Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-12
VOL. 8.
Cheering Words from Wisconsin.
PATCH Grove, Grant Co., Wisconsin, I
November ., l8i9.

MR. EDrroR Some two or more years since,
1 received The Anti Slavery Buglc, and have
been informed that it was my old friend, james
Doud, (thcn of Berlin,) who sent me the paper;
If so, wish (through the columns Of The Bu-
glc,) TO thank the donor, and alsoto 1ct him urd
others of my old scquaintmces Know how 1 am
getting on in the importsnt study of Human
Rights. was, at the time received The Bu-
gle, Liberty party man, and am not con-
scious of any change in my mind since. Tho
Philanthropist, then published by Dr.. Bailey,
at Cincinnati, thought about right. / seldom
found any thing in its editorials to which Z
could not subscribe; but as the time for selling
out (at Buffalo) drew near, 1 saw, OF thought
saw, marked change in the tone Of The Era.
little or nothing being said of the sin Of Slavery
Van Buren, whom the Dr. used TO call "Eh0
Northern man 'oiM Southern principles" was all
at once transformed into almost a saint, excuses
for his former conduct were as plenty in tho
Era as condcmnations of the same sins wero Tin
the Philanthropist) at the time they were com
mittcd. had hoped most on tho moral power
which the Liberty party exerted it was COM
posed mostly of professors of religion, and 1
ciple; but alas the tempter appeared at Buff
falo, and they sold out What he promised
them know not. Perhaps he promised them
ali the kingdoms of this world" or that all
the States and Territories of this Union should
be free. Whatever it was, the bait was swal-
lowed, the Liberty party ceased TO exist and
there is not $50 far as know mess Of pottage
to divide among them for, to talk of Free Soil
any where that the stakeholder is allowed TO
hunt and cnslave bis fellow man, is to talk sim
pie nonsense. sec that the papers (callod re-
ligious) continue to strike at The Buglc as an
in fidel publication; but have no disposition
to quarrel with any one on that subject. "To
his own master he standeth fallcth-7 But ~
every sect or party should have name, if you
are infdcls, suggest the prupriety of your ta-
king the name of the Christiap Infdels in con-
tradistnction from the I,s6del Christians; for
it is plain to me that the work you arc engaged
in properly belongs to Christians, and especially
to Christian ministers, for the husbandman who
should SOW his seed on the unbrokcn prairie,
with the expectation of rcaping rich harvest,
would not act the part of greater fool than
does tho profcssed Christian minister who ex-
poets Christianity to flourish where those who
get their whole living by plundcring their neigh
bors arc freely received into their Churches, and
arc attempted to be palmed off upon an intell-
gent community as Christians! Just rs though
Christianity would come in before heathe,isus
and Deriiism stepped out!
There are some things in which you and do
not Il suppose) think alike. Should sec throe
mon drowning in the stream before my house,
| would call my boys TO tell them to take hooks,
poles, ropes, and any thing best calculated to
drag them out, and we would use as much force
as might be necessary to drag their bodies
ashore; so, on the same principle, were 1 Pres
ident, would (should sec a fair prospect of
succceding,) call on the boys and direct them to
drag out those 100000 of their native-born
countrymen who are struggling with worse than
temporal death. But frankly admit that see
no hope for the slave, so long as the Church re-
mains ON the side of the opprcssor. Had she
been true to that God whom she processes TO
] worship. no stakeholder would ever have been
admitted to her communion, and no professor
would ever have thought of placing power in
the hands of the oppressor. There is no want
Of preachers here-most of them sent out by
the Missionary Societies. One of them is pro-
fessedly strong Abolitionist. When attempt
cd to screw him up to the speaking point, he
thought the people could not bear it. Another
advocated the claims of the Missionary Society,
and 1 took the liberty to question him publicly
as to the fact of the Mission Churches receiving
| Shareholders into their communion, and as was
not interrupted went on 20 show that the Mis-
sionary and Tract Societies were completely
controlled by the Slave Power, as might be seen
from the fact, that while their publications
abounded in condemnatons of unpopular sins,
they were totally silent ON this. 1 offered to
plead the cause Of the slave any where that the
people were disposed to hear, and soon after
received an invitation from the Rev. gentleman
| to speak ON Sabbath afternoon. did so to full
house. They heard me through in silence but
it was very evident that 1 had como too nigh
homo. Had l preached "smooth things and
prophesied deceits," doubt not my message
would have been more acceptable. Alas for
poor human nature.
LUTHER BROWN.
w 1t is manifest that the Wisconsin Brown
is not of the Indiana sort. 1t has a Lutheran
tinge which greatly enhances its beauty in our
eycs.-We shall be glad to hear from our cor
respondent again, as we doubt not his old friends
in this region will bo also.-Ed. Bugle.
" The HOME JoURNAL-N. p. Willis and
G. p. Morris, Editors--opons the New-Ycar
under very encouraging prospects, 1t is as