from the revolutionary
war and the war of 1912, now, under the
influence of the Church, become assIIaged
or dried up? How was it? Was there
among the slaves of the South jubilee pro-
claimed, fiftieth year jubilee, or n seventy
year Jubilee? Did you read or learn of any
such? Did the Indians-the Cherokees, the
Creeks, or the Seminoles-receive the gos-
pei of peace, and become civilized under
the reviyals of that day?
We are looking at the history of the last
ten years, from 1850 back TO lSlO. Have
YOU been attentive observers of these events
Because, if so, you are prepared to look
at this investigation for a moment Now,
then, ask this audience, j ask especially the
religious portion of the audience, in the popu-
lar sense of the word, ask the ministry, and
whoever may represent American religion,
what are, what have been, the facts of that
'Pentecostnl season. which went over our
land from 1880 to 1870? What blessings
flowed TO man? ! stand here to affirm, that
the ten succeeding years were marked with
instances of deprayity, were stained with
scenes of blood, were filled with outrage
and Injustice, for which the whole history of
the past furnishes no parallel whatsoever
With all your rcvivals, with all your ingath-
erings into the Church, you did but prepare
] this nation to commence n system of plum
| der, by the seizure and annexation of Texas
which has resulted in n war of conquest
which has doubled the territory of the Unit
ed States, and doubled it, too, for purposes
that ought not to be whispered in the dark
est streets or lanes of hell. You have seiz-
ed and appropriated to yourselves territory,
the owners of which you had drowned in
their own blood, aud hurled beneath the
ashes Of their own dwellings, that you
might plant on that soil, not the tree Of llber-
", but the Upas orchards of Slavery.
Such is the result of the ten years of mil
lonial triumph in the American Church. ]
ask the religious portion of this audience
again, what compliment docs that pay TO
| American religon? VIII you tell me il was
not that religion that was responsible! 1
again sImmon, then, the whole American
pulpit to this platform, and from It's mouth
will prove that that pulpit alone had power
to arrest these terrible proceedings, and stay
this hand of violence that has covered our
! land with guilt and Mexico with mourning.
and wo. say, il is the fruit of those revi-
walls; and it is just that fruit which American
religion ever will produce.
Now, just look u moment at particulars in
reference TO this question of whether the
Church had ought to do in the matter.-
| Where was the voice of etfectual rebuke
from the pulpit? How many ministers were
driven from their parishes as consequence
of fidelity in this matter? One man in New
bury was faithful, but was banished from his
pulpit, and il was told over the land as n
wonder. And it was Il wonder! The pull
pit generally was either silent, or the jealous
advocate of the Whole transaction. And ni-
ter all the bloody scenes had been enacted,
after what of your troops that survived had
returned, aileryou had sent thousands othieX-
leans, unbidden, and perhaps unprepared, to
judgment, after you had appropriated their
soil to yourselves, the three great political
parties sat down in council together to in
quire, What shall we do with the stolen
property? what shall we do with the plum
der? A loud discharge of crackers occurred
in Phillips's place, considerably disturbing
the meeting
There, friends, do you hear that dread ar
tillery? Is not the Church safe? With Pro-
iessor Stuart at Andover and with Profess
sor Streets India Cracker auxilaries in Bos-
ton, why, the Church were cowardly indeed
not TO feel safe. Who is not on the Lords
side?
But was speaking of the events that fol-
lowed the conquest of Mexico, when the
three political parties sat down in council, TO
inquire what they should do with the stolen
property. Neither party pleaded guilt or
crime, with reference to the means by which
they had acquired the property. We had
coniounded these little moral distinctions, so
that not even the Free Soil party doubted but
that we had come very honestly by it, To
be sure, thousands of Mexicans lay dead
To be sure, we had seized by force Califor-
MIA and New Mexico. But think our Free
Soil friends thought it need not be, should
not be returned.
A Voice-Palfiey voted to return it.
Mr.. Pilsbury-Neilher party thought il
was unjust nor improper TO hold on TO the
territory. All three knew gold had been
gained, and gain was godiness.
Now then where was the innocent Church
while the l,roars of hundred cannon were
roaring out OH Boston Common the nations
Joy at the victories achieved by the success
of American vaor? Did she not scamper to
her sanctuaIies, and there thank God that
.Ncrico ieaS open 10 He Gospel.
And has she not been thanking God ever
since Has not the General Assembly o.
the Presbyterian Church already established
Synod there? And the other day, wher
they came together in Philadelphia, behold
/ all this new territory was represented! Tho
Presbyterian Church was thanking God tina
} new missionary fields were opened, and tha
now the blessings of the gospel of Protestan
salvation would be extended over that coun
, try, where Catholicism in 1S49 abolshe,
} Slavery, and where American Professionalism
had conquered the territory and murdere,
the inhabitants in order again TO establish
Slavery. There was the American Church
These reViValg DraparpI mon fnr eli fIa,
were lily prepared for before; which belor'
they would hardly have committed.
, Yes, Mr.. President, stand here TO give j
MS my opinion,-though l was a blind parti
! cipator in those scones,-I stand here TO give