Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-06-04

mighty stream OF cold, and calm refreshing waters
from the north, which return to the south the ener-
gies it has lost, Sometimes a mighty iceberg,
rearing high above the surface its brilliant yet icy
head-some Daniel Webster glittering, yet grand
and gloomy, fast anchoripg in the calm, cool infu-
ences that flow beneath the surface of our affairs
breasts the upper current, ard holds its way stead'
lily southwark. The southern waves dash against
it, and their Influences continually work upon it.
Little by little it melts away before them as it ad-
vances; now a jutting point gives way,now a soar
ing pinnacle falls till at last the mighty mass itself
bows its head, and is overwhelmed by the all-sur-
rounding waters. to be seen and heard no more.
So it is with Beecher and Cheevor. Grown up I'M
der the pure influences Of the North, and ground
ed and anchored in its deepest current, they be-
lieve they can hold on their course and cool the fe-
verheat of the gulf stream that flows around and
against them. Their influence will melt away
like the iceberg, and, like it, they will gradually
disappear, till they are heard of no more. Zap
plause.)
Now, how shall We roach this public mind p
How shall VIC educate it2 ASH was telling my
friend, you cannot take a million of people, and
chain them to a premise and conclusionf But there
stands Ward Beecher, with his avowed anti~slave'
ny principles here stands DR.. Cheevcr in anoth-
or quarter stand ourselves. The people are look
ing to Us. If we want to educate these millions
of men whose eyes are fastened upon us, we must
consent that each should say to the other, Here
you arc wrong that is not the method / want
to prove to half a million of Ohio men that sub
lime truth which Mr.. Tilton told us breathed from
the pages of the Bible-the dignity of manhood,
the sacredness of humanity. and the overwhelming
Godhood that resides in every God-oreated soul
How shall l do it? l cannot make the State Of
Ohio listen, but | can do it thus Ohio thinks DR..
Cheeyer an eloquent, faithful, christian man. We
catch her ear | say to her, Dearly beloved Chris
tian brethren, that man does not know yet that the
negro is q man. You think him an eminent, elo-
Quenr, far-advanced, far-sigated Christian. We
will tel. you what he does. lie says to-day, that
though the American church has taken the slave
and bound him hands and feet, aud thrust him
overheard, he viii. still linger with his Christian
brethren, and try to convince them of their SIM
And he says at the same time that, should they
dare to shave down one title of the doctrine of
natural depravity, he would cut them in an in
stant.' We, therefore, declare that be has not yet
learned that man is better than a sheep or a doc
trine. Chic will reply, You are wrong; Chris
tianity is not merely anti-slavery.' Well, we never
said it was but Christianity has her peculiar tests
in every generation, sn1 the test that God applies
now is the slave. Christ knocks at the door of
every Christian church in thirty States, by the
black hand of the negro slave, and those who
hear his voice answer, and go out. loud APP
plause.l 1t is the divine Master calling his own,
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to the great question of the nineteenth century,
follows the Savior to the howell of the slave. Lu.
Their settled doctrine, Calvin settled church Gov
eminent, the Reformation settled the right TO read
the Bible what we have got to sottle is, shat all
races, black as we'll as well as white, are one in
the bosom of a common Savior and of God, zap
plause,) and the New Testament that does not re-
cognize him, is not the New Testament of Christ.
Now, there has been a great growth in this d.
rection-an immense growth. Let me show it to
you. When | began my anIi-slavery life, men
talked freely al the North about slavery and the
stakeholder. If a politician got up, he defended
slavery if a divine got up, be defended slavery.
They don't do it now. l will tell you what they
do. There is a great power in words This Bible
has a text in tile that shall blaspheme against
the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in
danger Of eternal damnation.' A Mr.. Sawyer has
given us q new translation. lie thinks there are n
great many harsh phrases in this Bible, and how
DO you suppose lie trapslates thar text2 He that
hall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath
never forgiveness, but is the subject Of an eternal
mistake (Laughter.) Just so about Slavery
Ten years ago, if Rufus Choate had been making
the speech which he made last year, be would
have said, I'VE have freedom in New England, and
slavery in the Carclinas.' But now he does not
like that word slavery Garrison has ntds it
hateful SO he says, I'VE have our type Of labor
in New England, and another type in the Carroll
mas daughter and applause.) Another speaker
hides it under the sweet phrase of 'unen yightened
labor. The Mississippi Legislature, when en-
deavoring TO defend the institution of the State,
said, I'VE have q mercantile class we are begin
ming to have q manufacturing class ; we have also
economic subordination.' (Laughter.) And the
Methodist General Conference, when they were
dealing with bishop Andrew. recommended him
to get rid Of his i'm 2ediment'-by which they
meant his slaves. So Wisconsin, when she gave
two or three millions of dollars to her Legislature,
did not call it a tribe, bpt "a pecuniary favor
There is a great deal in words.
We have made men ashamed at the North Of
using the word slavery. 1t isa proof Of all un.
conscious or conscious uneasiness in the region of
the heart and conscience. Men do not think it is
right, after all they are beginning to struggle up
to a sentiment against slavery. Now, what are
we to do with that blind sentiment Guide it
instruct it Get it right. How shall we do it'
By claiming this Bible as ours; by claiming the
Church of Christ as ours; by saying, as Melancth-
on and Luther said, when the Pope declared them
heretics, and they retorted, I'VE are the Church;
whoever differs from us is a heretic." (Applause.)
So, not in a sense of Wanting or vanity, We are
to cay, christianity. to-day, in her first work, is
an anti;slavery enterprise, and the man who does
not sec it is not worthy the name of a Christian"
Now, | do nos suppose that my friend and ]
N o.aa in o,r tLaolNo;ca. tonok, W.