Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-11
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sheen forgotten, or remembered only as We
now remember the mummeries Of the old
Druids or The lamentations Of more ancient
sorcerers still; and when the proceedings OF
our General Courts will be preserved only as
g CuriOsitics Of Ancient Literature and Leg
islation."
Much of the effect Of this Convention has
however, been lost, for want of a suitable
place in which to hold it.. Somebody said
the people Of Athens were so religious, that
it was easier 10 find a god in their city than
a man. SO the American Athens Gas
Boston is often called is so pious, that the
Fanes of our ~ldolatry, at every corner, loom
away sky-ward, from one to two hundred feet,
numbering five or six score, and yet a suila-
bic place among them all, cannot be had to
convene the gatherings of Humanity. The
old Marlboro Chapel, once our favor;te re-
treat, had been all disembowcled of altar,
platform, galleries, seats, chandeliers, orches-
ira and organ, 10 make a receptacle of the ex-
tensive Chinese Museum. The museum has
just been removed, and we were allowed TO
occupy the universe of space it had filled,
with such temporary substitution for platform,
seats and lighting, as we could erect.
To speak there, was cut of the question.
1t needed d voice like the Last Trumpet
even when the multitude was at the stillest.
TO stand a few minutes and scream, was all
that any individual could do. The principal
speakers Tor screamers,) were Garrison, Phil
lips, Lucretia Mott, Jane Elizabeth Jones, Of
tho Bugle, Foster, Remond, The odorc Par
ker, Caleb Stctson, Samuel May, J. C. ii, \.
way and VIM. w. Brown. Many oil ,e
participated in a small degree in the dis
sions. have never listened to better wore
than were uttered by some of the speakers on
that occasion.
Unfortunately, too, for the interest and
pleasure of the occasion, Frederick Douglass
was elected President of the Convention, but
was not able to attend any Of its sIttings-
still, the meeting was one Of the best ever
held.
The topics considered were, the National
Government, Union, Religion, and the MeXi-
can butcheries. Daniel Webster was held
up as he deserved to be, to universal execra-
ton. A few Of his reptile spawn Kissed at
our rebukes. Never have | looked upon him
with such l%oathing as since his present tour
into the Southern States-Lord Bacon was
not
The wisest, brightest, mcancst of mankind"
He might have been the wisest and bright
est. Daniel Webster-as a public man
has yet TO do the first act that were not Just
as well, if not better, undone. The best thing
you can say Of him is, that he is part Of the
great cotton spinners of New England. He
is as much a part Of their establishment, as
their lap-dogs. horses or hounds. The Law
rences and Appletons of Boston, wanted Tex
as for "a market, and SO made no effort to pre-
vent its annexation 10 the United States
then encouraged it, even and their Webster
scarcely uttered a growl from his kennel
against it.
All winter, much of the country was fran
tic with excitement about the massacre of so
many Mexican women and children. Con-
gress. too, was often stirred deeply by the APP
peaIs of Giddings and others on the subject,
But no cloud disturbed the complacent smirk
of Daniel Webster. He did, indeed. intro
duce a resolution Of congratulation and thanks
TO General Taylor, that he was so expert and
successful in manglIng and massacreing the
poor inhabitants of Monterey, and the Senate.
clear dopn 10 Senator CTAey, IF Third Party
unanimously voted it.
How he has gone down to fawn and whine
around his masters at the South. And so de
lectable is his submission, that men Of al
parties come forth TO admire it. Dinners
Balls and Bachanals are every where insritu
ted in his behalf. They said to him, yol
have truly and duly honored and defended on
peculiar institution, and he responded, 81 al
happy, gentlemen, if you Mihk that an The dis
charge IF my duties as Secretary IF Slate,
paid due regard to the interests yf The South"
And this was in Charleston, South Carroll
ma, from which Massachusetts, in the perso
of her Commissioner, was, too winters ago
insultlngly and outrageously kicked out Q
doors, md compelled to scamper home in dis
honor and disgrace. And that COMMISSIONS
was one of her most distinguished sons, one
the latchet of whose shoe, Daniel Webster
not worthy TO u~nloose.
And yet they call him, impiousIy, 18Th
God-like." They worship him. He is
god. So were Saturn and the Cyclops.-
They tell Of his giant intellect. He is a 81
ant. So too, was TyPhon. And as worth
as he. Cali him as men may, god or giant
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