Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-12-20
Treason against The U. States Government
Sacred Duty.
SALEM, Dec. II, 2S5l.

SALEM, Dec IL, 2S5l
DEAR MAnIrs: My words arc to all who be-
licve in God, as the only Legislator, Judge and
Ruler of mankind. To all such ! am inspired
to say, You owe it as duty to man and to God,
daily and hourly to commit treason against the
Government. In your feelings you should be
traitors in your thoughts, your plans, your
words and actions, you are bound by all the
obligations that can bind you TO truth, to mcr-
cy, to justice and humanity to be traitors to the
Federal Government.
Forty men are now on trial before this Con-
fcderacy for High Treason What have they
done' They gave aid and comfort to Fugitive
Slaves. They defended themselves and fami-
liesagainst those who would have seized and
consigned them to slavery. They resisted tyr
ants; which this government says, is "ODE-
DIENCE TO GOD" and for this the govern
ment is about to hang them as traitors if the
people will permit it. Mark 1t is the Re-
public, the Nation, that is now seeking to con-
vict and hang forty men as traitors, solely be-
cause they would not allow themselves nor
their neighbors to be kidnapped and consigned
to the hell of American Slavery. Will these
men be hungs l know not. But If they arc,
"BY THEIR STRIPES THE SLAVE WILL
BE HEALED" If they are elevated ON the
gallows this nation will look to them and be
saved. Their blood will be like that poured
out on Calvary, sacred in all coming time.
The government commands us to throw open
our bed rooms, and nurseries to the incursions
of Kidnappcrs. Shall VIC obeyi Itcommands
us to submit uietly to chains and whips, or be
sold as poor, dumb, imbrutod slaves. Shall We
obeyi 1t forbids us to resist those who would
strike us from the record ofhumanity, and hcIt
us with brutes. Shall we obeyi Must tic,
husband, the father, the wife, the mother, tn
brother and sister, allow the dearest objects o
affection to be torn from them, by ruthless an,
bloody men: Must Ohio and the Northeri
States continue TO witness the scenes of unpar
alellcd atrocity, which arc now done upon thci
people by kidnappcrs; So says the govern
ment of the United States,
To resist the Fugitive Law, is to resist tn
government; to protcc: ourselves from slavery
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l know ofno higher duty to God and man, tina
that of treason against this government. By a
the holy tics that bind me to God and man b
all my hopes of time and eternity, feel boun
to be traitor to the United States Governmen
No duty can be moro binding than this, on ever
: friend of God and Man. TREASON A
. GAINST THIS SLAVEHOLDING GOV
: ERNMENT-should be tho rallying cry
! every friend of order. of peace, and justice l.
y all the colored people concoct and consolida
: their treason against the government. Let
plot treason, and stir up the people to trcaso
S in all our Anti-Slavery meetings and papers.
J, TREASON! TREASON! is the wor
: From Syracuse and Christiana the word h
y gone out to the ends of the Republic. TREl
= SON TO TIE SLAVE-CATCHING COY
@ ERNAIENT-a sacred duty to God and Ma
e Inidelity to the Religion, and treason to Il
I. government, our highest and most imperati,
u duty. Who will respond to this If any,
:, them speak. HENRY c. WRIGHT