Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-16

patriots cali us traitors; we are such. This audi
once has to be false to the government, to listen
the words Of the fugitive slave who has just nd
dressed us from this platform. If we were true
to the government, he would not dare to be with
us. We should be delivering him up to lis master.
One Of the greatest obstacles in our way is the
Church and Ministry. BY them Slavery has been
set NJ as God, and worshipped. For the sake of
Slavery, they ignore the Anti-Slavery enterprise,
and tue eternal truths upon which it is founded.
SinguIarly in our experience, we have to-day two
ministers upon our platform. They are tokinG
themselves out Of the way, and the consequence to
them doubt not will be persecution by their see
tartan brethren. The Church, as a mass stands IN
opposition to the emancipation of the slave to-day
exceptions exist but the preponderanco is in favor
of Slavery and for the sake Of sectarian Union
they renoun-e that gospel which opens the prison
doors to those that arc bound. In our efforts toI
get these obstacles out of the way we are called
iniidcls. You have heard, in the resolution and
ihe argument Of Mr.. Burleigh, that the Anti-Sia-
very enterprise is a religious one. And 50 it Is II
the apostle understood religion, who said, Pure
religion and uudcfled, before God and the Father
is tlis to visit tic widow and tie faihercss in
lheT o.dietions,and keep yourselves unspotcd from
the world Ii opposition to our efforts to convert
the world to a true gospel the Church has set itself
to corrupt by manifold efforts in behalf Of slave
ry,one Of the more recent and striking evidences OF
which is the selection Of the Rev. VIM. s. Plummer
as tie agent TO train rei,giousy the Young men
who are to preach to the people of Pennsylvania
and Ohio and other regions. His Pro-Slayery
character is so well known to you I need not de
scribe it, and yet in selecting Professor for their
theological institution at Pittsburgh, the Presby
terians could find one in this broad land so well
suited as he to their designs. And what these are
and that they are 70 promote the interests Of Sla-
very through the religious training Of the people
is qaltc too manifest. The shareholders have de-
liberatcly formed the purpose to corrupt Northern
morals by Pro-Sayery theology, (the most eff
cient Of insrumcntalities) The Presbyterian
Church are their tools for this purpose. We are
opposed to them ana we obliged to be as long
as we are true to the slave. And we give notice
to the ministers and churches that we intend to
oppose them SO long as they remain in their pres
cnt position in support Of Slavery. Our work with
them is to "glear the way
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fore us in march towards reelom for the slave.
They claim that it is opposed to and our de-
signs, and that in its .gcs God has sanctioned
Slavery, and then call us sacreligious, when we
march onward undetered by their pious trick. And
if Bible be brought which does support
Slavery, it ought to be tramplcd under foot. And
SO it is with the churches. We do try to break up
their Pro-Slavery influence, and in an encouraging
degree are successful
The church which is in favor Of humanity has
nothing to fear from us. We have nothing to say
which can hurt it. Some churches have been rent
and divided, it is true, and why? Because the
Pro-Sayery portions of them have sought to per
sccute their fellow members who were awake tc
the calls of humanity. They endeayored to gag
them and resistance was natural and disruption
of the church inevitable. We are thus clearing the
way.
We have the same task to perform with the po
litical parties and tho General Government, which
is great Pro-Slavery machine. We are trying t
get it out of the way, and why? Because it is az
agreement to perpctuate Slavery, and next to tho
church is its strongest bulwarl. Ii is an Union by
which VIC agree that not one foot of soil under it,
Jurisdiction shall be an asylum of safety to tha
man (pointing to the fugitive slaye.) We call oul
platform free, but it is mistake he can be legally
taken from it at any moment But for the Union
If that Internal deed were done, if that man were
again transformed into chattcl, Virginia woull
have to perform the horrible deed, and Ohio wouli
have legal right to protect him. Now, it is youl
work, and you are traitors to the Constitution anC
the Union in not doing it. This is what you swear
to do when you swear to support the United State;
Constitution. We are traitors, and we can aif0rC
to be to the Constitution and the laws, so long a.
we are true to God and Liberty
Shareholders use government, religion, every
thing for the support of Slavery. We should lcarl
from them The first duty for Us is to make GU
own hearts clean. Separate from all political ant
religious connections which allow of Slavery. 70,
are, many of you, voters. Do you ever think o
your own State Constitution, which declares ther
shall be no Slavery within your State? You
Governor, Representatives, and other officers swca
to support it, and also the Constitution of the U. S
and the latter pledges every foot Of our soil a
hunting ground for the slaye-catching mNn-thiei
Your officers perjure themselves in regard to til
one or the other. And as you ,cW vote, wish yo
would instruct your officers which of these instru
monts you wish them to obey, and which be traitor
to. ! think we ought to respect our own constitu
tonal law, and nullify everything opposed to it i
principle. We ask you, as Franklin did Congres;
to 60 to the very verge of your power against Sla
yery-yea, beyond your, constitutional power in IA
yor Of Liberty.
Another song by the IIcightons, and some furthe
remarks by Leonard Grifing and Ellwood Patter
son. C. C. Bureigh then offered and advocates
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That any real union in the govcrnmcn
between slaveholding and non-slaveholding state,
is an utter impossibility; that moral union ha
existed and still exists only because all the state
have been and really slave states; and that thi
union must inevitably and speedily be dissolved
slavery shall be wholly separated from the fedora
government and liberty at the North and SLAYER
at tt" South be alike the objects Of governments
care.