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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06
NINTH DAY.


The order of the day being the unfinished bust.
ness OF yesterday, the report on slavery:
Rev. Mr.. Seelye said sour Southern brethren
have been frank and manly in defining their posi-.
ton. and they certainly cannot accuse us of O
want of courtesy. We are prepared to look at the
this subject calmly, and in a christian spirit. Mr.
Dickerson made last night the strongest argument
that can be made on that side of the question, and
| wish very briefly to meet the points presented
by him.
First he said that under the constitution, the
General Assembly had no right to touch the sub.
ject of slavery, because il is not named as an Of
fence in the book of discipline. In answer to this
position. Mr.. Seelye quotes book 4, Chapter Sd,
section Sd, to show that the constitution refers
Christians and Ecclesiastical bodies to the word of
God to learn what are offences. If slavery is
wrong according to the Scriptures, the General
Assembly has a right to act upon it.
Coming TO the Bible argument then, he said
the fact that Abraham had slaves has nothing TO
do with the question. He did a great many other
things that NO man will justify. The whole scope
and spirit of the Bible are against slavery, and
show thai it is condemned of God as it now exists.
If the spirit Of the Gospel was felt fully by the
masters. they could not retain their relation as
masters, a single moment. And if the spirit of
the Gospel was felt fully by the slaves they could
not be held in slavery for a single hour. The laws
in the South. by which the Bible is withheld from
the slaves, are q necessary part of the system, and
our brethren confess that as light and truth ai.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06
IL, a n;,S reiu the ordinary objections to his posi-

lie answered the ordinary objections to his posi-
lion with point and concluded as follows:
In conclusion he would appeal to the conscience
OF every one TO weigh the matter in the scale OF
justice. 1T they believed God in his goodness pro.
vided an upward scale of improvement ind eleya.
non Tor mankind. would God justify them 10
p,eo.ns .neir Ieiiow men Ia such q position as
70 MAKE such progression and elevation impossibleY
Whatever decisions that body should arrive at, he
looked forward to the time when the Bible vouId
not DC quoted Tor the support of despotism. but
would be considered the great basis of human
rIgn,s; ne oeiieved that no christian should rest
until that end was obtained.
Mr.. Handy of Virginia apprebended Tho suh;ect
was not fairly before the Assembly. The report
starts with a supposition not ia accordance with
the facts, that it was the feeling of the church that
this question must b%esettled. Memorials had come nm
that it must be ~agitated, but he did not believe Il
was the general feeling, as only twentyseyen me.
MORALS had been sent in, while the large mn;or;tv
were silent npon the subject, and It might be
inferred that they were opposed to agitation. The
feeling OF the church was to keep silence. Second.
the Report took a false position respecting the
views Of the South. The paper read BY Mr.. Nc.
Cielano gave me correct view. lie had spent the
greater part of his life in the South, and ought to
know something about it. There was no general
difference OF opinion there upon the Slavery oues-
ton they do not regard Slavery as wrong there
might be isolated cases where such opinions were
ne.u Dy persons VINO had come in from Abroad
lie was in favor Of postponement in order that the
Assembly might take up an open, manly, straight
forward. dignifed expression. The substitute
Of NJ. Cutler he liked much better than the report
on this account. The policy had been too much to
keep things hanging back-the tendency of which
was TO kill of the Southern churches. He would
have the Assembly come out boldly and clearly
and take a decided stand once for all.
Mr.. Hastings thought before the vote was taken,
the position of the committee should be understood.
He had supposed that the brother from Kentucky,
who had signed the paper read BY Mr.McClelland,
h~ad.fully agreed to the report. He would vote
for the postponement in order to ge. at the substi-
tute and bring out discussion. The previous
action of the General Assembly had not been am.
but uniform. He would refer to its
action in 1918, before the division. The action of
Detroit in 1850 had been clear and unmistakabie.
He agreed with brother Guthrie fully as to the
Bible argument, but thought the end would
be arrived at by less exceptionable means. lie
differed with him rs to the rule of interpretation
the word should DC the ~guide-there could be no
other. The Bible should be taken as it was
nothing added to or taken from.
Adjourned.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06
EVENING SESSION.
Opened with prayer.

OPShoh Nv prayer.
The Rev. Archer G.. Dickerson, of Kentucky,
having the floor, proceed to say:
The Assembly had reached a point in the dis
.cussion indicating that it was drawing to a close
and it would be proper to go back and review the
ground IN order to a clear understanding with ref
erence to future action. At the present tim
prejudice should be thrown aside, and all appeals
to the feelings discarded. There were two papers
before the Assembly, in one of which the previous
testimony of the church was reiritated-the other
recommending disciplinary action. Slavery, by
the hrst,might be PROPERLY the second it is a sin.
Now they should stand upon right foundation and
predicate their action accordingly.
lie held the Assembly to be out of it's province
in the action contemplated by Mr.. Cutters substi,
sute on this subject.
The North had been t~hrusting this question of
slavery before the Assembly for the last twenty
years. against all right and propriety, they 1.-THE
SOUTH now demanded the authority. He (Mr.
Diekerson) must insist that the Assembly treat the
subject as one upon which they had no power to
act: If a majority Of the Assembly persisted in
acting upon this subject in tho manner proposed.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06
EIGHTH DAY.
MORNING SESSION, 9 A. n.

Opened with prayer.
The subject before the House was the Report Of
the on Bills and Overtures. The motion
was to postpone in order to discuss the substitute
Of Mr.. Cutler.
Mr.. Guthrie had the floor, but Yielded it to Mr.
Wallace, who wished to make an explanation. lie
MIR. Walace) wished to say that the evidence
upon WHICH the Committee based their statement
regarding the views at the South upon Slayery
would be produced hereafter. lie was prepared
to furnish them.
Mr.. Clelland of Ky, begged leave to read O
paper bearing upon the subject just mentioned by
Mr.. Guthrie consenting, he then read the fol.
lowing paper:
We do not believe that the system of American
Slavery as an appointment of God, stands precise.
", in all respects. upon the sam footing with the
family relation-with that of husband and wife
parent and child.
But the contrary, this system differs from the
family relation both with respect to the date of its
origin, the nenrness and sscredness of its rela.
tons, the nature Of its peculiar obligations, the
design and length Of its continuation.
The relation of master and slave did not exist
from the beginning, as did that of the family rela.
ton, nor do we believe that it will continue to the
end.
But slavery does exist by Divine ordination and
recognition for wise purposes, to be overruled for
Ills glory, In the elevation, and fnalsredemption OF
the African race. Sin cannot be predicated on the
relation itself, but of the abuse Of that relation.
1t stands in the same category with the family re-
lations in the fact that it is ordained of God. in
the sense above explained. and in the fact that
like the family relation it is a subject of divine
legislation. When we say that the slaveholding
relation sis right" we.do not mean that every
system OF slavery is right as it may have existed
IN other ages and other countries, but only as IL no,o
er'sts 1ith us, and under all the circumstances in
which we are now placed. When we say sit is
right for our churches to hold slaves under the
present circumstances, we mean to say that they
are acting consistently with The spirit and letter
o. 'he uospei In so doing. And were we to assert
the contrary, as the resolutions under oonsider.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06
SESSION.

Mr.. Uost;pgs res,rod he orn ..L;..u.,
ground that The fact If the a.;s,onn. or .iasse
was evidence that it was Gods will that Il sbould
exist for the Tina being 7. was Tho d. ~
the master to do all he could tn ameliorate the con-
dition of the slave. lie agreed S;th n Re- -,
to his UNDERSTANDING of The G,Idan pnIo .L", :.
meant do unto others % vou th;nt thu ornht -
expect you to do unto them, He did not 6el;eve
Slavery wrong per Sc. That was m distraction
He was inclined to take the Sontborn Ia nf H.
question. Suppose q man inherit slayes-would
it be wrong then to be q master? Would it mo-
be his duty to bring them up. educate them wifi
a view to their final freedom ? Suppose q rich man
az the North should go South and buy a number Of
oiaves-would 1t not depend upon whether he
oought them to sell for gain or to prepare and
educate TOR freedom, whether it would be right or
wrong! Slavery was not wrong per Sc. The
Ncrth says us always wrong-the South that
y 10 alwaysr right. Both are wrong. Our sympa.
tnles Wefof nos with tho southern brethren as
muen a. they ought to 30. He believed tho iSo nth.
en- pfetnrcn 70 be a. honest and pious as our
setsGsse you'd We not bear with them, SO long az
G n aoro pore with tnemr ' were We holier than
O"';o n W. was no. IN favor OF doing nothing
Ionoy. We nad something to do both as Chris
S Sn y :,t1ens1 we coa.d never abolish slavery
~ 'eso;ull1ns. we might appropriate a part OF
'ne nationa, territory purchase them and let them
" w. 'aefe. we sag slavery Is wrong. Very we'll,
w. W. J"g - siavenoIusr Is wrong ana commits sin.
~ . know tnat. we should not meet the
. shavenoiaer WIN reprcaches' We should seek
.h e Az sr,ehos' suggesting to help them out OF
worIs TI y ooa was tne Governor OF the
"os. Inc government OF South Carolina was
"s. 10 muen ms government as any other. The
government OF South Carolina was responsible to
owed ohed;en u.s. 10 t ,he people OF south carolina
cause thew were GU 1--WE ., 'o" nn Caro pima, De
60 Lo my were uoos laws. Quoted Paul on
oUe''en'e 10 tue powers mat be" &c.
Dr. Toss thanked the brother for the kind man.
ner in which he spoke of the South. lie had
stolen his thunder.
ago, a strong anti.slayerv mania Iohored ;;Iare
in direct contact with the slavebnJGsrs ana iaarnad
to respect them. Came from s. Inu;0 m;'u
I35 O06 ;nh.h;tan.s oniu = sno OF. Louis with
seemed ready to "ahan, &C., a,yVO ~ s'a T otate
but the Characterization mn,en,ont 10y quuus.
ical. Alluded to the preiud;ce erc;,ad !, u N Port
against a n minister from the Sau.n A u pot.n
Of a church he would take onv man 40 ;nt p"V .Ha
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06
The following is written by an Anti-Slaysr,
Minister. associated with Rev. j. G. FEr, in hi
abors in Kentucky.-E. Douglass Paper.
SLAVERY IS MILD IN KENTUCKY.

Let us prove the above proposition. ! am writ.
ing from Pulaski Co., Ky. Through this County
the Cumberland river runs. Near the Ferry lived
q few days ago, Mr.. Stigall the owner of several
slaves One slave man of bis, recently married a
woman on a place near by. He visited her occa-
sionaiiy with the consent. of bis master. One eve
ming as usual he,requested leave to visit his young
piJe. His master forbid him, and told him he
should not go 10 see her any more. His master sus-
pected' however, he would 60 without leave. SO
to ascertain, be called for him in the night and
found him gone. He, the slave. however returned
before morning. and on his masters rising he
round him at work. His crime was going TO sea
his young 'oYe! yet he returned, SO as not to lose
one minute from his masters work. But mark
the penalty. His infuriated master tied him up
and gave him two hundred lashes but this was
not sufficient. He kept him tied and gave him
one hundred the next morning. lie still kept him
tied Tor seren days. The morning of the eighth
day he went to whip him and 10 lie was dead
The master went of and escaped. MASTER, muir
der the black man, they are your "propertv'
Slavery is mild in Kentucky.
Take another proof. Near Maysville, recently
resided a white man who owned a slave man and
wife. The white man frequently ordered the slsve
man to leave the hsuGe till be could BRUrALlzr his
wife this goaded the slave man to desperation
and in one Of the ARRAYS he killed his master in an
attempt to preserve the chastity Of his own wife,
Was he acquitted as he should have been 7 Nav,
verify. For this defense Of his own family he was
speedily hung by mob law without judge or jury:
slaves, dare to defend yourselves against the worst
brutality the white man can infict and you shall
be hung up like dogs. Oh, how mild the peculiar
system OF slavery is in Kentucky
Take another proof. In this Pulaski county
lives a slave trader. He will separate the mother
and her infant, and then stand and jeer and laugh
at her as she bewails in the deep anguish of her
soul her infants helpless state.
Is there a just God who rules on high. and shall
these wrongs 60 unrevenged ? Were these slaves
christians Z then Christ himself is thus mauyeated:
tor inasmnch as ye did it not to one Of the least Of
these 70 did It not unto me. Christ himself says'
this is the day of reckoning he will remember
these and like wrongs.
Mr.. Editor. perhaps it will seem to YOU incr,d.
ioie' but In this land consecrated to oppression
men may be in good and regular standing in the
suck crimes. '"'
fea,more, almost every church in the south "a,
ceiVes the mansteaer to its communion and Is oiad
to get him. "SaS
Ever yours for the oppressed.
j. M. McLAIN.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06

HIGH PRICE or SLAvEs.-Slave property is now
very high, and rapidly increasing in value. This
quate to the demand. At the present rate of in.
crease, slave labor will soon be far the most OK.
pensive that can be obtained. A slave state pa
per says that lat q recent sale of slaves in Fay
cite Mo-, a boy twenty-four years Of age
81, $50"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-06
THE ANTI-SLAvERY BUGLE.

alton would have us assert, to.wit: that we hold
slaveholding to be wrong, it would be wrong, IL
would place us before the world as destitute not
only Of the spirit Of christianity, but as being be-
reft Of every principle Of moral honesty.
We believe that the slave is not prepared for
freedom that to give it to him now under all the
circumstance would not be best, either for master
or slaves.
We believe that freedom is better than slavery
where men are prepared to appreci .te it-that
slavery is better than freedom under certain cir.
cumstances-jus as IL is with respect to human
governments. Our American republicanism may
be the best form of government for us, but under
present circumstances it might be a great curse to
Russia OF Mexico.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11
Col. Forney Firm.

Col. Forney, tho most active and service
able friend of Mr.. Buchanan in the cam
paign of last fall, is now in a position of
quasi hostility. He is assailed as "Black
Republican" aud an "abolitionist," and ap-
pears to be, in the eyes OF the South, no
better than the fanatics. But he deals his
blows around, as if he was quito fearless Of
the result and quite careless who was woun-
ded. In one of his articles he says:
AT this writing our table is covered with
tho warm and enthusiastic letters of our
political friends in all quarters, applauding
the stand VIC have taken. On Saturday
We paid hurried visit TO the county ol
Berks, and during our stay We met with
many of the prominent Democrats Of that
populous empire region. Without an ex
ception, and in the most voluntary spirit
they endorsed our entire action on thii
subject.
Mr.. Forney has also been visiting Ian
caster county (the home of the President
and finds the same unanimity there. Hi
article concludes thus:
It was his (BuchaIan's) known iuclina
tion in favor Of fair play in Kansas that en-
abled us to save Pennsylvania from tha
abyss into which she must inevitably hav,
fallen had we faltcrcd for a moment in ou
adherence to "the will of Majority
Our reliance now, as then, is upon him.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11
MisGellan&ons.
Decline of MohammedauisIn.

Rev. DR.. Shaffer, for the last twenty-five
years missionary at Constantonople, deiv-
cred an address in Brooklyn, last Sunday,
in which he spoke Of the general belief
which prevails among the Turks that their
religion has closed its mission, and stated
tho fact that tho green coat of Mahomet,
which is the sacred banner of Mahomedan-
ism, had disappeared from Constantinople.
This article is believed by every true Ma
homedan to have been woven in Heaven,
and brought to Mahomet by the Angel Ga
briel; and it is also an article Of belief that
when the course of Isamism is to terminate
the angel will again descend and retake i,
to Heaven. For centuries, it has been guar
ded with the greatest care in particular
mosque in Constantinople. Last spring i
mysteriously disappeared. The missiona
ries think it was clandestinely removed be
cause Constantionople had become too mucl
christian city; and that it will sometime
be displayed in more sacred place.
1t is said, however, that some prophecies
in the Mohammcdan sacred books have poin
ted to the present time rs closing the reigr
of their religion; and this Disappearance o
the sacred banner adds to the popular i'm
preston. At any rate, the Turkish Mo
hammedans, and the Turkish government it
self, have undergone great change of sen
timent towards christianity within few
years. Two curious instances of the sam
change among the Mohammcdans came to u
by the last foreign mail. The Shah of PEI
sia has placed his Moslem, Christian an,
other subjects on the same political level
The Bey Of Tunis also has granted to hi
people constitution upon the most libera
principles. His general officers of state, il
the presence of all the foreign agents; tn
French Admiral, and the principal Europe
an inhabitants took solemn oath to mair
tain it inviolate. These things are doubt
less but curious coincidence, and yet the
impress the mind as more than ordinarl
significant
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11

ADvERrrsrNG.-"There has never been
period within our remembrance" says the
Missouri Democrat, "when the benefits of
advertising and the folly of retrenching in
this department Of business expenses in
dull times were quite SO palpable as at pres
ent. Tho most careless observer cannot
fail to noto the difference between the non
advertising and the advertising store, as he
passes along our streets. In the former,
there is solitude and silencc-in the latter.
life, activity, and tho hum of bargaiu-seek-
ing people" li ls.ai
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11

DEATH OF THE ONLY GRAFyB IN Anzaf-.
oA.-We learn that the Giraffe recently ex-
hibited in this city in the menagefie of
Driesbach a Co, died on Saturday. The
establishment had closed for tbs winter,
and the animals stabbed in St. Clair Alley,
between Eighth and Ninth streets. The
loss in the death Of tho Giraffe IS heavy
one, it being the only animal Of the hind
in America, and one Of the finest in nthe
species. II was valued st $1,000 On
Gasstts W - s'ff'D9pa pae t''si ca
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11
You way Find NE In IIere.

A young German named Kem-becom-
ing depressed on account of busness--took
a furnace of burning charcoal into large
brick safe in his restaurant establishment in
Nassau street New York, closed the dool
of the vault or safe, tied white handker,
chief around his head, laid down upon &
quilt, and allowed the charcoal fumes t.
smother him. His sister, in the morning
finding the restaurant not open, called the
assistance of policeman who made an en-
trance into the store, and there saw chalkcC
on the outer door of the safe, these words
You may find me IN here.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11
Qoetrn.
A FIRM BANK.


The following lines written by the celebrated Row
and HILL than quarter Of century ago, at peri
ID Of great commercial distress in England when the mon
ed institutions of the country seemed To be in state
collapse and universal bankruptcy threatened the nation
who has oiledthrough six days tasling both bod
and brain, to keep his business the upper sde ma
read the following with profit II he will daily draw foi
this bank he will find that the he draws, the MOI
funds he'll have deposits
have never-failing bank
more than golden store;
No earthly bankis halfso rich;
How, then can Ibe poorl
Tis when my stock is spent and gone,
And without groat,
I'm glad to hasten to my bank,
To beg little note,
Sometimes my Banker smiling says,
Why don'tyou oftner GOMEZ
And whsnyo draw little note,
Why not larger sunni
why live so niggardy and poorl
Your bank contains plenty;
Why come and take a one-pound note,
When you may have twenty
Yes ten thousand, ten times told,
Is but trihing sum,
To what your father hath laid up,
Secure in God his son.
Since then my Banker is so rich,
Ihave cause to borrow;
live upon my cash to-day,
And draw on Him tomorrow;
I've been thousand times before,
And was rejected;
Sometimes my Banker gives me more
Than asked for, or expected.
Sometimes felt little proud,
managed things clevsri
| But ahi before the day gone,
felt as poor
know my bank can never fail,
Its funds always the same,
The firm, "Three persons in one Cod
Jehovah is his name
| Should all the banks In Britnin break,
The Bank of England smash,
Bring In your note TO Zion's bank,
You'll surely get your cash.
| And If you have but one small note,
Fear not to bring it in;
Come boldly to the Throne Of Grace,
The Banker is within,
All forged notes will be refused,
Mans merits be rejected;
There's not single note will pass,
That God has not accepted
There's none but those beloved Of Godl
-Redeemed by precious blood,
That ever had note to bring
These the gifts ofGod
Though thousands, doubling, often say
They have notes at all,
Because they feel the plague of sin,
So ruined by the fall
This bank is full of precious notes,
All signed, and sealed, and free,
Though many a ransomed soul may say,
"There is not one for me-
Base unbecf will lead the most
To say what is not true;
tell all souls that feel they lost
These notes belong TO you.
The leper had little note,
"Lord, ifyou will, you CAM"
The banker cashcd this little note,
And healed the sicky man.
We read of one young man, indeed,
Whose riches did abound,
But in the Bankers Book of grace
His name was never found
r But see the wretched, dying thief
Hang by the Bankers side;
He CRIED "Dear Lord, remember me;"
y He got his cash. and died.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11
BoRN ro Coon LucK.-Mr John Mar

Born TO Coon LucK.-Mr. John Martin
of London is being put in possession of the
sJennen's property" which for so very long
a period has been without recognized
heir. The cash he inherits amounts to the
gigantic sum of SsO,0O0,0OO, while his in
come will be l,25O,000 per amman. That
is something like fortune. The lucky in
heritor has been wretGbedly poor all his
preceding life, X.