Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-21

calling aloud for my solemn protest against all man
ner of egalized oppression, and we're tOresis this
sacred call, my name would Le registered
upon tho account book of life, as a traitor to my
own convictions of right and to the unborn millions.
But yet in spite of all claims of honesty in myself
or any other voting aboltionist we are placed up
on dead level with Preston Brooks tho South
Carolina bully; Herbert the murderer; Akin
the driver of thousand souls. l here ask my
friend Brooke, in all candor and simplicity, if he
believes that when / vote, take upon myself all
the guilt and crime which clngs to the most debas
ed slavcholding demagogue. lie has said so in
his letter, but have faith enough in his honesty tt
believe he will subtract the Radical AbolitonistS
from the old conservative parties, before writing
another letter in condemnation Of political action
entertain no feelings of animosity toward Dr.
Brooke on account of his extreme radical position
for believe him to be one of the greatest heart
workers in the cause of freedom that our country
affords; but think his denunciations are too sweep
ing and feel no fears of mourning his displeas
ure by telling him SO. The government is in the
hands of traitors and it is much his duty as it is
mine to help wrench it from their grasp. The ba
sis of the government is good enough and were it in
the hands of high souled energetic free men, deep
ly baptised in free principles and free thought
American Slavery would die and sink far below
resurrection. The great mote in the eye of dis
unionsts, which keeps them from the polls, is the
proslavory character Of the Constitution and while
they regard it as such, they justi6abe in with
drawing their support, far voting is concerned
but when others who honestly believe the const
tuition to be a thoroughly anti-slavery instrument
vote under it and that too believing it to be theil
duty, it makes hard pills to swallow to lie charg
ed publicly with wearing the dirty, ragged greasy
garment of uncleanliness which sets SO neatly OF
our southern soul consumers.
believe it to be the duty of every person to Ia
Dor faithfully and onergetcally for the slave il
whatever way lie thinks best laying aside al
opinions and prejudices which tend in their nature
to cause any one to relinquish their hold. We
need in our hearts more symparthy for the slave
and more for each other. We have need TO be
baptized more deeply in love to God and man before
we can appreciate mans worth and fully maintain
our integrity as moral, social and intellectual be
ings. l shall now close feeling that what have
written is fair and honest statement of my con
victions and if / have taken q wrong position
or made use of unphilosophical arguments to sus
tain my position l freely invite the censure and
criticism of any who feel disposed to offer them
We are all dependent beings, dependent upon eaci
other and upon our common Father, and as such
we should watch over each other for good, endeav
oring continually to call around us the light OF
IIeaven,to reveal hidden dangers and direct us up
on the high road of Holiness which leads to the
bright mansions of eternal bliss.
JAS. d. JOHNSON.
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