Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-05
From the Christian Press.
ANOTHER ATR0CIOUs OUTRAGE.
LocrsT GROVE, Adams county, Ohio.

"A LoCUsT GROVE, Adams county, Ohio
DEAR BRoTnER:-W YOU allow me, through
your paper, 60 give you u single instance of the
practical working of the Observation-Disclosures
IL mean slavChOlding churches institution Of
America The case is as follows: Some time last
week, five beings in the shape of men, but acting
more like icnds from the lower regions passed
through our village, and stayed at tavern ON the
outskirts Of the village. They passed on northward
in pursuit Of runaway slaves, and having overtakcn
two men and woman), and being armed, report
says, with ten revolving pistols, they cf course
were well prepared To perform their masters SER
vice. Report say, that they shot the horse upon
which the woman was riding. They caught one of
the mcu and the woman, but the man fought so
braycly that they were forced to let the woman CO.
to save the man,
They returned on Saturday with their poor per-
secuted robbed victim, tied nand and foot, like n
iclon or murderer. The helpless man was badly
carved with knives and dirks, while manfuly fight
ing for his God-giyen rights. In this condition
they marched him to the above mentioned tavern
with their pistols in hand, where they kept their
wounded and bleeding human chatte tied ali night.
On sabbath morning they marched him through the
village with his feet tied under the horses belly
insulting peaceable citizens both in village and
country. What contrast Only few days be-
fore our cities and villages crowded with men,
women, and children marching 10 the sound of the
band checrcd on by the starspangled flag, with its
eagle iuttcring in the breeze proclaiming Liberty
Liberty!
Alas, has this nation no shamo VIII it con-
tinuc to boast of liberty while the blood of millions
is "crying to God from the ground" for vengeance
on its guilty head for husbands, wives, children
fathers mothers sisters and brothers, sold-worked
whipped, yea, and yirtuous females are made
prostitutes, and all according to law" May God
in mercy, bring this guilty nation to speedy re-
pentance, that it may turn away from its sins by
righteousness, and its iniquites by showing mercy
to the poor"
Allow me word in relation to the slaveholding
churches. And what shall | say2 A church,
holding, buying, selling, whipping,-and breeding
human beings for money q shame where is thy
blush o justice whittier hast thou fed Is it
any wonder that Mr. Foster calls such churches "a
brotherhood of thieves? 2" Let us try the matter
Mr. Slaveholding Presbyterian told or new schooll,
Methodist Baptist, or whatever name you call your
self by, whether would you rather that man would
steal yOuy horses, your cows, and your money, and
appropriate them to his own use or take your wife
and children, yea, and yourself too, and use all for
his own aggrandisement? Let your answer to this
question direct you in the discharge of your duty
to others: whatsoever ye would that men should
do to you, do yo even so to them" And now in
conclusion, ask and warn all good men and women
in connection with such "brothOrhood Of thieves "
to flee for th0ir liyes--hee as Lot did from Sodom
look not back, lest the flames Of Gods wrath
oyertake you, and you be consumed in tue crushing
thunders Of Gods righteous judgments, which await
all impenitent oppressors.
In haste, remain yours in the cause Of suffering
humanity. II.
*Would not such men hayo done wonders in
Washington's day, when valiant men were needed
five men, with ten pistols which would shoot
sixty times, took one man and gii, and had 10 let
he girl 90 10 sare the man.