Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-23
THANKSGIVING DAY.

DEAR MARIus: Thanksgiving Day was pro-
claimed by the Governor of Indiana, on the S0th
Of November, as well as by princes Of several
other States of this shameful slayeholiing Union,
and for once it has been my fortune to be present
at a meeting appointed TO observe Thanksgiving
Day and being a stranger to the manner Of con-
Quoting such meetings, | carefully watched the
proceedings. y few songs were sung; after
which a clergyman walked into the holy of holes,
and there sung another song of his choice; then
prayed, first d~evoutly telling Jehovah of his great
ness as a God, and then of mans unwor:hiness to
approach into His sacred presence. Yet finally
the Reverend vcntured TO come into the sacred
7 resence himself, and ask for forgiveness then
thanked him for many things, among which was
deeply felt gratitude protested, for the prosperity
and pcrpetuity of this great American slavchold-
ing and slave-hunting %piratical Union or nation.
Then followed a sermon, which consisted in par.
in disappearing reformers, and branding them
with Infdelity. Another portion claimed the Ri,
bic as infallibly true,-the only revelation Of God
to man, and the only rule of right.
When done preaching, he gave opportunity for
other brethren to speak; and surprising myself q
brother to him, as we'll as to all others of the hui
man family, ] arose to speak N defence Of the re-
formers, and to correct his misrepresentation. But
soon l found the clergyman did not consider me a
brother, but a child of another Father, the Devil
I was told to stop my remarks, and to heal the
breach | had made, the Reverend read the 18th
chapter Of Romans, with other kindred scriptures
Then dismissed the meeting, and thus ended the
thanksgiving process in MELVILLE, Indiana.
This, no doubt, is sample of a thousand other
such meetings held all over this land of slave
hunting and slaveholding. a fair sample, if you
leave out the disturbance caused by the speech OF
one who would not be misrcrrcscntcd without a
hearing in defence of his cause. Think Of it. The
Governors proclaim Gfnst, and then tie clergy fast.
They proclaim a Thanksgiving Day, and the clergy
give the thanks. They proclaim a war, ard the
clergy sanctify it, Again, they proclaim the whole
United States hunting ground; then the clergy
say amen. "Obcy the magistrate and the powers
that be-" They establish slavery, and the clergy
call it God-ordained-a patriarchal institution. III
short, the Governors are :" like wolves rayening fol
prey" to sled llood and destroy souls, to get dis
honest gain, and the clergy daub them with un.
tempered mortar, "sceing vanity and diyining lies
! saying, thus saith the Lord God, when the Lore
God hath not spoken" Oh! the depth of educa
tional depravity Oh! the darkness of ignorance
unveiled in the annals of our history! Men anC
women reduced to property, numbered with thC
beasts of the field! Forced to live in constan
adultery and prostitution /! Rearing sons anC
daughters for the market, until their number
swells to the verge Of four millions, and thougl
the whole country is made free and common hunt
;nrrronn1 Gov r,o o,l roma IN lo buntol do IN
because they love liberty, and the great Union
seroglio, a ~piratical elan Of freebooters on human
ity, and yet the clergy pray without a blush for The
prosperity of such a nation, and of such
Union.
Yours for Freedom, from the battlefield,
A.. p. BOWMAN.