Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-07-30
I II E B U G L E
The Glorious 4lh,

FmEND MARIus: The 4th of July, 1853,
has passed away, and with me would have
passed quietly, had il not been for the sol
emn mockery set forth in the Declaration of
American Independence. VIZ: That all
men we're born free and equal. / believe
that in nature all men aud women were
equal But with what an i'll grace was il
uttered by lurge share Of the members of
Congress, and conceded in by the balance,
when ut the same time thousands of men,
women aud children, were held in hopeless
bondage. With one hand unrolling the
parchment with the motto Inscribed oil it,
ave hold these truths to be self evident, that
all men nre born free aud equal,u mud this
done, appealing to God the searcl,er of all
hearts, aud the whole universe of men, to
witness thelr sincerity, while with the other
hand they were grinding TO powder thons-
ands of whom they had with the same breath
declared TO be free and equal. Was there
ever more hypocrilicul declaration made
before God or man.
II is no doubt proper to have days for rec
rea,ion, and for my part, ! wish that more
tine was spent in social aud rational devel
opement, aud less in the accumulation Of
wenth and aggfandizement. But let us
"Lenve our gifts before the altar of freedom,
fret be reconciled TO our brother, aud then
come aud offer tlem."
feel like hanging my harp on the willow.
when called upon to sing or celebrate, while
tny brethren are in captivity. How eau |
Sooner let my tongue cleave to the roof Of
my mouth, aud my right hand forget her
cunning. feel doubly sad, when see how
the boys and girls are being bred on the
subject OF human liberty. Probably not
more than one in fifteen can tell why they
celebrate, and fire crackers or shoot cannon.
A fow are perhaps wise enough TO answer
that il was the fourth Of July, that our faith
ers gained their Independence. But do not
know that it was only the day when it was
declared. When the children and youth
are taught by the press aud orators OF the
day, by the fathers and mothers Of the ma
ton, that the only way to Independence is
"to deal justly, love mercy, and walk hum
bly-when might shall cease to make right
when they shall be tnught that there is no
real victory TO be gained by individuals over
individuals, or of nations over nations, but
by kind offices and friendly inlercourse.--
Then, and not ill then, may individuals or
nations celebrate Independence. Our inde-
pendence is based on knowledge or sense
of dependence on our fellow Gien. When
all men look TO each other for help, then are
all men strong. All else is perfect weakness.
"When am weak, then am strong."#
When will the holidays be spent in look
ing after the wants Of the widow and faith
erless, and those that have no helper and
the cause of them that are not known, be
searched out. We have sung Hozanna's
enough to our glorious union aud independ-
ence. There have been enough men aud
boys mangled aud torn TO fragments by the
discharge of cannon, nnvls, &c. Enough
buildings destroyed and famiys beggared,
by the burning of crackers, and the useless
display of fireworks Enough horses and
carriages destroyed by fright, to say nothing
of those run over and dashed to pieces by
being thrown out Enough drunkenness
and crime in the shape of fighting and
murder. There was in this vicinity, within
few miles, on the 4th, two barns, one
house and out buildings burned, five men
badly maimmed, or otherwise injured, some
of which will die Of their wounds, by the
discharge of guns and crackers. have
understood that two Indian students al
Twinsburgh, under the supervision Of Sam
uel Bissell, on the said 4,h day of July, A. d.
1853, got drunk, fought with knives, and
that one is supposed will die. The Other
was sent to Jail. Suppose you they were
I'VE don't exactly agree with our friend
though he has Paul to back him. Self re-
lance and thorough individuality, mus
accompany combination for mutual ad.-
tEDIToR.