Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-09-26

tribes against sin in general and other peoples
sins in particular" We can see how this precau.
ton might be convenient tor the Rev. Cream
Cheese but how is it likely to be relished by his
Divine Master-supposing him to have UneH
The Tract Society, at its last Annual Meet.
ing, decided to publish a tract or tracts ON the
moral evils connected with or resulting from llu.
man Slavery-the "acknoWio}god e%ritS," We be-
liove the phrase was. The Standing Committees
say that this was to be done without trenchlng on
the "poiticdt relations Of Slavery" 10 as only to
set forth CERTAIN moral duties growing out Of its
existence, or moral evils and practical immorali-
lies deplored by all evangelical Christians" The
direction OF the Society was uncOnditiOnal-the
Standing Committees we're not instructed to enter
upon this field Of labor if they should think prop
er, nor 10 consider the prOpriesy OF doing it, but to
do il. The Publishing Committee, il seems, had
already in pre- paration a tract on the duties OF
Masters" made up Of articles written 10y south
ern Christians of various evangelical denOmina'
tiUus. But the South remonstrated-the South re-
volted-the South exclaimed like the demons OF
old, Let us alone !" and Committees hearts he'
came like water. The work which tho Society un-
qualiiedly directed them to do, they have not only
lntermitted-tbey have deliberately determined
not to do it. Their apology Tor tins lapse we print
in another column. Can it be possible that the
clerical gentlemen who maiLly compose these
Committees have never %pondered the book OF DO
nah I What right have they to retain the stations
ICuulcIItuO vi Wy ~ SOSiViJ u w f' INPN W
obstructiug the work which the Society ordered
them to do. instead of doing 1t?
The Committees say that the South will only re-
ceiye or listen to their publications on condition oil
their retraining from putting forth aHy tang with
respect to Slavery. 1t is not enough that they ex
pressly ignore any consideration OF "the p~Oiiticd
relations Of Slayery"-shat they propose to cen
slider only the duties of Masters as Masters, with
out discussing their duty to cease being Masters
It is not enough that they proposed to quote only
from Southern divines the gentle rcbukes of the
shortcomings of Masters which they had decided
to publish-the South will permit no publication
whatever relative to Slavery by this eminently
National Society. 1t refuses not merely to hear
the Tract Society on this subject. Ii the subject
be discussed in any of tho SUciety's publications,
the South will not hear the Society on any subject
whatever. And it is to such monaces that men
like the Rev. DR.. Williams would seem to have
succumbed We regret it, and think they will
live to share ia this entiment 1t Seems to US
that it would be unfair for these Committee to
distribute tracts against rumselliug in Cherry
street, or those condeuning harlotry at the Five
Points after this decision.
The Committees tell us in conclusion that they
are seeking the things that make for Pence" and
aiming TO secure the fruit Of righteousness sown
in Peace" by the curse they have resolved on.
1t seems to us that the Bible estimate of Peace,
and the Bible method of obtaining Peace, are an.
tagonists Of the Committees First pure. THEN
peaCeDle, Is tne Weli-knOWn cllTltuul Tuie' IL
seek peace through subserviency to wrong seems
the last way to secure that peace which the world
can neither give nor take away.
Slavery IS either one of the very greatest worngs,
and the fruitful parent of other wrongs, with all
manner Of vices and evils, or it is n just and prop
err relation which Christians may blamelesssly
maintain and uphold. Its rightfulness is evidently
a question of othics, of morals, and Of Christian
theology. Good men may be honestly mistaken
with regard to its true character but woe to then
who, perceiviDg the right, conceal or dissemble it
How can they read without a twiuge Of conscienc,
the great Apostles declaration, 81 have not shunn
ed to declare The whole council of God ?"
Publishing Commitee-John Knox, David Ma
gle, VIM. K. Williams, William Adams, BENZ, c
Cutler, Nehemiah Adams.
Distributing Committee-William Forrest, Wm
Winterton, A. j. T~readwell, Oliver ii. Lee. AlfreC
S. Barnes.
Finance Commitee-Richard 7. Haines, Nose
Allen, Thomas c.. Doremus. Richard S. Felowe
George N. Titus, Oliver L. Wood.
Eaecutire COmmiHee-J. NJ. Stevenson.
Corresponding Secretaries-Wm A. IIallocl
o. Eastman.