Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-12-17

olence, aud blood, or share the fate of for
mer republics. whose rulers have oppressed
man and forgotten God.-Independent Demo-
crdi.
The Liberty HeraId---COming Right.
We find the following disclaimer of what
may be termed the ultra anti-slavery inlerpre-
tation of the L. 5. Constitution, that given
by Goodell, Dadhurn, Spooner, and Gerritt
Smith. Of their doctrine the Herald says:
"ln our own apprehension, the anfi-sldvery
construction Of the United States Constilu-
ton, stretched to the extent of this PROPOSE
ton, Is utterly untenable. The labor and
learning of its advocates give us no light and
affords us no pleasure indeed, their failures
are So complete that we are sorry for the at
tempt-sotry that they did not at first take
: true ground and direct tho Eublic mind, as
they might have done 10y this time, into the
right attitude toward this vast question; for
it really involves the whole philosophy Of our
government and all the duties and relations
of citizenship"
What the Herald considers the right
views we cannot, after all, clearly discern.
Does it admit that the Constitution throws
its rgis over slave "property" even when it
has made its escape 10 the free States 7 that
it demands the surrender of fngilives! Or
does it belong to that class which attempts
to explain away this provision Of the Consti-
tuition !-torenanter.
The MEXICAN WAR.-There is an old
story which has been often told. and with
which every body is familiar, but which, ne
VI rlheless, will bear repeating. In one of
the European wars, n detachment Of the Bril-
fish army found itself in the vicinity Of a bo-
dy of Tar,ars, 10 whom they were opposed,
Two Irish soldiers being out upon a scout,
came in sight OF a detachment Of TartarS.
and Immediately commenced a retreat toward
the camp. league, being less nimble than
Pat, fell in the rear, aud soon shouted TO his
companion, 81 say Pat, holloa! | have caught
a Tartar" "Well. bring him along" IL
can't" "Well, leave him then, AMI come
along An faith, so would says league,
''but he won't let me-"
Our administration finds itself very much
in the situation that league was. In enga.
cling in the Mexican war they have caught
Tartar that will not let them go. At a sac
rilice Of more than a hundred millions ofdoh
lars, and Of twenty thousand human lives,
they have penetrated to the city of Mexico.
They find themselves in the midst Of a large,
exasperated, and bitterly hostile population,
without having gained IA single point, except
possession OF just so much ground as they
stand upon. They cannot, at this moment,
make so good terms with the Mexicans, as
they could have done before the war was
commenced. Every new conquest they make
involves us in a new expenditure OF money
and anew " aste Of human life, without yiel-
ding any return except the barren possession.
I All the territory we gain is, to us, self.right-
eousness, the more we have of it the worse
7 we are off. 1t will be a constant drain upon
our treasury, as Al9iers is upon that OF
France. Dissimildr as the people are to US,
g and animated by the inveterate hate, which
. our Impressions upon them have produced
$ they never will assimilate with US, and au
thority over them, if maintained at all, mus
be at the point of the bayonet.
Such is the condition in which we are pla
ced, and by our own act. That act is one
e of not only great wickedness but of consum
; mate folly. Shall we persevere in it, anC
e make a bad matter worsei That were folly
j still more ~consummate. We believe that
u the judgement of the people on this point is
9 right, and We think they ought TO speak out,
= in tones which will be respected by their ru.
lers. On them lies the responsibility and
i they ought to feel it.-liass. Spy.
JAMES CANNINos FuLLER.-W hear with
= extreme regret, of the death of this good man
4 The slave had no warmer friend, and thu
cause of reform generally, no more sincere
advocate. MIR. Fuller was an Englishmar
S by birth, but from principle, a consistent re
publican. He left his own country, whert
: his wealth gave him a high social position
4, to reside in one where he hoped freedom
1 meant something more than flourish Of words
i He never forgot TO uphold here the princi
Piles which led him 10 seek a home anon!
= strangers. He died at Skaneateles, on tn,
r 25th ult. after a painful illness Of but a few
hours duration. His age was 81 years.
t a. S.. Standard.
S NEGRO AMBASSADORS AT THE CoURT o.
FRANcE.-M. Ardonia and Delva, men of &C
= Tor, presented to Louis Philippe, the Kin
/. Of the French, on the 10Th October, letters &C
crediting TO them as ENJOYS extraordinary
= and ministers plenipotentiary Of the Republi
e Of Hayti to France, for the exchange OF ratif
e cation of the convention of the 10Th May lasl
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