Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-24
EXAMPLES FOR RoYs.

Some children In Philadelphia not long since,
collected some money and made Governor Bi9ler n
life member of the American Sunday School Union
certificate Of which was sentto him in nict gilt
frame. When Governor Bigler received Il he wrote
letter 10 the children in which he says, II have
both been sabbath,scfuDl scholar and a teacher"
This let's us into important secret ofhis charac-
ter. The boy that was not ashamed TO continue in
the Sunday school till he was old enough 10 be a
teacher, has now become governor Of the State
But those young men who were hung in New York,
week before last before they were twenty years
Of age, never went to Sunday school, but spent
their sabbatbs in prowlng about the streets seeking
amusement and plunder.-M l. Observer,
Governor tigler who is thus commended is to,
day guilty of crime far more pernicious in it's ex-
tent and influence than the single murder committed
by the two young men who were hung in New
York, and who are brought forward to magnify his
honor by contrast Governor Bigler approves Of Sa-
very, which is system of murder. Il murders
by Wholesale, by law, by SYSTEM with malice gtore
thought. Ii murders for gain, for office, for popu.
larity-Goyernor Biger gives his sanction to, and
swears to execute the fugitive slave law. And his
oath is no unmeaning formalty. lie has ezccufed
Il, with terrible rigor. He has in repeated instan.
ces, suffered honest, quiet citizens Of Pennsylvania
to be seized and shot like dogs in the streets. lie
has given the kidnapper and murderer Albert per-
mission TO prowl at large and seize and slay whom
he will and can-lIe has countenanced Ingraham
and Wyncoop in their murderous kidnapping out
RACES the citizens of Pennsylvania whose liberty
and lives II was his duty to protect--He has per-
mittcd free born women Of the commonwealth to be
kidnapped, incarceratcd and sold into slavery, and
when their friend and protector fouly murdered
in an heroic effort to save them he takes meas
urcs to seek out the perpetrators of the crime, but
by his whole course of conduct invites q repetition
Of the same offence. Governor Bigler, is to day an
inconceiycably more stupendous criminal against
society than the poor ignorant murderers, whom
the New York Observer confesses had few advan-
tagos, but whom it would teach the Sunday school
children TO curse.
How false in its influence is the popular religion
which the New York Observer properly represents
which teaches our children in Sunday school to ex
ecrate the poor uneducatcd youth who in passion
strikes deadly blow butapplaudsthe rich honorable
and successful kidnapper and murderer who commits
his crimes, it is true by proxy but commits then
nevertheless, and does it deliberately and with coo
purpose, for the sake Of party and persona
honors and cmoluments. What wonder that vio
lence stalks abroad at midday! What wonder tina
the support of slavery is the paramount nationa
virtue, and that men havoa prospect of becoming
Governors and Presidents only as they are preemi
nent in individual devotion to its support. Wha
wonder VIC say at this, when Sunday school teach
ers ministers, and religious newspapers, thu
jesuiticaly poisoning the morals Of our childrei
under pretence of religion. This pious machiner.
so employed, it is, which makes unscrupulous poll
ticians, like Governor Bgler and Presidents FIJI
more and Pierce. And this it u.s. which deceive
aud corrupts the consciences of the people so as
induce them to sustain such men. The Christian
Press gives currency to the New York Observer
sentiments without dissent on rebuke. We pra
the boys to follow an other example, than Governc
. Biglcrs