Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-02-02

m0uNo WhiOu 4 hufV hlhoyo hNuntus Euthuoit 1
believe them to be the sentiment 80 far as I know,
Of the members Of the great Republican party Of
these States"
/ have no language capable ofexpressing my ut
ter adherence Of such diabolism as the above OK.
tract exhibits, But l will here ask the reader if
it is wonderful that the Chicago Convention, after
such a speech from such a leading Republican,
should fail to re-assert "That the highwayman's
plea that might makes right" embodied in the
Ostend Circular, was in every respect unworthy
of American diplomacy, and would bring shame
and dishonor upon any government Of people that
gave it their sanction 2" AT the close Of this ebul-
by reclamation for the Presidency Of these
professedly Christian States, by the assembled Re-
publicans Of New York. Can the liberties Of the
people be safely intrusted to a party that would
applaud, instead of Indignantly frowning dow
such impious and God-daring sentimentsi
The question here arises did Mr.. Clay, in this
speech, calumniate "these thirty millions Of peo-
ple," four (adult) millions Of whom are said to
belong to our various Churches
To use Mr.. Clay's language, II imagine that,
outside Of q JetO fanatics, there were no men
among these thirty millions Of people," of whom
he did not tell the trub-the f~earfully exact truth.
l an led to this melancholy conclusion from facts
of daily occurrence in the professedly Christian
World.
And who, let mo ask, that reveres humanity,
would not rather that his name should go down to
posterity, as a co-worker with these ~despised ia
natics," than to occupy the position Of G. NJ. Clay,
and his co-workers in iniquity; who glory in their
shameless and wicked nvowal that "MIGHT makes
R1GHT."
Some two or three years since the Westminster
Reuiep announced to the public that: "a distin'
pushed foreigner, in his own Consciousness untrue
Christian, whose name We could not properly here
bring forward-on a recent day said, in q select
circle: 81 begin to doubt whether Christianity has
q future in the world" "Why so ?" asked one
present, in surprise at such an inquiry frcm such
q quarter. because" he replied, "neither in
India, nor in America, nor any where at all in
Europe, does any of the governments called Chris
tians--I do not say do what 10 RIGHT, but-even
effect and pretend to take the RIGHT, as under
stood and discerned by itself, as the law of action.
Whatever it was once, Christianity is now in oil
the great concerns of nations q Nero eccteSiaStic'
ism, powerful for mischief, but helpless and use
less for good. Therefore, l begin to doubt wheth.
err it has a future for il it cannot become any
thing better than what it is, it has DO right to g
future in Gods world"
now ask the reader to refer to Mr.. Clay'f
speech and then deterF7inej in accordance with
tho facts daily transporting in India. America ant
, Europe, if he has not truly and faithfully delinea
. ted the practical workings Of the "Old AheiStic'
theory that "MIGHT" makes "RIGnT :" THAT th,
king can do no wrong"-tkst the majority "car
do no wrong7"
ALEXANDER" says the the historianj Tin
o drunken debauch slew Clitus. One of his bas
d sycophants exclaimed it is all right, there is n
9 law above the King!"
,. The case Of Alexander exhibits in bold relic
a the prevalence Of Atheism, durihg the dominanc.
of Pagan mythology. The despotic wickedness Q
d the Federal Government, cheered on by both tn
Orthodox and He.rodox Churches, in crushin
out human rights under the garb of Christianity
y in these Republican States, aud at the noon of til
t. nineteenth century, lie, if not Atheism, at leas
practical "INFIDELITY )" and most assuredly it
le not more pleasing to God :han the theoretical Il,
10 FIDELITY" which the New York Observer charge
70 upon the "leading Abolitionists of this country.
8. During the past year 1 have attended several "R
form Conventions" and saving the 'JeU fanatics,
r who spoke out for human rights, the record
e. their proceedings are as barren of results for hi
mainly, as those of the various Churches who
opinions and creeds they repudiated. In fact,
me they seemed to be nothing more, nothir
less than an opposing set of opinions to tho
maintained BY the Churches, and just as barre
of practical benefits to the Race.
Last Sunday week l attentively listened to
ed sermon, by a preacher in the Christian Churc
- (some times termed New Lightly who bent Il
as whole energy Of his mind to prove that the mo
ee acceptable worship of God consisted in the pc
ng Torrance Of our dutie, to man. l noticed, wi
ID, come surprise, that "wickedness in high place
,ut entirely escaped his condemnation. The We
NJ. next night, at a Lyceum, this preacher defend
,p- the position taken by Mr.. Clay at the Cooper l
ia %stitute, and declared that he would take the We
Iii same course in case Of an instruction of t
eO slaves.
ne. In a conversation with the Republican memb
ow elect. from this Representative District to o
&C. State Legislature, on the subject Of South CARROLL
IN Secession, he emphatically declared that he woul
ny il he had the power, settle this vexed "Nigge
question BY translating every one of them in
lie, heaven before shutdown.
ty, These expressions of hatred to the African
SEES h;bit an amount of prejudice that may end, a
7iLl that sooner than we expect, in their utter extern
&C. nation on this Continent, and prove that G.
WIS Clay stands fully acquitted OF eliminating "th'
ion thirty millions Of people" in his speech at
Cooper Institute.
as In my next number, the Editorial article in
Of princeton ReUieW," of January, 1861. EMIT
. i, 1.-THE State of the Country will be briefly exa
acy ined, and some, at least, of it's numerous err
ing pointed out. B. G. WRIdHr
no Rural, III. Jan. Goth, 1861.
om-
ose THE UNION AS TT IS-TUE WORK M,
by AND TO BE DONE.