Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-08-28

BY the following extract from the Star of
The Hest, written 10y Elias Boudinot, l.. l.. d.,
it will be perceived that the aboriginal Amer
leans have offered their civilized brethren a
most beautiful aud instructive lesson on Sla-
very. II is too mortiiting fact to make
many observations on, for, when we consider
that the obligations of religious duty and
brotherly love enjoin the civilization aud adj
yancement OF our heathen neiglihors nj home,
why should we leave them in distress and
send our missionaries into bowling wilder
ness to civize the wild sous of the forest
Surely, they have not as much claim to our
sympathy ns the poor, oppressed African,
who is daily suffering within our borders,
aud that, too, by the very hand which ought
to he the very first to lead him up 10 the tem-
pie of knowledge;
"The writer of these sheets, many years
ngo, was one of the corresponding members
0fn Society in Scotland for promoting the
Gospel among the lndinns. To further the
work, they educated two young men of very
serious and religious dispositions, aud who
were desirOus OF undertaking the mission for
that purpose. When they were ordained
nNd ready to depart, we wrote a letter in The
Indian style, to the Delaware Nation inlorm-
ing them that we hnd, 10y the goodness of the
Great Spirit, been favored with the knowl-
edge of His will, us to the worship lie re-
quired of His creatures, aud the means lie
would bless to promote the happiness of man
bolll in This life aud that winch is 10 COME
and thus, enjoying so much happiness our
selves, we could not but think of our red
brethren in the wilderness, aud wish 10 com
nIunicate the glad tidings TO them, that they
might be pnrtakers with us. We had, there
fore, sent them two ministers of the Gospel,
who would teach them these great things,
and earnestly recommend TO their careful at
trution. With proper passports, the mis-
siouuries set off aud arrived in snihiy in one
oi their principal towns. The chiefs of the
Nation were called together, who answered
them TINT they would take It into con idera-
lion, and in the mean time they might in
struct their women, but they should not
speak to the men. They spent fourteen days
in council, aud then one of them came very
courleously with mn dnsiGer 10 us. Their AN
swrr made great acknowledgements for the
favor we had done them. They reioced eX.
ceedingly at our happiness aud being illus
favored by the Great Spirit, aud felt very
grateful that we Ind condescendcd to re-
member our red brethren OF the Wilderness,
but they could not help remembering that
ce had a people among as who, Jecnuse they
differed from as in color, we had made SLAVES
OF, and made them suffer great hardships aud
lead miserable lives. Now, they could not
see any renson why a people heing black en-
titled US thus to deal with tlen,-why red
color should not equally justify the same treat
meaL They, therefore, had determined to
wal, TO see whether all the black people
among us were made thus happy aud joyful
before they could put any confidence in our
promises, for they thought people who had
suffered SO much aud so long by our means
should be entitled to our first nttenlion-that,
therefore they had sent back the two minis
ters, with many thanks, promising that when
they saw the black people among us restored
to freedom and happiness, they would gladly
receive our ministers.
"ELIAs BoUDINor, l.. l.. D."