Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-02-17
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The Northwestern Christian Magazine publish
ed in Cincinnati, the representative of the anti
slavery wing Of the Disciple Church, has with its
discussions, reached and reused some sleepy,
church hunkers, who are just now beginning to
urge the objections to abolitionism, which were
rife twenty years ago. Well done for the Maya
zine. It will by this agitation introduce some
light into heretofore unapproachably dark places.
One of these "Bretheren" a ministering Brother)
from fogydom, give Seren reasons why the subject
should not be discussed. list. it will estrange breth-
eren. Cd. Such discussion must be confined to the
free states and can do the slave no good. Sd. Sla-
very is a political and not a religious institution.
4th. The General Government has nothing to do
with its extinction. 5th. The writer is 70 Adolf
ZIONIST, he would not turn the colored people loose.
9th. The negro is incapable Of self government.
eth. 1t should not be discussed, because colonial
ton and gradual emancipation is the only remedy
for Slavery, Such are the reasons for not discuss
ing the Slavery question urged by "a brother dis.
tinguished for his eandor both as a writer and a
speaker" So says the editor of the Magazine
They sound very singularly as reasons for such
silence, but are as good as any.
With equal candor and more appropriateness,
the Magazine replies to them. We make this no
tice as a matter of of news, not with a design o.
making any reply of our own or of quoting that
of the Magazine. Our readers need no such reply
Yet as illustrative of the State of Anti Slavery
feeling and of morality among Disciples and Other
churches in Cincinnati and elsewhere, we quote
an incident from the reply. 1t is in answer to tbt
objection that Anti-Slavery discussion must BE-
confined to the Free States.
First the Editor replies that there is a mistak,
in regard to the fact. His "Magazine has a citcu
latiOn in four of the slave States and is sought fG
with avidity by many who are not subscribers,
and that anti-slavery feeling and discussion il
increasing among Southern Disciples. lie adds
again, we have something to accomplish in the
North by discussion. We wish to put down til,
) pro-slavery feeling, which has crept into the
) church, and which is being developed in various
ways. In many Of our congregations the sin OF
slave-holding, and even slaye-seling, is looked up
on as SO trivial, that preachers may commit thu
most attrocious acts with imputiny.
CAS- an Illustration we will mention the case O.
, a prominent preacher in Ky, who some twelve
5 months ago, sold a slave man, who had been RAISED
in the family of his former wife, to q Stare specu
latOr, and not wishing to witness the sorrow ant
, weeping consequent upon n separation from al
tDat the slave NClu lear 10 llln, ne maze arrange
ments with the purchaser to be at q certain mill il
g the neighborhood the next day, and he would senO
E the man he had sold to him, at the time and place
appointed. Accordingly, he was sent to the mill
without suspecting anything wrong, and was sei2
ed by his purchaser, h0ndcrfdd, and carried t
) MoySriUe jail to await the pleasure Of his owner
: to take him to the southern market. The reasoI
q assigned for this outrage on humanity was, that h
had been taught to read the bible by a youuge
brothero of this preacher, and by his intelligenc
t had become a dangerous companion for his NOR
}, ignorant slaves! Yet with a knowledge c
the facts before our brethren even in his city, thi
same man is recognized as a preacher Of the gospel
e and his money has bought him a conspicuou
e standing in the So-caRed benevolent societies &c
/ up by our brethren in this place. Our discussio
of the slavery question is designed to counterat
a the pro-slavery feeling in our congregations at til
d North, and to remind the brethren that they ar
bound by the law of God, to ''do good to all men,
whether white, black or red"