Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-26
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

before we dare speak l hope this kind Of
ourselves at liberty to plead for the oppressed
and the down-trodden slave. And you, my
young sisters of humanity, / entreat you to
come forth and enlist under Freedoms banner,
consecrating yourselves upon the holy altar of
humanity and solf-denial fearing not what 9TH
ers say Of you, but yielding yourselves to the
guidance of Divine Wisdom. And you, my cl-
der sisters, who have the care Of the tender and
susceptible minds Of children, see that you make
carly impressions upon their intellccts and
hearts, teaching them to Gbhor oppression in oil
its forms teaching them also tho spirit of love
and kindness, and nurturing every germ of love
that starts within their bosoms. And how can
we do this' Can we do it by oppressive means
by using tho stern rod of correction in our
families' No. 1t must be through love and
kind entrcaty. Nor need We think to force
them into ways that We ourselves do not walk in.
believe great deal depends on the education
of children, on bringing them up in the way
they should 60, so that when they arc old they
will not depart from it. Nor do believe Wo-
mans only sphere of action lies here in stay
ing at home, rocking the cradle, and attending
to the home affairs of her family but that there
is wider sphere of action opened to her that
she ought to extend her bcnevol cnco beyond her
one cradle to the great and universal cradle Of
Liberty, that she may, by her continued action
and untiring labor, minister to the reposc of all
the children of oppression and sorrow that she
may cheer their hearts, and show them that the
time is fastening on when they shall be free
| Oh what mind can be indifferent, what tongue
be silent, when we realize Slavery as it is ! o
that 1 could touch every neutral heart, and
rouse It to action; for it is action, and united
action, that is required to do away this momen-
tous evil that has so cursed our land. But what
am doing have / not been lost in thought :
Have not almost forgotten my friends around
me, who constantly tell me l had better be still
that we have wandered far away from the path
of truth; Not long since, convcrsing with ono
of the conservative party, he insisted that all
our trimmings to and fro were the manifesta-
tons of self will, and would be void and of none
effect that he believed in the old Bible, and
that it was in reading it while young that he
first perceived the openings of truth, and that
he had endcavorcd, as nearly as possible, to live
in its spirit ever since; and further, that he be-
lieved war had been right, and he would not
wonder if it should again be permitted in tho
freedom of the slave. Observe the base absur-
dity charged against gracious God, who loves
all his children alike To think he would di-
rect part of his children to slay, kill and muir
der, and set the slave free by the sword, while
he keeps Others of them waiting for his immcdi-
ate revelation to move them to action Yea,
they wait and wait all their time and strength
away, expecting terrible emotion or tempest to
| arouse them; but the still small voice ia un-
perceived by them. o, their revelation I'm
| sick Of it. only believe in that revealing hand
| which reveals to all alike.
ELIZA S. HEACOCK.
Smith Tp., Mahoning Co., o.,
18th mo. 23d, l849.