Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-07-02
From the Columbian.
The Cincinnati Convention and The Christian
Press.

The Prsss Of last week has a two column
article in reply to the structures of several Anti
Slavery papers, on his course in relation to the
Cincinnati Convention. We regret to soy, that
VIC are not convinced, either of the pioprety of
the course of that paper, or of the fairness os
its presentation of the question. "The complaint
is, says the Press, +" that ice refuse TO PIT our
seices IN ALLIANCE WITH INPIDELITY, IN order 10
adrdnco The Aat- Siauery cause, Now, with all
Difference for the Rev. Elitor Of tho Pross-by
no means impeaching his integrity or truthful
noss-feeling great interest in the special work
in which he is engagcd.with great zeal and use
fulncss-wo must say that 10 our apprehension
no such complaint has been made against him.
We have made no such complaint-we have
seen no such made by our contemporaries. Our
friend Of the Press misunderstands the point at
issue, If he surposes it to be as he states it.
The editor of the Press must certainly be
able to appreciate the difference between acting
with man, for the time being, to accomplish
desirable object, and an alliance with any dogma
which such a man may cherish. Would he
object to our calling to our aid a catholic or an
inGdcl, to help us take him out of ditch into
which he had fallen, provided we could not get
him out without such assistance. Would he
consider such procedure an alliance on his
part, or ours with catholicism or infleltyi
And that is all We propose to do, or urge our
neighbor to do. Tho black man has fallen
among thieves, who have stripped him, and beat
him, and thrown him into ditch and left him
half dead. We have not strength OF our own
to rescue him; he is in danger of perishng,
before VIC can pluck him out by any orthodox
measures at command We call to our aid such
jews, OF infdes, or idolators, as may be at hand.
Tho object accomplished, each passes on his
way, oil grati6ed at the opportunity of doing a
good thing and none more thankful than he
who is rescued.
The real question, then, is--Shall We accept
the proffered aid, in the urgent work of redeem
ing our land from Slavery. of those whose
principles in other matters we dsapprove =
Shall VIC extend to them our aid in the same
work ! Nor, shall we embrace their dogmss oil
errors i'm other matters. The editor of tho
Press, in uniting with Bnptsts, Methodists, OIL
Universalisls in the promotion Of the Temper
aEcc cause, does not consider himself as endors
j ing the peculiar theological sentiments Of thost
sccts. No more docs he necessarily adopt tn,
tenets Of the Quakcrs or the inHdels, in joining
hands with them to promote another matter
| having no connection Herewith.
We do not presume, at present, to enter int
an elaborate argument upon the subject Blu
VIC cannot consent to premature eondcmna
ton, by an erroneous statement of the question
We have as little sympathy with Mr.. Garrison
views of the Sabbath, or the pro-slavery char
actcr of the Constitution, as Mr.. Boynton has
We abhor the sentiments of the late Anti-Sab
bath Convention at Hartford, as much as ht
does. Whenever Convention is called to pro.
mote such an object, we shall be sure to be as
far away as he. In fulfilling the command tc
remember those in bonds as bound with them,
we shall call to our aid all who have the mcanI
or disposition to aid il such a work-and shal
cheerfully go to the aid, according To our ability
Of all who call, whether our contemporary Q
the Press is found there, or not. 1t is too lat
in the day to turn up our orthodox noses at an
, who are moved to engage in such work, be
' cause we cannot subscribe to all they profess i
= other matters. No orc considers Samuel Lew
d or John Rankin implicated in the recent doing
), at Hartford because they stood by the side
n Garrison at Cincinnati, and counselled with hi
to promote the Anti Slavery cause. The edit
It of tho Press himself believes no such thing
If Let us understand each other, and in our reli
is tions, be careful to render justico-erring, if
/. all, on the side of charity.