Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-06-15
From the Practical Christian.
The New York MObs.

| Antl-SIuNefy society III NEW lolh Si'J ".o'
outraged and broken up? Let this question
be answered by every honest mind to itself,
and by every knaye too. Was il because the
people who assembled in those meetings Ind
for their object the establishment of mon
archy in this country, or nobility, or
strong privileged class, to tranple down the
rights of the common people No. n meet
lug with such AN object would nave Deeh
deemed harmless even by the democracy un-
der Rynders. Was il because those meet
iugs were holden to denounce all order, go
ve.nmeut, religion aud moral restraint, and
to recommend universal anarchy NO. IL
is doubtful ii such an ahonlnaiion would
have excited the indignation o our righteous
Babylouiins. They might have laughed, or
scolded, or been Indifferent; but they would
not have sent Capt. Rynders aud his worthless
against the offenders. Was it because those
meetings were holden TO denounce, ridicule,
or set at nought the divine commandment
Thou shalt love thy neighbor us thyself;
the Golden Rule All things whatsoever ye
would that others should do unto you, do ye
even so unto them;' or the declaration-'All
men are created equal, and are endowed by
them Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among which are life, liberty, and the pur-
suit ol happiness No. A body OF people
might have assembled in New York and held
meetings every day for month, to argue
that all such sayings ms these are mere 'rhe-
toricdt GOWisdos,' aud have no condemnatory
force whatever against any existing institu-
ton, custom or practice OF mankind--not
even against chuttel slavery-and neither the
pious Herald, nor the patriotic Globe, nor the
conservative Journal OF Commerce, nor the
| politicians, nor the merchants, nor the fash
lonable religionists, would have sent Capt.
Rynders aud his police to overuwc their dis
| cussiOns. Was il because those meetings
had ior their object 10 prove the whole Arr
| can race u generation OF monkeys, TIT only TO
he treated as beasts, to recommend the in
definite perpetuity aud extension OF slavery,
aud to proclaim the divine right of slayehold-
ers in all the length aud breadth of their de-
mands! No. Ii such had been their object,
all would have been well. Babylon would
have remained complacent. The Bible might
have been desccrated by lying priests quo
ting holy Scripture to Justify Diabolism.-
Sleek, false prophets might have avouched
God and religion 10 be in fellowship with the
throne oi iniquity. The whole generation Of
,syfpefs nngtit ifave missed c6tteupuiOns,y
against the plainest dictates OF humanity, Jus
tice and beuevolence. All that coIsplIes 10
dsgruce aud ruin Our country, 10y nouiishing
within its bosom the most monstrous moral
dcpravity, might have had tree course ana
been goriiied. False priests, false prophets,
false religionsts, false patriots, ialse editors,
! and u iulse democracy, all IN league win
Sioloch, Mammon, Belial and such like gods,
would have radiated from their sunny faces
nothing but assent and admiration. Finally,
was il because those meetings were appoint
ed by persons notorious for their vices and
their crimcs-desperadoe ripe for violence
and outrage? No. They were neither dread
ed nor suspected on any such ground. Their
moral character is perpetual and all suii-
cient guaranty that no human being has any
| evil TO iear from them.
WHY then were they mobbedf What was
| the head aud front OF their offence! Their
| honest adherence of aud uncompromislng
opposition TO American chattel slavery? Aud
what is this (? Nothing less than deliberate,
systematic mal-Stealing, pcrpetrated in con-
tinuation by some two hundred and nifty
thousand shareholders against three millions
of their iellO w-creatures, who have as good u
right to lie, liberty, and the pursuit ol hap
piness as any other three millions OF our
race. The offspring Of these three millions,
TO the number of $4,000, are kidnapped from
the womb every year. Fifteen States oil tllls
Union, with the consent and sanction of the
other fifteen, and under sanction of their gem
eral government at Washington, enforce this
vast system OF outrage 10y every terror that
nligh can array against icedknesS. For de-
nuunciug such enormous, widespread and
iutOierable wickedness as tins, aud Tor I'M
compromIsingly opposing tie corrupllon'sts
+ in Church aud State who cOuntenance It, the
aholllionsts have been mobbed. Ii is Tor
this aud nothing but this All other allega-
tons are hollow pretexts. For this noble dis
charge OF their duty to God, to humanity, to
their country and to posterity, they have been
set upon aud made prey by british men.
These rufiuns, instigned by other ruthans OF
greater refinement but blacker hearts, shout
for the Union,' for the church. and for the
Government These they hold most sacred
Why and Tor what? Is il because they love
righteousness and hato iniquity7 Is it be-
cause they delight to see justice done, and
the down-trodden toedk protected against the
rapacious strong 10y wholesome civil author
ity? Is il because they reverence Union for
the execution OF Judgment and the promotion
OF general happiness No, no! The I'm
, ion,' the Church. and the Government arc
precious to these knaves only for that IN
| Them which uphods slavery aud its kindred
! denominations. Let the 'Union,' the Church,
! and the Government go as powerfully
against these denominations us they do now
, for them, and these ioul-mouihed bullies
, would bespatter them with blasphemies.-
/. Nothing absolutely good in the Union, the
: Church, or the Constitution inspires rever-
q ence in such bosoms. They are the enemies
! OF God, OF man, OF themselves, aud OF all tru-
, ly relormative institutions. The wise aud
good know this generation well They are
the same in all ages. They stoned the an
eient prophets! They crucified Christ !
# They are begrimed with the blood and Gin
o ders of the nlartyrsl OF whom do we thu
Ie speak? Not OF employees only-low, foul
e tongued blackguards, set ON like bulldogs tc