Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-15

W Prouuce thats equality among mon whicl
christianity requires, and without which it's sniri
cannot be carried out Wha,l a movement ,yb;cl
has for its end the freedom Of the slave. an athc
istical movement When Christ came TO prenel
dcliveraneo to the captive and to open the priso,
doors to those who aro bound2 When God com
iuanded by his prophet, Break every yoke anc
let the oppressed 50 frec5' Is the movcmen
which involves the fufment of Christs missio,
ana an obedience to the command Of God. atheist
zeal and dnti-clristianP You may sec then, thai
VIC justly hurl the charge back and compel m,
friend to bear it. 1t is charge that belongs t.
tho pro-stareJy church and not to q noble band o
reformers who cry, "Li5erty to all, independent Of
color 1t belongs emphatically to those like my
friend, who make prejudice tho excuse for tho
American Colonization Society, who advocate and
support a scheme which is at war with equal right,
social and political
But blame not my friend for Offering such
miserable apology for such hypoeriical scheme
for 1t was the best he had and the best he can get
lie was evidently hard driven for material to make
an apology and if IL was his duty to give an,
apology poor one is better than none Mt all ..--
Prejudice is the only excuse that can be framed
for such a diabolical scheme. If devilish scheme
Is to be defended, men are very likely, notwith.
standing oil their pains to the contrary, TO offer
dovilish excuses for their defense. This is tho
apology Of almost every colonizationist, and not.
withstandng rs my friend says, he has made this
subject his chief study for years. ho can find moth
ing bettor for its defense. T7,h is not its founda-
tion, but error in Tie heart, unjust cruel Prejudice,
and such men as have most Of this unholy error,
are most likely to become the jealous advocates of
such system; and such being its foundation
what must be its superstructure2 or from the bit
ter fountain Of prejudice can we expect sweet wat
ers1 Can we gather grapes Of thorns, or figs Of
thistles'H No moro can we expect a society which
is the result of cruel prejudice towards the coorcd
man to result in his happiness and freedom. But
on tho contrary although there may be individual
exceptions, the scheme as q whole will tend to in
crease this poisonous prejudice and through it the
degradation and oppression Of the colorcd popu-
lation Of our land. The whole history Of the colo
niration movement, is only the deyelopement Of
this prejudice against color and of opposition
against every effort Of liberty men to oJli,cratc
the unjust distinction, and produce social and po-
litical equality. We anti-slayery men oppose it,
OcSHNoS We uiV W ICSNlu IL W. u lnONGlueHl
against our efforts to secure this noble end. We
wish to have christianity have free course in
breaking the chains of the oppressed. But my
fricnd and those who agree with him says, not so.
tho question will be in vain and worse than in vain
The doctrine Of equality tends to uGdelity aud
atheism. and through these to political anarchy
The only cxpedient for the wrongs Of the opprcss-
ed is fight from prejudice, q separation of the
whites and tho blacks ocean wide apart Thou
that condemnest atheism, wilt thou blncken thine
own heart with the same? Out Of thine own
mouth will condemn thee
Such was in effect tho brief plain and simple
argument used to exhibit tho root Of the colonial
tion scheme and having exhibited the root, | was
designing to portray the branches which grew from
that root. But my opponent retreated too soon.
The first effort Of my opponent in answer to my
argument, was to brow-bcat nc, not touching my
objections. My second speech was a reiteraton Of
my first, with little more emphasis, challenging
him to como up like man and meet my arguments
which went to prove his scheme athciscal, and
being on tho negative Of the question, nnd seeing
the dilemma he was in, q matter Of benevolcncc,
gave him twenty minutes to oxtrica.e himself and
thus close the discussion that evening. IIo at
tempted an answer, but in vain did call upon him
to meet tho charge Of atheism and refutc it. lie
few on in a tangent, and dcclaimcd tho horrors of
the French Revolution! and filled his time in pic
turing the OF terror which resulted from the
advocacy OF the doctrine of liberty and cuual
rights and so far did he lose sight of my charge
IF atheism, that Dr. Jewc,t, the strongest advocate
'f his scheme, called him 10 order with the charge
hat he had not met my arguments in any respect.
lie then declined any further discussion Of the
subject.
My position was too plain and simple "Tho
Tayfaring man though fool ncodno err therein. D
Truth is its own defence only give it chance and
will confound error. The experience in the dis
usson furnished mn excellent opportunity to OK.
'oso the practical atheism Of the professed church
And as lover of truth and despiscr of error, in
consistency and hypocrisy, cloakcd over with tho
orms of religion | improved tho opportunity !
which hope may tend to the contoundiRg of this /
PRACTICAL atheism, and to the encouragement of
cal Christianity, which is now especially directed
0 the breaking of the chains of the oppressed.
One other fact which | almost passed by, which
hesitate to mention from peculiar respect have
nr the eolored race. Ny opponent was colored
ran! donot know as my colorcd brethren will
wn such an enemy to their race. But such is the
ruth, although We may blush to speak it, Mr.
wegns is the name The discussion and lectures
Torc exhibited in Mogadore, Summit Co. If ! /
ave given misrepresentation of this champion of
his numerous friends in that place
rho heard the lectures and discussion, will of
curse, be free to correct.
Yours truly f. HALE.
Mr.. Pugh, the newly elected U. S. Senator from