Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-04-13

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But leaving tho question Of tho political union
Of the country; which, however, is found to stand
In about the same pred;cameut with that Of the
Church; there is no doubt wo might retain the
Border Conferences 10 our connection, by allowing
them to lord it over us. as ;hcy do over their
slaves. Blu, are we prepared to DO Disappeared
to lay the neck Of our liberties upon the block Of
n slave-helding despotism, and give up the cause
Of negro emancipation, and our own manhood, to
crafty the Unsuitable greed of a gang of man
siealersi Are we, I say, prepared for all this ?
am sorry to be compelled TO say, I suppose we
nrei We have always conceded to tho slaveho,d-
ing portion of the Church, whatever they we're
pleased to demand, and | SEQ nothing to author
iEs the doubt that We shall continue to do the same
hereafter. Certain it is that they have no. grown
the less oxacting, nor we tue less %cringing, in the
progress Of events. At first, their demands were
comparatively moderate. But they have toned
them up to q higher koy, from time to time, as our
self-respect, and manhood have continued to give
way, until thero has come to be a sort Of ~rivalship
among uF, who shall be the most loyal to them
abe mos. otsequious, and ready to do their bidding
Oocs We could prohibit "mercenary sla sehold-
ing" as il was called, and slavebolding among
the ministry, by churGh-law; but now, we. are
called to an account for barely expressing the
opinion, that slavery is wrong, and advising IFS
extirFatiOn. "The Chapter" which scarcely
breathes a living breath against slavery, and was
never so much as intended by the great majority
Of it's trainers, to do it away. must be repealed, OF
the insulted Border must secedo from us. And TO
pacify their chivalrous wrath, or cool their south
ern blood, and persuade them to remain in cOnnec.
tion with US still, | suppose we shall yield to their
demands-call an extra session of the General
Conference, at tue expense Of ten or twelve thou
sand d~oiiars-get down upon our knees and ask
their forgiveness for the terrible offerce Of sug-
costing that slavery was wrong, and advising
them to put it away-apd assure them as "the
Old Dominion" was lately assured by q dough-
faced democrat of our great commercial me,repo-
lie, that "they have only to make known their
terms of remaining with US, and they shall be
complied with" 8vt. -f -,aa
It Is in vain, we poor anti-slavery fanatics ex-
claim, "wbat fellow ship hath righteousness with
unrighteousnessH and what communion hath light
with darknessl and what concord hath Christ with
Behalf and what agreement hath the temple of
God, with idols?" the cause Of freedom with op-
preston? the Church Of Christ with slavery and
SO on; wo must still bow down to the union of the
O0uIcnt III I'VE uieEeHdTu VI all tne6e bucreC
teachings. The saving Of the man-stealing Bot-
der, has become automatic with us-a great first
principle of our religion-the very starting point
of all bur reasoning of all our conclusions, Of all
our plans and movement, as q Christian Church;
nor is II possible to bring about any action Of the
ruling authorities Of the Church which will come
into couaics with ,this aalsbserbing spfoepecs 81
saving the Border. Whatever ths Border die,ases,
Fr l..
and discipline, Is Tor thwftb Tdecinted 10 be elaw
and ORDER" And whatever ~interferes with their
dictation In these matters, must be crushed, or
counteracted By all means. "A torture must be
put upon the Holy Scriptures even, the laws and
ordinances Of the Discipline honifed, and con
science itself denounced as the obulition Of fanati-
cism, and put under tho ban, to subserve the dam
natIe crusade Of "the powers that be- against
God and humanity. -.- 1.As --.@ -i"Sa.' 'ia
e The idea that there was anything progressive,
with respect to the anti-slavety cause, In "Tho
New Chapter" is ell a delusion.o The General
Conference never intended it To- be nm advanced
position on the subject of slavery; nor can the
grammatical construction Of the Language Of the
chapter or the history of it's origin. and adoption,
be made to favor such an idea. We have regard
ed il from the first, as a virtual labrogation of ali
law, and of all authority prohibitiye of Church
slavery; and the publishedeopinion of the bench Of
Bishops on the subject. which has gone out with
all the authority Of an official decision, confirms
the opinion we have entertained. There can. be
but little doubt that some of the northern dele
eAtee, elected upon the anti-siavery issue, were
traitors, and meant to betray thecause they were
pledged to support; while others, who were hon
est enough in their intentionu, were paralyzed, or
deceived by the almost euperbuman art:fce that
was ~practieed upon them. And hence the failure
of the Conference to pass a prohibitory rule. sai
s That a portion Of the delegates, 10 attendance
at Buffalo, were of7the true anti-slavory stamp, we
are happy to believe. We coold wish, however,
that they had brought the subject before the Con-
ference by resolution, when they saw the cheat
about to be praciiced upon them by the report of
the Committee on slavery. Still, this meg have
been impractieable. Probably il was: as one Of
them, it SCENE, after gaining the floor for the pgr-
pose Of offering such resolution, and being formal.
-Jy Recognized by the Chair, wasimmediately ruled
7out; the Chair deciding on second thought that
another, a Border delegate, had priority. though
last addressed by him, for the very philosophical
,raason that sound, according to tbs laws of pro-
slaxery acoustics, travels faster. and consequently
reaches the ear Of the Chair sooner, from the lips
sef a soutbern, tbaniof a northern delegate. wv m
a1oIf, however. the Border Conferences 20 off Il
win not be because Of the adoption Of 'the Ne~
Ohapter, any more than the Southern States 60
of because Of the election Of Abe Lincoln Presi-
dent Of the Nation; but BECAUSE an union with the
free and sirtuous North becomes as veritabls a
hell 10 them as heaven, TO the fallen angels. The
election Of q Republican President, and the adbp-
Won Of a wishy- washy9 chapter on slavery, are
mere pfetexts on the part Of a trace Of dec picabIe
EIlibusters, whose hatred of "all that7is honest
audnof good report," and a consciousness Of their
own Hendish Abandonment 80 the work Of The de-