Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-03
Communications.
FIELD NOTES.
Ar HONE, March, %. 1858.

AT HuNE, March, %, 1858.
DEAR NJ 1t needs not that / should tell you that
the field labor of our company has ended for the
present, though it is perhaps as well to thus make
the announcement for the information, OF some of
your readers.
After leaving Wellington, Mr. Rowland and my.
self had some though. Of visiting Indiana but
having given the matter o full consideration. Se
concluded not to do 30 at that time, seeing the
journey was one Of some length, and the lectur.
ing season near its close. The presence of spring
with i;s demand for labor of the farmer, renders
1t an unfavorable time for lecturing in the rural
districts. This, with other consideration Of
perhaps equal force, induced us 10 abandon the
thoughts Of proceeding luther West the present
season.
We have all of us, | believe. labored faithfully
for the promotion of Disunion, anti.slavery-or, in
other words. for rhe establishment of practical
Democracy, and genuine Christianity. The Is
~raelitcs grumbled, and with good cause too, when
theic Egyptian task masters required them TO
make bricks without straw but that WAS a far
less difficult operation than to make sbolitionists
out Of such material as ia furnished by American
politics and American religion. Here and there
may be found a person who has n just appreci
alton Of mans individual responsibilities, wis
has moral perception sufficiently clear to enable
him to perceive the right, and a Conscience and
heroism which leads him to do it. Bus the great
mass of the people are lamentaoly deficient in one
or more of these reformatory characteristics. Even
a great portion of those who mistaking
claim to be reformers, would, Say, could they be
induced to speak the truth.
1--WE know the right, and we approve it too
Condemn the wrong, and yet the wrong pursue"
Very many who admit that our doctrines are
right, that our positions are logically and morally
correct, are too ~cowardly. Vt too something else t.
stand by them. 1t would be far easier to-day to in
duce. on considerations Of political e.ped,enur. ,h,
Republicans to unitedly follow the political ban
ner Of Stephen A. Douglass. or Thomas Ii. Ben
ton, or any other mere politician, than to persuade
the antislavery wing OF them who theoretically ayr,
With us, to practically adopt the Disunion position
because of the demands Of moral p,tncipie, l don
know, indeed, as politicians often use the phras,
. moral principle'-it ought, l am sure. 70 be obso
% lete with them in form, as it is in fact for wher
they do refer to it, it is only as a part of the or
namentdl, and not the useful.
Inc rcllRlOus revival Snlcn mas prevailed 80 OK
e tensively throughout the land, operated, of course
8 against our labors. NJ, because there is any an
c tagonism between anti and Christianity
but because anti-slavery, being based upor
|, the doctrines taught by Jesus. cannot hold fellow
r ship with a religion that embrutes humanity, ant
g enslaves man, that forbids the Bible to four mill
o ions of people, and denies them the right of mar
a u riage.
How universal has been the revival Of Ameri
. can religion Hundreds of thousands have beer
converted to a profession of its faith, and in ma
~ ny portions Of our land its spirit has seemed, fol-
y a while, to be the controlling power. Ii il b,
= of God, then will the history of 1858 be writer
in characters of love aud light. The spiritually
Ie dead shall hear, the moral leper he cleansed, Intern
perance loose its power, War be shorn of its lau
rels, AMI the emancipated bondman leap for Joy
y Indeed it would seem as if it was already time tina
the voice of some John the Baptist should he heart
n crying in the wilderness. Prepare the way Of tn,
Lord, make ye his paths straight" fear, howev
- ever. that the description of the New York Her
aid of some of these converted ones, presents
true picture of the condition Of many they at
tend prayer meeting in the morning, says tn
Herald, and gamble in stocks in the afternoon,
1t is said that each great financial crisis in tn
al land has been Immediately followed by a reviva
of religion. Stocks depreciate commerce is d.
organised, manufactures cease to be in demand
he agricultural products becomes a drug, and a.
kinds of labor are at discount. Banks break, mel
chants fail. the brokers' bubble bursts, and pui
p. lie confidence 10 not. As a consequence church
h. es are crowed to overAowing, prayer m,etir g
are thronged, revivals increase converts multipl,
and American religion becomes nightly eIalse,
But let the coming year be one uf financial pro
On perity, and if more than one con, ert out of te
re remains, it will indeed be a wonderful fact. for
10 was not love for God. it was not reyeren,
Ii. for truth, it was not a desire to q
er works Of practical righteousness that brougl
them to the altar. Financial embarrassment dro,
a them there. and extorted their professions IF reli
ed ion, and financial prosperity will call them theme
ng Whether their condition 10 prosperity or their p
e, sition in absolute or threatened adversely wi
I least injure the interests Of humanity, ] leave f
= others to decide.
i'm 10 conclusion let me say, that in our recent 10,
10 OF four months. we have had some things 90 e
courage. as well as some things to discourage u
to Although some to whom We applied for assistan
sh- in our labors. received US with ukewsrmness
indifference, and sometimes met us with bin,
opposition, yet we received from others a Lear,
~ God speed you, and what was letter. a cordial C
operation in the appointment and notification
va, our meetings. 70 all such. we return, on b
ge half of the slave, our heartfelt thanks to OF
ers. We wish an increase Of anti slavery zeal ar
N. knowledge, a higher appreciation of their ow
individual responsibility, and a clearer o~onceptie
Of the needs Of humanity.