Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-11-27
For the Bugle.
AN APPEAL TO TEACHERS IN BEHALF
OF THE SLAVE.


A short timo since | was in attendance nj A
Teachers Institute, held at Salineville, Columbi.
ana county, Ohio. A noble band Of teachers raj
lied there. and a glorious time we had. Some
were there with silvered locks, whose faithfulness
to the cause of education, had long been n llessing
to humanity, and the rehearsal Of whose experience
taught us lessons of wisdom. Many there were
now standing in the vanguard of the noble cause.
who delivered able lectures, who gave us plans
and classiications in Theory and Practice of teach
ing, and many departments of science. We who
were but beginners in the great drama of life, and
in the important mission Of teaching, listened with
undivided attention., and felt our hearts swelling
with q deeper and more earnest desire to go forth
and labor rs True Teachers. While enioyinp
these opportunities for improvement we did not
forget to thank the giver of all good, for the boun.
tiful blessings which Heaven showered upon us
and in my mind arose the earnest wish-O. that
every human being could thus enjoy the privileges
OF moral and intellectual development; then glow.
ingly rushed before me the sad truth that no, on.
ly one or two, not merely one hundred or one mil
lion, but four millions of my brothers and sisters.
here in our own land of light ard knowledge. were
even denied the right 90 cultivate their God. Given
powers, and while around me these bounties were
shining; fathers, and moth ers, and children were
driven under the lash of the most degrading op.
preston. and sold upon tie auction block for TIE
most hellish purposes. Then [ asked myself the
question. are we true teachers, labor1ng not mere
ly for temporary considerations, but for the eternal
good of all mankind? if so, then we mus, certain.
ly not only feel but express a sympathy for the suf,
fering slave. Will this Institute he willing for
some one to impress upon the hearts of teachers
the duties they owe to the cause Of the oppressed ?
| said to one who had long been a noble and faith.
full teacher. will you give five minutes time for
such an appeal for l hear The cries and groans If
the slave; yea, the angels of heaven calling upon
me to remember those ia bonds as bound with
them. But list to the reply-"No, no may our
Institute ever be preserved from a subject so i'm.
proper !" My God could l but pen upon paper.
the thoughts which then smoto my breast with
grief, and caused ms blood to boil With Indignation.
then would our faithful Bugle blow a note so high
and loud, and long. as to cause the earth to quake
beneath us, and raise every soul and BODY to the
skies and then this bene Fiction was offered
May the blessings of heaven rest upon this as.
sembly now and forevermorc." But | heard Jesus
answer that prayer-"Depart from me, for mas.
much as ye have not done it unto the least of these
my brethren, ye have not done it unto me-"
If all the teachers of our land were anti sIayerv
soon might she henious system be abolished. O
could | but gather the teachers together and say
Ye mould the youthful mind. your duty is to teach
the young heart the true principles of Freedom
And we the teachers of common district schools
why may we not read Uncle Toms Cabin or some
anti.slavery work to our scholars? we must not
teach them to regard particularly one party or
creed, bus merely the principles and spirit of Christ
who said, ~ come to break the bonds Of the on.
pressor !" Tell me kind editor. thou who so faith.
fully pealeth the notes of our earnest Bugle, should
not the teachers rally together together deter.
mined to do something for the cause ? and how
may we most efficiently labor? Please tell me
for my heart is longing and yearning, and hoping.
and the daily prayer of my sp;rit-O that | could
do more for the slave SALLlE BONSALL.
MOUNT HOPE FARM, Nov. 20, 1858.
ENTIcISG SLAvEs,-Three free-colored persons
were tried and convicted last week in tho Circuit