Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-07-21

for me to cyphcr out at present. but the possibli.
y is, that in many cases eighty per cent of it is
not permitted to rust by passing over the bgin y
deep. But this missionary spirit is not mono2o.
ized by moder n American and European apostles;
tor the inspiration has also reached sunny Afri
ca, aud a1vonturers from the Congo, Guinea and
numerous other tribes, have, at a much less ex-
pendture Of money and talent than it has cost cur
people to transplant their beliefs among our anti
podes succeeded most admirably 10 in using their
religion in our country and extending its practic'
al effects over fifteen American states.
And what does this African exotic religion teach
those American people whj have been converted
by its preaching, and induced to bow down to its
procepts and practices? Since the year Of our
Lord 1920 it has promulgated, by its missionaries,
numbering millions, robbery theft, concubnage,
ignorance, e,murderall added in one which consti.
tutes AMERICAN SLAVERY So in1olont and stu
pid and obtuse as these missionaries are their Ia
bors among us have not been without tremendous
influence What are the facts !? In Africa the
most de1ased tribes kiinap, steal each other when
ever opportunity offers; AMI their followers in this
country do the same In Africa, among those
cubnnge prevails and the marriage relation is the
exception. Among those Bedouins and similar
tribes in the hot country, might is right, and they
rob each other because they can do SO.
There, too. the dark pail Of ignorance oYerhangs
the people, more swart, if possible, than the glis.
tening epidermis Of these tropical sons. Reckless
as the Indian thugs, and savage as cannibals these
henghtcd tribes slaughter each other with thc
same composure that butcher evinces in Staying
"A calf To civilized, Christian people all this
looks horrible, aud is truly repulsve to the heart
that has a single tbrob Ct humanity left
Suppose (ifs such thing were possitle) the Ash
antees were printing a missionary paper, wha;
sort Of document would they present to those
who have furnished fathers, mothers sisters
5rothors to Ito them) bonighted Americans to use
as they see ft2 With truth they could say:
We are far from those heather Americans, but
we bave an immense influence over them Our
missionaries have successfully taugh, them iguor-
ance that in some of the states one in five and
in others, one in three, is unable to read. This is
be peful-those favored provinces will soon be on
our level Our people there are amply protected
by law against the nroads of light As to the
foYlish custom Of marriage in those missions, a
small portion of the lowest people still profess
respect for it, but praise tED gods the mass of
them are practically with u.s. With pride can we
point to the myriads Of proofs Of free amalgama-
ton, in the shape of muattoes, whose parents, we
are sure, never submitted to the silly whm Of
marriage Why, there is one province (Utab) of
the realm, now, 80 much ike US that every man
can have as many wives as he plcases. Thus our
influences and customs are appreciated by those
most like us in taste and practice Nor are our
other CHERISHED systems overlooked. We take
what we can get without paying for it and our
ca,ochumen are apt scholars in this department
They think nothing of stealing us from our arid
climes, and leave no pay, and when our mission-
aries arrive there they take all their work for moth
ing-take all their wives, their husbands, and
their children on the same terms, and take their
liberty too. This is as much as we can do in the
way Of ro6bery-praise the gods We ALSO or
exciting occasions, if a fellow makes us little
mad, catch him and burn him nlive. For instance,
we steal all the wives VIC can, but if others DO so
we kinde the pile and give them warm receptions
Exactly do our missions demean themselves in
some of the American provinces where our Gus
toms lead the fashion.
ghGli we, whose souls on-darkcned
With ignorance frcm below,
Shall we to minds we've guided
On downward trip say wo?
Is this exaggerated picture? Let those who
doubt read the record. Humiliatidg as it is, who
can successfully confute such missionary record
as the foregoing, oven if made in Guinea, and by
the high priest whose necklace may consist of the
entrails of a slain enemy Truly, Africa, in her
most benighted regions, can exult over the idea
that her sable have admirably succeeded in
imp'anting their manners, customs, laws and re-
ligion in America.