Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-07-21

sluon, out would leave the pTo-slavery clergy
and their followers to settle the question az
should suit themselves, while we stand firm
ly on the self-evident position that any book
which denies the self-evident truth of mans
right TO be free, is, Of course, therein %self.evi-
IDENTIFY false. Our words seemed to meet a
ready response in the hearts of most or all
who heard us, as ] think they must in all
candid and unpreiudiced and upright minds.
From Geneva we went on the Goth TO
Painesville, and held meetings in the Court
House there, that afternoon and evening, and
the next afternoon. There we took the same
ground on the question Of a Bible sanction
of slavery, as at Geneva. We also canvass
ed the ecclesiastical and political relations Of
the North to slavery examined the pro-sla-
very compromises Of the Constitution" and
replied to the arguments of those who con-
tend for an Anti-Slavery Interpretation Of the
instrument. We had some pleasant discus
sions with ono or two of the Liberty party
friends, on this subject, and on the question
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ballot-box, and | think the impression made
was favorable TO our cause.
On the 3Oth, | parted from my compan-
ions, (who staid to continue the meeting at
Painesville,) and went 10 Chardon, the coun-
ty seat OF Geauga, where a meeting had been
called on a few hours notice, for that after
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House, and had a very good gathering for SO
short a notice. spent the time chiefly in
showing the right, duty and necessity of An
ti-Slavery action at the North, and especially
in this crisis, when slavery is struggling des-
~perately for increase Of power and enlarge
ment Of territory, as essential to her very en-
i%stence. The entertainments Of slavery on
Northern rights, the Unsuitable rapacity of the
s~lave-power, whose yoracious appetite still
grows with what il feeds upon" its in%solence
and efrontery, and the tame subserviency OF
its Northern ~vassals, as shown in a multitude
of instances, and If last, not least, in the late
nominations at Baltimore and Philadelphia,
were prominent topics of discourse.
By the way, | wonder if YOU have heard
of the doings of the Geauga county politi-
clans, with reference to these nominations.
If you have not, some things about them are
worth telling, and l will try to tell the tale
as twas told to me-" You know the Re-
serve is to a good degree in open rebellion
against king Causus, on account of the out
rageous conduct of the old tyrantin these late
displays of his power. The best men of both
parties are boiling" from the nominations.
but chiefly the Wings are manifesting their
discomfort, and in great numbers avowing
their ~resolute purpose never to support Zach
AIRY Taylor of the blood-hounds, or any body
else who is not openly pledged against the
extension Of slavery. OF course the true lie
ges are nightly disconnected by these de-
monstrations, and are striving with might and
main to counteract them. In Geauga, the
Wing paper, with a somewhat imprudent
precipitancy, run up the Taylor flag as soon
as the nomination was made known, and
though it is thought thereabouts, that it would
not have done so, had it waited d few days,
and seen the disposition of the people-the
great body of the party in the county-yet
having done so, it is altogether too spunky
t "by a great sight to haul down the bloody
! banner. Well, the people held a great Con,
veniion in Chardon, a few days before ] wa,
Y there-flling the Court House to its utmos
-, capacity, | was told, and adopted strong anc
t decided resolutions against Taylor and Cas-
and in favor of Free SOIL" and great mag
s ~nanlmiiy voted a request to the editors of tn
e Wing paper that they would change thei
g %colors. But those patriotic and heroic geu
S tlemen reply that they shall do no such thing
They shall go for the Irregular nomination.
Aware, however, that in union is strength
they resolve TO combine the elements of Tay
is lorism in the county, in one grand, imposin
d and efficient organization, which shall stan
as a mighty barrier against the swelling foo
10 Of rebellion. So they call a "Ralifcatio
l. Meeling," TO respond TO the nomination
"lhe hero of" the bloodhound war, and
form a Trough and Ready Club" Wi
ID which, Of course, they mean to knock dow
er all opposition, and beat out the very braiI
at of treason. The even,ful day came, II
e, grand meeting was held, and the Club Wi
" formed, no less than fue several and distin
" persons taking part therein. OF these on
II three were connected with the paper, to wi
Id the father and two sons, who are lis edito
as and publishers. al tie rest of the Club w
y. composed of professional gentlemen in Il
US county, namely, one young lawyer, Cor la
is student, I forget which, and one young apot
nd ecary that is, or is to be. They adoptt