Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-02
From Frederick Douglass's Paper.
IShmaelitism,

Jhe words ".8pOSfdcy" and ",Hp0St0te !"
are beginning to be used hy certain REFORM
ers, IN very much the same spirit of bitter
ness, aud with as little appropriateness us
the inud.dug cry Of "infdei" aud "infdei-
iy," raised by pro slavery church aud
clergy against the advocates of ennncipn-
ton. We like neither Of these methods Of
destroying confidence in the integrity of
brother nlnlitionisi. We are led TO innke
this remark by perusing various accounts of
the annunl meeting Oi, "the Western Anti
Slavery Society" which have appeared in
the .Anh-Sidyty Bugie," the 4" ",4nG-Siapcry
Standard" the " PennSyvanid Fireman." and
the " LibTGior." We attended TINT meeting
in good lnhh, dcsirous to promote the great
object for which the Society was organized.
We did so IN the exercise Of u right, us All
uboIlionist, and not us an interlopcr: aud,
Judging lrom the appearance of the people
generally, we were not less welcome among
them than other advocates OF human rights.
Such, however, would nol be inferred, from
the tone aud spirit III which tue writer's in
the papers unmed indulge towards us
Whatever their accounts of TINT meeting
lnny seem 10 them, we must he permitted to
say, that 10 us they seem quite uucanhid.-
ln speaking of us, they have uaniiesily inl-
worthy of them. They commend our clo-
qience, the better to condemn our honesty.
aud 10 inpeuch cur consistency. Pllshury
seems to lie especially charged with this
mission; aud 10 rcud his letter in the LiJe-
raior, one would fancy that he is really re-
iOicing in tile hope OF our ultimate downfall
aud ruin. II would he cusy to retort upon
Pilsbury aud Co., hut We have too lately
been enlnuglcd in the network of their ialse
philosophy aud delivered from lis higoiry-
creating power, not to know tllat II nuii iiil-
der It's influence nny breathe out ihrpnitu-
ings, slaughter aud death " upon his fellow,
flntieriug himself the while that he is doing
God service.
Pllshury and Co. talk ms if there were no
room Tor an honest difference OF opinion in
respect 10 voting under the L. 5. CUnstitu-
ii0n. The liue that separates honesty from
dishonesty, is that (nccOrding to ihcm) which
separates nnt.slavery voters from n0n-antl.
slavery voters. The voters nrc "in tie gall
of biuerness, and bonds of iniquily;" while
the nOn-voters aro " the pure aud uudefled;"
or, 10 use the langlInge Of PillSbury on na-
other occnsion,) "THE American A. :. So
cIETY is IN llEAvES, AND THE LIBERTY PAR-
TY IS IN HILL"
But we are spending too much time. We
will only add, that it is priml TO behold
nIau of PillslIIry's talents 81 completely the
slave OF a ndroie, false, aud Seeiarian phi!os-
ophy.
This article entirely escaped our observa-
ton until we saw it in the Pennsylvania
Freeman. We confess to our surprise upon
reading il. We knew there was nothing in
the Bugle designed, aud could recollert no
thing calculated to destroy confidence in Mr.
Douglass as n "broiher nboliiiouist." No
impeachment of his eloquence, his jrdg-
nent or his integrity. To refresh our mem
ory, we have carefully reviewed the files of
the Bngle published since the anniversary,
without being able to find any sentiment, or
sentence, or word, that ain tone or spirit" "
is obnoxious to this charge. We think our
Douglass refers. II he has anything further
to say on the topic we must insist upon spe-
ciiicntions and proof, or reiraction. The on
ly specification lie has made, lin regard to
Mr. Pillsbury,) has 10 reference TO the pres
ent OCCASION, hut was drawn from some 9th
er source, we know not when or where
And nller the vague aud unsnhsinniiul char.
ges of the present article, il is not unreusoil-
able 10 ask for proof as well us specifica-
| ton.
We invited Mr.. Douglass to attend the
anniversary of the Western A. s. Society,"
And we nre certain lie did not accept the
invitation in better faith, than il was tender.
ed. We nre quite willing TO leave our reud-
ers TO judge between us in this maiter.-
They have our columns before them aud can
decide for themselves. We have no appre-
tensions from them either for our character
or the cause, though both may suffer with
somc Of his readers who nre unacquainted
with our paper aud with the baseless clar-
ncier of the charge. Our readers too, cnn
judge il the hendng Mr.. Douglass has selec.
ted I've not somewhat characteristics of the
esprit aud tone" of his own article.
One word we will add in regard to on
course towards Mr.. Douglnss. Ia the frs
No. OF the paper which we issued us editor
it becqmo necessary TO announce his change
of opinion. From that hour to this, wt
have not only sludiousIy refrained from ex
pressing any opinion of his motives, tior We
lake il, an honest man does not neec
commentator of these !; but we hnve nlsc
often reiinined from commenting on, o
quoting the comments of others, upon meas
u,es aud views we deemed Objectionable
We have treated no other man in the nnli
slavery ranks with this forbearance, and ar
not quite sure we have not erred in lhi
instance Ii has occurred to us wa Wpr,