Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-03-02

power. We have bad all departments Of ofic,
crowded With this class of functionaries, and the,
have in too many instances been about as usefu
Gs secretary Floyd and his co-traitors-mere leech
es upon the government, sucking it's life bloot
while sworn to support the constitution by tbe
every act. We shalt get rid of this mass o
thieves and plunderers Who go to Washington ai
the devil went to Paradi'e, for the sake Of seduc
ton and rebellion. While Congress aud the ie
par lments were filled with such men, il was use
less to hope for the enactment Of laws favoripg
the rights Of man. Wo could only expect Fugi-
tive Slave Laws Lecompton Swindles, Dred Scott
Decisions deeertion of Forts and general psraly-
sis Of all governmental power in the face Of ram
pant treason. This state of thing, will leave us,
together with the out going members OF the con-
iederacy, and there will be speedy return to such
legislation as compors with the rights of man,
and such an administration as is worthy of ns-
ton protesting to be civilized. Being under no
for its accommodation.
s. The mex, gain will be the accelerated death
Of Slavery. Ever since the organiEi tion Of the
governments. slavery, as ccntrasied with freedom,
has exhibited marked inferiority. The slave
States are declining. and separated from the
vitality Of the free States. they will lose what
little civilization they yet retain. In this condi-
tion they will stand TO the free States in much the
same relation ss the Indian territories, on which
superior race is always crowdibg. Slavery will
die, and the slave-holGer will lie with it-,be ex.
tincton Of this great crime will not be rs we had
hoped, by the repeal Of lsw, but by conquest-nor
will it be now, but af:er the process of decay has
gOuo on until the power Of resistance has ceased
0. The sixth good which we name in ;Lis con-
nection. . the revival of genuine Christianity
It may not have occurred to all who abhos slavery,
that this great sin, wherever il preyanr, actually
anuihilates pure religion. 1t is fact not 20 be
disputed that whole gospel cannot be preached
or practised in the South, except upon the condi-
ton Of mar;yrdom. No minister is allowed there
TO denounce the crime Of chattelizing men, women,
and children; aud men who arc known to commit
this crime, are received into all the Churches as
fair opponents Of the prevalent Chrstianity.-
Hero ut the North. We may not receive slave-hoi-
ders into the Church. but We are obliged to speak
against the sin in subdued tones and nothing like
a proper sentiment of adherence is cherished to-
wards it. decent, adequate eff r,s for it's
movements are superficial, and unworthy of the
cause. The Church, in short, is dragged down to
the leve! Of slavery, and instead Of procaming,
With Christ, "libcrty to the captive" she acts us
high priest to the STAKEHOLDER, aud garbling the
word OF God as Satan did at the emptatiop, ahe
seals the doom of the bondnan, By Offering mole
,y instead OF the whole gospel--ever saying this,
and only this, Servants, obey your masters"
Such is what passes for the Church iu the elave
States, and the Church n the free States is but
Tareiy dissimi!ar. Slavery has destroyed Christi
anisy. Secession will give US back religion. We
are, therefore, quite resigned to secession.
7. Finally, the exodus of the South enables the
free States take their true posi,ion-that of ut
ter antagonism TO slavery, every where and 10 all
things. Heretofore. our most progressive polii-
clans have only dared to do little they have
sought to prevent the spread of slavery into the
territories and to keep it from gaining foothold
in the free States, by means Of Congressional en-
actments and decisions of the Federal Judiciary
but they have never sought to put down slavery
in The elave States. Nor does it seem likely that
we shall ever attempt this work, while in alliance
with those States. But when once separated from
them, there will be nothing in the way. Then
every northern man will be an auti-slavery man,
and every foot of northern soil will be safe asy
lum for the fugitive Then the battle will be ever
for liberty, and principle will not have to be sacri
feed for Union. The North cannot do its work
unless freed from "the body Of death" to which ii
is now tied. Secession will be grand auti-sa-
very baptism, administered Simultaneously to
whole nation. Next to the Millennium, God has
no greater blessing in store FOR US than q speedy
delverance from the all pollutng society of slave
holders We would not drive them away, but if
they will not 90 Of their own accord We shall not
deny ourselves the pleasure of kindly insimatng
that they cannot 60 too soon.
IThe following is the recent act by which Dem
ocrats and Republicans thought it necessary to
guard themselves against the tenn mptation Of matr-
monial intermixture with negroes.
| AN ACT,
To prevent the amalglmaton Of the White and
COlored Races. r....
| Section l. Be it enacted BY the General As
sembly of the State Of Ohio, That hearafter it
shall be unlawful for any person with pure white
blood, to nyermarry with, or have Illicit, carnal
Intercourse with, any negro. or person having a
distinct and visible admlxture Of African blood
or for any negro, or person having distinct and
visible admixtare of African blood, to intermarry
with, or have Illicit, carnal intercourse with any
persons Of pure white blood, and any person off
ending against either Of the provisions Of this sec
tiop, shall be eeemeG guilty of d misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. or be i'm
prisoned in the Jail Of the county. for any period
not exceeding three months, or both, at the dis
erection of the court.
Section. 2. That any person who shall know
ingly solemnize q marriage, forbidden by this act,
or any Probate Judge, who shall knowingly issue
license for the soemnisation Of any marriage
forbidden by this acs, shall be deemed guilty Of
q naisdem eanor, and on conviction thereof, shall