Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-09-22
PROFESSION VS.. PRACTICE.

MocADoRE, September 10, 1860.
This is an age Of Ahti'Slavery profession. There
is any amount of protested sympathy for the slave.
Political parties and Churches tell US they are as
anti-slavery as anybody, and even claim to be
more anti-slavery than the Garrisonians, because
they vote. But it is very easy for abolitionists to
test these anti-slaVery professions. The asking for
a church to hold a meeting IN will sometimes test
not only the church. but the whole community.
We have had a specimen Of this 10 our village
within The past few days. We made an applica-
ton to the Discitl les for the use of their church
for Mrs. Grifing 20 hold an Anti-SIaverY
meeting in. The individual having charge of
he key gave US strong encouragement that
we should have it, but said he would talk
with the members about it, The overseer who is
II Democrat, said that he should oppose the house
being opened for infdels aud free lovers. In this
he was Joined by a majority who declared against
our having the house, so we we're under the neces-
sity of seeking a place elsewhere. This church
makes loud professions Of Arti-Slavery, and have
passed Anti Slavery resolutions, yet when a pure
minded woman, one whose whole life has been &c.
voted to humanity, whose presence before the vile
hypocrites who would put them to blush and whose
$1,000 - ~ t'SN - OShRi - WV ililOu ~ uSl
sisters who are robbed Of every virtue, and are sold
on the auction stand for prostitution. Yet when
we ask Of The pious Democrats and Republican.
the use of their house, they tell us they will nc
grant it to lnfdels and Free lovers. W did no
ask for the Church to hold an InGdel meeting or
! Freelovers meeting in, but we asked The use Of
fer an Anti Slavery meeting. Why then are the,
opposed to it; they certainly must have some gooC
reasons. These Democrats and Republicans sur
| port a party aud government which according t
: their own Interpretation, consigns two millions o
p, females to prostitution, which favor the ~carryinI
d oil and enforcing the fugitive slave law. The
d sustain men who declare that the south are emit
tied to a fugitive slave law as efficient as the pre-,
= ent one. Therefore if one If these females shout
escape from the ravisher, and should seek a plac
e in the northern states whore her virtue can be prC
e tected, these pious Democrats and Republican
vote for men and with parties who are in favor
e a law to send her back. Not only this, but the
i vote for men who declare they will administer Ii
o government, so as to throw its protecting infr
ence, not around this weak and defenceless femal
G but around the raw sher, enabling him to secui
his victim. Now when such a woman as Mr.
% Grifing proposes to come into their presence
plead in behalf of those they have robbed, VIII
wonder that they close their churches against he
what wonder, that with lock and key they sh,
her out, and then flee from her presence as a 81
'e ner ought to fee from the wrath to come
! These Anti-SlaVcry Disciples are great admire
" of Mr.. Garfield, the State Senator from this Di
triot. He sometimes breaches to them and it ca
not be expected that the members will GET ahead
= their preacher. When Mr.. Garfield is on the r
serve, there is nothing too hard for him to SO
:" against a southern Democrat aud it is difficult
him to find language that is low enough to d
scribe a northern one. He declares that h
- northern Democrats will lick up the spittle of Il
slavehOlding Democrats Of the South. And W
:" just az soon as lie WAS elected to Office, he voted
, appropriation from the State Treasury to pay 4
expenses OF a drunken frolic with these Democrt
" 10 Shareholders of the south, and went down
~ Louisville and made a speech to them. A
what q beautiful speech it was mo hard Ia
! guage, no denunciations Of Democracy he talk