Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-05-21


speculations of gambling adventure, and
throwing obstacles In the way of judicious
calculations, luudable enterprise, legitimate
commerce, and the prudent investment Of
capital.
IL. a tariff for revenue is unjust between
TIE citizens, apportiouing the expenses of 60
yernment, not according 10 pecuniary means,
bot according 10 physical wants and necessi-
ties; relieving the rich Of their Just contribu-
IONS and throwing on unequal burden on
the poor.
Ii is also unjust es between the free and
slave states, throwing upon the former a dis
pFoporllonaie share Of the national expenses,
10 the comparative exemption Of thu latter.
The collection Of the revenue by direct
taxation would not only correct these inc
qualities, but greatly reduce the national ex-
penditures, now layished for tho support of
81 very.
1t would v%irtdally disband The army and
navy those implements Of Tho slave power
and Of wicked and bloody wars. 1t would
reduce tho needless pccuniary patronage OF
the iedcfdl government, with which the slave
power corfupts the nation, and upon which
it idttens aud riots. It would oblige the
slave states to omancipate their slaves, thus
converting their taxable human chat,els into
free laborers and taxpayers.
l2. THE iariG as ii u.s." beth for prodnc.
ton and revenue, We conceive to be the
grand fortress, ESQ far as the action Of the
federal government is conceined) CT the
SLAVE POWER. BY its 'pro,crtiveh feature
1t brides the northern manufacturing capital
ist to support its Mexican wars, the expenses
Of which are dcfrayeG by the ''revenue'' fea.
tnre Of the same tariff; and wo know Of nc
better way 10 wage a political warfare with
the monster, than by storning him in his
chosen citadel.
The abolition of the custom house, (Which
for lis expressions, its manifold corfuptions,
and its irnpositicns, ought 10 have been abol-
ished long ago, on its Vion account,) we are
confident would abolish slavery, aud that
without any violation OF the constitution
even by the construction of any class of ex
FOUNDERS. UAy should il mol be done
ID. At all events, the federal government
is authorized and bound to carry out the de.
clared objects Of the federal constitution, tc
establish justice and secure the blessings Of
liberty 10 ourselves and our posterity." 1r
other words, it is authorized and bound to
abolish injustice and Eepress despotism and
slavery.
Slavery in the u. States is illegal, uncon.
stitutional and an~ti-republican. The federal
judiciary is bound thus to decide, in the case
of any slave claiming his freedom. 1t is the
business Of the f.deral government land con-
sequently of the voter) to provide such a ju-
dietary. And congress is bound to ''guaran.
tee 10 every state in this union a republican
form Of government" which is Incompatible
with the liberation of slavery.
ii. The main business Of civil govern.
ment is to he performed by the judiciary -
and a reformation OF that department. both in
the state and nation, is inperiou5ly demand
ed.
The oath Of the Judge and juror to decide
each case according 10 law and evidence, is,
(and should be legally defined to be- ar
oath to do justice and execute judgment >
upon the maXims of common law, that = III,
reasonableness Of law is the soul Of law, :
that ''no human laws have any validity i
contrary to this" and that all enactment
CONTRARY to reason are void" And judicic
proceedings and the expenses attending ther
should be such as to make the laws availa
Bile for the poor as we'll as for the rich.
Is. Liabilities for debt ought not to de
prive families Of suitable habitations, wit
the furniture necessary for their comfort
homestead secured by an exemption law.
Is. The public lands should be distribu.
ted in small parcels to landloss men, for thu
mere cost OF distribution.
II. The government has no right 10 mo
n~opoIizo the business of transporting letters
newspapers, or any other freight, either b,
sea or land.
Is. While the government may not pre-
scribe the religious faith and worship of tht
citizens, ard the constitution should contain
no religious tests, either of citizenship or o
office, yet it is wicked, absurd, and unsafe
for the citizens in the exc rcise of the TighI
Of suffrage, TO commit their liberties for safe
keeping into the hands Of unprincipled. H.
centious, dishonest and unjust men, who feaI
not God nor regard man,-no into the hands
of those whoaIe themselves enslaved by spir
itual or ecclesiastical despolIsm, or who LEND
their support to the religious bodies that are
the apologists or supporters Of despotism, es
ptciaiiy in the extreme degree Of chaitel en-
sIavemcnt.
10. Secret societies, FOR the exclusive hen
eft Of their members, especially in a free
country, and bound together by extra judicia
oathS, have the appearance of combination.
and couspifacies Of a part of The peopl,
agtinst the whole; are liable to great abuses
and especially TO the monopoly Of pecuniar,
advantages and political power-are OF sus
%picious morality, and demoralizing tendency
and ought, therefore, 10 be discountenance
at the hallot-boX, by a people commendabl,
jealous of their liberties.
Signed by WIN. Goodell, James G.. Jack
son, and f~orty-siy other members Of the Lib
erty party Of the State of n. y.
From the ". y. Tribune.