Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-11-22

nnd silently ald tie triumph, which thcy be-
lieye to he iniquitous, OF old authority over
liberty. Like PLATE, they wash their hands
of the blood Of the lust--thcy would reply TO
God with the answer of Cuiu, "Am then my
brothers Keeper"
/ A people, tho Italian people, rises up. 1t
goes straight TO tie heart of the question, to
/ the palladium Of the cncmy's camp. 1t pro-
poses to cut tie knot, To emancpate The
world, to end the struggle for all by single
I blow. Authority has its scat, its source, its
| rndiatng center at Rome. Authority pre-
tends that it lives IN the love of all, that il is
s1nctifcd by universal consent, that fac
tous minority is ali that opposes il. Italy
proves indispuialy the reverse. 1t unitcs,
it interrogules publicly. y.peacelully,t the wishes
OF men IN the very place where authority has
always reigncd witllout opposition, where it
has been able TO scducc, nislcad, and cor
rupt at its pleasure. An unanimous voice
replies: the authority which governs us is II
iaschood il is not worthy TO guide us the
Pope is no longer our head We appeal to
God, to liberty. and to our conscience. The
| royalty of the Popc--all that could he abOl-
shed by dccrCc-is abolished. The Pope
/ flccs.
A banner bcnring these principe-involv-
! ng and eternal words God and the peo-
| ple," floats above the Vatican Not II man
raises his hand to protest in favor of the Pope;
not n man bends the knee before the bulls of
accommodation hurled from Getn. And
to llis demonstration, for the benefit of the
worlds cause, Oh the part of n people which
Ius always served this cause, how has Pro-
trsinn,sm rcpicd' How has England re-
piled? What has been done 20 save this
people, WHEN, in dctinucc of all right, and
without the smallest provocation, four gov
ernmeuts leagued together to crush il, aud
sent their armies to tear down by brute force
the sacred banner OF liberty Of conscience?
There exists great agitation Mt the present
moment in Propestant England on account
Of the attempted cncroaclincnts of Catho
icism. Think you that these attempts
would have taken place il the peoples ban
ncr were still floating AT Rome? Think you
that the Pope would have sent his Catholic
hierarchy from Gaeta
Pupacy excluded from Rome. j. it is well
known, papncy excluded from Italy. Papa
ry excluded from Italy is papacy excluded
from Europe. Place the Pope at Lyons or
SeviIle-le will no longer he Pope; he will
bc only detlToned king.
Professionalism has not understood this
There is so little remaining of the deep con
durcd the Reformation, tnt before the great
question in dispute at Rome, it assumed a
skepriral position: il contenIed itself by ns-
king whether such or such man governing
IN that city belonged to one political school
or anohcr-whcihcr.h was n partisan of
system OF terror or Of Justice; it entered in
To pocmic with respect TO individuals
The work. the proyidential work, which was I
lring accomplished there by instruments |
destined, whatever might be their character,
To disappear the day after, completely cscap-
ed lis norirc. Aud when Ausirians, Nenpo-
litans, aud Freuchmcn marched against
Rome, it could not summon up sufficient
energy 10 say, Stop-a question of religious |
iath is there ut issue, and we will not allow |
il 10 he decided hy brute force. And yet we |
gave il sufficient time to pronounce this pro-
hihiiiun.
Professionalism has thus given to the world,
repeat it, striking demonstration of want
Of power, of decay. 1t will expatc il bitterly,
it it does not hasten to repair the mistake il
has committed.
Faith bcgeis faith You cannot expect
that men should believe in yours, when they
see that it does not furnish you with the con
scousness of right or the feeling of n du-
~ 10 fulfill. You have looked on with in
difference whilst the liberty of the human
soul was heing crushed beyond your gates
you will be thought itlle worthy OF defend
ing it within.
Faith is also wanting to the Pope; but lac
has something which replaces it in the eyes
of the world hc has the dutdcity The obSti
ndcy and The uRScrdpulouS logic Of his .tdiSe
priHcip'e lie attacks; you iortily yourselves
for defense: he advances ever, with the con.
iinu0us motion of the serpent; you move
by fits and starts under the impulse of fear:
lle snys, Scrviude for all you say, Liberty
for us alone. You will not have it or raih-
er, you already have it not, You are sidueS
by all hc s!apeyy Of yOr brethren Hence it
is that your contracted inspiration no longer
iccundntes the souls of men. There is no
religion without faith in the solidarity of the
human race.
| have here said what is to me the touch
stone of every faith. When any one SAYS to
me, "Bcliold good man." ask, ''lIow ma
ny souls has he saved 2" When any one
says to me, "Behold religious people, in
quire what it has done aud suffered to bring
humanity 10 lis belief
1t is to man, and not TO certain number of
men, that God has given life, the sun, the
fruits of the earth, his law, aud the capabiI.
iy of couprehcndiug and of obeying it. II
was for all men That Jesus died upon the
Cross, Aud you who honor the name of
God, aud murmur increasingly the name of
Christ, what have you given, what do you
give for all men? For whom DO you die,
lnr whom do You dare marlyrll0m? by
wIml do You rcuder testimony To the unity
of the nInnn race, Of which you are only
a member? What work of education Io
Xptt uc,nunlisit uuou ,.urtii Xnu GnunI nv
'nhlisllnenIs for the sale of Bibles, you
snluggle the divine word across forbidden
frontiers; but know you not tliut the inlnda-
lion the commencement of all educaiion is
liberty? Have YOU so completely lost the