Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-16

lie no longer believes in God of ven
gcance, but that violation of metaphysical
laws, is but n suspension of the same har-
monious relations of causc aud effect, in our
spiritual natures. producing as Legitimate
result, proportionnte amount Of misery
Another mistake of mankind has been in
stead of selecting from the ideas of past ages,
those moral truths that accord with nature,
they have held them all sncred in proportion
TO their antiquity, and claimed them MS pre-
cedents for all succeeding generations.
Having examined the rights, wrongs, and
mistakes OF mankind; let us in Imagination
retrospect the past history of Our race, and
CLEAN from its dark aud bloody records, those
truthful inspirations, that have occasionally
ilumincd the moral atmosphere. During all
the long aud fearful reign of mans selfish
Iropensilics, there have been iouud, in al
most every age, aud every land, some minds
that have caught the divine truths of nature,
aud urged them upon man, as u rule OF prac-
tirc. Minds thai huvc penetrated the thick
veil Of higoted error, and traced the just de-
signs of Deity in the moral world, as in the
physical; in the government Of spirit, ms in
matter Many of those minds oro found
aniung the Jewish sagcs. An Isaiah boldly
rejected the unjust tradition of hereditary
guilt aud looking beyond the narrow limits
ofcommou vision, ho saw that man must dis.
card those unnatural aud unriglicous trodi-
iious, llIat had originated in the earlier stages
OF mental progress. lie saw, that as the
embryo God within, became more fully de
veloped, man would rise superior to lis I'M
due sellishucss, aud bchuldug the beautiful
order of nature, would be content to share
equally with his fellow mau, the bounlics of
carlh. Carrying out this sublime idea, he
prophelically discovered that there would
he, in the distant future, such maturity of
wisdom, and such progress in righteous
ness, that man would cease TO war upon his
brother man, nnd that the lion, aud the lamb;
the despotic warrior, and the oppressed sub
ject would indeed dw ell together in unity
A Confucius, six hundred years before the
christian era, grasped the golden sentiment,
of ioing to others what we wish Ihem 10 do
10 us; Which with the many other moral
precepts embodied in his philosophy, has had
n hnlOwcd influence over the vast, and pop
ulous region, embracing the empire Of China,
aud lis dependencies. A Socrates, discovered
the immortal self, without other guide than
the deep, inspiring thoughts that stirred
within him. BY analogca comparison he
came to the belief, that like himself, all 9th
ers were possessed of All immortal self; aud
that during lis stay in the mortal, there were
provisions made, and designed for every
need; and that those needs being felt 10y all
equally all were alike entitled to supply
Notwithstanding the utter conlcmp, in which
woman was held during the mad reign OF
herO-worslIip; yet he, even then, dared Ia
contend that those feminine qualities, that
were by nature intermixed with the mascu-
line in all the near relations of life, should
in like manner be blended in every depart
ment Of government.
That woman should he instructed equally
with man, and with him enjoy equally all
the blessings of hic, which were so plainly
designed for equal distribution.
A healhcn though he may be styled; yet
during the lapse of more than twenty cen
turies, how few have caught the idea OF ma
turc's true God, who regardless of the ego
tislic claims of mortuls, grants no higher
rights TO one than is provided in nature for
all. Pre-erninenlly superior to all other teach
ers, is the meek aud owly Jesus. With what
n truthful comparison between moral duties,
and natural laws, he closes his uinriable
sermon on the mount. After appealing to
the moral sensibiliiies, With all the eluqucnce
of love, utterly denying those old vengeinl
traditions, recorded in jewish history, (which
have given so much license to war and op.
pression,) Inc bids his followers iope others as
themselves, to love even enemies, and to re-
turn good for evil, that they may be like
their heavenly Father, WHO maketIi his sun
to rise on the evil, and on the good; and
sendeih rain on the just, and on The unjust
Again appealing to their reason (Which we
are taught is very erroneousi he bids them
look upon the lilies olihe field, and the birds
of the uir, and understand, that us the eter-
nal Father had provided for them; even SO
had he provided for man. 1t was evidently
the design OF Christ to suppress mans undue
provisions for the future, when he referred
him to the provisions existing in nature
Ills system of religion being prolessedly the
basis OF all laws governing most of the civil
lied world, it deserves more thon passing
notice. Not meddling with the contentious
questions of his divinity, and vicnrious atone