Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-07-16

Methinks | see the tender infant torn from its
mothers bosom, sold by the pound to some
internal demon bearing the form of man the
youthful lover seized and taken where he
never again will be permitted to look upon
the woman Of his choice; the lovely wife
separated from the embrace of her husband
in direct violation of the Divine command
that What God hath joined let not man
nut asunder." Listen-do | not hear the
cries of d female, who is bound naked TO a
tree, while an incarnate fend is plying the
cowskinl Behold the agon:es Of that mo-
Their, as her child is taken from her care, and
she herself delivered into the hands of a heart
less villain, TO be carried where she must end
| or forlorn and hopeless days in the rice and
cotton fields OF the burning south! See those
enhghiened Christians rushing with weapons
of death upon a small party of sable brethren
who have met together on the Sabbath to
worship their God Look at that philan-
thropist hanging on yonder tree for teaching
The alphabet to a few of his ignorant, wretch
ed fellow beings! There lies the mangIed
corpse of a woman who was determined 10
preserve her chastity Cast your eye on
that innocent young maid, who is compelled
either to die or yield herself 10 the wishes Of
some pa'e-faced libertine, whose only ambi-
ton is to satiate his Internal lust.
And where do these things occur? What
place hath given them birth Impute it not
10 the wickedness Of Sodom or Gomorrah
lay it not to the iniquity of Babylon. He'll
itself would be disgraced by such man-de-
stroying, God dishonoring deeds. Satan
would never have been able to invent such
a system of misery and iniquity had he not
received the powerful aid Of Southern dema-
gogues. Yes, none other than America, that
boosted land of light and liberty, which is
claimed to be the freest and h~appiest on
esrth-a land in which The Gospel is said to
be preached in IFS original purity, is the
scene Of these horrible atrocities. The ma
ton is wholly given over to the supporting,
the building up Of slavery with all its evil
consequences, having a constitution that gives
solemn guarantees thereunto, and officers who
are faithful to the very utmost in keeping it
alive and in furthering its extension.
| am well aware that a certain class of
people have lately made their appearance who
are possessed of such keen sagacity, critical
acumen, close discrimination and depth of
judgment as to be able TO discover and make
known the astounding fact that our ancestors
we're such bunglers as to be unable to draft
a document to favor the STAKEHOLDER, ~notwitl-
standing this was their intention and who
call their sons idiotic because they interpret
and act on the instrument according TO the
original design, believing, with the grea1es
writer on law, that all contracts are to be con-
strued in harmony with the intention of the
parties at the time in which they were drawn.
However, the great mass of the people-all
parties, with the exception of that little, ele-
waited, par excellence Liberty clan-admit the
Constitution TO be pro-slavery, and contend,
that if it is defective, it has provisions for its
amendment. If a man, by accident or other
wise, should become identified with a band
of pirates who were united together by a
written contract that provided for alterations,
if necessary, would it be his duty to remain
and take part in their proceedings, or break
off and leave the society? What kind of
honesty or wisdom would be exhibited for a
man to remain among a gang of thieves, par
ticipating in their plumber, pretending he did
so for the purpose of reforming them?
What is the character of this government!
What is its spirit? What lis chief design
If time and circumstances would permit, |
could clearly show its objects and motives to
be blacker than Beelzebub. As it is, | shall
only refer to the testimony of two individu-
ais, than whom none others bette. understand
the nature of our political affairs. Says Mr..
Adams, in speaking of a certain clause in
the Constitution, "lts reciprocal operation
on the government of the nation is to estab-
fish an artificial majority in the slave repre-
s~entation over that of the free people of the
American Congress, and thereby TO make the
preservation, propagation, and perpetuation
of slavery the vital and animating spirit of
the national government" Again; says
Daniel Webster, ave have slavery already
among US. The Constitution found itamong
us, it recognized it, and gave it solemn guar
antics. TO the full extent of these guaran-
ties we are all bound, in honor, in justice,
and by the Constitution"
Yes, my hearers, if We give allegiance to
government, we are bound to obey its laws,
to yield ourselves to its requirements. And
if it be self-evident that " all men are created
equal, and have an inalienable right to liber-
ty and the pursuit of happiness" then it is
selfevident that it is a crime of the greatest
possible magnitude to give a human being
the alternative of losing his life or being com.
~nIetelv subseryient to the will of another--