Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-08-27
BIGOTRY.

WELsHFIELD. Ohio, Aug. l6, 1929.
The Bugle of Aug. 13, contains a letter from
Parker Pillsbury that m~anifests greater bigotry
than 1 have seen exhibited for q long time. And
it is the exhibition of such bigotry by some Of the
most active of those called "Garrisonians," tina. in
my opinion, binders that Society from gaining the
sympathiss of but a small ortion of the people of
the land. They are viewed as Ishmaelites, and
will be so long as their hand is against every man.
Every one tina. does not step on to their narrow
plank is denounced, las on enemy to the slave aud to
en mankind. They claim that they are right, and
affirm that every one that does not agree with
theln 10 wrong. They will mot, admit that any
s6Ss can tbsa honsss who differs from them. All
must subscribe to their creed or be a~nathmetized
as beretics. S. S. Foster a short timo ago, let his
bigotry carry him so far, that he was just on the
point Of accommodating the whole Anti-Slavery
Society. under which he has so long labored.
rhanks to a few present, he was persuaded to drop
his scheme. or there would now be nothing of the
Anti.Slavery Society, except Stephen S. Foster.
Possibly he might admit Parker Pillsbury into
his church, for he is certainly bigoted enough to
suit any one. Talk about bigotry in the church,
or among protested christiansl l have never
known a church, or any christian man, so bigoted
as to denounce as heretics al who differed from
them. Christianity is charitable and liberal. 1t
says God speed to oil who love God and man,
whether they walk with it or not. We ought to
know and admit that men may be honest and diff
er with as.
III know myself, l love my fellow men of every
nation, and desire 70 do all / can for the good Of
oil. l have for years, as long as l have been in
public life, identified myself with the cause Of the
oppressed, and have done all I could for the liber-
alton of the slave, for the entire overthrow of Sla.
very. l have stood ready, and I am now read y
to do anything that l think can possibly help the
oppressed. l am not SO bound 20 any party
church. class, or creed. but that 1 would leave all,
and soperate myself forever, il l thought God and
the right, would so direct. And in this l express
the sentiments of thousands of my brethren in the
ministry. Yet Parker Pillsbury, would anathe.
Matte all of us, and charge US, with outsinnipe
Judas in his betrayal of Jesus" because we do
not subscribe to his creed and follow him.
We would bid God speed to Parker Pillsbury s.
S. Foster, VIM. L. Garrison and any others tina,
would honestly labor for the good of the slave,
Notwithstanding they did not belong to our
church. or believe as fully in the truths of the BIZ
BILE as we do. We stand on broad ground. on lib
eral christian principles. But we are called here
tics because we are not as n~arrow-minded and
bigoted as they IRE.
Now DIR. Cheever in the candid judgment of
tens of thousands. is doing far more for the good
of the slave, on his broad christian platform, than
any dozen men can possibly do, standing where
Parker Pillsbury would have them, on his little
narrow bigoted plank. Now who is right ip this
matter? Are thousands of men of good ~judgmen.
all mistaken and only Parker Pillsbury right Is
it not more probable that the latter may Le in an
errorf Must the whole world bow in opinion to
a little clique that claim to have all the wisd ON ?
No. no Mr.. Parker Pillsbpry and the few who side
with him, must give up this bigotry. They must
allow others as honest as they are to work in their
own harness,-to use their own weapons. They
must use their own sharp weapons against slavery,
and not try to cut off the heads of others who
choose to stand or broad and liberal christian
principles.
! have no reason to doubt but that Parker Pills
bury desires the good Of the slave. i claim that
ho has no right to deny that / honestly love the
slave, and am doing what / think is best adapted
to do good to all the oppressed. He may think
his Judgment better than mine, and / mar think
mine is better than his, and we both be equally
honest. Then let US give up all this contention
with each other. If DR.. Cheeyer chooses aud has
the ability, to advance against the hosts Of oppres-
sion. with . whole battery Of riHed cannon. that
at oysry discharge in quick succession, mows down