Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-10

ncs.ss 49, which show Of the law written In
their b carts.
The real issue in the greet controversy which
now convulses this nation 10 in regard to th,
moral character of negro slavery. 1t is said to
have become question of the liberties Of the
whites. grant that the Liberties Of the whites
are involved; but the real question lies back Of
this for it is serious consideration that you eau
enslase the negro only by restricting the li5erte.
Of the whites. The truth is written in living
facts oil over the nation. The acts of Nation.
al Legislature for the last quarter of century
are mortifying demonstration of the same
truth.
Let me warn my countrymen, also, that there
is Providential view of this subject. God Al
mighty is for the negro. He is troubling this
n-tion to-day because of her immeasurable crimes
against this Glars of her population. All other.
may ignore the wrongs of this afflicted people,
but there is ear above ever open to their cease
less cry. 1t is all vain trifing, therefore to con
tend against these natural and retribuive effects
of slavery, while you leave the mighty cause in
full operation. The liberties of the blacks must
be restored or that of the whites will be destroy.
ed. Twenty millions of republicans, who hold
four millions of slaves, too selfish to maintain
| their own liberties They deserve to lose the
"hateas corpus,Y the trial by jury" and legal
fresdem 10 obey God. They deserve ignoble sub
jestion 10 -on e-man-power. like the en,hralled
Tp'iSste Of France nst Italy. The Fugitiv+
Slave Law, d subjected pupil a corrupted church
| and prOhgate and murderous age are bur tb'
prosecuted race. The chariot wheels Of our
natou's prosperity are coming off We are deep
| in the mre of the Red Sea, while the iuods OF
national calamity are impending over US.
Shveholding politicians exhibit a credtab
frankhess in declaring that this question lies at
The bottom of our national difficulties Nor s the
controversy limited to this continent. 1t seems as
though the scattered forces of slavery, by fear
ful concert of action, suddenly emerging from tn,
coverts to which they Ind rctreated, we're about
to make simultaneous and universal effort TO
recover their lost dominion.
A leading organ of the French Government,
boldly defends the policy of purchasing regroes
on the coast of Africa aad carrying them as slaves
to the French Antilles. The London Times also
has recently advanced some strange and startling
views OF similar import. Ii is well known thar
the combined feet of Christendom does not sue
ceed in preventing the inhuman traffic in African
slaves The horrors of the middle passage are
not the dark coueltes of n emi.barbarous anti
guilty. bu: the helish Preparations of this genera.
tion Such facts, together with the recent action
of the highest court in Ame-ca, Except the
American pe0ple,) in which is recognized the
right Of property in man, and in which the polit.
cal existence of a whole race is annihilatsd, all
unite to press tho subject upon our considera
ti0n.
phisticated mind Of the nation first reused
to this subject, the question Of the moral charac
ter Of slavery was recognized as the es, o eIta
point. Few coulS be found at that time to defend
the theory of slavery. Legislatures and courts
protected the INSTITUTION by sort of tolerated in
consistency. ani on the principles of human eIpe
disncy. The testimony Of the most illusriou-
fathers of the Republic, North and South was
nearly unanimous against the morality of this
institution. They uniformly deprecated its exis'
tence.
But fearful change has come over the Ameri'
can people. By twenty or thirty years of national
liberation Of acknowledged wrong, the moral
sense OF the people has become so blunttd, and
the heart of the nation 80 hardened, that this
legislative monster of human chattelism is not
only defended in senates but justified in churches
The pulpit, the sworn advocate and guardian OF
right. has boldly stepped forward. Bible in hand
TO defend its moral rectitude. Slavery no longer
modestly seeks TO protrsct a hated existence for
brief period, that il may secure an easy death but
boldly claims political fraternity. and demands
immortalixation with the most approved and be-
nefcent PRINCIPLES of republicanism, and the most
refined institutions of domestic life. BY master
ly geueralship it has thrown its antagonist upon
the defensive, and now wages an aggressive war
upon liberty. The question now seems to be, not
Shall slavery die but Shall liberty? look
upon this state Of things the retri5utive, natu
raj effect Of that fathless ignoring of the sub,
ject by the prominent American pulpis and
statesmen for the last few years. If the pulpit
could innocently be silent on this evil, it could
with as much honesty and more consistency
justify 1t. II legislatures could justly protect it.
why not extend il? There is bold consistency
in this msdern position Of Shareholders which
awakens a sort Of painful admiration.
1t will be my aim to be as frank and consistent
in opposition to slavery as its advocates are in its
defence.
DR.. Ross prominent representative OF slave
holding christianity. says in letter to the Rev.
Albert Barnes, that he agrees with Mr.. Barnes in
the affirmation that "the present is emlnently a
time when the views Of every man on the subject
of slavery should be uttered in unambiguous
tones." t.-
There is servile timidity upon this suljec, in
the 2ulpits Of the nonslaveholding States which
is anything but creditable to preacher or hearer
] look upon the suppression of the truth upon
this subject as marked insult to an audience
1t implies that the people are too stupid to under
stand or too dishonest to bear the truth. am up'