Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-16
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Manly Words from a Religious Press.

The New York Independent is an Ortho-
dox religious journal of wide circulation and
commanding influence. One of its Editors
is Rev. Leonard Bacon, ID. d., of New Ha-
ven. In recent number that gentleman has
long and vigorous article upon the Slavery
Question as it now lies before Congress and
the Country, from which we give below
some bold and striking passages. When a
popular Divine is found uttering sentiments
like these in popular religious journal, who
caE &c &C blind &c not 70 sec that Anti-Slave-
ry principles, through the fidelity of the ha-
ted and despised Abolitionists, are fast per-
meating the mind and conscience of the
North?
The struggle going on is struggle whose
depths lie in the organization of society, in
the North and South respectively; whose
cniises were planted in the Constitution
There are two incompatible and naturally
destructive principles wrought together in
the government of this land Hitherto, like
Esau and Jacob, they have striven together
in the womb. Now they are born, and that
fend hus begun which shall drive the one or
the other to the Wilderness To attempt to
settle radical opposition of policy, by cas-
ing off the rub here and there, leaving the
great principles in full vigor, is as if one
should hang tenders and sand-bags along the
sides of hostile ships that come crashing to-
gether, instead of putting the helm about and
going another tack. "Slnvery is right" and |
"Slavery is wrong;" "Slavery shall live"
"Slavery shall die y "Slavery shall ex-
tend" "Slavery shall not extend ARE |
these conflicts to he settled by any mode of
parcelling out certain territories? Now the |
battle rages nt one point. BY and by it will |
rage at another These oppugnant ele-
ments, Slavery and Liberty, Inherent in our
political system, animating our Constitution,
our public policy, breeding in
statesmen opposite principles of government
and making our whole wisdom Oh the great
est questions crosseyed and contradictory,
these elements are seeking each others life.
One or the other must die.
II the compromises of the Constitution
in the matter of Slavery were adopted in
the expectation that Slavery would soon
he eradicated by the superior vitality of
Liberty, we can understand the wisdom
of the intention at least. But if it was
designed that one instrument should inclose
the spirit of two theories of government
so totally adverse, it was the most extra
ordinary blindness, the most anomalous
folly which honest men were ever smitten
with +! We should as soon look for an a
greement by which Christ and Belal
should jointly undertake TO govern this
world! Was it thought possible to serve
both Liberty and Slavery, God and Mammon?
Could the same mouth breathe Justice and
injustice? Could a Constitution having
any definite nature, have two hearts, one
beating for liberty, with vitalized blood, and
the other beating for Slavery with black
blood? Could it organize courts empow-
cred to establish justice and systematic OPP
preston ?-courts, with one hand to lift up
the wronged by speedy redress, and to beat
down the wronged with the other by triple
blows?
The South now demands room and right
or extension. She asks the North TO be
partner. For every Free State she demands
)ne State for Slavery. One dark orb must
DE swung into its orbit TO groan and travail
N pain, for every new orb of liberty over
which the morning stars shall sing for
oy.
On that question we hold there can be no
The Constitution has come
o a period of final Construction. Every
ears delay will aggravate the difficulties;
IN earlier day had been better than this /
'ut this is better than any future day. Ii
8 time for good men and true TO gird up
heir lons and stand forth for God and for |
humanity. No compromise can help us
Which lodges the question:; certainly none
which settles It Tor Slavery. We are told ;
hat the question is momentous and beset
With the most serious difficulties. Neither
n the affairs of individuals nor of nations is
here any difficulty when men are willing to ,
10 right. 1t is when Right is spun to so |
inc thread that it floats like gossamer |
Hanging to every breath, that we lose sight !
# it or find it entanged in our hands- {
There never was palmer question for the {
North. 1t is her duty openly, firmly, and {
brewer to refuse to Slavery another inch of I
erTitory, and to see TO it that il never gets
by fraud. 1t is her duty to refuse her l