Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-26

motion $4,000 hands and feet, besides other
instruments of noisy demonstration while,
a little disconnected at being mutle the figure
head OF the American ship, to receive these
sharp shols, with their sharper reverberution.
he sat like culprit before the people, not
always able, through want of time or other
cause, to say, until another meeting, before
partly another audience, any more for him
sell or for his country, to show either that
he was not an owner and breeder of slaves,
or the wholly vile and God-iorsukcn. Now,
dear brethren, to whom | dare say all this,
because II is true, and because you are true
true men, true Britons, true Christmas
IT, on reflection, you will sny that this course
Is IN good taste, can only reply, "de guSii-
bus non est diSputandUn." Ii it is British
courtesy, must think that we Yankees are
not on the very lowest form in the school of
good manners. II it is Christian, have not
so learned Christ; and il it is regarded as
like to strengthen our adherence OF this ter
rible sin aud curse Of our country, or TO make
strong and useful impression on any strug-
Cling pro-sayery men at the North or no
pro-slavery churches ut the South, can only
wonder at your temporary obliviousness OF II
great principle, once expressed as follows 10y
man who, if not very wise, always meant
well =" There is great deal of human ma
ture in mankind" But it may be said, rs it
has been said, that if man is sound, these
public trusts will do him no harm and, il
lie is not, they may do him good. They may
not harm his body or his conscience; bu
has he no feelings ?-no feelings of patriot
ism, of loyalty.
Suppose, dear brethren, that either one o
You comes to visit MS, we should do the sum'
thing as to some English fault; for II yol
have no sins ns a people, | suppose you arr
not spotcss. Suppose we never introduce
them; never allude to him, or to his country
except with n hint about British India, OF
British Africa, or British intemperance Ia
king care to say that British ministers unt
Christians have not even tried the expert
ment so robly successful among us--the ex.
pertinent of abstinence--ior example sake,
aud of thus leading in reformation which
ought to be in the best hands; or TO British
introduction and forcing OF slavery upon
America in Americas day of minority. lie
might, il alone and helpless, bear it very
meekly, according TO John Bulls fashion of
mCekncss; but there were little colony
olsuch brethren on our platform land we
should he most happy To see them there, and
would try TO treat them us well as that awk-
ward, lakewood, country pumpkin, brother
Jonathan, knows how | am, that ut
such attacks upon them, we should have
some of those coughings, and scrapings, il
not those cries of"Timc. time !" which must
be so refreshing and encouraging to their
own "lengthy" or otherwise objectionable
brethren when "on their legs" One more
supposition. You have u mother; she has n
strange propensity for shopliting 1t is
known, lumented hy her friends, trlImpeied
by others. You are suspected OF conniyance,
but being examined, are acquitted. 1t is
found that you have tried to reform her, and
have paid what trifles your slender means
would allow, in reimbursement OF her frauds.
You are invited TO dinners and parties with
other people; but are continually hearing, in
whispers or louder, " that mans mother is a
thietw and you see scorn for her OH every
face, and an instructive movement of the
band for protection TO every pocket. is it
pleasant? Is it profitable, either TO your
morals, or your temper? Is il promotive of
good fellowship? True, thou art not " sent
to Coventry" but you deserve to be, if you
do not learn TO stay at home.
The following letter extracted by the Re-
porter from the Patriot, will help to explain
the kind of tamperiHg,' to which Mr.. Chick
ering complains that he was subjected-and
give some further light in reference to the
impressibility of our dough faced Dvines,
when in England. Mr.. Chckerng thinks,
upon reflection he might have seen one ne
gro pew. His experience must have been
remarkable. This inclination OF his belief
is quite suggestive Of that of his co-adjutors,
in another department, Caphart and Com
missioner Curtis.
Sir,-As the person who ventured to pro-
propose certain questions TO the Rev. j.
Chickering, of New England, at the dinner
of the Congregational Union, which are de.
in the report Of the Friday meet
ing as "captious questions"-may | be per-
mitted to occupy "A little space in your we'll
paper, to state the reasons which
weighed with me to take that course.
When brother in the ministry comes
from distant country aud seeks fellowship
with us, in my humble opinion he puts him
sell in position to have any question cOur-
teously proposed to him with reference to his
own habits, or to the habits of his brethren
with whom he denolninulionally mingles
especially u that question relates 10 public
infringement OF the liberty of those whom
Christ has made free. My fault may have
been that put the questions uncourteously
and indelicately; OF that those who were
present must judge; but surely it was not
cnptious TO beg MIR. Chickering to state
what was the ordinary conduct of the
of our own order 10 their colored
brethren and sisters? Whether they sane
toned those denominations, the negro pews,
or even protested against them? And wheth-
er, generally, us ministers Of the Gospel,
they proclaimed by their intercourse public
ly and privately with the colored population,
that they were "one blood" | should
have thought such questions ought not to
offend any brother, or could be esteemed cap
tious by any hearer.
To these questions Mr.. ChickeriDg gave
no answer that 1 considered satisfactory !;