Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-26

~ ~. D'llHH poNfIll!ll'Il u OUTS, lot saves
owned In this country, wrecked upon the
Bermuda Islands, before the abolition of Ella
very there 1t will be recollected that our
Government, with a pertinacious fdt lily 10
the slave power, ever characteristic Of it, de-
manded compensation for slaves in certain
vessels, the Encomium, Comet. and Hermit.
one, wrecked on The British West India ISL
andS' whereby the slaves we're made Free
One OF the vessels was lost prior to the act
OF abolition in The colonies and for the
slaves on board that vessel, it we recollPct
Alright, compensation was awarded the prin-
ciPIe was thus recognised, that, the colonies
being sldveholding, the decision IN the case
OF Somerset did not apply TO them. Com
pensaton was denied in The other cases, be-
cause the Transaction took place after the alb
clifton of slavery in the islands.
4. 1t is said, %fourlhly, that "ihe Declara-
ton OF Independence, in 1916, became a fun
damental law Of the land, with which slave
ry was necessarily Inconsistent" Doubt
less slavery, in all its parts, is inconsistent
with the Declaration Of Independence but
where is the authority 70: saying that this
became the fundamental htU IF the dnd2-
The people Of the colonies did not so ordain.
Nothing in the Declaration itself gives coun-
%tenance to this idea. The Supreme Court of
the United States has never so ruled. Tn
Constitution of the United States, behind
which there is no higher authority than the
ultimate sovereignty Of the people, does not
so recognise II. Let us not impose an agree
ao'e Notion upon our own minds. That Dec
l%aration was put forth by the representatives
oil siaveholdlng colonies, not as IA lar, but as
u VlnuIca'on OF their separation from Great
otl'aih, In MAT they affirmed certain great
,rIpninlnr ca. H., T,-l,,,-, - ,I ;.., -.
principles as Tue foundation Of all just gov
r!"ni'n'' anu 'he'eoy came uhuer d "oTd! o.
rtiiIn ~ ~ Cu'Iy u nus pti"o'PiI' anu
I IiS |" a'oiI y" " as , ~, ny ~ ~ y
t u uarnu :, ~ a. Wv %"", 'a" :, ~ NJ
, aanII ,LS ~ a"Tu' " a 60
ono. ,hon, i ,,n ~ ~ 49, WI
,Lo,. -" -, .S ,to 90, hmm
: iaama u.S ,Li.' W. ~ Lo,ohu n,dain
I'D os,abr;sI' ,hiS ons,i,n,ion g. This
- ,ho G,nJam,nn,al ond ,ha nnIv crndauer,ol
I.w If ,ho IanJ W. nn,Ld vyi.h i, other.
w w 49, ,ao,tJ ho sau u;,b ,rn,h
| r. the DecIaation of Indenpndpnce hat
besnsordainod and established Inv our fore
: fathers as the fundamental law of the land
u But we cannot 90 beyond the record. and be-
. lieve without evidence.
r ..Finhlr Nom. or tho Consultations y
. The ,hen States recognised it," This i.
: scarcely true. SeycraI of The Constitutions
, of the States at the adoution of the Constitu
. ZION, contained various provisions recognising
indirectly the condition of slavery. For eX
annie. they provided that no s.tr,e man SHOULD
he denrlyed of the riuht Of liberty without
&C.. and that every ..fyee man" should bt
entitled TO vote, &c. This certainly was
recognition of the lact that there were o
y mInht be slaves in those commonwealth
.
: leues.
u H., ,.L,, ,,,o. e .,ho Cons,nu,ioos =
!" i'n''I I II II ~ ~
e tne 'It I "TseS ~ u n'uUs"aSu 49,,
: "naiat u S"as a., = r"m,r ", o",
: ' o'"r'u!'' S'"'e' cno - III 80
saJ o,o,SSn c, :" ~ ,;una In inI21f tho,
; n t"uIy lou" '""t ,',' H. =" :!
: ~ H. " "S. 49, ~ ,Lf' ,au"I La,n,
. were coptipuallv made. RECOGNISING them AS
/, slaves. and II docs really yee,, like c~aviIlint
; IN dsnv ,ha, ,Ubst had Ieen in eyistsrc. tn
more tban cen,nry vas imhcdJed in IN,
local institutions of = S,a,r. recoynised an,
| Guarded hv oil ;,s Laws and was \ cnmno
. non, mar, ~ ,ha ha.is or iIs social system
wr,s No, hoaE.eJ hecu,s. M, written OK
q rrossIy in IL Con~s,,n,ionI
w..
III me year ioo3' a law was passed. !" II
Una ny "h'ch an chi!urtn morn ~ I'VE couI
> Iy me'u ueclareG 70 'e o"h ha =, "ee 80 T.
: IGG7 !, u,as IonInraJ ,Lo, .,ha nonCa,rior =
: BAPTISM do,b no, ai'er ,be condition Of III
neIson hsn,iz"d as 70 his hnndaga or free
dom. Tbts VS. lane ,b't he ne1 master
freed from his Gonn,' NAV more ]caretnlI
advance the nropaTa,inq Of Christianity, b
q permiuing ,beiy si9ves 10 be bnnIized.' /
r. 1852, il Was declared. ,bat all ..serrouis bro
l. into his country. NV sea- or land. not bein
Christians, whether Moors, MnIattoes. or IL
y dams. except Turks and Moors in amity wit
n Great Britain, and all Indians which Shout