Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-30
SLAVERY AND THE AMERICAN TRACT
SOCIETY.

Our great religious organizations which have
been so molc-blind as to play the toady to slavery
in most obsequious form, are now, by tho changing
public %sentiment of the country, placed in n most
uncomfortable position. They must either change
their policy and rctracc their steps or make people
believe they have never sined or else fall under the
ban Of public odium. TO the last of these propo-
sitions, of course, they can never consent. Popu-
lar favor is, the vital air of their existence, notwith-
standing they are called by the name of the defiant
and despised Nazarcne. The American Board
has well taken 4 step in the right direction. But
the American Tract Society which in its unprinci-
pied pandcring to slavery, has without notice of its
acts, garbled the works and suppressed or altered
the noblest sentiments Of the authors it has profess
sed to publish, has not yet shown the like honesty.
But one of its friends in a late Tribune, in the
mean spirit which has produced the garbling and
suppression, attempts to give the denial to this
charge in general, by q quasi denial in q particular
instance. How much he makes by this attempt at
deception our readers will know, when they read
his communication, with the Tribunc's answering
interogatorics. Here they are
To tie Editor Of Tic New York Tribune:
SIR: A stale SANDER is revived in The Manches
ter Examiner, Eng and copied into your paper
of Yesterday, to the effect that j. J. Gurney's work
on the 'ilabitual Exercise Of Love to God" has
been 'mutilatcd' by an American Society. Please
state the fact that the book was published here dur
ing the life of the author, and as the author pre-
pared it for the press. *.
|. Does X. (who enjoys ample facilities for as
| certaining the TRUTH moan to deny that the wori
: in question wds altered as charged by The Man
1 chester Examiner!
9. Does he deny that it was altered in deferenc'
Z to the slayeholding interest and spirit in the Unite'
r StatesS
S 3. Does he deny that such alteration was promp
ted and required by the American Tract Society?
4. Docs he deny that it is the regular feature o
that Society to exclude from its publications al
matter likely to offend or ALLEVIATE Shareholders?
5. Docs he deny that alterations arc made with
out giving the reader fair notice?
= G. If he does not deny any of these points, wha
i docs his caveat amount to? Suppose Mr.. Gurne.
= were persuaded, or coaxcd, or bullicd, into his mu
;, tillting his own work in the manner asserted
u would that circumstance cface the culpability c
il those who constrained him to do SO. LA.
"Would it not have been better for the anti-sl;
very cause if that Slave rescuing affair at Salem
had not come off. Will Salem Papers answer
i Democratic Companion.
That is a poser, but VIC will try for the bcnef
y Of this Democrat. The anti-slavery cause, if W
C know its purpose, is seeking the emancipation
the slaves. The rescue at Salem, cmancipatcd on
1t was the legitimate work of Anti-Slavery and
job just to it's hand. 1t is Just such work as wi
always help, not hinder the cause. Again it helI
onti-slavcry by exposing the hollow heartednes
II hypocrisy and sham, of such democracy as tn
t. Companion processes and s~ustains. A democrac.
which prefers the conpanionshipo of kidnappers an
&c Shareholders to that of the friends of liberty; whic
~sustains a pro slavery party and government
&c preference to one that is for freedom and justice.
% The Companion has published for the inform
ton of its readers only the false accounts of II
rescue affair which found currency in the Clev
land Herald, Pittsburgh Post, and papers of Ill
kidney. Thus enthusiastically developing its ov
. afinities.
10 MAINE EtEeTIoN.--It seems finally that Morri
isnot elected Governor of Maine. There IL
choice by the people,