Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-15

policy,-between making the sin and sinner insep-
erable and only the sin to be visited with censure
His first work on slavery radically detective IN
principle aud while evidently written with strong
desire to do good il helped to increase, rather
than lessen. the popular prejudice against the ai
otionists. II accused them Of headstrong reck.
lessness aud sweeping uenunciatiOn; II c0unseloo
them to disband all their associations; 1t besought
them to substitute gradual for immediate einenei-
patton, and it recognized the right Of holding slaves
under certain circumstances. Nevertheless, it con
tanned much that was true and impressive, in Oppos
tion 10 slavery as system. Eut | felt II duty TO
review 1t in plain language and to expose It's nu-
merous contradictions and iallacies Whether this
made him shrink from social interview whine,
do not know--probably not for ! think his difficult
ty was one of idiosyucracy and also of eharita
ble compromise. His nerves were deicately strung
The sound Of rams horn was painfully distressing
to him. lie was firmly persuaded that nothing
but silver trumpet was needed 10 cauie the walls
Of Jericho to fall and so lie did his best upon his
own, and was complimented by Gen. Waddy ThOmp-
son. Of South Carolina on the floor Of Congress, as
merely playing second fiddle TO Garrison and
lThompson'l lie thought leyiathan could be drawn
out with hook and need not be stirred up as to
cause the deep to boil like pot but he grew wis.
er rs be grow older--more and more in sympathy
with the oppressed. more and more in favor
Of the speedy and eternal overthrow Of slavery,
better satisfied with the and spirit Of the abb
Olitonists, less and less disposed 10 find any apol
ogy for Shareholders. At the cruel death Of Loyejoy
he exhibited rare moral courage in confronting Il
murderous public sentiment, which exulted over
the dead body of that patriotic mariyr still later
hc paid the full tribute Of his gratitude and homage
TO the abolitionists for their noble yindicaon Of
freedom Of speech and the liberty Of the press; and
last Of a in his final testimony against slavery NJ
Lonox. on the commcmoration of West India f.
Emancipation, he spoke with fidelity and power
which indicated that he had been fully baptised in
to the cause Of suffering humanity.
So much for the incident on which AN old text,
with new gloss, is based But my object in copy
ing this Sonnet mainly, TO disclaim the mpu-
tation apparently cast both upon DR.. Claiming and
myself, that We were unfiiendy TO each other per-
sonally. account OF our difference of views on
the subject Of slavery until shook hands tOgeth-
cr in the Senate Chamber; and also 10 say, that
while hope ever most cordially to rcciprocate
kind aud magnanimous spirit, and would have
each strive in his own sphere, according his own
convictions OF duty at the same time trust that no
man. claiming TO bo the friend ofthe slave, shall be
exempted from criticism or robukc, either TO pre-
vent schism or secure apparent unity, when his
course in any important particular is deemed to be
inconsistent with his profession. where he is be-
tlieycd to compromise the principles Of the anti-sa
kvery enterprise Personal bitterness is one thing
fidelity 10 the slave is another. Let God be truc
though every man liar