Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-09-27

Go be reconcilcd TO thy brother in Slavery
then come and offer thy gift and thus shalt
thou worship God in spirit and in TRUTH
We have no business to labor for the con-
version of the heathen in foreign lands until
we have abolished Slavery at home, for il
would he the most unmittigated curse that
could be inflicted on any heather nation to
carry our religion, teaching as it does that
man may ensave and make merchandise of
his brother. And we are called Infdels be-
cause we preach that this religion cannot
save the world.
In this sense we are infidels, and ought TO
be the sworn enemies, the continual oppo-
nents, of such religion. While our broth
or is in chains we are not free, aud if we
must remain slaves il were better for us had
we never been born or that the fountains of
the great deep were again broken up-the
earth deluged again and IFS entire inhab-
tants swept from existence.
What is slavery? | cannot describe it, it
has never been described aud never can be.
The words should shrink with the terrors of
death, that describe it, and yet your religion
baptizes it in the name of the Holy Trinity.
1t is the business of this convention to root
out this religion from the hearts and con-
ciences of men. If you had a son and
daughter in Slavery, subject 10 its incidents
and horrors, aud the religion Of the land
confined them there, would you not be inf
del TO it, MS well as traitor to the govern
ment that unites in the damning deed.
What is the price of the Union which is so
much lauded in these days! Daniel Web
ster and the whig party sny il is the eXecu-
ton of the fugitive Slave law. They say the
price of the Union is TO return fugitive slaves
to slavery and to continue those who are
now there, and thus lay three millions Of
human beings n sacrifice on the altar. Dan
iel Webster feels commissioned of God 10
save this Union, while the whole nation
think there is "no other name given under
heaven among men whereby this union can
be saved" Who among you would give his
ONu sun VI uuu5H'Si W EO iHtO 1'"'S'1 W
save it?
DIR. Dewey would lay his own mother
upon this altar II takes Doctor Of Divini-
ty to say that II takes uncommon sinners
to commit uncommon sins. lie does not
say he would go himself OF like n dutil1l
son, redeem his mother 10y taking her place.
No, his divinity does not reach up TO that.
No one in this vast assembly would see his
own son or daughter drinking the terrible
sacrcments of slavery, TO save this union
from being dashed in thousand fragments.
And yet this method of salvation is the doc
trne of both wings and democrats who are
rivaling each other in trying by human
sacrifices to save il, while the church stands
by aud blesses these efforts in the name of
the triuue God.
Mr.. p. spoke of the late Rev. William NJ.
Rogers of Boston, who when the tide ofpub-
lie sentiment was setting rapidly against the
Fugitive Slave Law, with the force of gi-
ant and the fury of demon, he snatched it
us brand from the burning, thus blight
ing all the hopes of the hunted fugitive.
Ii is thus the churches sanctify the state and
makes it honorable to pay such price for
union with murderers and pirates with
men who make mirlh and mockery of moth
ers' anguish and children's woes, and sweat
ing sorrow in its most sickning forms.
would not pay such price for union with
any class of men under heaven. ] would
not pay this price for union with the spirits
of the just made perfect. ! would not pay
this price for union with the angels and Sc
raphs who surround the throne of God.
would not pay this price for salvation ITSELF
No, would drink the dregs of damnation
forever first. And yet your priests sanctify
such oblations in the name of religion
Think of the recent slave case in Buffalo.
Oh what price was there paid for the
Union, while the poor helpless victim was
unable TO hold up his bruised and broken
head to hear from the infamous commission
er his sentence back to his perdltion.
Mr.. Pillsbury continued his remarks at
some. length greatly to the interest of his
immense auditory. Never did we fell the
necessity of an accomplished and able repor-
ter, as on the occasion of this meeting.
Could we have daguerotypcd the whole ard
presented it to the country we should have
done an immense service to the cause. To
the friend who has furnished these brief
sketches we are greatly obliged.
ABsCoNDING SLAvEs.-hlany slaves in
Hampton county, Va, are making the pres
ent season of great rush. towards Penn
sylvania. The Cumberland Unionist says;
A large number have absconded from that