Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-16
WHOLE NO. 14S.


claiming in the October Sun of the Old Do
minion, that the Constitution has nothing
to do directly or indirectly. with the subject
Of Slavery" If he did originate the idea
it owes him no practicable development. He
Is like a man with a patent, who made no use
Of his invention and lost it, as the law vers
say. BY non-user. Webster now, at least, has
no claims. He reminds you of a man in the
theatre who had invented a method of produce
ing rumbling noise for the actors. and when
ever ii was successful, stood up and cried out
to his companions in the pit, /" that is my
thunder - exactly so with Webster. But the
| malicious world will not believe Daniel, rs.
pecially as they see he dares touch his own
thunder only when very far North in a cool
climate, (say al Springfield, by the cool Con-
neciicu,.) fearful Of burning his fingers
Did he launch it in the hot sun Of the Dis
trict, or under the red heat Of Calhoun's fash
ing eye2
Calhoun is bringing in the abomina,ion Of
his pro-slavery doctrines. Taylor has writ
ten two letters too much-one about the blood
hounds and the other with his sword on the
battle-iields of Mexico. Clay is beyond re-
demption. As for McLane, he comes with
a white shield like the man in the London
riots, when some were writing over their
bObiSs ~ hpPtlNs ptllNl0s bO 4 ~
testantism," he wrote over his door. - no Re-
ligion at ALL" An American politician has
no chance for success unless he was never
known before. (Applause.) The best you
can say OF him is, he has no principles what
ever. (AppIause.)
Just imagine. then. the Presidential candi-
dates coming up like the knights of old, with
their banners. Calhoun has got a black flag.
and on il, in red lines, "Slavery now and
forever The lurld light glares from it, and
he bears himself bravely below. Then comes
Taylor, with a banner dripping with blood,
and no motto-it needs none. Clay lowers
like a blight over Kentucky. with these lines
borrowed from Queen Elizabeth's answer to
the Catholics,
VIVA the Convention make it
r That | believe and take H."
= McLane has a white flag of silk, and on it,
D "No principles, suit yourselves" John p.
: Hale shews a man attempting to stand on
S two stools, and for a motto, his answer to
: Foote when charged with approving of the
action of Captain SayIes. Thou canst moi
e say that ] did it,
n Truly, No. No man ever stood on two
stools. There was a time when sons of Soutl
Carolina went like Olmutz, and Huger, anC
Bollman, to risk their lives in saving Fay
rs cite from the grasp of a ,yfant. Did Soutl
IS Carolina approve then? Now they ask o
OF Hale what he thinks Of this act of Captain
lt Sayres, and he says, g thou canst not say tina
y, | did it,"
Or Folks banner is pictured with three wo
ut men, sold at auction for the benefit of thu
S. United States Treasury, and the legend
L. - these are my trophies" But | have onll
l. named five, there is a sixth. Webster comes
II T NJ. IN--l-- - -: 1900 ill.,
l. true Yankee, inscribed on both sides, for shall
not all customers be suited One side i:
is towards New England, and its design, like
y our old New England almanac, is calculated
D, - for the meridian of Boston, but will do 70
5, the neighboring States" ~(Laughter.) Iii
lie a man running after the Wllmot Proviso, anc
saying, that's my thunder" On the othel
lie side is an autumn scene; with the beautiful
r and sunlit Capitol of Richmond in the back
lie ground, and over it the date "lS40," before
it stands the " God-like" Daniel, and floating
he from his lips is the motto, G. home to you
y friends, and spread il broadcast by press and
re speech, that Daniel Webster, in the October's
or sun, of the Old Dominion, before the Capito
to at Richmond, proclaimed his belief, that the
IS Federal Government has no power, direct Of
TO indirect, over The subject of Slavery" AnC
n Daniel would get on very well, but that, tt
I'd borrow a Jack Downing word, our coas
OF winds are ''cantankerous, and will keep lun
= ing the banner the wrong way.
is These be thy Gods, o, Israel" Thes'
are the men that are TO save us; if polilica
or machinery can save us. These are the mel
er that represent the political idea of the times
O. Do not imagine that Anti-Slavery has any
er hatred towards these. | am not using invec
s. tive when speaking thus OF these men. NheI
~ you look up at the yane yon do not ieel an
~ cry with it,, though the wind be East. 5,
IS, with these men. ! am sorry for The pro-slave
"a ry cause 10 which they bow. They are Blu
DIS slraws on the current, and dwell upon then
A by name, simply because men cannot receiv,
on truth except when it links itself to indlvldu
ly ais. God never reforms men with absiIac
ke ideas. The philosopher and student digs "
IL from the lowest strata a new idea, and link
lie it with his fbres and life blood, and grow
an strong in the hope that it will some day b
gh the idea of the community. He casts it ou
es broadcast, and thoughtful men like himsel
ok gather rich fruit from it. But the people d
us moi reach ideas so. 1t is when some Luthe
ce smites with his battle.aXe the triple crown
nd that the people apprehend the principle sym
ry bolized in the struggle, help the defender
he and become sharers in his mighty idea. II
he therefore, | would make this people apprt
ur bend the great truths Of Anti-SIavery, l mus
X deal with the leaders OF parties, not in III
w spirit of anger, not in the spirit Of insult, NJ
es bpcause the individual is not as good as an
Ii of the party he represents.
IS 1t is time for me to close. ! know theI
es are other men who can interest you far bette
gs than myself. (Cries of Go on.") do n,
II. forget The devotion Of Palfrey, the boldnes
ait OF Giddings. John p. Hale, when cut loos
ng from the ridiculous political balloon whic
yn lifts him into the Presidential current, an
ce set on his own feet in the Senate, is an hol
lat est and brave man. (GTeat applause.) Ir
re- cognize the services they can dol to The cause
nd liberty, but always when | think of them,