Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-12-25

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--meIiora video PROLOGUE!
Deteriora sequor!
Hers is the deepest damnation Of all;
TO see the right, and yet the wrong pur-
sue!'
But while | am willing 10 assent 20 any
terms of denunciaiion which you may choose
TO apply to the conduct and position Of Mas
sachusetts, my grounds for joining in your
cond emnation Of her are very different, and.
/ must say, far higher than yours. Her chief
crime, in your eyes, consists in her having
given her vote for shareholders for the high
est Offices in the nation. Her rank offence in
mine lies in her conserving. voluntarily to re-
main a component part Of a slayeholdiug ma
ton, and thus most emPhatically to be a slave
holder herself. And, especially, her ciccting.
after the occurrence Of the event which she
proclaimed would he equivalent to a dissolu-
ton of the Union, when her several members
might elect whether or not they would renew
it,hcr electing voluntarily to enter into the new
conlederacy, Of which the indefinite extension
of slave territory and the established supre-
macy Of the slave power in the government.
are recognized elements. Massachusetts is
very guilty towards the American slave, not
because she UoieS for shareholders, (Which
think | shall presently show she was right
in doing, if tie position which she occupies
in common with yourself be ienable.) but be-
cause she rates at all under a Constitution
which has always been, and is now more than
ever, the chain of chains that binds him to
his despair.
You are disposed to be merry, in view of
the inconsistency of MIR. Phillips, in d%enounc-
ing Hannum and Pearson, after he had voted
for Mr.. Clay at the last election. His incon-
sistency you think 'ludicrous beyond all par
allel.' You will pardon me, my dear sir, if
| think that one case OF absurdily quite par
allel to this is to be found in your own comic
insensibility to the fact that you are in the
same condemnation with him.
80, wodld some power The gihie gle you
To see yourself as others see you;'
and you would perceive plainly enough that
'you are not the man to do with Mr.. Phil
lips, unless it be to set him an example Of
repentance"
/ have not a word to say in defense Of Mr..
Phillips position. 1t is bad enough, God
knows. Only it is not a iot worse lnan Mr.
Smiths. In what do you agree with Mr.
Phillips, and wherein do you differ from him
You both agree in acknowledging the Con
s~titution to be the supreme law Of the land
and are ready TO appoint others by your inlu
ence and votes to swear to support 1t, and
doubtless, In certain contingencies, to do TIT
same thing yourself. In TINS main point yo'
are agreed. You differ only as to the quail
fcallons OF your candidates. on thlnk ina
a STAKEHOLDER IS not, and Mi. Philips think
mat a sIaVeholder u.s. a proper person to h'
voted Tor under the Constitution And
must say, II seems 10 me 'hat' as bctweei
YOU TWO ne Is IN ule I'?htI
Nnat Is UaeLe' pray III tIe CONSTITUTION o
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