Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-20
PREJUDICE--MICHIGAN s0CIETY's RE-
PORT.

PREJUDICE-MICHIGAN s0CIETY's RE-
PORT.
We are obliged to our friend Thomas Chandler
for the following note for publication. We should be
hopryto hear from him often. Unquestionably many
who call themselves abolitionists, are deeply under
the influence of the popular prejudice, which SO
hopelessly brushes our breth rem of q darker hue.
And the most effective anti-slavery work,which such
persons can perform is to emancipate themselves
from this degrading throldom. By the way We
see, that as American influence extends itself over
the nationsi it carries with it this dissracoful ma.
tional peculiarity-degrading itself and corrupting
others. Even in Australia it has made its APP
pearance though il there met with a signal rcbuke
from the constit ted authorities.
A colored man visited Il gambling saloon in one
OF the Australian tow ms. After commencing a
game, the keeper of the house, ordered him to leave
on account Of his complexion, accompanying the
direction, as a matter of course, with insolonce.
The man refused affirming, his right to remain.
lie was elected by force and somewhat damaged
in the %scuffc. He prosecuted the keeper of the,
house, and recovered damages to the full amount
of the jurisdiction of the court to award. The
jury inquiring if it was not possible to impose a
still higher penalty. The verdict was received
with loud a%cclamations of approval by the crowd
in attendance upon the court. Thus for once was
this Americanism bafled and rcbuked.
This prejudice must he eradicated from the
north as Slavery from the south, both are wicked
and oppressive, a~ffording each to the other recipro-
cal aid and support.
ADRIAN, Jan. 11th, 1855.
DEAR MARIUs: With how many and varied sup
ports is the system of Slavery in our country up
held-and not among the least Of them is the pre-
vailing and unholy prejudice against color. 1t is
not only a strong ally and vigorous co-worker with
the slave power, but is constantly throwing its
~blighting infu ence over the heart of our country,
benumbering its better feelings, and misdirecting
its benevolence from claims, than which, some
higher can exist. And | greatly fear, that even
our own ranks elevated and pure as is the staudard
raised above them, are not entirely proof against
the insidious workings of the feelin, :. l have been
sensible to-day that it was not thoroughly eradica-
ted from my own breast.
This morning a young woman left this vicinity,
to seek in a foreign land, that safety which is de
MED in her native country. Some eighteen sum.
mer's suns had shone upon her brow and her face
was fair, and her complexion light and clear a;
Europe's northern daughters, and her soft blue
eyes and almost golden hair revealed a lineage tina
in even our slave-cursed land claims freedom as
birthright and yet she was a slave!
| felt sad, almost to tears, as looked upon tina
brow so bright and fair and beautiful, and though
from what a life of wretchedness, from what
fate of worse than misery she had escaped a doom
from which she is not yet perhaps entirely safe
| felt too, self reproved, for the cb,ruding though
would present itself that a deeper sympathy fol
her wrongs had been aroused than would hav,
been yielded to one whose skin was clouded will
the sable of Africa. But my determination and yea
to labor for the oppressed was strengthened by thi
ocular demonstration of the existence of whit
Slavery in thc>J nited States.
1t may not be improper for me to acknowlcdg,
a remissness in failing to forward for publication
in the Bugle a copy of the Annual Report of tn,
Michigan Anti'Slavery Society. My business wa,
then unusually pressing and the time slipped ava,
before was preIaIed, until 1t htuglt it bes
not to send it out of season. Here is one extrac
however which it would be well to publish ever
now as q small tribute from the Abolitionists o
Michigan to the late Mr.. Walker.
Extract from the Annual Report of the Michi
r gan Anti-Slavery Society.
Among the laborers who have contributed t
: create this state of Anti Slavery sentiment, per
haps no one has been more prominent and success
full than our deeply lamented friend, James W
: Walker.
Constant in labor in season and out of season
u bo bas pO11y opd faorlosslr FOUGHT ,ho 1ot.lo =
truth and in the glory of the confict--in the pos
session of the cherished memory of all who kne,
e him -bafHed in his manly struggles only by phys
cal weakness, he has fallen in his place. Fe,
a men have excelled him in sacrifices and earnes
IS ness for the right-few have enriched society MOI
by the wealth Of affection and the splendor
thought.
The history of his life, first in England, then
America, presents "a series of change of opinio
openly confessed and faithfully respected, but a
ways rising in the scale of humanitary results, unit
e it reached its highest Identification with Artist;
IS very.
d His zeal and labor ever kept pace with thegrov
y ing importance of their object, until he counted nj
y life dear that he might win freedom for the slav,
# The product of his Anti-Slavery work and tn
c testimony of his dying zeal are ours; but we ow
e to his memory the faithful remembrance of hi
e bereaved and heart-broken family-the widow an
the fatherless, together with renewed and uncea,
C ing effort for the liberation of the slave, and tn
overthrow of all oppression. Let us then,
prayer, strengthened for the trial, come togethel
Y Put on the harness for the moral fight,
a And with the blessing of our Heavenly Father
e Maintain the right"
u am as ever yours and the slaves.
THOMAS CHANDLER.