Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-02-26
The Value OF the Union.

failed to noticc-that certain Pcnnsplvan mans
have sent petitions to the Senate praying for
a pcaceful dissolution Of the Union, and
sncctinoly adds th,t the best way for those
who dislike the Union is to withdraw fiom
it themselves. Our reply to this is. t'iat We
have already withdraw from it; We have
Withdrawn from it in the only way in which
a withdrawal is proper for the accomplish
mrnt Of our object ur consistent with our 9TH
er duties we have revoked our allegiance to
the Constitution, and ceased in any way VOL
UNFAIRLY TO give it Our support. But what
the Journal Of course means when il speaks
# the best way, is that We should withdraw
bodily from the couI try. This, however,
would be no way at AM. II would rot he re-
moving the evil. but removing from it.. u hich
is no rar' of our object. We do not object
70 the union, oXccptirg as We are forced by
II 10 help prrsorTc the horrid institution Of
the South. So far from wishing to disuIi,e
ourselves from any part OF the human family
with which we are now bound, We would eX-
tend our Union 10 all the ns,iors Of tho earth,
that the artificial boundaries which now keep
Us assuuder. might be removed. and an uni
versaI brotherhood Of peace might be formed.
But we would net unite with The Turks, if
thc terms Of cur ANTON were 10 strengthen the
denominations Of the harem; nor With Eng
land If we must be compelled to FIGHT tor the
support OF monarchy ard priesthood neither
Will we continue cur union with the South,
Stree orr bonds compel us to support the
system Of chattel slavery, a system more &C.
cursed by God than either the harem or the
throne. Tac benefits Of the Union are rath-
or negative than positive (; it is supposed to
be favorable to trade, but it is not, in reality,
any more 50 than the commercial union
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II it were not for the Union, South Carolina
would not dare to impriscn our free citizens
for no other cause than the darkness of their
skins. The Union IS valuable 10 the South,
as by it the North is hound TO protect her in
her a%ccursed system Of slavery, to furnish her
with new lands By robbing neiGhhoring ma
tions, fer fields for her slaves to ill when her
old lands become exhausted. The vigCr Of
the North, by means Of the Union, strength
ems and supports the hideous sin Of the South;
gives it vitality, responsibility. and ccmrel.
Other nations to countenance II. While tho
UnlCn lasts, we are co-partners in guilt, tho
terms Of our GLORIOUS constitution compel
us 10 give aid and comfort to slavery and
slave-dealers. A part Of all our labor goes
to the payment Of slave drivers, we nerve
the arm that lacerates the back Of slave wo-
men in tho cotton fields Of Mississippi; the
swat Of our brows waters the roofs Of this
Internal plant. The North derives no bene-
fit from the South by the Union, the benefits
are all reversed. The North is united TO tho
South there is no union between the South
and the North. While the Union lasts we
cannot shake tho sin of slavery from our
skirts /; it is not a state institution, il is a ma
,iOnaI one and we cannot by passing resolu-
lions at a public meeting free ourselves from
this damning sin. 1t is not South Carolina
slavery, nor MississiT pi slavery, nor Virgin
IN slavery, but AMERICAN SLAVERY. Our
ships, with the flag of the Union flying at
masthead, are employed in the slave-trads
between New Orleans and Richmond our
National Capitol, filled with the representa-
tives of Northern States, is a slave-pen tho
American flag, the same that floats over tho
Custom house in Philadelphia, flaps lis white
and scarlet stripes over the pens Of slave dea-
lers in Washington. If Pennsylvania is n
free state what are her armies doing in Mex
leo Why have New York and Massaehu-
sets allowed their citizens to arm themselves
tn fight the battles of slavery But, we are
hound TO the South. and bound TO protect her
in her internal traffic; and while the Union
endures We cannot boast Of our freedom.
Our time-serving statesmen continually
declare, ''the Union must be preserved "
But we must never cease to cry sit must DO
dissolved !" or we must he absolved from
our participation in the crime Of the South
The people Of the pseudo free States. have
been taught by Southern orators, to regard
the Union as Indispensable to national ureat-
ness and individual prosperity, and whoever
has had the boldness to speak Of iisuuion as
a possibility, unless he happened to be y
STAKEHOLDER, has been regarded as an outlaw
and a traitor IN huunapitv Rut Cod ho
thanked! there ere a few who dare to be true
to their convictions who regard justice as
something better than trade, and Who think
clearly and act boldly (; who remember that
the entire original confederacy consisted of
no more than thirteen States, Numbering but
three millions Of inhabitants, and they say if
these few and feeble States could make a
great nation, and face the world in arms, Why
should the fifteen free States Of the confede-
racv, numbering ten millions of inhabitants,
and producing moro than two-thirds of the
wealth of the nation, hesitate TO snap asupder
the feeble bonds which bind them TO the
curse Of Slavery. II it were not for the po.
lilical dcmagogues of the North, there would
be little difficulty in convincing the people
that their true interests would be promoted
by disunion. But even politicians by trade
who expect TO feed at the public crib, ano
receive a consideration for their patriotism
have nothing to gain from the Urion. A
the splendid prizes in the political schrm
are bestowed upon Shareholders; the polit
clans Of the North are the dogs that feed o
!, the crumbs from the table of the South.
Disunion will soon become the great ques
:, ton Of the times; the people cannot he keI
d from discussing it, and abolitionists Shout
be prepared by canvasslng it in all its beal
ID ings, by viewing its possibilities and prob
,e bilitics, its advantages and disadvantages,
ID meet the objections Of opponents, as we'll
D. to aid the friends of humanity and the Sla'
m by putting arguments into their mouths
:" Pc. FreeHan.