Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-03-26


hle, rs the result at Lane Seminary shows
The Institution began TO die from that hour
With regard to Mr.. YIELDS prudence,
Justice to him requires word. No reformel
has ever been thought prudent by his cotem
porares, not even those who turned the
world upside down eighteen hundred years
ago. But during that very visit to New
England, to which Mrs. STowE refers, ut the
very moment the Trustees were passing their
Resolutions, DR.. BEECnER who hud Just left
the Seminary, was exlolliug, in unnIeasured
terms, Me devotedness, fidelity, attention, and
general good conduct of these very students.
And since DIR. BEEcHER was himself oppos-
ed to the Resolutions, we have the support
OF his judgement, on tho spot aud at the
time, that they were not necessary. Who
ever wishes TO inquire further will fluid the
whole struggle painted IN the Defence put
forth 10y the Trustees, aud the Statement pub
llshed by the Students.
The letter goes on -
Second. II is not true that ain eccles.
ticul discussions, subsequent to this time, the
weight of his heavy hand has always been
fcl; against the slave" The Cincinnati
Presbytery, of which he, ana my husband,
aud the other professors were leading mem
bttCf htiudl1 ilhNt lhhtil ulkilcI ullll-SlHNtFN
ground, and used more vigorous auti.snveIy
nclion, than any ecclesiastical body in the
United States, except the Quakers; and this
was done with my fathers concurrence and
consent. This ground wns the dcposing of
Mr.. GRAHAM from the ministry, for defend
ing slavery from the Bible. This was the
almost unanimous vote of the Cincinnati
Presbl ltery, and it was confirmed by the Gin
cinnnu Synod. Mr.. GRAHAM appealed TO
the General Assembly, aud the Assembly
reversed the notion, aud recommended to
the Presbytery to restore him. Prof ALLEN,
of Lnne Seminury, who was OH the floor OF
the Assembly at the time, told the General
Assembly they might rely upon it that the
Cincinnati Prcsbytery would never retrace
their steps; aud so it proved. Mr. GRAHAM
was obliged to 90 to the Ola School Church.
You will observe, Il al an important principle
was established here, which, liud il been OH
served, would have kept the Church free
from completely with shareholders.
Your remark with regard 10 blood is GER
tainly true. Ii have had any anli.slavery
proclivllies, got them very early ~ life from
my inthers sermons and prayers, at the time
of the discussion of the Missouri question.
shall never forget the deep feeling he show
ed WREN he heard of the admission OF Mis-
souri,. IL was as il he had sustained some
great personal calamity.
These facts lay before you. You can
make any use you please of them
joylully accord to DR.. BEEcHER all the
merit which concurrence in the movement
against Mr.. GRAHAM deserves. How low
must the general Church have fallen, when
we are glad To confess that the slnnd made
hu fI.ut Drns ,,,,l,l.. ,I.as
them great honor; while it was only to for
bid clergy man To defend slavery from the
the Bible II, however, he is TO he praised
for concurring' in the good deed OF that
Presbytery, of which he wns but n simple
member, surely, he is still more TO he held
accountable for tie evil decree Of the Trus-
tees of Lane Seminary, 10 which he not only
give, in public, his concurrence hut, as
President of the Faculty, carried it into eX-
eculion. II my language, as quoted, is too
strong, | shOnll willingly quality il. But
Dr. BEECHER hns for twenty-five years, oc-
cuped n very prominent position, aud exert
ed II most commanding influence. During
that time, there have been, in fact, but two
parties on this question. The pro.slavery
world, Church and State, is one the Anti
Slavery body is the other. | can appeal TO
every lahorer in the alti-sayery cause TO say,
whether, during those years, DIR. BEEcHER's
influence hns ever becn distinctly felt on the
slaves side? Whether il has not always
been thrown into the scale of II Church,
then and now u pro-slavers body? ] think
do not misrepresent when say, that his
first public, explicit word in behalf of the
aulisavery cause is yet to be uttered
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
BosTON, March A, 1853.