Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-20
A PLEA For HUMANITY.

Such is the title Of Sermon preached bv the
Rev. j. j. Bl1rINGER, before the Euclid Street
Presbyterian Church, Of Cleveland, and published
ut its request.
/ 1t is prefaced by fable suited to the times.
/ AnAB. Art thou he that troublcth Israeli
| ELIJAH. have not troubled Israel but hou
and thy inthcrs house. in that yc have orsaken the
compartments Of the Lord, a9a thou hast followed
/ MORAL 1t is not those who warn against or ex-
pose nations evil doings, that trouble her quiet
but those who do the evil, and those who keep STILL
when it is done.
The text of the Sermon is, Remove not the
Ancient Landmark which thy Fathers have SET"
The Preacher proceeded under it, to consider the
Nebraska question, and to do it with great plain.
ness of speech and strength Of argument The
nature of the compact Of 81 the peril of violating
1t, the iniquity Of the Douglas BILL the curses Of
Slavery and the fearful consequences of extending
and perpetuating it-these and other considerations
pertinent to the subject were then freely put and
pressed. Indeed, the whole question, as question
Of justice, is boldly stated and well presented and
the sermon breaihes with spirit which is ready to
brave, and roady to battle against crime, wherever
1t presents its Satanic front. "Shall the minister
lot God, asks the preacher, appointed to watch
Tor the character and rights Of God, shut his eyes
ana ears, and harden or stupefy his heart, until
wrong triumphs, and then apologize for it, or slug
glshly pray for its removal when in the eternal
Providence of God, il shall deem best2 2"
that our readers may judge of the Preachers spirit
hoping thereby to induce them, and others to OBJ
tain and read all of it,
A territory forty times ms large as Ohio is pos
sessed by the United States. All of it is free by
creation and most of it by ancient compact between
the iree and slave States. But it is now proposed
by the Government to throw this land open to the
lngress OF freedom and slavery with considerable
bonus to the slave power. This power, rs is its
won't Will carry men, women and children into
that country as merchandise. Slave marts will be
doubly active in Georgia Louisiana and Virginia
to supply these lands. All over the acquired terri.
tory, the epblems Of Southern civilization, the
auction block and the whipping posts, will be set
up, at which human flesh is TO be sold and
whipped, and female virtue bartered and DESTROYED
On the banks of those free rivers, slave parents
will weep for their slave offspring in South Carolina
and Kentucky; and beneath the lash of the over
seer the wiie will sigh for her husband in Florida
ana the husband will pray for his wife in Texas !;
ana u, under such prOvocations, the poor bond
mans spirit rises with indignation against his on
Pressor, ne snail be shot down, seized by al
furious mob he nailed up and burned alive Should
ne take refuge in fight, bloodhounds, with their
congenlal masters, will hunt him down like beast
OF prey, and tear picccmeal his life out of him
Vr H. pcrchance If he hPth heard of the free
North since 1850 free no longer, and like hero,
Iees 'or It's uncertain border-the Fugitive Slave
Law then extended along n line of 3 900 miles
shail hover over the fugitive like cormorant and
seize Its timld prey, shall bear 1t back to homeless
bondage. Such is the practical issue. Now, ask.
snail such system have an equal or n better
chance than humane one2 We say le. no more
ulpas trees be planted on free SOIL to blight with
uisease or blast with death, every economic inter
est every political relation every domestic charity
every domestic sanctity. Let this Egyntian Ele.
phontiass, this black eprosy be confined TO its in
iected districts, as fixed by contract, and let no
clean person NEEDLE with il, but by PRAYER until
uods providence shall make il safe for humane
men to 90 within the plague limits and minister re-
let to the decaying mass.
In conclusion, then, what shall we do? dis
tngushed doctor of divinity says, "eave it to the
eternal providence Of God" This sounds very
pionsi but It is very lazy ,piety-nay, an impous
piety. Why not leave nll crime and yiolenc, To
this pans-taking Providence? If it can take care
OF slavery, it can take care of murder If of muir
der, then OF robbery, and of drunkenness. and un-
cieanness, and all sin. What an easy religion ours
would be. We should want neither Bible nor
preachers, nor churches, nor theology-least of al
doctors OF divinity-or surely the Turk leaves all
thinSs rs submissivey to the eternal Providence as
the most easy-minded doctor Of divinity could wish.
Away with such christianity; il is worth no more
IN religion than in iarming--and in farming, with
out plowing, narrowing and sowing, il is worth
nothing' All! but say these men, you must pray
lor me stare. Was such the course recommended
by James when brother or sister is hungry or
naked? Tray that they may have food and cloth.
ing or at least may not feel the pangs Of hunger
and the pinchings cf cold, and will that warm and
SATISFY fray against slavery but open the terri.
tories, ana viii that keep it out? No. christians
you have no right to leave anything to Providence
winch you can do You have no right or command
TO pray for anything which you can do PRAYER
against evil begins where work against il ceases
and not before.--Leader.