Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-18

The New YoRK INDEPENDENT-This parer
IN many respects an admirable one. nevertheless
places the church organization before Justice
and mercy. 1t professcs to be anti-slavery, and
publishes some admirable articles on the subject.
as our readers know, for we nave often selected
from its columns. Its editors claim anti.slavory
Characters and some Of them have no small anti-
slavery reputation. The paper has cond cmncd
political fellowship with slavery through whig
nnd democratic platforms, and yet it will tolar-
ate and fellowship slave holders in the church.
1t demands greater purity of politicians, than Of
those it calls christians. In so doing il arks itself
asa blind guide unworthy to be trusted. 1t
phr ms by its position and course, that it is less
sin to sustain slavery through tho church,
than through political organizations. In a ro-
gent number it says:
"For Our own part, if we were Presl,y-
lcrInns ~ other respects, zee should not rernrd
the slavehoding which is tolerated in the N.
,. Presbyterian Church sufficient reason for
secession."
OF course then oil who fellowship slave hol.
dcrs in tho church are equally gutlcss, for We
are not aware that slavcholdng is a monopoly
of honesty in the New School Presbyterian
Ghurch, and "the sum of all villainies" in 9TH
frs. Our acquaintance with shareholders has
been moro intimate with this class than any
other, and we were never able to see that they
wcro less sinners than other men who pcrpc.
tratcd the like offences. We were quite willing
60 sec 1t, for VIC then followshppcd these sinners
Is brethren in the church. But for aught VIC
could see, they held their victims as rclcntlcssy
and hopelcssly as any other class of men,
Like othcrs-thcy claimed tho ownership of
their pcrsons-thcy bought and sold-thcy
worked them without rccompcnsc. They sep
prated husband and wlo-childrcn and parents
in short sustained, defended and practiscd the
gcsSal system, ayailing themselves of all the
privileges and practicing all the enormtics in
cident thereto. We have now vividly in re-
mCmbrancc outrages committed by dignitaries
in this same church which have come under our
own observation. We can still hear the re-
sounding blows inflicted by a Presbyterian E-
der, and he altogether of The better sort, upon
q wifc and mother in the presence of the hus-
bad and father. And such crimes are 10 bar
to christian fellowship with the Indopen lent.
1t can complacently enter into league and COW
enant with these men and women who sustain
murder, robbery and adultery, by system and
N wholesale. 1t so leagues with them to adj
vance the interests of purity peace and love.
And this is the position of the leading organ
Of the reGormatory branch of the church. This
is the position taken by the paper whose editors
have anti slavery fame reaching beyond our own
borders. This is the position of tho paper
undOr tho conduct of the Reverend Thompson,
pr. Bacon and Henry Ward Beochcr "If tho
salt hath lost It's SAVIOR wherowilhal shall il be
sAltcd." 1t is thenceforth fit to be cast out and
iroddcn under foot of men, II these be the
prophets who are to save the land from slavery,
where is our hopes Let them not upbraid
Horace Greedy, William c. Bryant and others
for their conduct in conflict with their princi-
rles. Rather let them heed the injunction to
cast the beam out Of their own eye, then shall
they see clearly to relieve Wing and Demo-
Gratis eyes.