Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-26
dbe Anti-9laprrp Buolr,
SALEM, ONO, FEBRUARY 20, 1850.
A oHANeE-pARrINe WORDS.

ton with the Anti S2dreiy Bugle ceases. With the
next number, BENJAMIN s. JONES will assume its
control. The reasons for my withdrawal are per-
sonal to myself, and | shall not trouble The reader
with any reference to them. My henrt is full at
the thought tina. this interesting and important
fraction of my life's work is ended. lis sad to
speak the parting word to the thousands whom !
have addressed on the most impUrtant topics, from
week to week for now these, (nearly,) eight years.
I assumed the duties of editor at first only tenn
possrily, and compelled by necessity, because no
one else appeared to fill the breach, made by the
departure of lite able, experienced ana devoted ed
i.or, Oliver johnson. l came to these responsible
tiles with great reluctance, and yet with right good
will to the cause, aud resolved to do what | coul1,
Tor the cause's sake. l have sought to keep an
eye singly to the slaves deliverance by means of
Ruth and justice. In fidelity to this purpose, |
have been often compelled TO ~displease personal
friends, to reason and demonstrate with mistaken
fellow laborers, as well as to expose and rebuke the
selfish, time,serving and hypocritical. My failures
have often been deeply humiliating but however
numerous my errors and unfortunate my short
Jennings. l feel a cheerful satisfaction in knowing
that my purpose throughout, has been to do what
/ could to serve and save the outcasts-those who
have SO few to sSmpathise with and aid them.
i have also the satisfaction of committing the
Buole to the charge of one who has had large ex-
perience 10 editorial and other anti'slavery labor ;
one who has been trusted in the East and in the
West as a tried, true and faithful friend of the
cause and who has it's interests and the interests
Of the paper as it's auxiliary, deeply at heart;
one to whose wisdom, judgment and integrity,
the Society has testified year after year, by his an
nual appointment as a member OF its Executive
Committee, and as its Secretary. In his hands l
know the moral standard of the Bugte will never
be lowered, and / earnestly hope that its circula'
ton, its prosperity and usefulness will he, as they
will deserve to be, greatly Augmented.
The Buq1e is the representative of vitality impor'
tant principles. Its appearance from week to
week is a standing protest against that time'serv-
ing expediency, which atheistically, in the church
as we'll as the world, ignores the existence of a
fxed mora! law in the universe, and establishes
anarchy in it's place-by substituting as q moral
standard the prejudices, wishes, or mistaken and
conflicting policy and interests of ignorant and err
ing individuals in the community. The interests
of a true humanity the prevalent influence of a
pure religion, and the trium phs of freedom and
Justice over slavery and outrage, require that the
uncom promising protest Of at least one paper in
the great West, should be regularly maintained
In parting, l can but urge upon every friend OF
the slave, the Importance of individual efforts to
extend the circulation of the paper in view of. this
important part of its mission,
With the members Of the Executive Committee,
the members and friends Of the Society, of the
cause generally, ! part, sorrowful with the
thought that our pleasant intercourse is in part to
cease but happy in remembrance, of their for
bsarauce, liberality and friendly sympathy, which
has so often aud SO greatly aided me in the work
they entrusted to my care.
Nav we all continue to be faithful co-workers
in our common cause, until Death shall write our
discharge from this service, or till we are permit
ted to Join the jubilec.shout of freedom over the
emancipation of our millions of enslaved country
men. No nobler service can be rendered 10 our
race no higher honors await us than those which
cluster around such lifelong fidelity,
EXPELLED FROM THE CHURCH.-A case of slave
trading in the Methodist Episcopal Church North,
has transpired of so aggravated II character as tC
proyoke the discipline of the members of one Of
the Churches of that slave'holding body. 1.-The
Pruntvtown Visitor gives an account of a tria
which took place in the Methodist Episcora
Church (North) at Knoxville, Va, on the 18th
ult. Willis Rector, a member of the church, HAD
sold a slave to Mr.. Shields, who had been assisted
in effecting the purchase by Caleb %Shroyer, anoth
err church member. Charges were preferred
against them for so doing, and the Minister ap
pointed q Committee to try them. The trial re.
suited in their being found guilty" and expelled
from the Church.
The chattel sold, as we learn from other sources,
was also an exemplary church member, and also
a fellow member of the class with the praying
nitrate who, thus traficked in his muscles and soul.
This fact It was, together with the excellent and
well known character of the slave, which stirred
the slayeholding community of Knoxville with in
.dippa,ion and compelled the church to eypel the
slave trader. We also learn that these expelled
slave merchants have appealed their case to q
higher tribunal, designing to vindieate the COM
-oatibility of Methodist slave trading with Method
Isl Christianity. They will find no difficulty in
finding distinguished examples for their justif
cation. r.g
THE LEGISLATURE OF PENNsYLvANIA.-Mr. Irish
of Pittsburg, last week presented in the Pehnsyl
vania House of Representatives, a bill providing
''for the better security of personal liberty to pro
hibit the use Of tho jails and prisons of this com
in the recapture of fugitive slaves anC
to prevent persons holding office under authorit,
z of the State, from engaging or assisting therein
Of course it is hardly probable that these mear
ures will receive the support of the majority of tn,
Legislature. They have too high a veneraiion foI
the constitutional duty of slavehunting.-
Moral obligations may be disregarded
but constitutional obligations. however abhor
rent to justice or humanity, are sacred in
the eyes of most professional politicians. Blu
Mr.. Irish is rot of that class, and we rejoice in hi.
intrepidity in bringing this question before the
people of the State. His strong sense of justice
and earnest love of liberty will, we are sure in,