02 Jun 1860
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Newspaper
The Anti Slavery Bugle
Location
Salem, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1860
Page
1
The text reports a charged gathering tied to the American Anti Slavery Society. Speakers denounce Republican policy and Seward era rhetoric, praising John Brown and condemning compromise. Pulpit and press are urged to resist sectional sentiment while defending the Constitution amid the ongoing national conflict over slavery.
At an Au A Society anniversary Rev Burial Green delivered a bold critique of Wa Seward. The speaker questions Seward’s judgment on John Brown’s death, framing Brown as virtuous and the executioners as outlaws, and lauds the Golden Rule as guiding this view amid Civil War era tensions. The address stresses Brown’s martyr status and condemns those who condemned him.
The text offers a jagged autobiography fragment detailing mental illness in the 1860s, including dyspnea, vertigo, and hallucinations. It ties personal collapse to poverty, family strain, and political intrigue, mentioning John Brown and a Virginia journey as pivotal, with references to the New York Vigilant Association and shabby public perceptions.
A piece arguing that the present democratic party seeks to place black and white workers on equality, accusing them of attempting to legalize and justify slavery in territories. It contends that laborers from Ohio are drawn to territories where white labor is degraded to slave-like status. The author claims modern democracy aims to degrade the white man under the guise of elevating the negro.
The speaker cautions reformers against expecting rapid or decisive changes from Buffalo and the M E Church on slavery. He argues that true change comes from inner moral possession and personal responsibility, not outward rank or ceremony, urging reflection on enduring spiritual duties over public display.
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