Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-02
DIR. FURNEss AT CAMBRIDGE.


The First church Mt Cambridge was well filled
last Sunday evening, on the occasion Of the ser
mon to the Senior cltss of the Divinity School, by
Rev. Dr. Furness. Dispensing with text, thel
preacher began by observing thG. NC hrst teachers
1f Christianity were not thcologians, anu Jesus
: Christ not taught at college. II present
with Us, they would probably feel no interest IN
our theories of their wonderful power Whence
had they that power2 1t is common to refer 1t
TO their inspiration. No doubt they were inspir-
cd. But their inspiration was not something
apart from that Of all others. Their hearts bum
cd within them in the cause OF truth, righteous
ncess and humanity and we 90 to our theooglcs
to get that life which can come only by reception
of the same spirit that in the living souls OF
the first teachers ofo our faith We make our the
oogics an armory. and mistake the lifting on OF
the weapons for the din Of the fight. We make
our psalm-singing an end III lts9lt we Dulld
many and costly churches. Where is our real
Christianity in the presence Of this awful System
of oppression that is spreading its power all over
our land? But to return to those primitive teach
ers Of Christianity, their inspiration was natural
profoundly natural, 1T was diyinely natural and
naturally divine. The gift OF tongues Io"Es lAoee0
as if some special gift bestowed upon the apos
ties. But we cannot tell exactly what that gut OF
tongues was. Paul dil not appear to think much OF
it. Before kings the apostles showed nothing but
their own simple and honest hearts. The Tact vas,
they were inspired by the strong personality Of
/ OnllSt. we may De opiIcu by Iiib WV
have not the visible presence Of his person. Dnt
we have his character the imm0ce Of his truth, his
Justice, his humanity. lie is among us now as
the representative Of the brotherhood OF man. And
this growth Of a system of slavery setms to be "
providental summons to us all to be in harmony
with his spirit-BoStOn ChIiStidn HeglSter
The Passport System is the clief machinery by
which the dcspots Of Europe keep down the peo-
pies. Without it priests and soldiers could not
seyerally stulty and bayonct the masses INTO sub
mission BY such means, men in high places ana
their agents, men in low places, are enabled to
track, dog hunt, watch, bctray and condemn the
liberal leaders, and prevent intercommunlcauon
between the persons Of different portions OF the
same country and different countries. The travc
Of each European state is re0ucci to one-tenth
Of what it would be but for the difficulties thrown
in the way of easy, spontaneous locomohon. Inc
people of the rural districts hardly travel Mt all,
except to market and to the annual fair, which is
a great matter to simple fciks throughout the Con
r tinent though disused in this country. The des-
pot at present in power i'll France prevents WORK
men beyond u certain number from coming TO
Paris; and they are further passported by each
! ore having to show n little book-a printed form
prepared hy the Government-with recommended
ton from his last place certifying to his good be
havior, which mtans political torpor and personal
: seryitude.
Tvra,ts act always in every country by the ssma
t their agency is unaltcrabc. The method taken by
tyrants in America differs in no radical point iron
1t that adopted by Europeans of the same kind
T. Passports universal in the South, aud tinal
c have been introduced in the free State OF lndlan
3 by louisville Stockholders in the Jelcrsonvill'
: Railroad, as we have shown on former occasions
l. But the slave drivers are Just met conquered ant
', driven out by n decision which an Indiana Cour
+ has rendered against them, and an appeal VIII not
I help in their case. This decision Is to the effect
n that the Railroad Company is bound to carry who
t eyer offers, and has no right TO require passen-
ger TO prove anything more than his ability to pay
!, the fare. The presumption that each man is tree
must be respected and the railroad m lnarers can
not be allowed to 90 behind it in selecting heirpas-
c qengers, compelling them to prove their freedom
1t Is sound decision, and creditablc to the Judi
c ciary OF the State
/ If there were anything worse than the Fugitive
II slave Law, it might be found in thig daring intro
u ducton of passports by the mOncy-power of a
I slave State into free one, one not yet reduced
y below our present standard Of scrvitude. 1t shows
: how gradually the spirit of free people is bro
u ken into the harness ofdespotism that such sya
Z TEN could be TOLERATED. for moment in 4 northern
u Sta. Ore step more in thS drama Of national de
! grafton would be the introduction Of bloodhound
e tracing the fugitive north through Buffalo, aroun'
1t to MarShleld, up to FraIeuil Hall and Bunke
II Hill, and along to Plymouth Rock. a sttruin;
d proposition this? Hot at al. Under the Constitu
, ton of the United States they extending in tn
- south, ana why Shoulu not our southern bicthTei
Is have the right to extend tie sport in direction
/ as we'll rs another? l; is not than the re
J. iccted passport system, though to the apprehen
= sou, more cruel.
i AMEaIcAXs IN TIE Russian SERyIcE.--A consid
- cradle number of Americans have gone to StPetcrS
> burg within the last few months. Eight physic
ians from tho United States, after having studieC
q some time in Paris, have entered the Russian ser
It vice roccntly six Immediately sent south t.
e, Prince Gortchakoif 5 the military hospitals at st
Petersburg. An other company Of three or tou
arc making preparations to start. They have en-
r tered the service for one year, less term of ser
h vice not being allowed The pay is eight hundre
y rubles annually; while, although furnished wit
N everything, the expenses required to keep up til
w position are much beyond the salary allowed an
- only those who have an income beyond their pa
can support the position. This is tue Of all of
GERS Of rank in the Russian army.
Cogcarss.-" Gerrit Smith, you know, is ricl
Throughout the session he received nothing of hi
Ia pay, although the members genervlly keep prett
:! nigh even with their accounts by drawing sums
~ ~ n hundred fifty, twenty-five dollars at a time
~ When he asked the Sergean ntaA Arms for a settle
20 mcnt, that officer computed an item of nearly fly
=" hundred dollars for milaSe. Mr.. Smith produce
= memorandum of his expenses in coming
:, Washington, which, together with eight dollars
- day for the time, amounted to less than lorty-fv
~ dollars lie doubled this amount to pay for hi
return home, and refused to receive more thu
30 turning back into the pocket of Uncle Sam abot
00 four hundred dollars"
he The Rev. Theodore Clapp of New Orleans. in
letter to the Rev. Thomas Whttemorc, says thi
3; Mr.. Calhoun said to him in substances
H. Slavery cannot live long in the United State
It will have run its race by the end of the ne!
one hundred and fifty years. Slave labor is too e
in pensive to last long. In popuious community