Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-03-20
SALEM, COLUMBANA COUNTY OHIO, SATURDAY,

to every individual; while the supp orters of Am,
lean infd lity deny their existence, and procla
; the duty of human governments to disregard ther
and each party will Of course, carry their view
to their moral social, and political conduct. M
Jefferson well exclaimed. "Cdn The liberties Of
| nation be thought secure nhen arc hare destroyed III,
2nfy firm basis, a coRciction in the minds of d
people that they are tie giGs Of God2-TmAT TIL
ARE NOT TO BE VIOLATED But WITH His wRATnH
now pass to the third collateral issue--tbe rig
Of all men 10 enjoy happiness l need not repe
that the ultimate bcattude of the constitute
the evident design of Deity in creating mankint
Such understand to be the instructive convcto
OF all men. This purpose this hope, this intuition
| is found in every human heart. Men in all age,
IN all countries of all languages, have regarde
this as tho ultimate object Of their tolls and labor
the great design of their existence. This beat
tude can only be attained by moral culture by eS
tending the sphere Of thought by understands
the laws Of nature, and of natures God by attain
ing knowledge Of His attributes, and conforming
to them. To be wise truthful, pure, and JUST. is {
insure happiness in this life, and in the life T.
come; and it is most beautiful feature in the Law
OF our being that to attain this happiness ourselve
we must respect the right of others to enjoy it
that, as we elevate our own moral natures we nee
essarily influence others and we labor for thu
welfare and the happiness of Others we mos
rapidly promote our own. The religious man de
norant, to elevate the degraded, to relieve the
oppressed, to enlighten those who sit in mora
darkness to give to all that elevation Of soul which
alone can qualify them for happiness. For thi.
purpose schools and aca lemies are established col
leges are founded, tract and Bible and missionary
societies are organized, teachers and ministers are
employed; indeed, this work of elevating our race
constitutes the highest and holiest employ yment of
mankind. For success in this work, prayer is dai.
ly made at every family altar; and on the Sabbath
our pulpits resound with the solemn, fervent sup.
plication, that Gpd will aid this work that he will
0y the irresistible power of his grace, convert the
iIreligious, enlighten those whose minds are en-
shrouded in the darkness of infdelity; that lie
will reliere the oppressed comfort the afflicted and
hasten the day when all shall know His will, obey
His law, and enjoy His favor.
The infdeity which denies the right of men to
attain happiness, that dooms portion of our raee
to degradation and torture, to vice and crime and
misery, which shuts out hope from the human
soul, shocks the conscience and awakens the sensi.
bilites Of all religious men.
While Government legislates for the protection
of these natural these God given rights, they will
receive the approval the support, of all good men,
and their laws will be respected and obeyed but
when they legislate for the invasion of these rights
they call up the hostility, the resistance of those
whom they seek to Cypress. The just and wise
and pure of all parties. sects, and denominations
feel the outrage ard sympathize with the downtrod
den. The great heart of Christendom now beat
in sympathy with the enslaved of our land. W.
fe ell that sympathy in this Hall and when w
speak for justice and for freedom, we utter th
voice of nature; we proclaim the law of Heaven
written in letters of Living light upon the tablet
the moral universe.
The difficulties respecting Kansas, which now
shake our Union to its very center. constitute the
legitimate outworkings of this inidelity. The
right of all men in Kansas to live, to nourish and
protect life, attain moral elevation and happiness
had been asserted by congressional law and un-
der this enactment peace blessed our nation. Inf
1els, however said this was wrong; that such
rights did not pertain to man that one portion of
the people there hold the power. and may if they
,hoose rghtfuly enslave another rob them of their
oil their intelligence, their hopes, their manhood,
md murder them if they refuse to obey their mas
ers. And this law of liberty repealed, and,
men were enslaved 5rutalizcd sold like swine.-
The public conscience was outraged, and all good
men sympathized with the oppressed. Usurpation
md brute force resored to for the purpose of
extending and supporting slavery; civil war, de-
'astaton and bloodshed followed. and will continue
until Justice be done, and the rights Of human ma
ure en- oyed in that unfortunate Territory.
This line of demarkation, which separates the
natural rights of all men from human legislation,
was clearly drawn by the founders of our Republic
They established the point at which the appropri,
ite, the just powers of all human governments
whatever may be their form. They de-
ined the boundaries of human authority they
God as the author Of life, the donor
If liberty, the fountain from which human happi
less is derived On the denial of these religious
hese self-evident truths, American slavery is
ounded. The stakeholder denies the right of his
lave to cherish and protect his own liic to gain
Intelligence, to unfold his moral nature, to un ier
stand Gods attributes. and enjoy that happiness
or which he was created To those primal truths
ie is nfdel. To the righs of his fellow mortal
lie is nfdel. To Gods higher law he is infdel.-
A gainst these he wages unceasing war. lie seeks
% rob Deity of His attributes, and man of his God
given prerogatives. lie claims for human legisla-
ion that supreme sovereignty over the life, the
iberty and the happiness OF mankind, which be-
ongs only to the Creator. lie thus places him
self in hostility to Christianity, to civilization.
This contest is not confined to the United States
These truths are operating upon the hearts of the
Ru sian people. Their Government is in advance
IF ours. Measures have already been taken for
he emancipation of the Russian slaves. Hol-
and is mCved by these doctrines, and is giving
reedom to her oppressed people in her West India
stands. England and France have abolished slave
~ regarding il an institution unsuited to the
lse in which We live. We assert the
lights of man wherever he exists Ours
s the cause of Christian civilization throughout
he world. Sur doctrines apply with equal force
o other Governments, to other nations and people |
er of human power is really as much hound to re-
pect the inalienable rights of every individual as
the President of the United States. Kings, po-
entates, and emperors, become despots whenever
hey invade the rights of the most humble to life,
berty, property, or happiness.
The mere name of "republcanism" gives us no
lain to respect, so long as one sixth part of our
population is held in degrading bondage. l assert
without fear of contradiction, that if the liberty
njoyed by one portion of our people, and the sa-
cry suffered by the other, could be brought into
ommon stock and each individual constrained to
AXE his aliquct proportion of each ours would
e regarded as the most perfect despotism among
civilized nations. The only advantage which
We possess other nations consists in that iea
ure of Government which vests all political power
II the people. They may. by use OF the ballot
,ox. SO modify and shape the administration OF
government as best TO secure the inalienabe rights
f each and every individual.
1t is with emotions of gratitude to God, and pro
ound respect for the memory of those who estab-
i~hed our Republic, that We refer to the period