Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-07-25

,.rco and popular conventions Of politicians z
Why was it left for this poor, despised lhhqel' as
he is called, Mr.. GARRfsoN,) to start IT, IN tue
honesty and simplicity of his own soul, he supp,os'
cd he had nothing to do but tender the great lnea
TO the Church and ministry, and they would grasp
il: to the most noble politicians, and they would
yrasp it; but they all turned round and said, This
Is a hot potatoe we can't hold it. Laughter and
applause You are going too far you ask too
much. We will do nothing at all, nor permit you
to do any thing Then followed all this bard toll,
all these appeals made to the consciences of those
who could feel shame. Have these appeals been
altogether iueTectcal No consciences have
been reached and there are at this time, IN thls
land. thousands and tens Of thousands whose con.
sciences have been awakened on this subject, and
who are daily coming nearer to us. Is that doing
~no,hing2 Is that being impracticable altogether
Is it not the thing that must be done-the hrst
thing? And il it had not been dune, where would
have been the power behind the throne, greater
than the throne itself? When you perceive this
fact, | think you will confess that there has been a
degree of success.
Then we have produced another effect. We
have awakened shame in the bosoms OF those
church members whose consciences did not conipel
them to come forward at first, SO they, feel-We
must have some Anti. Slavery, after all. slavery
is a horrible thing, aud we must be opposd TO II, OIL
we shall injure the cause of religion we mus.
be in favor OF the enterprise, to some extent, Oh
our church will not be respected. we must nave
something that goes part way at least, in the same
direction Out of that feeling has arisen thos'
mighty influences which have sundered our mos
powerful religious denominations. How is l
with the confessions that have Teen made Z VIVA
does DR.. Barnes say What is one Of the strong
est appeals he makes to his brother Presbyterians
to induce them to take an anti-slavery position =
He says, The sentiment of the world is getting ior
ward of us the sentiment of the world is putting
us to shame. We cannot retain the confidence o
the people,i if we allow the sentiment OF the Ohurct
10 Get behind tho sentiment Of the world Wh'
created that sentiment {? and how could 1T have
been created, except by a practical ana pracucaOi'
effort?
| tell you, this platform, after all, is a very prac
teal thing, 1t has done that without which
nothing could he done. why then oppose IN
heard a man say this morning of this gathering
1t is only a meeting to abuse the Republican party
and the Church | would not be caught in suct
company Is not the thing right? Most certainly
it is. Why then, do you not come to 1t freely
heartily, and devote your energies to the great an(
noble work.
England is to 90 forward, the heat must be mad
hotter In the rear. You need these brave draGoou
behind you, and if you could get them Oft th
stage, you would lose by it. These men are tn
core of the onion, which permeates all the layer
that surround it, even to the outside husk. Fir
is the core, and then a coat, that is a little diluted
then another that has got so far Oft that 1t won,
not have anything to do with the core if it couI
help it, but still the stamina is given to 1t. Au
so they go, until you get TO the husK on the GU
side, and it says, i don't care anything aboi
slavery; and thon, Il would not give nine penc
or a"three-cent piece, ITO get rid of It, Laughter
So this thing is working, l do not stand here to del
damnation to these various cuts of the onion. 9
am not the core, | will try to be next to the cor
and if you are only the outside husR, nope III
Juice will reach you. You will yet be educated u
to a higher position. What you are not broug
into by conscience, you will be shamed into, an
what you are not sbamed into, you will be drive
into by the slavholders themselves, for they W
take YOU by the ears, and grind your noses on the
grinstones, and make you do everything th'
want You to do. ,
want you to look at this matter CONSCIENTIOUS
sincerely, wherever you stand, in this lght,-tn
this platform, after all is a preferable platform.
those which are nowhere near the onion. Its b.
ter than any expediency platform, than any dill
"a piatforms which requires TO be changed q
never will require any alteraton. II begins
saying-sRobber take your heel from the neck
that mani Let him stand up and be man!.aV
cannot fellowship you at all, in Church or Sta
until you do that. Let him get up 1t Is not
great thing 30 do. 1t is simply doing your dut..
The great shame is, that we do not all rise with
shout, and say-'Let the slaves have their RICH
now, Instantly You may choose to wait TWEEN
five or fifty years, before making this demand b
advise you to Jump on the Car Of Emancipatl
at once, and help to roll it on to its goal. In
doing, God will bless you, humanity will bless y
the angels in heaven will bless you. Applause