Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-03-13

there ever a more idioiic delusinn than the imogin-
alton that, such n constitution being once gpteme
by United States law, and enforced by United
States troops, the people would DO permitted to
throw 1t oil, or that, it they attempted to do this,
the authors and abettors Of the despotism would
not by violence confirm it.
We lave reason to fear that under the conspira.
acy Of the church and the ministry to maintain q
sworn and absolute silen,e in regard to these
monstrous crimes, in regard to any crime of govern
ment for the support OF slavery, however mons.
trous, and to prevent The thunder Of Gods
Word from breaking out; We fear that under the
miserable Submission of the ministry to have their
pulpits and their lips thus muzzled, the conscience
of tho people really is too far dcbauched, and bro
ken to hope for any zeal resistance, any efectual
opposition, against the ~jniquitv Of slavery ia itself.
or the tremendous sin of fastening Il slave consti-
tuition on the government and people Of a new
state.
In proportion to the boldness and rcmorselessncs
with which the defenders of slavery advance, il the
shrinking cowardice with which many in the min
istry retreat and in proportion to the thorough
nesss with which slavery fills tie whole field OF
politics, arc,the anxiety and determination OF many
of the ministry to keep religion out oe it, or not to
apply the Word Of God to il. They are afraid Of
it, they are distressed 10y it, they denUunce it's re-
probation from the pulpit as fanatical, agitating,
radical, exciting, cxasperating, disturbing, break
ing the peace. Their maxim is, Purity il conven'
lent, AID Truth if not troublesome, but Peace al
all hazards and at any rate. And so, in that time,
aud al that place, country and crisis, of all history
the most important, the most solemn, in that con
Hict of all others in the world demanding the
Word of God and its ministers in the field, fearless
and powerful in God, they have drawn back, have
proved timid men and time servers, have deserted
their guns, and let them be sniked, aud entered in
to a mutual compact not TO bring the word of God
into pulpit action, but leaye it slumbering in the
dead, wind-broken testimony of half a century ago
And they will meet in council to propose insisting
on the claims Of the Sabbath, ard mt the very SAINT
time will denounce as a PROCLAMATION Of the Sabbath
any presentation, on that day, Of the claims ct foul
millions of their fellow-croatures in bondage to tht
freedom given them by the Word Of God!
Just so, when our Savior was on earth, there
were such sticklers for the Sabbath, and the high
est orthodoxy, that they denounced even him. tb'
Lord Of the Sabbath, for the healing Of the peopl,
on the Sabbath day! 1t was Scribes and Pharl
sees, hypocrites. that thus proclaimed their zeal fo
the Sabbath. by their inbumanity to man. Per
, haps our modern Pharisees are no whit nearer Il
t God, nor more acceptable to Kim, when they nls'
strain at n gnat, aud swallow u &C mel proclaim
s the obligation to keep the Sabbath go holy, that al
\ mention of the miseries of those who are in bonds
| All prayer for them, all preaching of their behalf
/ all demonstration by Gods Word of the wickednes
: of treating them as chattels and brute beasts. Il
t itself o violation of that holiness, and n sin agnius
4 God. While the church and the ministry continue
thus basely TO belle ana betray the W ora OF Uoo
, and refuse its application to one of the creates
forms of iniquity that now lays waste the world
= who can wonder at the gigantic uncontrolled swa.
/. Of that %iniquity, or at the sxittness and compre
hensiveness of its advance, or that opposing ant
|. exalting itself above all that is called God, or VOL
shipped, it should be enthroued as the dearest idC
g known of politicians and Of Christians sitting j
$ the temple of God. and p%arading Itself if not actr
: ally as God. at least as Gods Missionary Institut
/, and Vicegerent! Let the people look to it, an
s let the churches and ministers awake!
G.