Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-08-18

sowu would 10 sure to bear fruit in due time.
While so any friends Of the African race were
espoasing their cause. it was not right for Airi
cans themselves 10 keep silence, and not say al
word in behalf Of their brethren in slavery. He
had done something in the cause of emancipation,
but not so much US the Chairman was pleased to
say he had achieved bu, the small services rem
dered by many individuals formed a large aggre'
gate, and it was with that belief that he had com
menced his humble labCurs in behalf of the Afri-
can slave. lie wrote an essay, for which the
French Anti. Slavery Socie.y were pleased to award
him taeir prize. Subsequently, be penned q work
on emancipation. lie had always considered that
the battle Of Negro freedom was to be fought moi
with the planters, who had inherited their slaves
but the fight must be in the moral sense of that
word, not with guns or swords. but by convincing
words, and by showing their opponents that they
were wrong, aud thereby inducing them to aban-
don slavery. lie believed that their cause would
triumph, and that conviction was founded upon the
past experience of England. Thoroughly anti
slavery as she then was, she had not always been
SO. 1t required twenty years Of hard labor to in
duce the British legislature to abolish even the
horrible slave trade, During that period how ma.
ny severe struggles were sustained by the Adolf
ti3nists. 1t WAS not reasonable, therefore, to eH.
pect that slavery would be at once extinguished
in America ; but the friends Of emancipation
must be content perseyeringly to wage a moral
warfare, to show that they we're men, and one
day or other the Word of God would act upon the
minds of the supporters Of the system, and they
would be led to see that slavery was not only q
wrong, but one Of the greatest sins as well as fol-
lies in the world. In the contest in which they
had to engage, let them not employ angry words.
The most powerful arguments for emancipation
would be derived from tho good conduct of the
free Africans it was by the civilization Of Ilayti,
and other countries where the injured race existed,
that tho slave'owner would De shown to be in the
wrors path, and the Abolitionists in the right
one. Let them, he would again say, look at what
had been done, and take courage. When the
chairman fret went to the United States he could
not find q room wherein to put his head; but when
he went the second time, the largest halls were
open to him, and he had no fear of being tarred
and feathered. His example had borne its legiti.
mate fruit, and raised up for the slave many
friends. They must not consider whether the
London Emancipation Committee was great OF
small, but simply what words were spoken, and
what works were done by it. But whilst they
fought the good fight, let them never forget that
the spirit Of evil was watching their movements
in order to counteract them if possible. They
must, therefore, keep alive the spirit CT good, il
order to oppose the efforts Of the bad spirit. TIT
progress of civihzatiJn III a political community
composed only Of the African race would be
strong argument in favor of the freedom of thc
r slave. That cause would be advanced or retarded
| by the manner in which they used their liberties
lie had always believed that it was by improving
, his own country and race, by promoting educa
/ ton, by stimulating labor, and increasing the ex
=. ports Of the island, that they would DO best abl'
e to answer the great question, whether the African
b race was or was not worthy of being emancipated
e However far he might thereafter be from tn,
y friends who had presented him with that address
his spirit would ever be with them and their word
n would be continually present before his eyes. !
D he was grieved at being called upon to part frou
a them, he had the satisfaction of knowing that h
left behind him q gallant successor, General Du
=. puy, who would take as much interest in the wor
Y as he Baron de p. had done, and who felt tn
n same interest in the cause Of freedom. The az
s pointment Of that distinguished General to tn
n London Legation was a just reward to him fC
!. the long and eminent services he had rendered
IS his country. The President General Gefrard h
been raised by Providence for the salvation of b
IF country and by his appointment Of General D,
puy to the Court of England he had shown tn,
IF he knew how to place the right man in the propt
place.
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