Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-06-05
.. I. PAINTER, PRaNTSB.

Or Compare the following article from
the pen Of Elihu Burritt with the sentiments
contained in his letter addressed to the Gin
cinnati Liberty party convention of June last.
In that, he speaks Of the American Union as
the ISAAC Of the race, in which all nations
should be blessed, and declares that the La-
sis upon which it was placed by the fathers
Of the republic is broad and deep enough to
unite the world.
We are glad that he is beginning to see
the Constitution in its true character. He
even intimates now that the Devil himself
had a hand in its formation, and declares
thatthe northern compromises, without whose
aid it could not have been adopted, were &C
tuated by "mole-footed and mole-eyed sell
fshness." This is certainly an evidence of
true progress.
From the Christian Citizen.
1.-THE OTHER GREAT INTERESTS"
AND SLAVERY.
The relation Of the Northern States 10 Sla-
very "was conceived in sin, and shapen in
iniquity." 1t is the offspring of that prin-
Slplc VI CIV 'OihiitJS OtFCT GFCU tHicT-
e,is." Hardly had the sun dried the soil of
America from the red dews of human blood,
shed 10 the Revolutionary war, by those who
fought for freedom, than this cardinal doc
trine of Northern politics was elevated to be
the highest and hottest attribute of their po-
litical morality. "Other great interests -"
were to be secured first in the provisions of
the national Constitution, though men were
sacrificed, and the principles commended for
in the Revolutionary struggle trampled in the
dust forever. In apportioning out 1.-the in
herent rights Of man, or rather of democra-
cy, I" the other great interests were looked
nfter, with a vengeance. If Satan had, by
joint ballet, been permitted to give, from the
Speakers chair, the casting vote in favor of
everlasting slavery, he could not haze dealt a
heavier blow to the cause of freedom, than
was inflicted by the mole-eyed and mole foot
cd selfshness Of the North, in compromising
TO the Three Fy1hs representation basis
And one might suppose, without s%upersti-
ton, that the great Father of Lies carried the
chef d. auUre of malignant cunning by proxy
in the consummation of that measure. We
are sure that the aggregate genius of the
Northern and Southern delegates that con-
vened 10 form the Constitution, could not
have produced such a political invention for
q oOlIPVi fIsuoh'G SJoNShh ~ oioNOiys wan
out the concurrence Of extra-human %influen-
ces. There have been slaves fron; time i'm
memorial, they say who have worn the fet-
tiers Of bondage in every age, and country,
and clime-whIte slaves, chiefly, taken cap
tive in war, and held to perpetual bondage
by custom. But up TO the time Of tho great
American secession, slavery has been DEEM
ed all Involuntary condition, and ancierthea-
then were wont to keep a sharp eye on their
slaves, lest they should runaway some night.
But here in this genteel Egypt, slavery ex-
lists by a tenure that Pharaoh mover dreamed
of when he let his bondmen 90. BY the inge-
NOUS wickedness Of the Constitution, nearly
three millions of our fellow beings are moi
only "compelled to volunteer" but 10 rO!e &c
be slaves by themselves, together with theil
children 10 the latest generation. They are
not only subject to the ordinary suffering o.
ancient slavery, but a Knocked suffrage is
forced upon them, which, at every election
compels fire slaves to cast three votes agalnsi
their own emancipation. Most subtitle anC
astute Of all human deviltries The bought
bound, chattelized Americans g~roaning il
bondage, in this land of the free, have TWEEN
rY ONE Representatives in the National Con
gress, sent there to denounce and vote down
even the mildest petition for the abolition o
restraint or mitigation of slavery in any par
OF the Union. Is not this true? Who say
no! By this blasphemous outrage on human
~volition, are not three millions of our chattel
Ized brethren and sisters virtually brough
Into the halls of the American Congress
brought and posted there in chain-gangs, an
compelled, through their master-represent
tivss, to rattle their chains against any pray
or for an alienation Of their condition J.
Who says no TO that'