Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-01-05
COUNTY oHIo SATURDAY, JANUARY5 g. 1856

our future efforts let us bcwarc how we waste our
time in barren gcneralities. 1t was once OF i'm.
oortance to discuss the duty of immediate emnnc;.
patton. 1t is idle now. For seven years We tnlk-
d about principle in the abstract, because we
lad first to settle that before we could apply it,
We are not to so over that ground again. Indeed,
nobody has ever needed any light on this subject
oi slavery. God never made n man who did not
believe in bis inmost SOUL that slaveholding is the
greatest crime that be perperatcd against hu-
, man nature | mean needed light in
regard to his case and that is the way to set
tie it; the exact value which places upon lib
erty for himself is the exact value which God shall
mote out to him in regard to his conduct towards
others. 1t is by the constant affirmation Of our
principle as right and the aithful application of it
to men and institutions that we shall succeed and
only in that manner shall we conquer. Therefore,
let us arragn whatever political party, whatever
religious sect, whatever distinguished man, what
ever powerful Institution arc found compromising
the rights of those in bondage; so shall we keep
alive tho sacred fire until shal. have nboliti0nized
the whole North In that hour in vain will the
South endenvor to maintain her slave system She
lives as slave country only because she is allow
ed to lie with us; the moment the North shall make
the true issue with the South it will not lie in the
power Of the South to maintain the system for an
hour, and the great jubilee shall have come Zap
plause).
Mr.. Garrison gave the following reasons for go
ing out of the Union:
Because the institutions Of the North are utterly
antagonistieal to those of the South.
Because all Of the violence and heart-burnng
which mark our land are found wherever the line
runs along the Southern States we find no conflict
between Maine and Iowa.
Because slavery lives only by Northern industry
and labour-it is great robber-it cannot get
enough out of the soil to pay even the letter pos
tage Of the South.
| Because, tho Union dissolved, the South would
be obliged to free her slaves, and then Virginia
and Ohio would be on the same footing, and the
same in all things.
Because Almighty God has made it impossible
for freedom and slavery to be united.
Because, while the Shareholders have n territory
that they can call their own, we are denied our
right to land that belongs to US, unless we wear
Il paddock on our lips. The Southern man can
come here and defend slavery, but the Northern
] man who attempts to speak of freedom will find
emily the, ,Epan which brings rope abenthis neck
Such Union is a despotism! And he referred Ia
tho fact that the Bible Society ,has refused to
ccive u donation of IS 000to PRINT Bibles for the
South; and also that the Tract Society dared not
distribute tracts in the Southern States.
Because we have not equal rights under this
Union. In calculating this position, Mr.. Garrison
cited numerous instances of cruelty which had
been practieed towards Northern men whose bust
ness called them South
| Because there was no freedom Of religion, free.
dom Of the press, freedom of thought or action
out of the North-nothing but slavery, dark on
every side.
Because the Bible is not allowed free Circula-
ton. Now, you are Christian people. Souls
You believe are going to hell in foreign country,
and you send them Bibles. viii you refuse those
in darkness on your own soil?
Because, whilo we remain, we are subject to in
suit and degradation, and our own manhood should
demand dissolution.
Because the iniamy and guilt of the Govern.
ment made national under ono Constitution,
one flag and one Union
Because the South declares inexorably what the
conditions of the Union shall be.
Because compliance with those conditions is sin
and shame.
Henry Grew denounced the Institution of sla.
very utterly opposed to the inalienable rights OF
humanity. lie had no honeyed words for slavery
but in attempting the abolition of slavery We must
understand the subject. He thought that although
he even more opposed to slavery than Mr. Gar
rison according to that gentemens statement yet
sometimes the cause was injured by not ma.
king proper discrimination in regard to our oppo.
nents A portion Of tho Christian Church thought
that slavery, although evil, should be tolerated
on Che ground of expediency. Now, although the
speaker thought these people wrong yet he thought
we should not treat them as il they worst
enemies. Paul once thought he was doing Gods
service in prosecuting the saints; but he sinned
through ignorance.
Our object being to convince every one Of the
evils of slavery, we can best accomplish the object
by argument, and not by denunciation. We
should be careful not to excite the prejudice
Of members Of Churches, by talking as i'll
we opposed to the preaching of the
Gospc-whch is an anti-slavery Gospel, we
all allow The speaker then referred to the re-
cent Thanksgiving Sermon Of Rev. Mr. Wads
worth, which was the main topic Of the evening
session Of yesterday. He criticised the sermon
mildly, and then referred to remarks Of Mr.
Foss, in the previous session OF the Convention
The speaker thought that Mr.. +. should not have
spoken so slightly as he had done of the preaching
of the Gospel, and of Divine things generally
His remarks were directed personally Thought the
chairman) at Mr.. Foss, who took the stand imme-
diatey on the conclusion of Mr.. Crews remarks.
Mr.. Foss said, in regard to his sentiments in
reference to preaching the Gospel he thought that
what he had said was perfectly right. lie was
glad that he had got out of that horrible pit of I.
miry cay-sectaran preaching. But he thought /
that he preached little Of the Gospel yesterday,
and lie meant to preach little moro to day. What
he meant by saying he had got bravoly over being
a divine was that he was longer u sec;arian
priest-an iron-sided, hard.shei Baptist, one set
apart to that particular Office and nothing clse.-
Ard brother Grew, ho though, coull appreciate