Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-04-27
From the Prineipia.
HOW AN HONORABLE AND PERMANENT
PEACE, RECONSTRUCTION AND UNITY
MIGHT BE SPEEDILY, EASILY, AND
CuEAPLY RESTORED.
FROM the P%rlneiria.

Thus saith The Lord Of hosts, tho God Of Israel,
Amend your ways and your dOings, and | will
cause you to dwell in this place. n y n For If
ye thoroughly amend your ways aud your doings,
j ye Thoroughly erecute judgment bet,ceen a man
and his n%eighbor !; if ye Cypress not the stranger,
the fatherless, and the widow, aud shed not inno-
cent blood in this place, neither walk after other
gods to your hurt thea will l cause you to dwell
in this place, in !e land that l gave to your faith
ere, for ever and ever."-Jer. VII, 1T.
Glide the outcasts, betray not him that wander
eth. Let my %outcasts dwell with thee. Be- thou
u covert to them from the face Of the spoiler."-
lisa. XVI, "a.
Thou shalt not deliver unto bis master, the
servant that hath escaped from his master unto
thee. lie shall dw ell with you, even among you,
in that place which he shall choose, in one Of thy
gates, where il liketh him best thou shalt not op.
press him."-Deut. XIII, SIG.
"Loose the bands Of wickedness, y y = y
undo the heavy burdens y n y \ let The OPP
pressed 20 free n y y n break every yoke.
\ n y n Then shall thy light break forth in
the morning, and thy health shall spring forth
speedily and thy righteousness shall 60 before
thee, and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rear
ward. y y y y And there shall be Of thee
that shall build up the old waste places, thou shalt
raise up the foundations of many generations, and
thou shalt be called the repairer of the breach, the
%restorer of paths to dwell in."-Isa. LvII, 6,l2.
proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto
all the inhabitants thereof."-Lov XIV. 10.
"Cease to do evil. Learn to do we'll. Seek
judgment; relere tic oppressed, judge the father
less, plead for tho widow. 4 y y = Come
now, AMI let us reason together, saith the Lord:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white
as snow though they be red, like crimson, they
shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient,
ye shall eat the good of the land, Tut il!
ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devOured with
it."-Isa. 1. 1920.
President Lincoln Believost thou the Pfoph-
cts 2 / know that thou bolievest, and hast asked
the prayers of Gods people for HIS guidance and
protection. Be entreated then, to read carefully,
the first chapter Of Isaiah, from whence ,his last
Of the above extracts is taken, especially the llth
to the 20lh verses, inclusive also the ssh chap.
ter of the same book, and notice how strongly it
afirms that prayers W,taout h6erating tic oppressed
are an abomination in Gods sight. Do not plead
you have Lct the Constitutional power. Study
Our National Charters" and you will find, as
are now ~fnding] that you have. Re-
member too, how John Quincy Adams, CD the
floor of Congress, asserted, without contradiction,
the eoar power of tho Federal Government to abol-
ish slavery. And Gen. jackson, to repcl invasion,
slaves into the service, without compen-
to tho owners, and without asking their
AS Commander-in-C Chief Of the Army and
Navy; it is yours, in such an emergency 40 the
present, to proclaim martial law, and save The ma
tim Elevated to your post, By The voice. the
people, and by the Providence Of God. isissour's
to protect them By obeying Him,remembctins .hat
Constitution Of Civil Government is PARA.
mount to all others, and supreme over all.
Ia this way, you may easily, cheap'y, and
speedily restore peace, unity and prosperity to our
distracted country.