Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-02-28
A Text and a Sermon.


Though we doubt the divinity, of this class
OF texts, yet ierts, they are unqucstionally
the very best. fany one doubts il. Ie, him
read the following extracts from sermon of
this sort, published in the Lberator. Mr..
Phillips is himself the preacher The oceo
slon--the animal gathering of abolitionists in
Foneuil llall--Junuary Both, 1852.
After an introductory, which we are re-.
luetantly compelled to omit. Mr.. Phillips
read the resolutions we published last week,
recording the deep and stern indignation of
the assembly, against the dignitures of tho
city OF Boston and the Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts, for their subseryiency in the
surrender of Simms to the kidnnppors. With
This batch of "scoundrels" for a text, he
gives us the sermon as follows:
| do not forget that the Church, MI tho
while this melancholy scene was passing.
stoc by aud upheld mercIess people IN
the execution of an inhumnn law, accented
The bnrbnrty, aud baptized il Christian du-
~ o, no, do not iogret them. But re-
member that, in an cnierprising, trading city
IKE ours, tile merchants are full ns much, ii
not more responsible for the state of public
opinion, than the second-rate men who rath-
er occupy, than till our pulpits, anil who
certainly seldom tempt the b,uins of their
hearers to violate the command of the Jew
ish Scriptures, Thou shalt not do any work
on the sabbath day.
do you ask why the abolitionists ienounce
the trudors of Boston? IL is because the
merchants chose to send bnck Thomns Sims
pledged their individual mid to Marshal
Tukey, IN case there should lie any resist
ahce; II is because the merchants did il 10
make money. Thank God, they have not
made any! (Greut cheering.) Like the ne
gro who went to hear Whitefed, and relied
IN the dllst IN the enthusiasm of his relig-
ious eXcilement until they told him it was
not Whileticld, when he picked himself up,
crying out, 'Theu | dirty myself for nothing
20 they diriied themselves for nothing!-
(lrcmendous Cheering.) II slave-hunting
alone can save them, may bankruptcy sit on
the ledger of every one OF those fifteen hun
dred sconndrels who offered Marshal Turkey
their aid (TnnuItuous npplause)
there is one thing TO be rejoiccd att is
this; The fact, that the police of this CITY
DID not dare even 10 arrest fugitive slave,
calling him such. The dogs of Marshal
Tukey that arrested Thomas Sims in Rich
mond street had 10 disguise themselves 10
40 it,-tressed III the costume and called
themselves wutchmen; and told n lie-thnt
the arrest was for theft, in order 10 keen
peace m the street while they snuggled him
INTO the carriage. Claim, for the honor of
Boston, that when her police became man
hunters, they put their badges in their pock-
cts, aud lied, lest their prey should be torn
lfom their grasp, in the first burst of popular
Indignation. II was tho first time in Boston
i hope II will be the last--thnt the laws
We're obliged TO be executed by lying and
behind bayonets, in the night.
80 much, though it be very little, may
still bc said for Boston, that Sims was ar
rested 10y lying and disguised policemen; ho
was Judged by Commissioner who sat be-
hlud bayonets; aud was carried off in tlie
gray of the morning, after the moon SET, aud
before the sun rose, by police body armed
with swords. She was dsgrnced but it was
by force; while, the reverse of the Roman
rule, cedInt armd togce, the robe gave way to
the sword. The law was executed; hut it
was behind bayonets. Such laws do not
last long. loud Cheers.) Courts that sm
hehind chains, seldom sit more than once
Renewed chcering.)
A Voice-'Thc Wings defend h'l
O! know that Mr.. Choate has been here
| heard him, and before Whig caucus,
defend the policy of the Fugitive Slave Bill.
lie told us, while sat in the gallery, of thu
infamous ethics'-ihe infamous ethics, that,
from the Declaration of Independence nnd
the Sermon on the Mount deduced tho duty
of immediate emancipation The sentiment
was received, ] am thankful 70 say, with n
solemn silence, though Rufus Choate uttered
it to an assembly of Webster Wings. ] heard
il said to-day, that the nbolitionists had done
nothing, because fugitive, within the last
twelve months, had been taken out of Bos-
ton. They have done great deal, since,
sixteen or seventeen years ngo, ,Peleg Spraguc,
standing on this platform, pointed 10 that
portrait, (the portrait of Washington,) and
called him that stakeholder 1t is not now
considered merit in Washington that he
held slaves men apologize for it now.
stood in this hall sixteen years ago, when
'aboiionist' was linked with epithets of con
tempt, in the silver tones of Otis, and all the
charms that a divine eioquence aud most
ieleitous diclon could throw around bad
cause were given it; the excited multitude
seemed actually ready TO leap up beneath
the magic of his speech. II would be some-
thing, il one must die, TO die by such hand
n hand somewhat worthy aud able 10 stiiie
if il could be sthed. The ora
tor was worthy of the gigantic task he at
and the thousands crowded before
him, every one of their hearts was melted in
the glowing enthusiasm Of that eloquence,
beneath which Massachusetts had bowed,
not unworthily, for more than thirty years.
! came here again this last fall II was tho
first time that had been present since, at
Wing meeting. ! found Rufus Choate on
the platform. Compared with the calm
monkey in commissions. lRoars oflaushter
and cheers.) Alas, ! soid, if tho party that