Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-22
SeItttions.
History Of Shadrash's Dellyeransr.
From the n. Y. Tribune.

FROM tnc ~. 4. lriOunc.
!. Now il came to pass in the latter days
that Daniel was King of all the Children
of Jonathan, which had waxed many and
fat in the land. And by reasons which the
prophet deinileth not, Daniels head WAS
turned, and he weut after strange gods, aud
his strength was turned into ioolslIuess; Tor
the strange gods, which he no gods, had
turned away his heart from serving the Lord,
persuading him that there was no Higher
Law, but great men might do what seemed
TO them best.
2. AT that time there were many of the
sons of men whom the southerntes had
stolen, aud made slaves of them, hurting
their feet with feiters aud setting them to
sore bondage. Yea, there were three times
thousand thousand thereof.
3. Divers OF them had escaped from the
hand OF the oppressor, even as the Children
of Israel had fled ont OF the land of bond
age; and they went unto the Northcrnitcs,
who reverenced the word of the Lord and
hid the outcast, letting him dwell where
II liked him best and eat his norse in peace.
4. But this escaping of the Fugitvcs was
sore thing unto the Souihernites, for with
them such be reckoned but ns cattle and
beasts that perish aud the Lord God is
esteemed only as dumb idol. Ii grieyed
also the heart of Daniel.
.. And he SAID, reasoning with himself
hut not nright, Go TO, now | will get to my
sell great honor by betraying the outrast in
TO the hands of such ms seek his life (; yea, |
will cause the eyes of the needy to fail then
shall get me much silver aud gold; yea,
and Texas scrip in great store.
@. So lie called together tho magicinns,
and the astrologers aud the soothsaycrs, and
the sorcerers, and all the Philisuncs who had
taken the Ark of the Constitution out of the
hands Of the Lords people, them and every
thing that loveth and maketh lie. And
they gathered together in the great city of
Jonathan, whittier the tribes go up to the
great Sanhedrim.
z. Then they made decree, and sent il
forth unto all the tribes, unto the Governors,
and the Princes, and the Judges, and the
Msrshals, and the Commissioners, and the
Deputies, and the Baiiffs, and the Tilhing-
men, saying:
g. o, ye children of Jonathan We shall
sssuredly catch every poor man that ye will,
and deliver him up TO such as shall claim
him, and he shall be their slave. Ye shall
make haste TO do 80. Let all people obey
the decree, MS they desire money.
9. Moreover, Daniel appointed his Scribes
and Satrnp in every tribe, TO execute the
decree, to bewray the wanderers, TO sell the
needy for pair of shoes, and TO cast down
such of the Lords people as were ready 10
perish.
10. Then Daniel was glad and rejoiced,
and comtorted himself greatly, saying: Now
is the winter of our discomfort made glori-
our summer. The strange woman also made
their hearts merry, and all the hosts of the
ungodly, snying-Where is now their God?
ii. So the decree was sealed with the seal
Of Jonathan, and sent out into all the land
from sea TO sea, and the sons OF Belial re-
joced, and their foolish heart was darkened.
But the sons of the godly lifted up their voic-
es and wept, as il was said by Them of old
time, When the wicked rule the people
mourn. Yea, Rachel mourned for her chill
dren and would not be comtorted, Daniels
eye had no compassion on the babes of the
poor, longing to dash the little ones in pieces.
IL. Now, there is u great city of the
Northernites, which ieth TO the eastward on
the sea shore, as thou goest down 10 the old
country, and it is called Boston. The same
is great city, and rich, aud one mighty
pleasant TO dwell in, if thou have silver and
gold enough, aud also, much brass, and keep
the traditions of the Elders after the fashion
of the townsfolk but il went hard with the
godly there.
l3 This city is also called The Athens of
Jonathan; peradventure, because, like the
Athens of the Greeks, it was given to idola-
try. Some of the merchants thereof are
called Princes, because they trusted in un-
certain riches, and sought Lordship over 9th
er men, even their betters, as did also the
princes and the Gentiles.
IA. In that city there was exceeding much
people; yea, nine hundred and four score
and seven men grown, who knew not the
right from the wrong, but called Good, Evil,
and Evil they called Good. Likewise, there
was much cattle, and ships, and shops, and
household stuff, and fine twined linen, which
no man can measure.
Is. And in that city, there WINS street
called dMilk-peradyenture because il is the
dwelling place of SO many of the babes and
sucklings of commerce.
I6. In that city they did worship many and
strunge Gods, whereof the chief was called
Money, an idol whose headw Of fine gold,
the belly of silver, and legs of copper; but
second thereto, was another notable idol,
called Cotton, Unto this latter they did sac
Ekss. and baili him High-plaess and Fas'o-