Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-04
The last Effort of the Slave Power.

Yes, the last effort, for should the move
ment recently originated in the Senate, or ra-
Their which was first proclaimed there, prove
successful, slavery will henceforth govern
this country without an effort so long as the
Union exists. The signs in the political
world have alarmed the South-she sees in
them the evidences of a strong under.current
threatening danger to the darling institution,
and they feel that something must be done,
and done Immediately for its preservation
If possible they must ~forestall the action of
Wing and Democratic boilers, and smother
the watch word of Free Territory" which,
like the fre.scarred cross of Scotland, has
passed from hilltop to hilltop, summoning
the people TO the contest. To accomplish
this, they selected Senator Bright of Indiana,
who holds slaves in Kentucky, and instruct
ed him tn propose a compromise, a conces-
sion on the part of both North and South,
which while seeming to give something to
the North, binds them yet more firmly to sla-
very. He accordingly made his proposition,
which was certainly a very modest one, for
seeing that New Mexico, California and o.
RECON have all prohibited slavery, he might
as well have demanded that its Introduction
into the last named territory should be per-
mitted, as well as into the first two. This,
is what the South calls a compromise and
there is not a robber in creation, but who, UNI
der similar circumstances, would be willing
to act on the same principle, and to so COM
promise matters with the man he desired to
rob, as to agree not to steal the third horse
provided the two others were given him.
Compromise, is a ~favorite word with the
American people. Slavery became a nation
al institution by its magic power, the prece-
dent of admitting new slave States into the
Union was established in the same way; and
now a third compromise of a similar charac-
ter is proposed, completing the Internal trini-
ty. 1t is by compromise that American sla-
very lives, and moves, and has its being-a
compromise at once disgraceful and %ruinous
10 those who sold the birth-right of their
brother for a mess of political pottage.
Much anxiety is manifested in relation to
the fate of Senator Bright's proposition.-
There need not be; for when, since this I'm
ion was established, has slavery failed to Sc
cure what she was determined to have? II
bullying will not effect it, if intrigue cannot
succeed, compromise does up the work. The
adoption of the proposition may do the North
service, by showing them how vain is every
struggle they make for freedom while they
hold political fellowship with men thieves,
and recognize their right to legislate for the
nation. There was some excitement when
the Constitutions compromise was adopted,
some when the Missouri compromise was
adopted and it is hoped that the adoption OIL
a third will illustrate the truth of the warn
ing proverb, beware OF the third time
Nothing, however, short of Disunion will be
an effective remedy, if the proposition 10 give
New Mexico and California to the slave pow
er is acceeded TO-. The case of the North
would then be as hopeless as was that of the
re-cGptured slaves of the Pearl-drsgged
away from the issue of Free Territory, bound
hand and foot in the prison of Congressional
compromise, and forced to become " chattels
personal to all %intents, purposes, and con-
structions whatsoever"