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

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not evadrd talks of the essential principles o
conservation, meaning hnnkerism and Southern
patronage, and stan Ia ready To pocket the brbe oi
any kidnapper who needs his service as defender
Of the Con stitutnn.
The "gen,icnan" is disgusted at the coarseness
and indecency of anti-savery men. They are so
vituperative. personal. They have sn little re-
f gard for the propretes Of respectable life With
him. taste is excellent substitute for conscience
With people who are fine for charity, turning
up the mise the vulgar" il favorite fashion Of
! proving themselves immaculate.
No one finds paltering easier than the clergyman
+ No one can urge for it more high-sounding plea
lie SAYS that il is his work to regenerate mems
souls not to llbeiate their J0dieS: to save them
from damnatiun, not to rescue them from poverty
and wretchedness to convert them to TIE Faith
in Christ, not TO change their earthly estate lie
says that his duty, rs Christian minister is to
meet the moral and spiritual wants of his own
pariSh. to give his people instruction in Christian
sentiments and tn show them what Christian prin-
cples are, leaving their application to individuals
& themselves. lie is not prophet Of any one truth,
t or the champion of any one cause lie Is not
temperance advocate, ur an antl-savery lecturer,
but Christian pastor and Gospel preacher,
whose usefulness depends very much on the care
he takes not tp involve himself in party questions
ur sectional movements. lleis to educate mems
conscience not to specify its Ides of action he
is to nurture humane sentiments, and rot dictate
their manner of working good. On this ground
etes, and declines ad vocang the cause from his
pulpit. IT, in pursuance of this course his church
fills up with the rich and respectable if his SALARY
is raised and his creature comforts increase, that
is all iohould lie. Is 1t not rtten that godliness
is gainP And If his conscience now and then
troubles him with a misgving that his course Is
not the most noble and high .minded-if 1t occurs
to him that after all slavery is monstrous evil
which has its roots and its deien1cs in the ialse
moralites pf his pc lple and that it is his duty
G., lf,l,, .l,nr
to rehuke, those muralities, it is not difficult to
evade this intimation of his better nature. while
seeming to nay to it the most religious heed. His
conviction Of duty is not 50 strong 1t should be
in fact he has conviction at ALL but only near
" and passionate feeling perhaps. lie will wait
the bidding of Providence. Meanwhile. to st
the drawing of Providence, he does what he inun-
Gently can to nppeaSe the hunger of his conscience
May not this new impulse, which seems rave
and noble be IA suggestion Of the Devil? Never
IL suspicious look does he cast ut the disposition
which urges HIM to resist it, lie consults his
friends. of course thnse who will advise hia keep
ing silence lie talks the matter over with the
mns prudent and we'll advised of his parishuners
lie concludes that it is not yet time. The wise
man. he says, waits his opportunity he might
add 'and means that opportunity shall wait for
Ihim"-but that he does ut care to say 1t oil
this will not do, II the duty will not be put out ii
sight he crntriyes to meet it indirectly; he whis
pers his npininns about in safe places; he critises
tention to build statements in his sermons which
had escaped notice their delivery; he puts the
word 'bondman" ur "oppressor" into Il prayer
| he urges his younger brothers in the ministry To
,ake IN independent and fearless stand. When.
| by spilling his conscience about in dribbles, he
has c"nlrived to empty it Of its obligations, he
is fully pursuaded thn his duty is done. and that
he is IA true man. Nay finding himself undiS
turei in his material repose, he undertakes to de
clare that one gains by fidelity more than he loses
| in the creature cont 'rts.
| Am a clersym,n. and can sympathlze with
clergymen. Their pos!iun is one Of peculiar diff
icnty As a general thing,they lack the elements
Ct worldly success they are quiet men, rartcu-
lary sensitive 10 popuGr Gisappruval. Their pro
I lessinnal relations with people make temporzlng |
appear pra,seworthy, while their daily supply of
bread and butter is more directly put in Jeopardy
hy their decisinn than is most mems do not
say this to justify the minister's unfilithiulness.
IL ca ,no; be justified. His position, which makes
unfaithfulness easy, makes it also the worse lie
prufesses teach the highest truth to inculcate
the purest morality; he breaches justice, human |
lty. mercy the gospel Of Divine Fathcrhond and of
Brntherly Live; he prercheS the transientncss "t
outward possessions, the vanity of riches, the su-
nreme worth of virtue the crowning glory Of self
denial For him to pater is double, nay, treble
infamy. On the of justice, ] do not think
the AhnlitiunistS have spoken Il whit too severely
of the recreanv Church. On TIE score Of Justice ]
say; hut is there Tot something better than justice
/ plead Tor mercy IN hehHil o my Dro'herS' IN ne
! half Of myself 1t is asking II great deal that
a man shall give up all f'r conscience sake, when
nearly all Of his class. men whose wisdom
and ruritv he reveres. tell him that his conscience
! is diseased. Make the ministers heart stronger
/ by your encouragement cnme round him with
your sympathy do not withhold your good will
till he has gained the victory and doe not need it.
Take his fidelity for granted, and compel him to |
he faithful by letting him know wha. YOU expect
from him, not what you fear. Do not give him over
to- his evil spirits nor let him wrestle with his
enemy alone. If he is worth judging he is worth
saving.
Alas, 10 what dreadful strait has the Slave
Power reduced us! Read the statement Of it,
which our own great statesman, Mr.. Seward, has
made | take this passage from Speech at Albany,
Oct II, lS55
"Ynu are commanded by an unconstitutional
law " Congress to seize and deliver up tn the
members of that privileged class their fugi.
tive slaves, under pain Of imprisonment and
, forfeiture Of your estates. You may not IN
terpose between the armed stakeholder and the
wounded slave, to prevent his being murdered,
, without coming under arrest for treason, nor may
, van cover his naked and nceraed limbs except by
, stealth. Y0u la fought twenty years ami with
hut partial success for the constitutional right to
llny YOUR INSTANCES on the table of Congress.
You NAV not tell the freed slave who reaches your
borders that he is free. without being seized oy
Federal Court and condemned, without n trial
or even an accusation, to nm imprisonment without
hail or mninprizc, and without limi atiUn of sem
tence. Yonr representatives. in either House OF
RI Congress must speak with bated breath ana num-
ed conntenancei in presence of the representatives
of the privileged class. lest justice be denied to
vour old soldiers when they claim their pensions
or to your aborers when they claim the perform
ance of their contracts with the Government. me
President of the United States is reduced TO the
nns,ion of deputy of tho privileged class'empty,
ng the treasury and marshang Sattaiions and
shins. war TO dragon you into the execution of
rhe Fugitive Slave Law IN the one hand, while he
! removes governors and judges at their command
resistance against them in the Territoryof Kansas.
Tbe Vice President of the United States and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives are safe
men whom the privileged class can trust in every
case The care of the judiciary OF the territories