Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-07-31

In wtiich 1t was placed, we cannot but mourn
that so much heroism has beer wasted 10 a
bad cause. No honors are to be won IN a
war undertaken by the Strong, 10 despoil the
Weak. What glory has Russia achieved by
the ahnihilation of Poland How much has
France added tc her fame by her desolating
march in Africa
But, on every side rises the cry, "our
county, right or wrong!" This war may
be all wrought may have BEEN wickealy
precipitated by the Chief Executiye-ils OBJ
ject may be one abhorrent to the best feelings
of the human heaft-but we are already IN
yolved IN it--our country, then, Fright or
wrong" Now, TO our mind, this plea seems
nothing raore or less than naked villiany.
nave no right to stop you on the highway and
demand your purse-I am a robber in SO do
ing-but, you have raised your hand to resist.
and now | shall be justified in ctnsummafiug
my robbery by taking your life ! This is the
maxim translated into plain English.
For one, we utterly abjure all such darnna-
BILE ethics. We love our county for the good
that is init-with It's evil we have noright TO
| sympathize. The man who adopts as his
maxim. !" Our country, right or wrong" is a
practical atheist, inasmnci as he denies the
supreme authority Of God. What is the POI
sition of our country, when she is in the
y 'ChA - RNC 10 q NtAtdlOh vi cOtiAO law ~ ttiN
Sunreme Ruler Of the Universe. IL | then
support her in such a position, what am L!
A rebel against my maker. Will any Chris
tan man voluntarily place himself in such a
position Never. His allegiance to God,
and a true regard for his country, alike re-
quire him TO Withstand it, when it does
wrong. The friendship that winks at tho evil
course of a friend or ~sustains him in ii, is a
sham the patriotism which is forever mouth
ing the popular maxim, " Our country, right
or ,crong,'' is a Lie. For, honesty is always
the best policy--wrong-doing will always in
the lorg run bring snffering-he, therefore,
can be no patriot, no true lover Of his country
who will countenance it for a moment in its
wrong-doing.
1t is humiliating to observe the conduct of
a large maiofiiy OF the People, and their or
gans. The annexation Of Texas, taking into
view the whole movement from the time when
adventurers from the United States rose in
rebellion against the Government down to the
period of its connection with their county,
wac regarded BY perhaps a majority Of the ma
tion, as an act of violence against Mexico-of
bad faith-dishonorable in every rsspect 70
our peopie-and having for its primary oh
ject the extsnsiohsofth the slave eirrire ersthts
continent. So said the Wing party at the
North-so preached its numerous Presses
War at last results, provoked as we shall
show, by the policy of Mr.. Polk. And now
what do we see! The last act of the drama,
the worst Of all, energetically sustained, if
not applauded by those who denounced all
the previous ones. The Wing party in Con-
gress deliberately affirming by their votes
what they pronounce falsehood, and voting
supplies which every man in his senses
knows will never be needed, except for pur.
poses CT conquest; while the Wing presses,
aifrishted by the ghost OF the Hartford Con-
%vention, ard Shrinking before the clanlo, Of
populnr patriotism, breathe nothing but war
and glory @, Ibis Is shameful 7
But, what would you do? Refuse TO de-
fend the country! Never! Millions for de-
Tense, but not a cent for aggression We are
the aggressors in this contest with Mexico,
and the sooner we back out from our aggres-
sion the better. This we shall endeavor to
prove in another paper. Meantime, God for
bid that, as the conductor of a press, we
should ever advocate, excuse OF countenance
a war, in which we could not personally en-
gage with a good conscience! There are ed
itors who in their hearts abhor the Mexican
war, and could scarcely be forced to march
upon Mexico themselves, but are loud in their
eXhcTt2iions TO others TO enlist in defen Sc of
their coun.ry. Why are they no. honast?-
why nave they not tiU C9urd5S 10 Use dupVe
the pitlful denunciations Of treason, and pro-
claim their true sentimentsl The war, just
now, seems to be popular, but the time will
come when the demagogues who hare tr0ught
it on, will be estimated al their true value
We shall take it for granted that there is
enough intelligence in the people, to recog-
nize tls radical difference between a war fol
freedom, and a war for slavery, a war Of de-
tense, and a war of aggression, and meantime
proclaim as our motto, Millions for Defense,
but mol a Cent for aggression.
THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT"
Mr.. CLAW, the editor of the True Ameri'