Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-10-30

Key instructions" and this clause authorizes
the suppression Of that, and therefore it would
not authorize the suppression of the slave in
Snrrectlon Admirable logicl! But the
DR.. maintains that this clause requires the
abolition OF slavery. because the best way 10
suppress Il slave inSurrcClion is TO cmploy the
militia to help the slaves. The shareholders
being in The wrong, he says, are The real in.
surrectionists. and the militia ourht to be en-
p,oyed to assist the slaves in quellinr them.
Well, there is ingenuity in this. But it
seems to US it would be a troublesome bust
ness to make the slaveholding militia of the
south assist the slaves in lighting against
themselves. Surely, the Dr.. has hit upon
the true grammatical and verbal intcrpreia-
ton =!
In like manner the expressions, "to pro-
vide for the common defence, to promote the
general welfare, and 10 secure the blessings
of liberty" &c, are all to be understood by
the specific provisions which follow. And
we find none declaring slavery Inconsistent
with any of these objects. Indeed, they
make it perfectly clear that the preamble
does not abolish slavery, and was not so in
tended.
When the Dr.. has gone through the pre-
amble and comes to examine the provisions
| of the Constitu ton. he next attempts to show
/ tu1t lb9 IUo-NldNtIN ptuNiSlOllS are really anu
slavery. He quotes Art. l, sec. ,, par. B.,
which reads thus:
Representatives and direct taxes shall be
apportioned among the several states which
may be included within this union, according
to their respective numbers, which shalt be
determined by adding to the whole number of
free persons, including those bound to serve
for a term of years, and excluding Indians
not taxed, throe-fllhs Of all other persons"
Here we have a portion of the inhabitants
recognized as in a condition Of freedom, and
among them is included those bound to SER
vice for a specified tine; and we have anoth-
er portion recognized as not in a state Of free
dom, nor yet bound to service for a given
time. but I" other persons - all other per.
sons" This clearly sanctions the holding OF
persons in a condition different from that OF
freedom, and also different from that of tenn
porary seryitude. Such a condition, in a
country where there are slaves, necessarily
includes slaves. Dr.. b. says that - perhaps
women are meant in the threp-ffihs enumerd.
ton This is not 50 clear. Surely the
grammatical construction does not require u.
to understand womnn here. We though
that women We're free persons He also sup
poses that it would apply as well to hire,
servants who are not bound for a term o
YeGrs,'-but of months or weeks,-and T.
soldiers, sailors and prisoners. We'll, DR..
suppose it does include all these and a thou
sand other conditions, if it were possible t
c%ontrive so many-what then! Does 1t fol
low that slaves are excluded All no, DR.
This language is framed 50 as necessarily tC
include slaves, if such a class of persons OK.
3, list in the country. SAL other persons will
I admit of no limitations. The condition 0
| slavery for one portion Of the community i
here as clearly sanctioned as the condition
. of freedom for the other.
= But we are told that this provision doe
: not sanction or support slavery. because
. depriyes the slave states Of a part Of thei
, representation in Congress, to which the
would otherwise be entitled. Wei, suppos
| it does abridre southern power in this way
: what then! Is not that granting a license
= slaveholdinr! And do not they who licens
crime, sanction and support it! What wouI
be thought of a constitution OF goyernmel
Wnlcn grained power 70 lcon9o o'II"'" =
Woulu 'le ~ quote that NtlS "I'Iclu d9 "
evidence that Suctl cohS'l'u5'oi %c'uIl'y doo
5 lshea Such estao!'Sh!hent9 ! lue lu"sCHs
OF lne CohSllu'Ioh Is VlItua.iy 'nlS ..i'
can hoid as many persons III 'he cohoiloh
G saves as you Pieaase' oy sTp'll''"9 10 u
\ 49, - ,hh' "",bo. rtnn hoidn No sInciri,
" oo,,l5 H., nI"sr"r ~ die INT, this j. nv
: oo"'u y 81 c,r" ~. n La ' ac ,,o r.intoi ~
. ,H = =" y. Ena~t annranb
~ ~ S, ,iy ssnnnLinr whiie the ,o,vor IF II
~ l,yoboIji - s,a,as sncr is beer.Ly ,brij
ed. the power of The STAKEHOLDER is really i
at creased The slaves lose their political DO
to or ALTOGETHER. while the Shareholders ra
no three-fiths oft. Direct taxes, moreover,
at appor,ioned in the same ratio, which is ano
e. er clear gain 10 the slavet older. His poll
a cal power is increased in proportion 10 thr
~ ffhs of lis slaves, and his direct taxes
,e- creased in proportion to the other two-frt
,ct Slavery, then, is not merely sanctioned b,