Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-14
SHARON, O., April 18th, 1853.
NOTES.


O) We stated facts. 1t was not our business
to inquire which side they favored.
(2) We have never profcssed to exclude from
our columns, everything calculated to bear ci-
thcr against or in favor of the divine authority
of the Bible. What we have said, is that the
question of tho divine authority of the Bible,
is not one that we can directly or at large dis
cuss in our columns. We admit the discussion
incidentally, so far as the question of slavery is
concerned. When VIC admit this discussion or
state facts in regard to tho book, or the discussion
of its claims, we do not stop to inquire wheth-
or it will sustain or oppose the claims of the
Bible, the Church, the Ministry or the Govern
mcnt. Nor do we intend ever to institute such
inquiries, though our correspondent and nu-
merous readers may be grieved that we do not
AS to the charge that "aggrieved anti.savery
men" have been excluded from our columns,
it is not true, within our knowledge. Who
these aggrioved men arc, our correspondent
does not say, and we have never heard of them.
We have excluded communications from both
sides, and have also published declarations of
opinion from both Mr.. Selby, Mrs. Wilson, and
Messrs. Wright and Barker.
(3) The narrowncss and sectism expressed
in this and the subsequent paragraph is too
obvious to need any formal exposure from us.
"Stand by thyself, l am holer than thou" is
its language. Mr.. Walker and the Editor of
the Bugle are of opinion, that the enslavers of
men, women and children, are gross and helm
Gus offenders against justice and that morality
which Jesus taught and practiccd, ard hence
they propose 10 separate themselves from them,
that they be not partakers of their sins. But
belief or disbelief in the divinity of the Bible,
depends upon the evidence pertaining to tho
question, as presented to the mind of each in
dividual, and is neither sinful or holy. 1t is
an inevitable necessity, and has nothing to do
with moral character, and hence all who, differ.
ing on this point, agree to labor together in ia.
vor of freedom, compromise nothing by the.
union.
(4) The regret of our correspondent cannot
exceed our own, that principle should be ever
sacrificed for numbers or funds. The Bugle-
we think has sacrificed nothing in either Of
these directions. Had it appeared on the pop
ulor side, there might have been some ground
for the charge. Though we think in that caser
our friend would not have made the charge
against u.s.
| We receive great deal of good advice, as TO
the manner in which our paper should be con-
Quoted, for all of which We are duly thankful.
and by which we will try to profit. We hope
our friends will not be discouraged, however.
if we do not always adopt their opinions, or
reduce their advice to practice. We think they
would excuse us for using our own judgment
and conscience, if they could only see how
conflicting is that judgment and conscience SO
kindly sent us "6y mail" or otherwise.
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