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

! The following Address has Just been forward
cd from Bristol, England, for circulation in th,
United States. We trust the anti.slavoy papers
whether religious or secular, will give it plae
in their columns:
| The Congregational CiUch assembling III Coopers
HaH Bristol E7gldni, to al the United Sfutc
! Of Amcricd icho hold that Siarery is a sin, an,
treat IL accordingly:
FRIENns or IIuuA1ry - We have looket
with painful interest upon tho warfare in which
| you have engaged with the crime. stained sys
tem of slavcryand arc constrained to utter word
of sympathy and encouragement. Human Ian.
guagc but fccbly expresses our deep abhoro nct
of the system, and of the bascncss of the me
who, protesting diciplcship to Him who's,
mission was to proclaim liberty to the captive,
attempt to justify from the Book of God tn,
moitainance of such an accursol institution.
| Your land is sclf-stylcd the Land of Liberty
But will the nations believe it, while slavery
prevails Your own public papers disclose tho
preparation of crimes against the weak and
dciencclcss, which prove that no nation on
earth, save your own, has sunk so low IN tho
scale Of humanity. To call your land, then,
a land of liberty, is wrong done to liberty
itself.
We desire not to boast Of our own institu-
tons, whether civil, social, or religious, but we
are not 50 nationally degraded as to hold pro-
pcrty in Gods own image, by chattclzing our
brother.
To us it is a distressing and alarming fact,
that fifteen out Of thirty one States composing
your conicdcracy, are stained with tho f,ul blot
of slavcry-n crime whose baneful influences
have even penetrated the sacred precincts OF
the sanctuary. We look to the so called Church
of Christ in America, and find its members
holding geo, lG3 iclow-men in bondagc-con-
tent to bear rcproach for the sake of unrightcous
gain,
But we can yet hope for America. We re-
Joico to know that there is a noble band who
have come out from her degenerate community,
have separated themselves from the slave power
have refused the price of blood, and taken
sides with the oppressed. And such arc YOU ;
and as such, we regard you as the representatives
of ofChistianity. Maligncd as you may be, but you
are dreaded; dcspiscd, but faithful to your Mas
ter your strength is in the majesty of truth. Go
Forward, nor bate one jot Of heart or hope
The little one shall become thousand, and
the small one q stong nation
We rejoice with you, brethren, in the success
that has already marked your course ; herein
God has blessed you. But further efforts to
purify your country from the sin and shame of
making a chattcl of man arc demanded. We
would encourage you've would urge upon
you the Importance Of bringing your influence
as Christisns and as citizens to bear upon the
political and social arrangements of your coun-
try, that this cruel crime may be speedily for
saken, and that America may justify the fond
hopes of the oppressed in every land, as the
friend of human rights and freedom.
We assure You, brethren, OF our warmcst
sympathics and earnest prayers and in express
sing ourselves thus, we feel that VIC arc but ut
tcring the sentiments of the great body of
British Christians an evidence of which you
have already seen in the numerous declarations
i'm which WE now formally join-that, as a
Church, We could not give the hand of fellow
ship to any supporter of slavery, nor could we
accept the ministration of any teacher whose
voice is not lifted up in behalf of the slave.
(Sgned in behalf of the Church.)
]. Panton Ham, Minister; Chas. Carpenter,
Edw. Mathews, WIN, Thos. Mathews Hartford
Jones, DedcoHs.