Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-02-18

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wish to sry a word in regard 10 some of those
topic, Of the Anti. Slavery enterprise which have
been touched upon in our meeting to-day. l do
not myself augur such an Immense increase freal
ausi-slavery feeling, much less action, from the
large auiicnees and great attentionithut VIC get, Of
late years. I think there is q sort Of aesthetic
Anti slavery Men come here-far moro truly
and empha,icAly 60 to the Plymouth Church in
Brooklyn-as they would 60 to any other iUtellec-
tual Entertainment Of a rare or der. They have
the good taste to know where they shall find the
the finest material, and there they resort. TIE
attendance of Ward Beecher's congregation does
not prove that they have any interest in Auti-
Slavery, or any iesign to lead an Anti-Slsvsry
life. They wan. the most profound pathos, the
most eloquent appeals, the most picturesque pain
ting, the most movinS language, the most natural
manner, the deepest hesrtS and, of course, they
take refuge from the iceberg Of the New York o.
serevr to melt in Plymouth Church. daughter
But they don't 60 out from those walls with any
design of doing an Anti-Slavery Act, and many
10 not out from these meetings with any such pur.
pose. | am afraid that q large share Of that atten-
ton is like that given to the Octoroon, or any 9TH
or striking spectacle; for it lie true, and it is not
conceit in ourselves to recognize it, that tho Anti
Slavery movement has realized that level, seeured
the public attention, has hold Of those great na-
tional aud religious problems which are the best
food for any minds that seek to be fed. 1t is only
saying that We are q decent people, in saying that
at least. men know where they will find the most
interesting discussions in Anniversary Week.
l do not, therefore, augur 80 large an increase OF
Anti. Slavery feelings FROM these signs. Anti
Slavery meetings, interesting as they are from
the quick retort, the keen encounter, the personal
criticism, the living and vital interest Of every-day
questions, are cot the points by which we are to
test the growth of the cause. Go with me to the
clearinghouse of Buston-those of the young men
from twenty to thirty, married aud unmarried,
listen to the oft-rcpeatcd offensive term for the ne.
gro, which never ought to pass decent lips; listen
to the perpetual insult, not Indifference, but insult,
to the Anti-Slayery movements; 60 up and down
the walks of commerce, see how real is the HOSTILE
" in view Of the contingent loss Of business; 60
anywhere in society, aud sec how utterly the pre-
JUDGES against the black man rules in the heart Of
Anglo-Sazons-how ready every man is to find
some excuse for his Indifference or his antagonism,
to lose himself in the cobweb Of his excuses that
any man can make up for doing nothing-excus-
Is which would be tenable only here, which van
ish in the atmosphere Of any other nation than
ours. 1 remember, for instance, a friend telling
me that in Germany, a year or two ago. a very
distinguished Professor of our country, learned
and widely known, was attacked by a German
Professor of the same standing who was anxious
to know why he was not an Abolitionist. The
American thought it was a good opportunity to air
his American excuses. Accordingly, he entered
into an elaborate account Of the Intervening Of
National aud State governments--how far Massa
chuse.ts was from South Carolina -how W,
couldn't abolish slavery there-how our fathers
made a Constitution-how it was q very delicate
questionable seven years war-the patrisrcha
nstitution-M Webstcr-Mr. Chote, and 80 forth
And after he had made a very large chapter, ht
turned to his friend and said: al suppose you
see, now, how l stand, and how real our isolation,
aud the impossiblity of any action at the ncr,l
on the subject of Anti-Slavery. suppose what
have said is sufficient" The German took BIZ
pipe cut Of his mouth. and said-"It ish YER,
shlim" (Laughter.\ 1t was, indeed. very slim
The excuses vanished Ike thin air. They didn'
get a hold: they didn't lodge a moment in the clea
intellect and moral light of the European.
Now, in our country, we have got, with our An
ti-Slavery enterprise, eight million of hearts an
heads 20 deal with. Men say we are fanatics.
by fanaticism is mant that we are a class Of mer
large or small. who lay down rigid rules of rigt
and wrong, who hew to the line, no matter ho'
many chips fly in our faces, who set up the stant
ard of absolute justice, we do just that--we pt
our fee! down on the eternal granite Of God
RICH, and Wrong. Well, of course, it stirs a nj
make money, and earn bread, by oompromisin
with justice, selling their ~neighbor at auction. I
BE sure. that stirs up all the bad and selfish pa
ions. They say, when you fire a gun over placi
water, fthers is a dead body below, it shows it
elf. John Browns riffs brought up all the dea
bodiss-making Caleb Gushing and Everett sho'
themselves bobbing up to the surface. (Gref
merriment.) When you approach this sort
trnth, you must expect a great uprising OF whf
may b. considered the dead and monsirous ellen
ents of society. arranging themselves in sntagol
ism agai st us.
VIVA. has been cur history9 We have begu
and carried 90 the Anti Slavery agitation. W
pledeed ourselves to use none but peaceable ar
CONSTITUTIONAL metnods' NOW, Shsn across VI
distance of half a dozen States, We recognize Il
martyr saint of Harper's Ferry. men charge as
having deserted our principles. Not in the lea'
What have we been endsavoring to dot We ha
been trying to bring every earnest soul into
pledge against slavery. We never supposed tn
We should convert every man to our method.
We ouly said. and mean to say. "uere is Il
American people there is the Gibraltar Of 81
very; We need everything we can get to take
we mean to rouse everything we can get to t
assault" The public opinion that we mean
create is this.-it shall convince every man SO u
alserably Of the essential sin and The monento
evil of The slave system, that We shall say that
fore il neither human life, hor religious instii
,ions, Dor old pa~rchments. nor parties, are Of a
value whatever. We said and we mean to be u
dsrstocd. that We would create such a public OPT