Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-07-26

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meeklv to the altar of sacrifice. 1t makes resist
nnce il protests; it beseeches: it is hard to turi
away from its complaint. Before one becomes ut
terly shameless conscience will make him wrthe
departing self respect will rcni his soul in twain
his generous sentiments will give him pang ~
they flee away; there is raging of volcanic fires
and then there is u mountain uf stune where livin,
streams of charity and sweet flowers of truth hat
been. If the majority of men nre not prepared It
make themselves saints. as little are they prepared
to make themselves devils.
There is, therefore, a 'hird clns1 the cOmrron,is
ers. or. as ] prefer calling them, the Pauerers
These penple wish to be on both sdes-to get God i
blessing nd the Devils plums. to he nnminaily OF
good terris with conscience, while practically the,
indulge desire. They will pay that respect to the
soul rs not in terms tn disowu it, but at the same
time the senses have delights which they would by
no means dispense with. The pnlterer lil's up with
casuiStry the great gulf jetwixt God and the Devil
and resolves the whole process of duty into mat
ter Of common sense. lie dneS not deny that evi
in the abstract is evil; God forbd lie con(esse,
that aud asserts it vgIrnnSly;' he il only persuad
ed that evil in himself il not in evil. His wrong
doing is either nu wrnngdoing at all it is don,
under compuSion which leaves his conscience
undsturbed. lie has u horror Of moral insensi
bify. but what appears so much like it in him j.
only COOL, compressed reserve, that will not waste
its powe: in futtering enthusiasm, but sternly
hides its time for practical actions. lie despise,
"i"' '' "'"' W w ho !" W, ave oH"uSh' He only
believes honestly that discretion in his case il the
ietler part of val"r lie ab"mlnates the principle
that public justice and humanity are to be sacri.
neeu to personal interests lie loves pGblic jus
nee ana humanity and means to be lSyil to them:
nut lie Is persuaded that these great ends cannot
he permanently advanced inconsistenty with n
"iSe' "li, uhsehsh conservation of private inter
ests. Of rnurse, n man must obey the law # God.
Th" law uf God, by all means. before any other
law! lie oheys itnever knowingly disoteys it
Is extremely penltent when he does so. But he is
not 50 rhsh as To imagine that he himself Is to he
II private interpreter OF that law. that his CON
science Is tn expouud It, that his heart Is to authen
tlclte IL. Far from HIM he the presumption Of
Judging G"d hy himself There is the good old
bible; there Is the good, sound old minister; Gud-
tearing men male the laws of the Stnte; and the
coIn'non sense OF the pe"ple 'voS populi," is not
mat TOO, the volce at Gnd! THIS pl"us talk is
only palterer's make believe. lie is trying to
rer"uaue himself That he Is serving Gld by ac-
kno" iedgiDg that he ought to he served. lie is
trying to rec ncle the fullest qualification of his
desires with sincere profession ot plety. lie is
| trying /" convince himself and others that he is
really serving God and only apparently serving
mamm"n; when the truth Is that he is really serv.
my mnnlinon and only apparently serving God
Here then, are the three classes: those who serve
u"l, tn"Sc VINO serve the Devll, ana those who
think they are serving both.
Witch OF these characters is most harmful 20 the
community! answer the latter For ne executes
rs Ph Pahly Ms any, the devils work. and his infu
ence IS cohcenied. Satan loSes halt his power
| when he shows his tail In the garb "f fine gen
'leman he hndS conquest easy. Is 1t not r"ssihle
nat the fresldency ni lienfy "A wise, ot virginia
m'ght he u heavier blow {" the Slave Power than
'he frrS'ueh"y "i Miilar1 Fillmore! SIT not no.
i"ri"ns that the most fatal enemy to Freedom has
heeh the Northern man with S'nthern principiesf
Not the free'>p"ken, open hearted Southerner who
Is :" e"hh"eht OF ms cause That he exposes his
WicKedheSS; nor the not heaucd repreSentatl ice o
ne chlvalry VIII" gives you rant for reasoning, and
puts men INTO straight up; oSitlon to hun in laugh
TER "r rnSe; not the hold Champion like Calhoun.
"ho taxes up the delehre "f slavery IN serious
earnest and challenges all the world to battle
these men indirectly lJure their cause by provok-
ing M thE"niSn'
BUT your compromises, your palterer,ynur blank
sleek wary man. who cnnes from tree State, AMI
processes free prhc'tles. while he Is entirely mt
'he a'Sposai OF thc most powerful party-the man
! Nho counts Northern v"fes by his speeches, ami
southern votes by his p"licy-he Is the f"e OF lh-
cry the more dangerous i"r his false lace and his
Shhitty. Ono III TIE most effective OF the lectures
IN the Anti-slaVery Course IN Boston, two years
ago was gwen by the Hon Senator from Texas
ven n"'St"h' wh"s' a'""eu frn'siaVery views
niSSnSted even the most ancient OF the crnServa'
,iveS the weakness ct wh"se arguments made his
J''e"aS ashamed An "pe" champion "t slavery
p",s nS ON our guard awnRens our beIiSereht
feelings ana pr"v"kes attack But pai'erer DIS
arms opn"s','oh' IL Is nara 10 assam man wh"
e"ears 'i"' ne syhiPa'i'Les WIN y"u' anu mas III
heart the same ends though you are secretly per
Sun"'d tnat his influence ali goes !" defeat those
eHus; lou eah""t reason wi'" II man wh" asSe"'s
!" all your arguments. i"u rahh"t uen"urce .
man us an Enemy OF freedom wn' turns rouna ah'
protests that he Is rs true IRENE OF hnerty sas
you are, 90 you must slt s'lil ana see innocent
people deceived and conhdng parties betrayed.
! have alrendy said the spirit of cnmprnmise
rules our people, and it Is from the influence Of
that spirit that the true lovers of liberty have the
most to fear The Inducements to palter are very
great. 1t is recommended hy selt-interest by per-
s'nal ease, by the hope of temporal advancement
by the modesty of selt.distrust, and the commun
sense Of mankind The theory Of it is extremely
laushe-Avoid extremes. Medic tutisSimus"
the mid way Is the salest-is the motto n'wise"
mems mouths IL is the motto Of the wary, the
tmid the worldly saga ious; hut is it the motto OF
the good The midway is the safest" Ay; the
safest. Is it therefore the righteSt' That is the