Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-19

GRAuAM's MAGAzISE for March is a large
No. containing near $50 pages, with an unusu-
al number Of illustrations. We have not had
time to read its numerous papers. Graham
says they are good. Nor have We now time
to speak as we would Of the only two articles
we have looked over, those referring to the sla-
very question. Graham is very sore about the
crtiques on his pro-slavcry article of last
month. He works himself up into belief
that some folks would make a martyr of him
and with but little of martyr meckness, he ut
ters great swelling words about editorial inde-
pendcnce and money making philanthropy.
He will have it that Mrs. Slows book is "a
bad book. 1t gives an unfair Interpretation Of
southern life. Is badly constructcd-badly
timcd-and made up for q bad purpose" "It
is q distortion Of iacts-a stupendous Es"l-
"Hc will not therefore admit its merits or join
the mob Of its admirers" lie tells US ina slip
accompanying the number, that no wrote this
article, "In order to make our Ihisl positionI
particularly clear" 1t is "clear' that he has
chosen his position among the supporters and
II
of all who are laboring for its overthrow, He
attempts after all his boa'ted independence to
cover it over, by the ostcntatious assertion that
"hc has taught blacks in sunday school for
years as a duty"-and by tho offer of $1,000 to
establish college for colorcd persons, on such
conditions as he knew would be perfectly safe
to the quiet rcpose of the cash in his own
packet. But this will blind none but bats,
and deceive none but such as are willing to be
fooled. 1t is now "porticulaIly clear" that the
Magazine is to give its influence to guide tho
popular periodical literature of the country, so
that il shall aid in the continued enslavcment
of moro than three millions Of defenccless,
helpless, specchless, outraged human beings.
The South so understan il, so let the North.
The other article To which VIC referred is a
long one entitled the "Hritish Slave System"
1t is an attempt to extenuato the evils of tho
American System of Slavery, by depicting the
wrongs and horrors of British oppression,
though two other objects appear quite as mani
fest through the whole, viz: determination to
dcpreciate Mrs. Stowe ard all anti slavery men
and wonderland a spteful revenge upon the
British phllanthropists for having told the truth
of American Slavery. We have no defence to
make for British oris,ocracy or monopoly no
apology or extcnuaticn for British tyranny and
oppression. 1t is terrible, no doubt, but what
justification that offers for American Slavery
or for the pro.slavory articles of the Magazine
VIC fail to see. We rejoice that British men
and women will tell the truth of American
Slavery. We rejoice that Americans will tell
the truth of British oppression. We trust it
will continue to be told till a righteous abhor-
renee shall pcrvade the world against both the
one and the other Till the tyrants, wherever
found. shall have stirred against them the most
vehement indignation of the world, and thereby
be induced to abandon their expressions. This
spitcful retort INDUCED in by Graham and
Madam Tyler is contemplate enough. But
perhaps 1t is as good a use as that class can be
put TO. If oppressors will tell the truth of
each other, though they do it with taunt and
jeer, they may perchance convince each other
of their meanness and save the breath and
strength of better men and women for a better
work, that of building up the true and good.