Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-30

Gle. for the publication Of which, the writer
was cruelty aud UNANIMOUSLY punished.
IL tell you frankly, that |. for one, am not
loyal ] am not welded 10 the Queen Of
England. nor unalterably attached 10 the
House Of Brunswick. III fact, | love my
barn better Than ! love that house. The time
is lorg past when Jehovah anolnted klDgs.-
The thing has long since grown a monstrgls
imrOstufe, and has already IN some civilized
countries. been detected and drummed ous
accordingly. A modern King my frienc, ~
no more like 40 ancient anolnted shepherd
OF the people, than an afchbishop's apron Is
like the Trim and ThunSmim. There is no
divine right, now but in The sovereign peo-
pie.
And for the institutions Of the corntry,
] loathe and despise them we are sickening
and dying Of these institutions fast; hey are
consuming us like a plague, degrading us to
paupers in mind. body and estate, yes, ma
King our yeyy souls beggarly and cowardly.
They are a failure and a fraud, these %institu-
tions-ltom the iopmost crownjewell, TO the
meanesi detectives note book, there is no.
sounduess In them. God and man are wea-
nv Of Them. Their last hour is at hand, |
thank God that | live in the days when !
Sudlt NltHtoN Nltll hNltt hON hlniif Wv ohdll
lrample on the grave Of the most porientous,
the grandest, the meanesi, talsest and cruel
lest tyranny that ever delormed the world.
My friends, the peoples sovereignty, the
land, and sea, aud air OF Ireland, fOi the peo-
pie Of Ireland this is the gospel that the hea-
vens aud The earth are preaching, and that all
hearts are secretly burning to embrace. Give
mp forever the old Interpretation you put on
the word Repeal Repeal is no priest move
ment; no sectarian movements; 1t is no mo
ney swindle, nor : Eighty-two deluslon,' nor
putfery, nor O'Connellism, nor Mulldghamast
green cap, stage play, nor loud sounding ln-
anity OF any sort, got up for any mans profit
or praise. " Is the mighty passionate StTdg-
gle OF a nation, Fastening 10 he born into now
life; in the which unspeakable throes all the
parts, and powers, and elements OF our Irish
eXistence-our confede Tations, our protestant
repeal associations, our tTnant-right societies.,
our clubs, cliques, add COMMITTEES, amidst
con fusion enough, and the saddest jostSing
and iumbling, are all inevitably tending, how
ever unconsciously, 10 one and the sane H.
lustrious goal-not a local legiSlature--not a
return TO our ancient constltution'-nor a
golden link, or a patch work Parliament, or
a College green chapel of ease to st. Ste
phens-but an Irish Republic-one and indi-
visible.
: 81 will speak plainly. There is growing
on the soil Of Ireland a wealth of grain, and
roots, and cattle, far more than enough to ses-
tain in life and in comfort all the inhabitants
Of tho island-that wealth must not leave us
another year, ill every grain is fought for in
every stage, from the tying Of the sheaf, to
the loading of the ship, and the effort neces-
sary to that simple act of preservation, will
at one and the same blow PROSTATE the Bri-
fish dominion and landlordism together. II
is but the one act of %volition. II we resolve
but to live, we make our country a free and
:, sovereign State.
"Will you not grid up your loins for this
great national struggle, and stand with YOU
countrymen for life and lard2 Will you
the sons of a warlike race-the inherliors o
conquering memories, with the arms of free
men in all your homes, and relics of the gal
n liant Republicans of '9S forever before you
eyes-will you stand folding your hands i
, helpless loyalty and while every nation il
Christendom is seizing on its birthright will
! armed hand, will you patiently take your IA
s tons of yellow meal, and your inevitable por
, ton of eternal contempt!
"If this be your determination, Protestant
= of Ulster, then make haste, sign addresses o
r loyalty, and of confidence in Lord Clarendon
5 and protest with that other lord, your unal
terable attachment to our venerable institu
tons"
JOHN MITCHELL.