Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-30

FOURTH OF JULY.

Tho anniversary Of American independence is
ear at hand, and q spurious patriotism is seek
5 TO desecrate it, as usual, on an extended scale.
~ the delivery Of tumid orations and fustian
''.ecncsi oy hollow denunciations Of tyranny, aud
PSsrltical professions OF attachment to liberty :
ostcntatious pubic professions; by military dis.
pays; by bonircs and Nominations by ~glutton.
gus icasts aud drunken reyels; by the ringing of
nelis the firing OF cannon, and II thousand other
foolish and criminal c0nttiynnccs, all Indicative of
a. most lnpUdeut aut depraycd state E mind on
the part Of the nation. How can any man who
seriously rejects upon the present condition of our
country, or who has within him a particle of self.
fos,ect i2in IA such empty demonstrations How
Sau ne refrain from bearing against them the most
umphatc testimony in his power, both bv word
ana example? How can he help seeing that thew
ore fastening the downfall Of the republic. by n
vide spread Generalization which makes the meat
itieSds on and is growing more and more apall-
ing? How can 10 be deaf to The voice which
SPEAKS from heaven Bring no more vain obla-
tons. Aour hands are full Of blood Wash you /:
make you clean put awoy the evil Of your doings
from before miuo eyes :.
Especially daosit deyoly0 upon every one who
CLAIMS TO be m al9liionist, to give no couutonancc
whateier 10 such a mo1kery of all that is sacred,
just aaa true. j should be made by him n dav
Ut earucs. protest, Of bold Impeachment, Of fer
vent eSpcStuI1ti1n, Of solemn warning, Of right.
oous rebuae. LIT him participate in no conviyial
feast, wax in No patriotic procession, Join in no
cheer. Leave such a 'cCmmeinoration to the en-
emies OF progress, TO tories in the disguise of dem-
ocrats, to tinl0-servers and demagogues, to wine
bIboers aad drunkards, to s~anctimonious hypo-
critics AMI wolves in Sleeps clothing, to men.steal-
es anu rldic-p.underer to all whose heads are
empty as the W~histling wind and whose hearts
are 'hard as a piece Of the neither milIstonc.' No
matter who may irown, or who grow red in the
face, or who mathematics. Under existing cir
cu.lStanees, there should be substituted for mirth,
Shines; Tor exult0tiOn, establishment; for swag-l
ger HDl BOaStlnr. shame and confusion of E,pn III
'turJcruSalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: the
sacw q; their countonance doth witness against
them, aud they declare their sin as Sodon; they
hide i, not, Tho Lord standeth up to plead, and
stande.h to judge the people,
What cause for pride and exultation {?
THREE MILLIONS SIX HUNDRED THOU
SAND CNATTEL SLAVES in the laud-without
the Bible, whatever its saving eficacy-without
marnasee-Tithout will, conscience, free agency
not y father, mother, son, daughter, brother. sis
ter, husband or wife, among them all-without the
power To testify against any white assailant, how
eve. terrible their rea~tment-robbed of every
ris"t and every priyilege-plundered of all their
j.. /. elrnings-uu&ble to read the name of God,
and forbidden 20 learn the alphabet-scourged,
branded, manned, rettcred, purchased and sold rs
perlshaJ.c property, hunted with bloodhounds, and
gwen over :, destruction
liurrah for the Fourth Of Julyi
Oao Of the number has just been burnt alive, in
the presence Of a highly respectable and highly
graliiol assembly. Three others were burnt alive
in the same manner, during the last year.
Narrah for the Fourth of July
The Slave Power holds mastery over the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet-oyer the army and navy
over the religion and politics of the country-in
ev0ry State, in every county, in every city, in every
village-in every national ga,hering-in every
leading ecclesiastical onvocation-ove every Of
fee in the gift Of the national administration-over
the press, the pulpit, the bar, the bench, the jury
box-oyeT freedom Of speech and Of locomotion !!
lIurrah for the Fourth Of July
Every Northern man, who carries n heart in his
bosom, and is known to be an advocate of the
slaye, is excluded from the whole Southern region
- ,Ee terrors Of Lynch law
Gusrah for the Fourth OF July
Not IN antj-sl avery press is allowed to exist in
81 Inc slave States--no, not enc that manfullY de-
nounces the lawless invasion of Kansas by the
bandits OF Missouri. Witness the throwing Of
the Parkvil!o Luminary press into the Missouri
river, and the outlawry of its proprietors
Hurrah for the Fourth Of July
Now, by our fathers ashes. where's the shirt
OF the truc-heartcd and tn unshackled gomez
S'ps IF old lreemen do we but inherit
Their names alone"
Until the slaves in .ho land are set free-until
we are free ourselyes- until the American flag
ceased to wave as the symbol of n slayeholding re,
public--lot Us cease boasting Of our liberty and
Independence. Down with the flag forever No
rnion with Shareholders, religiously or politi-
7rll- - l.