Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-18

REMARKS.
We publish the above letter a, length. be-
cause, u 10 said, the objection to Disunion
winch The author presents, is one often met |
with.
Concisely stated, i; amounts to this The
Free States, it guided by right principle,
could now DO all their duty to the slave I'M
der the Constitution, and could amend it
where 1t Is defective to demand such
amendment would be less startling and Of
lenslve, than to cry out for dissolution of
the Uflon the same change of public opin-
ion which must precede dissolution, would
amply and sooner suffice for radical amend
ment:-and hence Disunion is unnecessa-
ry.
Why, then, DO we ASK for Dlsunion? We
answer:
LIST. Because it is the duty Of the Free
States To dissolve the Union. They are i'm
mediqfey to cease 10 DO evil not wait, clas-
ping bloody hands, in hopes that the brother
y pressure and aid may induce their fellows
to reform. The bandit is instantly to quit
robbing-not linger in the band, in hopes to
convert his comrades. How long may we
lnnocently remain hunting up and sending
back Notwithstanding Mexico with armies
aud chains, and bullying the slave population
into silence-in hopes the South ut last will,
by amending the Constitution, release us
from llfse disgraceful duties! We may in
noce.Hty remain in that position inst as long
as n s|apeholaer, convinced that slaveholding
Is sinful, may continue TO hold his slaves,
hoping thereby to win his neighbors easier
TO hear the voice of one who shares with
them In the sin he denounces. Our cores
pendent believes in the duty Of immediate
emancipation. Let him work out, az leisure,
the answer 10 the above question.
Does he reply-'Granting all you say, the
Constitution may be amended as Immediate
~. rs quietly, as the Union can be dissolved.
Hence your remarks are not in point We
answer, no. Each man may dissolve his
connection with the Union. the very moment
his conscience is convinced Of the sin of re-
naming in it. Each State may do the same.
Half a dozen States. New England, may cut
loose at once, by one decisive act. If, in
stead of this remedy, we set about to amend
the National Compact, We must take means
10 secure the constitutional majority, three
quarters II oil the States, before our object
can he accomplished. The men or the States,
that are attempting this course, must remain
IN the Union, voting, acting, paving. arminr,
wearing, hunting slaves, putting down in
suTectlUns, etc. etc, ill the required num-
Der are converted 10 their side. .Abdiel must
remain in Satan'S camp, forging cannon, and
hurting defiance at Michael and the armies
Of the Most High, till that happy time when
he too can draw off the more than "a third
part Of the fallen host, and 'go ri!h he
m~Aitude to do well. Not SO thought Mil
ton.
In word, immediate ceasing to do evil is
our rule. Dissolution of the Union is Il
course. by which a man or State may immP-
dIate!y dIsconnect themselves from the sin
Of sustaining slavery. The distant hope of
Constitutional amendment not only allows,
but makes 1t Necessary. that we should re-
main in the Union, performing its sinful re-
qulrements while they continue the law Of
the land, in order TO effect our object. North
ern ministers and politicians act on this plan
when they buy a slave or two, in order to
have a good influence on the subject among
their ne,ghbors. This continuing in sin that
we may retain our infnence,' reminds us OF
the ben mot Of a good French bishop. on hca-
ring Of the cnnonization of an old friend
'Ah! knew him well, an excellent fellow,
--hc would cheat a, cards. but then his ex-
cuse was, he did il thGt he mish. be able 10
help The poorr
Dissolution may be the work Of a ninorj-
". Before we can amend. we must become
a majority. A man, or a State can refuse to
recognize a iaw-it requires many to change
one. The Constitution must be amended in
the house Of its friends. Open eyes and the
experience Of fifty years have left few aboli-
t%ionisls in that catalogue. In common hon
esty, It must be amended by those who still
remain its subjects, and arg willing to work
through its prescribed forms. Can abolition
lists draw in that harness1 The Constitution
must be amended by those who still vote nm
der it, and choose their Representatives with
this object IN view, Bot we cannot use the
ballot.
Does our friend say--I would not 50 work,
7 would not vote but, standing aloof, |
, would urge voters 10 amend their laws
. We Ieply-Yop then, as an individual, dis
solve you, connection With ;he Union. Can
=, II ss wrong Or unriss tor , man t. sc-ics