Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-11-27

crime and in such Wholesale manner and yet t"ey
are deemed model Democrats and worthy cht's'
hans, and that net only in tho estimation OF slave
holding Marylauders, but also in the estimation Of
s~itiseps and church members oil over the northern
States. All over those States are to be found
men by the thousand who cherish as tue very APP
bis of their eye. political and partisan union with
these yillainous conspirators. Republicans are
Jealous of the favor which Democrats find in their
eyes and TO win that favor are volunteering pledg'
% In their newspapers and through their orators,
10 let.nlone slavery, which is just such a conspiracy,
and permit the enjoyment Of its fruit so long as
men In Maryland choose to be such villains as to
delight 10 it. And Methodist, Baptist, Presbyte.
risn and Episcopal church members, in New Eng
land and Ohio are jealous and deadly enemies Of
whatever threatens to intervene between them and
Shs most fraternal christian union with these con.
~spirstors against Gods government and mans lib.
srty.
We are not speaking at random when we charge
xpon tho church participancy in this work OF en-
slsving $4,000 human beings. In the FIRST place
the world would never undertake such a crime
without 1t had been frs; s%ancti6ed aud blessed by
The Church, az all history proves, and second we
have the name Of at least one Office holder in the
church prominent in urging on this work. Not
81, church members, however, or ministers in the
north are silent. The Northern Independent says
s'Ono Of the most inhuman and diabolical pro-
jscts ever dreamed of in any land or age, is now
under advisement by the Shareholders Of Delaware
and the eastern shore of Maryland. 1t is no less
than the kidnapping and reducing to a state Of ella
very Of IS 1000 freeman. A convention was held
~ Cambridge, on the Sd inst, the protested object
Of which was to promote the greater security OF
siave property, but the real object of which is tc
and means to make slaves of all the free colorcd
devise ways population of that territory.
1.-The design and animus Of the Convention are
sufficiently apparent. Steps were taken to secure
the requisite legislation, and in all probability ev
cry free colored man aud woman in Maryland viii
have 10 leave the State in less than two years, OF
be reduced again to slavery. Such is the ohjec
had in view and among the projectors of this in
~iquitous scheme, we notice the name of "Samue
Pattison, ESQ.," the Methodist steward who offered
q reward OF s., 900 for fourteen head of negroes
whs ran away, and came up through Syracuse
about q year ago. Such is Border Methodism.
''Dr Stevens fought and misrepresented the Roch
ester anti.slavery Convention last December with
oil his might. Now here is a Convention in the
very heart of Border Methodism, and projected by
Methodists, the design Of which is to compel rs,
900 free men and women to flee from the land Of
their beloved dead, and all earthly kindred, to an
ether land and cline or to have rivited upon theil
uecks, and the necks of their children forever, thu
CALLING yoke of slavery. The Christian Adrocat
and Journal circulates largely in that region, anC
DR.. A. Stevens, its editor, knows all about this mi
quitous project. But will he lift up his voice agains
if Will he plead for our free colored Methodist,
In that rsgioni Not he lie can fight real anti
slavery men-the true Methodists, who stand on thu
old platform Of Wesley, and Coke, and Asbury-
but no has no word of entreaty or demonstrated
against Conventions for Wholesale kidnapping, ant
soul dAmning oppression And such is the pres
snt attitude Of a large portion of the M. E. Church
within whose territorial limits this ~iniquity i
about 10 be consumated. IN"