Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-06-26
BNTISLAvERY PREACHING AND THE
SABBATH.

BNTISLAvERY PREACHING AND THE
SABBATH.
Many proicssedly pious persons aud come Of
tue CLERGY also, arc exceedingly sensitive Oh the
slavery question. specially if talked lrom the tul.
pit and un the Sabbath day. Why this worse than
Snnerslltlous obsequiousness to the "sum Of all
villainies ?" Why be scrupulcus about rebuking
it on the Sabbath 2 Is slavery right, or wrong ?
a sin, or n virtue ? Ii sinful, is it out of place to
preach against sin on the Sabbath ? just settle
this point, and the other will be clear. These very
clerical gentleman will preach Missionary sermons
ON the Sabbath, narrating very eloquently and
very infinitely tho horrors and denominations Of
heathendom, which are somewhat analogous to
slavery. and these sensitive hearers will listen
with deep attention to the more than dramatic
scenes pictured, Of blood, murder, groans, and
death, far away beyond the great sea. But to
preach against our own American heatheudom is
sacrilcgo especially on the Lords day. Our heath
cf'doni is worse, more degrading, more corrupting,
more banning; and more GOd.insulting, than all
the henibendom of tho whole Pagan world. In
Pagan countries they have nothing better, they
have no Bibles, no Sajbaths, no gospel, and no
civilization, there they go on to the wicked one by
whole continents unrebuked. But we are q pro.
lcosedly Christian nation, with thousands OF re-
ligiuus temples cunsecratcd to the worship of Je'
cue " iOhuuCu Will OlltEtosONihiiiIbii Out
and Il yurer civilization than ever dawned upon
the globe, minus this hideous monster of slavery.
Yes, in the very heart and centre OF this otherwise
brightest spot on earth, is planted tho darkest typo
of heathenism extant. 1t is opposed to the law OF
God-to tho common brotherhood OF tho rnce-to
republicanism--to progrcss-it corrupts the
C~hurch-gags the pulpit-bribes the Senator
sells public o~ficc-betrays the nation ensnares
the ~virtuous and morally upright into its adulter'
Gus arms-it parts famiies-makes market Of
women and children-it embodies, in short, all The
elements OF murder-of robbery-of covctousness
of ihc(t-of piracy--ol falsehood-of ~blasphe-
my--of idolatry, and of hell itself. And yet dom
preach against it on the Sabbath. "Oh consistcn.
cy thou art a jowcl,"-Argus, IN The Northern In
dependent.
SENATORIAL MANNERs,-The New York Times
does not entertain a high opinion of some OF the
recen: manifestations of Senatorial civility and
good breeding at W ashington. Tho following crit
icism is q deserved
'The Senate has managed duiing the present
session to sink itself amazingly in point of deco.
rum. 1t used to be cited as superior to the House
in this respect, but at present there Is little to
choose between them. The Senate has had its
full share of broils, and although there has been
no actual fist,iights on the floor, the exchange OF
cpithets he's frequently been quite as Disgusting
Toombs very politely informed Preston King, the
other day, that he lacked brains. Benjamin told
Davis that his manner was disagreeable, to which
Davis replied, that if SO he could keep it to him
self. Mr.. Green, q few weeks since, called Mr.,
Cameron q liar. Chandler told Davis, not long
ago. that he was impudent. And now Gwin calls
Wilson a temagogue-Wilson retorts by calling
him a thief, and Gwin, not to be outdono, pro-
nounces Wilson a slanderer and q coward. The
'interposit;on OF friends settles all these amiable
differences in the most satisfactory manner. We
suggest that friends either let the matter alone
entirely, or else interpose . little sooner"
A WORD FROM New Observation-Disclosures Pills
bury, in q letter dated at Nashua, N. H., June
l4th, at the close OF O successful anti slavery meet
ing, says:
..But the people of New Hampshire, and OF
New England too, are pretty thoroughly reused.
Were the politicians o nj ali dead and out OF the
way, there would be some hope left yet. But they
are receding from even the Kansas contest, and
eyes on the Presidential election Of 1860, and the
increased pay of members of Congress has multi
piled tho aspirants to the offices here, like the
frogs in the house of Pharaoh.
The smooth waters on which RepuLlicanism in
this State has been sailing are past now, and the
ship is already tossing among pillows. And new
compromises and deep CORFU ptiOns will, of course!
as usual, be the resort and the remedyj and the
Revival, out of which we ae now emerging, has
prepared the way for any amount of new attoci
ties, as the great one, a few years since, opened
the way and facilitated the progress of Texas an
nexation, the murderous war in Mexico, and all
the other outrages, which eliminated finally in
the passage of the Fugitive Slave bill Of 1850"
"A. S. STANDARD.
THE LENNON CASE IN the CoURr of AfrtALs.-
The case OF Johnathan Lennon, appellant, agt.
The People Of the State Of New York, rcspon-
dents. came up this morning in the Court of Ap.
peals upon the application of counsel for It's hear,
ing as a preferred cause. The Court held that il
was not entitled to be heard out of its order on
the calender under any statutary rule, and that
whatever might be its speculative interest, in re
spect to the civil condition and liberties Of cOlored
persons within the protection of this State, there
was nothing to justify postponing the hearing OF
suitors who were asking the determination Of sub
stantial rights in real controversies.
The Court, perhaps. did not lose sight of the
consideration, though it was not stated as a rea,
son, that the decision of the Supreme Court being
in favor Of the power of this State to prevent its
territory from being made the highway FOR slave
gangs-a position which its executive and legisla-
tiv G departments have solennly pledged them
selves to maintain at all hazards-its highest Judi
cial tribunal might well refrain from giving the
Federal Supreme Court any earlier opportunity for
covering itself with fresh ignomy than the regu'
lar and o derby progress of business may require
The cause will probably he heard in the Court of
appeals in about two yoars.-1tGany EUening
Journal.
GlisfrIlanrolls Gll,nlnarp.
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