Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-16

point from insinuations and the poison from
sneers, TO confirm the friendly and disarm the in.
imical. to get honor for ourselves and put shame
upon lions Herald and all its class, we do now
declare and publish our reasons for not discuss
Ing the Slavery question.
fWSf.--Wed do not discuss 'the Slavery ques.
ton" because there is no Slavery question to dis.
cuss. There 10 no proposition before the people
Of Maryland or Virginia, to alter the relation o.
present existing between master and slave. Il
there be differences of opinion among individual,
on that subject, they have not shaped the.nselve,
into projects, and therefore are not subjects 70,
public consideration.
dly.-Finding no question before the NIB
lie in relation to Slavery, we are not in condition
to make one -bt cause we have not formed an,
project upon the subject, We do not know wha
TO advise our Legislature to do. We have beer
thinking more or less through life about it, and
further than approving of the colonisation, enter
prise. we have come to no practical opinion us IL
how the evils attending the relations Of whites
and blacks are to be remedied. Therefore as no.
body else here has a project, and we have no pro-
.ject, we have nothing to discuss. Maryland and
Virginia already acknowledge the advantage and
propriety Of African colonization, and il lie not
necessary to discuss that.
fhtrdiy.--We do not discuss the question wheth.
or Slavery is right or wrong, because there is nc
such question here. We are not O community
hitherto without Slavery, into which it is prop osed
to introduce it. In tina. case. the question of right
or wrong would come up--a question which might
not be of easy settlement either, fer it could not
be Justly settled upon abstract principles. 1t was
right to introduce Slavery into the free Jewish
State, for to do SO was a great benevolence to the
enslaved. 1t was wrong to bring African Slaves
here, for it was done for selfish purposes and
through abominable means. But there is no ques-
tion OF that kind. We have to conduct ourselves
with regard to Slavery as with a fact, not o ques-
ton. Whether we should make free men Slaves
is q very different and accomplished considera-
tion compared with whether we shall make Slaves
free. The latter we have not before US. There is
no movement here towards a general emancipation
individuals do have that question submitted to
them, bvt our paper 10 not the channel OF commu-
uicatiou between individuals. If any STAKEHOLDER
wishes our advice on his particular question, he
will probably ask for it from US as an individual.
As Methodists we have nothing to discuss con-
corning Slavery. On that subject there is the
most entire unanimity from the forks of the Sus-
quehannah to the Rappahannock. Our people,
with one conseat, agree to the discipline as it is
1t lie a remarkable, bgt Sslighttulr fsct sthat 50 fal
Is We know Tiers does not exist in al this vast re
gion, any party Who advocates charge. -6trapEe
Is it may seen ts sur NoFshsrp friends. there !.
no question to discuss among US upon this point.
At our quarterly meetings and camp meetings
our people meet together in unity, and the suhjec
OF Slavery is not thought of. Nobody asks who
10 q master ; nobody advocates a change of rule
We are satisfied with things as they are. We IN
derstood, when the great separation took place
tia. all who remained were to be satisfied will
things as they are. We had confidence in Gu
Northern brethren-we have confidence in then
yet. We are satisfied that they will not alter tn
Discipline on this point without our consent. w
will not argue with every schemer his project
change. We do not coniound the wishes of o VIZ
ter with the will Of the Church. We are not d.
ceived BY the abuse of the official seal of the Ger
eral Conference. We know how men get ofic
and bow little honor 10 to 10 expected from sai
partizans, though they may claim much piety
We know that Christian conscience may be plead
ed in defence OF acts which heather honesty woul
c~cndemn-and that violations of all the 2recep,
Of Christ have, from time to time, been authorize
by the functionaries of his religion. We believ
IN the honor, and conscience, aud good sense
the NJ. E.. Church. and we are not disturbed b
rumor Of coming ruin. So we have no SLAYER
measures to discuss. We want no ohsnge-we I
not intend to have auy-and we will discuss non
If We needed more reasons, we might odd, it
useless for US to discuss these idle questions b
cause other Methodist papers do little else.
any of our people wish to read interminable ar
clos about nonsensical propositions. they kno
where to find them. We print for those who Z
NOT. Surely those who wish to be relieved fro
the intolerable nfiiction of boundless twaddl
ought to bc permitted to have one humble pap,
and TO read it in peace.
We trust that We have now defined our positio
clearly. II we have not made il Ineligible
to an, we think that the cause of confusion is nj
with Us. 1t is certain that we have exhibite
fairly the mind of our people on the matter.
We have not room for comment, but add simpI
. word.
l.. II anything were wanted to stir the N. I
Church to its foundations, it is precisely such
demonstration as the DR.. has here made. 1t n
veals the deadly stupor everywhere prevalent j
slaye-holdipg regions. The whole subject is il
nored thore they will not even consider whetbe
they do right or wrong. There is no "questio
before the public" Well, it is time there was.
q il puis aside the morals Of slavery, on grounc
not only unteoable, but utterly frivolous. Thu
the essential. eternal aud ina'ineable rights Of 70,
p millions of human beings are sacrificed in a WI
that would disgrace the veries: heather.
amounts to just THE. and no more-the questiC
10 not to be discussed, because it has not been di
p cussed. What q reason is that for a Chri
tisn to assign for passing over the wrongs of
many msr and women. bought with blood W
IS 4 Church. have only to reach this horrid i
sensibility, to make our destruction from the ear
0 blessing to the world. ~
.. There is no expectation Of change, no wi