Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-11
A VOICE FROM THE EAST TO Taf
AMERICAN CHURCH.

The New York hicpndc,t publishes, With tia
writers consent tie following cxtruct Of n tltf
from an American missionary in Asia, touching
the effect of American Slavery on the success Of
Christianity in that quarter OF the globe. The
h9,y,Vdc8t prciaecs The letter with the remark
that IL expresses :" the views of one Of the most
intelligent, iudicous and amiable missionaries Of
the American luard in tho East, upon American
slavery as observed from his present standpoint
When in this country the writer Of the letter was
far from being classed with Abotionists. He only
gives uttcrance to tic feelings Of every intelligent
and conscientious American abroad, who finds the
moral influence Of his country for freedom and
religion almost nullihed by the stigma."-Pu.
Freeman.
al thank God that Christians at the North arc
feeling responsibility on the subject of slave
ry, and begin to blush at this their country's sin
and shame. We dare not tell these HISTORIANS
that such an institution exists in free, happy
America If we should, they would not ftii 10
charge us, as Mar NOhannNn did, when visiting
America, with the grossest Inconsistency. You
come here | seem 10 hear them say. TO labor for
our social and moral elevation. 1t is WE'LL We
thank you for your labors of love- May God re-
ward you for all your scli-dcnialsl But, while
feeling compassion for as. why do YOU harden yotf
hearts against whole millions, who languish in
your own land in unrightcous bOndagel You give
rs the Bible, why do you deny it to the slave =
You multiply schools among us why do you fof4
bid the African to learn TO read You feel indig-
nation ut our Moslcn oTpresSors; why are YOU
unwilling TO disturb, even with n Whisper tho
American stakeholder? You tell us Of the sahctty
OF marriage why do you endure a system, which,
hardly less than Mohammedansm, tends 70 concu.
binage? You hold up before us the family relation
rs of the most sacred and delightful chnracterj
how then can YOU sanction the violent shhdefina
of these ties and the scattering of father, mother.
brother, sister, son, and daughter to the winds Of
hcaycnl You assure us that man is not brute,
that lie is made in the image Of God, that he IL TO
live for ever; why then do you, in America; buy
and sell men, and reduce them nearly to the level
Of the horse or the ok Is this consistency Is
this Christianity IL this the land Of freedom
this the land Of philanthropy, Of pure and devoted
piety. Of which you boastY
"What should we say to such questions as
these? What could we do but hang our heads for
shame? Now my dear brother do not believe in
denunciaticn on this subject. There has been too
much of i, already
/ We should love tho stakeholder us we'll ms the
+, slave. Had we been accustomed TO the peculiar
institution" from our childhood, had YOU and
I received southern training, We should probably
now have a Shareholders feelings. 1t is God only
, who makes us to differ. What we need is simply
this-that the gigantic evil be understood and ap-
, prccatod by the PEOPLE Of all classes; and then
that each one set himself, calmly and seriously to
look for tho remedy. When all our thinking men
and true hearted patriots take this attitudes slatery
will soon die; nor will the fmsy excuse longer be
heard, Slavery is great evil, but our hands ara
tied and we know not what to do"