Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-08-02
SALEM CoLUMBIANA CO., OIIO AUGUST 2, 1851,

Romans, when the Judge found himself be-
tween two clushing obligations, to interpret
the law on the side of freedom. Noble peO-
pie Yur nation has perished, and has been
followed by better religion and worse
conduct
He has also a Form of Prayer for such
Christians as mean TO aid in carrying mo
execution the Fugitive Slave Law printed
OH the Sermon cover
Here is a Thanksgiving Sermon by the
Rev. WH. II. MARSH, aiming to point out
the duty of Christian people IN relation 10
the Fugitive Slave Law! lie thus handles
the doctrine that we must obey the law oil
the land -
If the government, then, as is often done
on a slave plantation, aud in some heatllcn
temples, should ordain adultery; would that
change it into innocence II by vote they
should repeal the ten commandments, would
these be u whit the less binding on our
conscinces, than they now are? When the
preacher takes his text, must he declare, or
have it understood, the precept he would en-
force is to be obeyed, unless it should con-
flict with some act of Congress or OF the
State legislature Is he TO own n library OF
statute books, and search them through, IN
preparing a discourse or OIL grave questions
send TO some eminent statesman, or To the
Supreme Court, to know of a certainly,
whether such n precept or doctrine would
be Constitutional or legal? Nothing then
is left to God; Caesar has all things ut VIII
ourselves, our wives, olIr children, our forms
of worship, our religious belief IL by
majority the known will of Satan is enacted
into Il law, or it is commanded TO worship
the evil spirit or to deny Christ, and allure
the Bible with every thing that pertains TO
our reigion,-all this God would make bind
ing on our consciences That majority,
then has power to fix the ultimate standard
OF Right aud Wrong; to make them change
places; and to do this MS often as they
please. Then the difficulty of the man
might be relieved, who said, 'What pity
lying is sin; it is so useful in trade"
NO where can we durably build,
but on the foundations of righteousness, on
the soldid rock Of justice and truth. That
nation only is best, whose God is the Lord
1t is new creed for New England sanctu-
ary, it is tie Atheists creed, that injustice
framed into law will work out the peace,
aud welfare, and salvation of the land. We
find it not in that Book that proclaims TO us
with trumpet tongue, and in warning tones
that gather fearful strength from the ages
Ddot, lllul ltit hlilHuOltl lll'iA VIII
not serve him shall perish. And people aud
rulers are together responsible. Ii is wiser,
better, safer 10 obey God than mem
Here is one of the most important periodi-
Gals in North America, with good name-
the 'New Fngander.' 1t comes out of the
TN defledbosoln of New England Orthodoxy.
II is published at New Haven, and edited by
seven worthy and pious men, called the
seven pillars-for Wisdom hewed her sew
en- pillars at the settlement Of New Haven
Colony, aud they are standing until this day.
llearken TO tue voice of JosEPH L. THOMP-
SON, the writer in the New Englander:-
But suppose man comes 10 him the
pro-sayery minister aud says:
Sir, am a runaway slave, will you not
help me to place of saiety;'
"A runaway slave And do you come TO
me a minister of the gospel, to counteuance
you in running away from the minister
whom God has placed over you? Ii is my
duty to send you back us Paul sent back
Omesimus.'
'Ah, SIR he replies. but l am Christian,
and for the love OF the Savior who bought us
with his blood, pray you have pity upon
me-
a Christian indeed! And do you not
know that it is the duty of servants to obey
their masters, and that it is your duty TO re-
turn TO yours 2
But, Sir, my master is cruel, and carry |
with me the marks of the lash and of the
brand; | cannot have the Bible; | am torn
away from my wife and children how can
go back to be whipped and tortured and
made wretched? ] had rather die first
well, if you will not be persuaded, ]
must try other means;- $50 scizng him by
the collar, this minister of Christ calls to the
bystanders, the posse comitdtus, ''What, ho!
here is runaway slave! help me TO secure
him to his MASTER And with that they bind
the struggling fugitive with ropes, and drag
him 10 a Commissioner TO await the appear
ance Of claimant; and having thus dis
charged his duty to Conscience and the
Constitution he draws upon the treasury OF
the United States for five dollars and expen-
ses as by law provided. Now is he not a
saint ? Does lie not walk in the footsteps OF
the Apostle Paul Is he not glorious rep |
resentatlve of the spirit of Christianity? Is
he not worthy follower aud minister OF
the Lod Jesus Christ The slave indeed |
expected different treatment from a minister
of Christ, but he did not know how much |
light has been shed upon the gospel duty OF
catching negroes, by the discussions of poll |
ticians aud other learned and godly men,
Does any one believe that the man who |
wrote this epistle TO Philemon would be a
e-catcher under modern law? Would |
Paul have laid hands upon James Hamlet to
force him back to slavery? lie would have
rotted in Jail first
Here is zone more of the same kind
from that Puritan Minister who held divine |
service on the end of Long Wharf the 9TH
er day, when SINS went as Missionary to |
Georgia. On the 10Th of April, Daniel Fos-
ter, OF Concord, said;-
'How sad the change in the religion of
this land in these dark years Sad, at least,
SO far as the course of the popular ministry |
is a true index of the sentiment of the peo- |
pe The rulers of our nation and all our