Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-11-13
From tho Tribune Of Tic People.
Rich

Tho following letter, which we extract
/ from the Bnnncr of the Cross, we tbiuk lius
sufficient importance TO warrant us in laying
II before our readers, since many innocent
men and women, knowing that there nrc
active coloniZllionists al the South os well as
| nj the North, are impressed with the belief
that our Sourhcrn brethern do in reality de.
plorc tho existence Of Slavery, if not ns n
sin, at lGnst as n great socinl evil, and would
be happy to get rid Of it, if some frashlr
method could ho devised for so doing. We
think after reading the following charitable
aud loving episile from the Reverend Pastor
OF Livingston, they may rest satisfied that
Slavery is nn Ordinance Of Cod and slave.
catching holy duty. Let them no longer
suppose that Christian ministers of the most
Aristocratic Christian Church, have any
knowledge Of "highrr law" than that
which makes slavery Christian duty. Can
the religious men of nll denominations avoid
seeing in The conduct of such shepherds,
WHY the sheep are nstray. lf inlidelty is
spending, in dcfpitc of our innumerable
churches, who is to blame? Not Tom.
Paine, nor Voltairc, nor RosscalI. for but
few read them in comparison with the num-
brrs who read the lives of our slnvcholtliug
professors, who undertake. TO justify tic in.
stitulion from the Scriptures.
Perhaps, however, our Pastor may hc am.
bilious OF making converts from infideliy
by thc snme process used some years ago with
success in Ohio where aunn made public
recantaton OF lis uubelief in future state of
existence, and gave Os reason the scnli-
monts OF II certain minister who had argued
ON the occasion very strenously ia behalf OF
Slavery as u Bible institution" The new
convert stated TINT he was fully satisfied of
the necessity OF a place of endless torment
as rccepi1cC for ministers ,cho could be gitl.
~ Of defending S'dUciy from itc Blue" The
concluding portion OF our pasior's letter Is
knd, overmuch, when he prolltrs his Chris
tlan services TO Charles Sumner! Better
give him up, Pastor, for we fear hc is pnsl
praying for 10y gentlemen Of your creed, and
might be 10th to take his chance in Your
company in u future state. But to the letter.
Read il, and mourn for the condition Of such
a church.
LivINosroS, sumpter Co, Ala, 1852.
SIN: BY this mail return. uncut, copy
of your Speech in the Senate of the United
States, on your motion to repeal the Fugitive
l.Slave BILL = ,.1iRsl .fi,isrs-
r This spegrstf which came nader yons.
frank, unlbconsequcnilN by yonrorlpr, hos,
] suppose. beehlsent 90 otbers'of my bfctli-
ern whose names aud addresses liave been
copied from the same published list of clergy
from which my own was taken. As you know
nothing of me, ! acquit you of any design
to offend me personally. Hou have only OF.
iercd general indiguity TO those Ministers
of the Protestant Episcopal Church whose
homes are in the South. In the abuse OF
the iinnking privileges, YOU have sought To
,,I,
pressed ia the most offensive manner, upon
men who would have refused To hear thcu
from your own lips. Men of the world
deem this conduct Insulting; aud am yet
to learn that AN injury is any the less nggra-
vaied by the fact that the sufferers are for
didden 10 rclgliatc. We can only protest
against such treatment. Whether our re-
mousrnnces are to bc he' ded by one WHO
wnntonly dcspjscs the patience not only, but
the safety of the nation, is for you TO decide.
My own observation, during residence
of several years in Massachusetts, couviuc-
cd me that charity TO fugitive slave demands
that he he returned to his mHslcr.
A careful reading of Holy Scripture on
the subject does not permit me to doubt that
it is my duty us Christian Minister to in
sist upon the obligation Of masters TO their
slaves. This do. Nor do | hold back any
pert OF tho counsel of God. teach slaves
that they, also, are bound 10y Christian obli-
Cations TO their masters; obligations from
which they are not released by unkindness
aud irownrdnoss on tie part of their mas
tcls, suppoSng them 10 lac "unilnd and fro
ward" which Is rarely the case.
Were | living in Boston, and should n
fugitive slave come to mo for protection and
assistance, he should certainly have bolh:-
protection against the arts of denngogucs
and lunRlics, who, having used him iOr their
purposes, would leave him TO slarve; and
nssistnncc to return to the condition of life,
in which alone hc can he truly happy. !
would undoubtedly do all that man may do
10 make Christian of him. This being nc
comulshed, il would need hut liIlG nrgu-
ncu, to convince Him Of his duty ms n Chris-
tian man.--to 90 back to his master, aud, hy
increased zeal, diligence, aud Industry, TO
restore, four. fold ii' it were possible, what
ever loss might have resulted from his run
ming away. This seems 10 be the rule of
action prescribed by Holy Scripture in such
cases. Il certainly was the course pursued
by 81. Paul, aud, so far as / am informed, the
clergy OF the Protestant Episcopal Church
ihroughnut the United States acknowledge
no "higher law" Another course may be
moro popular with people whose applause
you seek but we have been taught That "lllat
which is much esteemed among men is
abominulion in the sight Of God"
You must have knows Our views and feel
ings upon this subject; aud, therefore, by
causing the document which now return,
to be forwarded to us under your frank, you
have deliberately and grossly insnIod the Ell
tire body oil our clergy,
For one, feel it deeply, do not like TO
/ he exposed to such iinpeFlinonccs. Sill
more deeply am grieyed by the thought
{ that our lubors for the benefits of the slave
population are in any degree liable TO he
! hindered by the interference Of women,
children, and men who have not the least