Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-22
4 CoLLcQCY.

Mr. Taprun wanted 10 know Of Dr. B.eon what
argument ho would construct to convince the
American Tract Society that it wns their duty to
issue Tract prescribing the duties Of political
men.
De. Bacon replied that it was the duty of Pres.
ident Buchanan, us political man of whom he
spoke with all the respect due tU--his Office
Itinughter)-nO to lie BOT to steal, not to break
the Sabbath Tne,e were the duties Of the man
the political man. And il was his duty 30 TO
conduct himself in his office as not to violate any
command OF the decalogue. Tho Tract Society
might, also publish the duty Of the citizen 10
give his vote IN such way as his conscience in
iorn'ed him would be for the common. welfare aud
The glory of God, and the Tract Society might say
! 50, lis believed tho brother was answered.sy
Mr.. Tappan believed not. Laughter
WHAT na. BACON wANrs
| DR.. Baecn-I cay it is lhe business Of that Pub-
fishing Conuitee, when Bishop 3leade's tract
comes before them, to exrunge every worl in it
which implies the law iulness or ria hteousuess cl
Slavery.
! Mr.. TLurstcn-G Good.
/ DR.. Dacon--And am willing that the platform
OF the Society shall he, that though we publish
ncthing ou Slavery hut what is written Mt the
South hy Seu'Lern men, yet when it comes to
men Tor publication they shall cxpunge every
tting that they lind implying THAI Slavery is
right.
DR.. curEYEGs SPEECH.
The Rev. Dir, Cheeyor snid the only ground on
which the Tract society had any right to NEEDLE
with the subject of Slavery in their publications
Was the fact that it sin against God Ap.
plause. Now, the resolution which il had been
prcYosej 10 RETURN hegun with the assertion OF
the duty ct ;his Society publish IN those moral
duties which grow out Of the existence Of Slavery.
Was the declaration that it was sin That was
the im-uuo.iou OF the word OF God Slavery was
man stealing. There was not u man who could
deny tLelrrcidtGbie logic I, At proves t Ii horse
was stolen, the individual who bought that horse,
Knowing tint he ns stolen in the first place. was
hi.nseit tLict in common law. There WAS no
man could deny that tho. whole esoercc and origin
i slavery in thls country WAS man.ssenling: !
II begun with tHdt 1t porp:tu |
atel oaIy ~. that; and in every generation Iail.
lions almost, were aided TO it, wh3 not only never
were Sold but no creature could ever show the
least shadow Or claim in any way of an equivsent' !
given any right whatever to ia Ise immortal be.
ings Those millions Of innocent babes were stoi-
en- from God, and from their parents, and from
themselves in this country. That was slavery. III
was man.stealing. 1t was stealing with every
who had anything to do with it in the
way of sauctiOnng it. 1t wasman stealing now
on the part Of the naticn. This was pronounced !
sin in the Word Of God. II was a sin worthy of
death. "lle that stealeth man and selleth him |
ur if he be found in his hand shall be surely put
to death. This WAS the sin of this country
/ MS was tnc SIN OF American SaVcry. Could the /
Tract Society draw back from the duty that |
was pressing upon it TO make this declaration
before the world? /; had been said that two years
ago these resolutions were drawn out. aud i: would
be inju judiciuus 10 go farther The bugbear and the
error under which people abOred was, that this |
tract society should become an Abolition Society. |
1t must be an Abolition Society, if it did its duty
10 God. TWAS nothing more F; 1t could be moth. |
ing less. They had nothing to do with the
regulati0n Of n sin. The proposition brought be-
tore this meeting on the previous night aimed III
that. The general idea of these resolutions vas
that, after all Slavery not sin; Or if il was,
that it was such that it could be modified neu.
traizsd, mcuaged, and 80 varied and applied To
those who prU!ess to own their chOttes, that IL
would be turned inJn the performance Ot sacred /
duty before God. They propose really and in fact
to publish instructions to Shareholders how uau.
age this sin in manner most agreeable in the face
OF God. Two years had elapsed since the "a resolu.
tons passed Look ut the progress OF this iniquity in
this country IN those two years. There would not
have been of those inlauuuus deeds committed
il the Tract ciety had done It's outy the
Ii the Tract Society had poured the light OF the
Word of tod upon Slavery as sin, they would
not see the shame and iniamy OF Slavery set up in
the highest tribunals in our land righteousness,
as Justice and rs law, Ly the nelalilus declaration
that black men have no rights that white men are
bound to pect. Was it not time now for the
Word of GOD, and the Tract Society," with tha,
wBrd in their hand, III take forward movement in |
references a. these oatragcsl
DIR. A. D, sMlTn's SPEECH.
Tho Rev DR. Smith said il se-msd to him very
important thar they should keep them selves With
in the scope Of practical views. They were in
danger of losing themselves in dreamy aud