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

sums Of money she sent over to the relief q
Ireland?
FOREIGN SYMPATHY WITH THE SLAVE
From MrsM.W Chapmnns Report Of the twenty
fourth National Anti. ti.Slavery Bazaar.
Il we have spoken Of the corruption Of churche
as exposing them to the Iiticule of the secula
newspapers. a pregnant proof uf this aHor
deo IN our list OF books by the Bible and Buok "
Common Prayer Of the American Epscopa
Church. Alter daring to hold slaves in silenc
against the universal Christian conscience, thu
"Reminiscences Of her own best members, and tn,
testimony Of leading prelates OF the Church o
England, she now exhibits herself, in thes,
editions IN the attitude Of fslsifying the work
q great painter which rebukes her unfaithfulness
! HAVING tramoled under foot what she declares Il
be the image Of God, she expurgates from he
copy VI u great religious picture the slave in sup
plcation to the Redeemer for bis freedom, which
nxes attention, in the original, upon her sin
ohe biasphemes the name Ut Christ. by giving
its sanction to the inhdeity Of her members else
! IL would hardly be worth mentioning that she dis
graced Ary Schefer by her influence for evil upon
the booksellers who have used his name, while
circulating proslavery picture in hers and in
Tue lame OF her Bishops, i'll connection with her
most solemn services.
A"' "'o you sure tDht tne Nortnern bishops,
In whose name this caricature of Christianity has
nuuueu the South, are aware of OF the use slavery
Is making Of them p
Verify. the wolf is in the fold, and the shepherd
does not know it y
IL Is not for moment to lie supposed;thnt if the
Episcopal Church of the United States wished to
abolii slavery. she could not lead the way? 1t
Is the will that s wanting Let her members
learn from the writer Of the following letter. the
n thnt ub,
act:-
.... HALIFAX, Oct. 13, 1857.
Mrs. CHAPMAN: Dear Nadam-I fear you will
have thought me tardy in acknowledging the beau.
tliul book you GENT me in acknowledgement of my
cushion sent To the Boston Bazaar last year. did
not Know, until it was far advanced, that sofa
cushions were amongst the list of undesirable sr,i.
cles, and the Liberty BelP found me busy ut
work on patched bed quilt, which is now on its
way to you. valued it at five pounds, but the
Committee altered the price to six guineas. Should
any purchaser think it worth either price, l shall
be very well pleased. Whilst sitting Mt my work
thought ;hetc must be as many stitches in my
quit as you have slaves in America, and counted
the stitches in one row, aud found them to be OF
an average twenty five, aud each square having
four sides, made one hundred; there are three
squares in n box, and thrty.fve boxes in width,
and forty.two in length. 50 that it was
simple result of which is, that there are about
twenty times many slaves in America as there
are stitches in my quilt; and when thought OF
the helpless misery endured by every individual
slave through n lifetime Of unprotected bondage.
and thought Of the omniscient eye of Just and
holy aud righteous and mercful God, who lnuks
do"n alike on the oppressor and the oppressed
cannot express the appalling sensation which
comes over me.
Oh that America would take warning by the
fearful Judgment of India.- for although we have
hot the fearful guilt Of enslnving our feow w.sub-
DGc's there, yet NC have in great measure with
ned from them Gods holy word and cospel
NJ Mammon has been the chief pursuit aud the poul
heathen have been uncarcd for in IL great measure
We have had missionaries there it is true bur they
have been treated by the great ma iurity much H.
the abolitionists have been treated in Americ.
aud now God hath risen from bis place to yindi
cate his own cause; and it seems US if our whole
nation had suddenly been awakened to a sense OF
IT'S gull. before God Last Wednesday was dav
ot pubhc humiliation and prayer and | trust We
shall from tins time be a reformed people. Con
trlbutions have been poured out for the relief OF
the survivors, but the dead. whether guilty or in
nocent, have gone to their list account. Oh that
America would tako warning for il these
things are done to the green tree what shall te
done to the dry2
One other thought suggested by my quilt had
almost furgotton. You will see that tho lights
and the da'kS and the blacks all arranged so
as To act, or rather harmohize. in CONCERT. and so
would the races dou5t not for our Heavenly
Father made every thing beautiful and good and
equal aud when remember God could in q mo-
ment by his almighty power, reverse every thing
which is wrong and set it right, it is lessen be.
yond my feeble mprehenson; but | think that
England is made example of, that America
may take warning; but have never yet heard or
seen any plan how the great difficulty of doing
away with slavery could be accomplished. In
our own case, We paid the money down. but We
had not quarter as many as America has. Now
we have sometimes national collection, and
sometimes think we might have an European
subscription. and make II sort of compromise with
the Southern States in which there doubtless
many slaveholders who would be thankful to be
rid Of 80 foul name, and who could say, as our
own Cowper said,
would much rather be myself the slave
sometimes think if kind Christian letter we're
written, and Autographed copy of it sent to-
each planter or slave'Owner requesting an ans
wer from each, stating on what terms they would
Individually be willing TO enamel pate their slaves,
perhaps out of the answer received. some definite
plan may be hit upon, so to effect revolution
which would benefit all parties, and injure
none.
hope you will excuse this long letter. When
m old woman has patched quilt, she longs to
Tell some of the thoughts which occupied her
mind during the progress of the work. Hoping
that success will soon reward your efforts believe
ne .
Yours. very truly,
MARGARET BRACHEN.
This welcome and cheering letter suggests i'm.
,ortant thoughts. And. first, our Shareholders
however unprincely in their notions, represent
themselves to be the princes of the country. and,
her eforo, no subscription, European or other,
,ould buy out their claim. Unfounded as it is
{ is not yet in the market. We see by the dis
graceful experience Of wellngh seventy years.
y hat comes of any sort Of compromise on this
ubirct. In ia n know ledpe of .ha nnnsoal IN