Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-06-12

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;. Resolved, That the New England Anti
Slavery Convention, in view of the insidious
aud strenuous efforts now making i'll the va
rious States, and through the General Gov
ernment, TO give fresh sustenauce and sane
tion TO the wicked and cruel scheme of AT
ricau Colonization, would again record its
testimony against the American Colonization
Society aud its nuxilinrics, ms animated by an
spirit of rersocutlon-as pro
mitigating doctrines and sentiments equally
detostable and uuchrislan-as Jnuus-iaced
IN its professions and Hims-as stimulating
TO fresh outruges-upon the free people OF
color-ns guarding and nourishing the entire
system of Slavery-as exporting to Africa
materials, for her civilization and conversion,
which they aver TO be intolcrable nuisauccs.
and dangerous aud pcslilcnial, on our own
shores-and us aiming n deadly thrust at
Christianity, 10y declaring that it has no
power to abolish the unnatural spirit of caste
which is equally the disgrace and tho curse
of our country.
6. Resolved, That it is still sacredly i'm.
posed upon us, 10y scrupulous regard for
the truth, by strict fidelity TO the cause OF
the pcrishing slave, by all the aspirations md
claims of oppressed humanity universally,
to declare that the American Church is the
mighty bulwark of American Slavery-the @
naughty, corrupt. implacohle, aud iInpious
foe of the Anti Slavery movements, whether
IN IFS mildest or most radical nspcct-the
defender aud sanciificr of colossal wrong
aud transcendent impiety--and consequent
ly, that its prctcnsiOns To Christianity are
the boldcst eiilontery and the yilest impost-
ure.
z. Resolved, That by the term American
Church. We do not mean every local assO-
citation sty ling itself church, but the over
whelmng body of religious professors en-
braced in the Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyte-
rinn, Congregational, Baptist, Methodist,
Unitarian, Univcrsalst, and other dcnomina-
iiOns, in all parts of the United States.
g. Resolved, Tint, such being the cb0rac-
ter aud position of that Church, it follows
that the American clergy nre not less cor
rupt, degenerate and ungodly-'blind lenders
of the blind'-'dumh dogs that cannot bark,
sleeping, lying down, loving TO slumbcr;
yen, they arc greedy dogs which can never
have enough, aud they nre shepherds that
cannot understand; they all look TO their
own way, every one for his gain from his
quarter a BROTHERHOOD or THIEVES,
whose guilt is awlully enhanced by having
stolen the livery of the court of heaven 10
serve the devil in,'
9. Resolved, That TO the ontcry rniscd
against us, that we are sweeping and indis-
eliminating in our uccusntiOns, and 80 mani
fest an uncharitnbIe and an unchrisiinn spr-
II, we reply that this charge il no more true
of us than 1t was Of the prophets, whose
language, in dealing with n fur less guilty
milton Than our own, was None cnlluih
for justice, nor any pIeadc;h for truths their
hands are doiiled with blood, their lips have
spoken lies, their fee, run to evil. they make
haste 10 shed innocent blood, and he that
depGrteih from evil makolh himself n prey;
the whole hend,is is sick, mud the whole heart
iaini; they oil lie in wait, they set trap
they catch mon; for both prophet aud prizes:
are proiauc; yea, IN my house have | found
their wickcdness, saith tho Lord; they bnld
mp Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with in
iqniiy; ] have seen also in the pruphcts of
Jerusalem an horrible thing-ihey commit
adultery, and walk in lies--lhey strengthen
also the hand Of eyil-Gocrs, that none doth
return from his wickedness--thcy are all of
them unto me rs SOdoui. and the inhabitants
thereof rs GOmOrrah--ihcre is no truth, nor
mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land
by swearing, and stealing, aud committing
adultery, they break out, aud blood touceth
blood
TO- Rcsolyed,s ,sThat exceptions do no; nj.
feet the general rule neither are they who
constitute them sensitive, lest they shall be
overlooked, or implicated in the common
guilt; for they are known by the unpopular
iiy of their cause, by their unspnrng re-
Dukes Of popular wckedness, 5y the exhibi-
tiou of un uncoHproniislng spirit, by bring
ing the very Fccusalions which arc pro-
nOunccd 10y the consciously guilty to be
swecpingly unjust !--therelorc,
ii. Resolved, That when one man is
found holly protesting against the indscrim-
innte largunge Of the Aholiionists, and bit.
terry complaining that they do not make the
proper exceptions, il is Prima faeie evidence
either OF the obtusCn0ss of his understand
ing, or the impenitcnce OF his heart-either
that he is under the influence of that fear
OF man which bringeth SNARE" or il affect
ed with sickly charty-either that he is
pro-savery in spirit or position, or has yet to
remember those in bonds as being bound with
them.
II. Resolved, That the Abolilonis,s have
eNperlmentally realized the truthiulness of
the words OF Jesn6-" lfthoy have called the
W"oN' VI 'HO Huuso DclZenhD, now much
more shall they cnll them OF his households 7"
that, IN being charged with nfdolty and
treason, 10y bloodsiained priesthood and
ny seli-seeking demag0gues, it is merely
renewal of the old 5atalic device by which
Jesus was declared TO be blasphenier, DOS.
sessod Of devil, mud guilty of sedition, and
his apostles TO bo pesilent and seditous iel-
lows, who were seeking to turn the world
upside down and that such charges, nor1
such sources, nre the brightest evidences of
a bnmeess life, nm enlightened zeal for the
truth, sincere adherence of Injustice. and
parnmoun, desire to extend aud establish
the kingdom of peace and righteousness
therefore,
l3. Resolved, That, instead of allowing
themselves TO be diverted from the direct
prosecution of their glorious enterprise, by
attempting 10 show that they are NOT WIN,