Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-08-01
Anti-slavery Bugle---Dissolution.

can't Slavery Bugle," is the name Of a new pa.
per just commenced at New Lisbon. Ohio, the first
number of which has been received at this office. i,
bears the name of neither editor nr publisher, Tut
is printed by our old friend JOHN Frost, and is put
forth as the organ Of the "Ohio American Anti.Sia.
very Society" That Society, (as ia known to every
body except a portion of the wing editors, who will
wish to identify the BusIe with the Liberty party,) is
composed OF that class Of the AntisIavery people Of
Ohio who sympathize with Garrison are opposed 10
the Liberty party. and for the most part TO voting al
all under our government. They advocate a dlssolu
ton Of the Union, on the ground that the Constitution
is essentially pro slavery, and that a pledge or oath
to supper; it, necessarily involves the support of sa
very. The BugIe. IN i's specimen No. takes this
ground, and argues il with boIdness and ingenuity.
We aim al the same common end as that sought to
be attained by the projectors and patrons Of the Blu
gle; but we have no sympathy with the manner in
which they propose 10 attain that end. We are not
sire that we never shall have. We believe that The
Constitution was intended by n majority Of its frsm
ers, and does itself possess the elements Of Freedom;
and that fairly construed and administered, It will
give freedom 10 all who dwell under is wings. We
of course mean all, without "respectt 10 color or estate,
or place or circum .tances of birth, When we find
this belief unfeunded, and become convinced that the
Constitution does not possess the elements of univer
sal liberty, we shall 90 for dissolution. We are for
Liberty at all even,s-"Liberly and Union, now and
forever"-Liberty and Slavery, not a moment, upon
no condition. This IS the ground taken by MIR. Biz
ney, in his opening speech at the recent Consention
10 Cincinnati.
We are apprehensive that the Bugle will not find
an adequate support for the doctrine Of dissolution. al
least in this stage of the Antislavery reform. We
wish it well, not as sympalhlzing in tho trait OF which
we have been speaking, but for the sake of the Anti
slavery truth that must necessarily be disseminated by
a discussion OF the value and nature OF our Union.
The above notice of The Bugle, is from the Ohio
American, a Liberty Party paper; we like the greet
ing, and hope that ere long The Editor will see with W
eye 10 eye in relation to the Dsunion doctrine. FL
says, if the Constitution we're fairly construed and I'D
minislered, ii won Id give liberty to all. What womb
he Gala fair construction, if not one in accordance
with the designs of its trainers, and the spirit of tht
instrument? IL he has read The Madison papers h,
knows that the Judiciary have interpreted it in nccor
dance with the understanding and intention of ,hos
who made il. Any other construction would crimi
nate the lawful interpreters, because the constitution
is a contract, and the meaning OF a contract is Away
TO be determined by The intention Of The contractin
parties. The Editor will also SEQ that il "does NJ
possess The elements Of universal liberty" bocaus