Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-11-20

be glad to hear a few months hence, that the
Legislators of Ohio had unanimously rspeal-
ed the black htos of the State. Such act
would either be right or wrong. If wrong,
he should make it a subject for mourning in
stead Of a matter for rejoicing-if right,
would it be wrong to ask them to do it'll
Suppose further, that a growing knowledge
Of the principles Of true democracy should
lead then TO see that the State Constitution
needed amendment, and their consciences
should force them to recommend that it be SO
amended as to recognize the colored mans
right TO the elective franchise; would not
this he a step, and Il great step for them to
take in the path of right Did conscience do
right in urging them to thisl Was God at
fault in thus acting upon their souls! Ifthen
it was right for an enlightened conscience to
demand it, if it was not wrong for the voice
of God to require it, we would suggest to
our correspondent that it would be no great
violation of right on his part 10 ask it Of
them, for in so doing he would not task them
to remain in a state of wickedness,' but to
be not tohchy corrupt, though occupying a
wicked position.
Let us now make a few applications of the
non-petitioning or non-asking principle, and
see how it would operate. Government
takes a part of our correspondents property,
promising in consideration thereof to keep in
good repair the road that passes before his
door; will he refuse to ask the supervisor
to fill up the mud hole and mend the broken
bridge that so seriously inconvenience him!
Government issues a Treasury note of which
our correspondent becomes possessed, and
which is only valuable because it contains a
promise to redeem it in gold or silver; will
hS refuse TO ash the Treasurer for the speciel
Government condemns a man to imprison-
ment for a crime of which he is guillless;
our correspondent can establish his innocence
and procure his release will he refuse to ask
government to give him a hearing! Though
innocent himself he is arraigned tor a capital
crime; will he refuse to asf the court to hear
the testimony of the witness he has called
will he refuse to ash the jury to render a YER
diet of a~cquilal! If incarcerated in prison,
and the keeper neglected to bring him his
food would he refuse to ask for it! If con-
demned TO execution and the jailor was ia
vorablo to his escape, would he refuse 10 ask
him to forget to lock the door of his cell!
We might multiply cases 10 an Indefinite
extent, bu, those cited are sufficient to show
that men continually ask or petition the gov
eminent to do what is right, without In any
: way endorsing Its authority by SO doing and
it would take even a more microscopic pow
er Of vision than our correspondent possesses
, to discover any immortality in the action in
the cases mentioned. The mere fact that
, these things are done, it is true does not prove
them 10 be right; but having shown that itis
;, not wrong to ask government, or any otheI
: body of men to to do right, it i. well to H.
~lustrate the absurdity of a practical applica
ton of an opposite principle.
If The Chicago Journal says that on the 26tl
ult., two negroes claimed as slaves, willis
undergoing an examination before Justice
% Kerchival, were forcibly taken from the Cour
d by a mob, and hurried out of its jurisdiction
y The Journal, while reprobating the blacl
10 laws of Illinois, properly condemns in stron!
terms, this outrage Of all law.-BufaiO ri
lot.
Such an announcement should cause IL
II surprise-the only wonder is, there are so FEY
of them. The doctrine of the American pee
pie as promulgated not only from the STUMP
u but from the pulpit, directly leads to such az
! ton. Are we not constantly told that libert
is mans birth-right, and that he who woul
- not strike for freedom, deserves 10 be ~enslave'
IL True, the orators are not DESTROYS that the c.
d lored man should make an application of til
Is doctrine TO himself, yet how can he avoid d
IT. ing it! Its true meaning is as clear as thong
the appeal had been directly made.
'Hereditary bondmen! know we not
ty Who would be free, Themselves must stril
ks the blowP
N. Public opinion does not protect the fug
rst tive slave in the Northern States, and the la
it requires his surrender. Is it then a matt
of surprise that the fugitive, and the frien
to of the fugitive should attempt to defend b
he rights by physical force? Nay, verify! al
ill unless non-resistance principles grow as ra
idly as anri-slavery, occurrences such as t
rse above, may be greatly multiplied.
lob We agree with the journal, and with
is Pilot, that such action is a violation of
fiji law, yet we doubt whether the editor of ell
on would advise a submission to laws VIII
if declared that his wife and children should
,et- enslaveI. This, however, is an i~nconsist
,ity cy not Is it not in fact unr
lis sonable to require that men should resp
ain laws which keep men %slavesl They II
I'M yield an outward obedience on the ground
10 expediency, because they are powerless
in oppose them but there is a deep and gre
S a ing hatred toward such laws, and unless
We, North is speedily released from the accur
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