Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-03-17

are capable of bringing it to a voluntary termina-
tiOn.
But Notwithstanding we have failed, and will,
in all probability, continue to fail to accomplish
our great work, we nevertheless cannot abandon
it. Wemust persevere in it, If only to- save our
own souls. Moreover, dark as are the signs OF the
times who can certainly say, that God will not
give us-even us, in all our unworthiness--the
victory over slavery? And, them amid all these
dark signs there are few bright ones. AS have
already shown, | do not number, among these
bright ones, the recent election of so many anti
slavery members of Congress. For these members
are pro-slavcry, as well as anti-slavery. II they
go against new slavery, neve-the less they stand
up by old slavery. And 50 is it with those who
elected them-with those stony ground abolition
lists, who make up these maiorites will, by the
next election, have gone back again to the naked
pro.savery side. Oh no, there is no bright sign
here? But Could | hear, this dag, of the recent
accession to either of even no more than one hun
| lred brave, and earnest and noble souls my hope
for christian and peaceful end to slavery would
again, revive.
! Nor, as l have already shown, do | number
among the bright signs of the times, those recent
judicial proceedings in Wisconsin, which have
made the abolitionists so glad. But am frank to
4 say, that do number among them, the heroic con
] duct of dear Booth and his associates. They
knew no law for slavery; and, therefore, they
yielded themselves to the law of humanity, ant
delivered the slave, Glover This treatment of th'
pretentions of slavery, and the similar treatmen
of them in the rescue of Jerry at Syracuse, arr
worth more to the cause of truth and freedom thar
the election of ten thousahd Senators, who &C
quesce in existing slavery, and fight against tha
4 only, which is prospective or fancitul,
1t is often said, that such popular movements
as delivered Glover and Jerry, exasperate the slave
holder. They may, for the moment. But, in th
end. they make their Judgements, in his con
science, and spreads convictions of their lustic
through his SOUL Every thoughtful slaveholde
knows they are right-fOr he knows that they ar
what he would desire, were he in distress, iron
which poor Jerry and poor Glover were so mercilu
delivered. The STAKEHOLDER sees the honesty, ant
feels the power of such an act, which immortaizc
the brave Booth for that every slaveholde
knows that slavery is no law, is, as | have sub
staptiay said in IL former part of this letter
manifest from he fact, that he knows, that h
would not honor it as law, were he himself so ur
fortunate, to be reduced to slavery Again
that every STAKEHOLDER respects an honest and cor
lsistent abuliurist, is manifest from the fact tina
! every STAKEHOLDER is at heart an abotionst. Th
biggest STAKEHOLDER, only attempt to make slav
: Of him, will loom w into'the biggest abOlitOni
: Every man is an aboitionist for himself )
and this. proves, that every man is an abolition
lst
q Would, that all aboltionists were like the resc
: ers OF Jerry and Glover, Then would slavcho.
l. ers quickly be brought to believe in the sincer
s. of abolitionists, and in the duty of abolition.
s is no wonder, that Shareholders despise both
} and our cause. Our cowardee and yacllition, al
J. innum ,rlbe follies have. almost necessarily y mac
II both US and it contemplate. The way for
to brng STAKEHOLDER right on slavery is to be rig
on it ourselves. The way for us to command II
: respect, ay, and to win the love, Of Shareholder
/, is to act hohutly in regard to slavery, and to a
things else. But do mean to say that slavehol'
, ers can be brought to love abotionists? Oh yes
, and add that abolitionists should love slav,
D holders We are all brothers and we are all sill
ners too and the difference between ourselves, a
sinners is not SO great, as in our prejudice on tn
one hand and our self complacency on the othe
, VIC are wont to imaging it to be.
e With regard, your friend,
GERTIT SMITH.