Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-09-17


It's movements were open, and far rem,veJ
from anything like interference with the do.
nestle concerns OF any Independent nation
Notwithstanding this repeated and ~positive
declaration, MT. Calhoun most Extensively.
and groundlessly, p%ersisted in declaring his
want Of faith in the sincerity Of the English
Minister, and imputing to him, this repudia.
ted design, upon which he justified the an
neXation of Texas, as an act of selfdefence
upon the part Of the Slave States of this
Union.
1t required no very keen eye 10 detect the
fraud al the time, and to see, that under cover
Of defeating the hostile designs of British
Abolitionisis, this crafty apostle of Slavery,
really covered a plot to eNtinguish the grow
ing spirit of liberty at home, which threaten
ed to subvert the usurpaiions Of the Slave
holding Oligarchy of which he was chief,
and TO prepare the way for the universal re-
cogniiion Of The principles Of the Declaration
OF independence. But the cry of ''Foreirn
Interference" was raised, and by artlul ap.
peals to the national passion of territorial ar-
grandizement, and the Yankee passion Tor
money, and a skillul appliance of the party
machinery, the nation was cheated into the
annexation Of Texas.
ptb' ilbholOu uON CoblTiliS tue ueCldTa-
tluns that were then made by the opponents
Of the measure. lie gives the lie direct, to
tho assertions that ere insisted upon, by its
friends. He says
Accusations have been So frequently
made against the authorities of Texas, ind.
recfy and against the representatives of for
eign Governments directly, that | have felt
myself lmperitlvely called upon to avow 10
all who feel an interest in learning or embra-
cling the truth in regard to this matter, Mat
there nerer toas any intrigue connected wiih
ItrdS and 0ther POUsrS, nor UaS there EVER
ANY FOUNDATION Jor such q charge, (though
often reiterated) only in the feverish erciie-
nenL IF heated fancy or Tie mischieuous de-
signs # the ,ricked."
In what a position does this place Mr.. Cal
houn and all his co-ploiters, if we believe
their own statements at the time They
must have been either weak or wickcd-the
dupes of knaves or knayes themselves. I'm.
on the basis Of declarations, they accomplish
ed one Of The most important enterprises in
the history ofnations, which are now declared,
by one who knows, 10 have been not on
ly not true, but '0itA0ut Eduhdation, except in
a weak intellect or 4 bad heart!
How was this mystery of ~iniquity accom-
! Gen. Houston makes no reserve.
lie says |
nc d"''oIiue' % ieAaS mao relied Tor }
years upon d pau ana frank proposition Tor
i"heAd''o"' dhu ndu "optu 10 De met oy a d
loIu'a' anu many a''rP'dnce' ney were v
llSaPpoln.eo' i'T"s vas treated WIN COOL n
ness, reserve; OF Pa'Pao,@ Encouragement /
IN t''S cohul'oh ol our alairs' common sense :,
WHOM uhcouinloh Sagaacity' Suggested Inc l
'hly teaSlole pan attain 'he ues'Ied Object; c
inu '"a, ~aS 10 eTcHc jed''HSy ana alarm on y
ne PaFL q me PoH'c'"hS ana people y TIE
1 ""ed o'aics IN re'a''On 10 nc FUTURE COM i
AND PoLirICAL CONNEXIONS OF lex
As WITH EUROPEAN NATIONS. m ,c0s "a
'iry GccohI'Shc' Oy treating 1D'ih silence all