Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-11

religious pretentions or professions. TO correct
this public sentiment, as the onl y way tGcctualll
to abolish slavery, is the object of the American All.
ti.Slayory Society. Its aims are not political, but
mora eminently ~rcliyioas, for all its ap.
peols are to the understanding and the conscience.
Truth is its only instrumentality-its weapons arc
light and love. A quarter of q century ago it
began its work and, to the present time it holds
unswervingly to its high purpose, the ABOLITION
OF SLAVERY.
The Boston Anti.Slavery Bazaar is an annual
sale, commencing at Christmas, and continuing
until New Years day, and sometimes longer. 1t
is conducted by benevolent It dies, who are thus
able to render most valuable aid to the Anti-Slave.
ry cause. BY this noble conservation on their
part of money time and labor, the American Anti
Slavery Society has been enabled greatly to ex-
tend its operations until its newspapers and tracts,
and the voice of its lecturing agents are now speak
ing to the ear and heart Of million Of the Ameri-
can people.
Nor are they appealing in vain. The change in
the public mind on the great sin and crime of sla-
very has been most cheering for the last two years.
Never could the friends Of freedom appeal to the
world for aid with more encouragement than now
never did the ladies of the Boston Bazaar invite
the cooperation of their friends in Great Britain,
with SO high hopes, as at the present moment new
er with such certainty of q sure, if not a speedy
triumph.
Unfortunately many excellent people in Great
Britain do not discriminate between the trus and
the false, in their endeavor to aid the Anti Slavery
cause. Many men, white aud colored, som of
them protesting to be fugitive slaves, have travel
ed in this country, addressing meetings and col.
Letting money, sometimes on their own account,
and sometimes in the name Of q society, but nj
ways in the name of anti-slavery and very seri-
Gus impositions have been practiced. Last year,
a man protesting to be a minister, went about Eng
land raising much money, as lie pretended, for 4
society in New York. That society had but
nominal existence, and never employs agents, u
home or abroad and its secretary published, ove1
his own signature, a disavowal Of any connection
with such a man.
More recently, d colored man, protesting to be
fugitive slave, appeared in Liverpool. There he
procured money of ministers and others, partly
by borrowing, and partly by donation, and in one
instance he was detected in stealing. In a few
days he was pursued by the police of Lancaster
where he had been perpetrating similar frauds
he, however, eluded their search, and the next
week appeared in Warrington and Chester, under
another name. pursuing his accustomed work.
Then there are others, who, with professions oil
Anti Slavery, are raising rich contributions fol
"Vigilance Committees" Canada Missions to
Fugitive Slaves - for colored schools and churches
and for individual newspaper and other enterpris
es, not anti-slavery strictly and scrupulously, bu
mixtures of politics and other alloy. Most of these
are very well and proper in their way, but they
will not abolish the slave system, nor even weak
en- it.
No matter how many Vigilance Committees
there are to help ~fugitives to Canada. But they
need send no agents to this country to collect mon
ey; now that almost the entire Northern State
have become q Vigilance Committee Of the ,ohol
for that object. And never could it properly b.
considered anti Slarery work to aid those VIII
only proposed to help the slave after he had es
capped.
So too Of poor Canada missions. The poo
should have the Gospel everywhere. But sendin,
it to Canada to the colorei poor, though they were
once slaves, is surely not abvlishing the dreadful
slave system.
Anti-Slavery proposes the abolition OF the grea
crime and curse everywhere, root and branch no
the combining within constitutional limits aud pro
tecting it with the whole power of the government
Such is the political remedy and it is all that tn
nature of the constitution permits to the politi
clan, who is sworn to respect that oppressive in
strument.
Anti Slavery is not merely a vigilance Commit
tee" aiding q few slaves to Canada under cover 0
night but a bold and daring onset upon the grea
Bastile itself, demanding Immediately the deliy
erance of every captive, in the name of humanity
and by the law of the eternal God.
Anti-Slavery is not the proclamation of the Cos
Q pei to a few selfemancipated slaves in Canada
5 important though that may be. But it is preach
g ing the Gospel to a great and guilty nation 0
F.: oppressors, more wicked than ever trembled a
the donunciations of Hebrew prophets, or drew
down the anger of an a~venging God for their crime
and cruelties.
And the American Anti Slavery Society i
whose behalf the annual bazaar was held, has lon
been as we'll and favorably known to many friend
Of freedom in this country, as it has been feare
and dreaded by the tyrants and oppressors Of Anne
RIGA. And every gift laid upon its altar is rel
! giously appropriated to the one great object c
, diifusing light and truth on the subject of slavery
and the surest wisest and best means for its entir
and ,eedy abolition, first in its own country, an
then throughout the world. And the honore
names of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Thomas, and til
! Bristol and Clifton Anti-Slavery Committee, are
sure guarantee in its behalf, whenever those name
are known.
Parker PILLSBURY.
a nj Cl...4 D.. ~ IOsE
ExcLUslvE,-At the session of the T.. S. Cour
at which Judge Kane sent Passmore Williamso