Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-01

kedly and peaceably felt in that Government.
DR.. Charming said, In one of his later tracts
on slavery, speaking of the relation Of the
North TO the slave system, awe are the iail-
ors and the conslables of the Institutions"
Doctor Howe "a name never to be mention
ed without honor) said in a letter to a recent
English publication, THE North are the Jail,
ors of the slave plantations" Dr.. Howe
and DR.. Charming, and the thou sands Of Free
Sellers that rally around the first or them,
wish, or are willing, still 10 continue the Jail
ors OF the slave plantation, for what they, TO
be sure, think a good end. 1t is the fdnati- |
cism of this Society, that, believing with DR..
Charming and DR.. Howe, Northern citizens |
TO be the constabIes and jailors of this system,
we have resigned our offices we have relin-
quished the post: we have given up such
a Government, even as a means 10 any end.
God, we think, never asked us to be the Jail
os OF tyrants, even to carry on his beneicient
designs.
Well dol know that DR.. Howe never would
lift the shadow Of his little finger TO return a
fugitive from Massachusetts TO the slave
plantation. Well do ! know that The fugitive
slave would find no warmer welcome, no sa-
fer abiding place, than under the ~roof.tree of
that same DR.. Howe. But, elbow. citizens,
there is something more needed to make
Massachusetts a free State, than 10 proclaim
that you have found out that we are the con-
stables and j%ailors Of the South, and TO give
an underhand, underground refuge 10 the
slave. | dislike this whole manner of doinu
business. | go against underground railroads.
3 | would not of preference, except by com
5 pulslon, even adopt the plan of old Will
liam Rotch, Of New Bedford, of blessed
memory, who kept a hiding-place always
in his cellar or garnet for the fugitive,-
| would, not have a celler nor a garrett for
such. ] would, at least, be at liberty to place
: him in my parlor, and set The door open, and
J bid the thousands, passing in the street look
IN, If they chose. | would remind Daniel
e Webster that "we are a law-abiding people,"
S and ask him to try it. (Applause.) | would
s pronounce that voice so decisively in the
S name of Massachusetts law, that the slave
d never should doubt his safety from the mo-
ment he touched the Soil of the Bay State.-
is | know that we are almost free. know, to
Sc our honor be it said, that the stakeholder de-
Or SpairS Of his fugitive, the moment he reaches
ne old Massachusetts.
re o, noble lawlessness! Christians tramp
ne ling on majorities! Holy rebellion! But
on want an organized rebellion. ] want a legal
rebellion. want a recognized rebellion,
want a State rebellion. | want a legislativ,
ny rebellion. ] have no regard for what is cal
- led constitutional law. The day has gone b,
- ~ ~ >NbclilulIOH. dS any lIllD0 IUOIt
IT, than a roll of parchment, and we are continu.
of ally paying less ragard to it. Free Soilers
s, tell us that they shall act without regard 10
Sc it. Almost any man would deem it an In
NJ suit 10 be told here, to-day, that he would re-
a turn a fugitive slave 10 his master, that in
Us this respect he would obey the Consultation
I'd Of The United States. There is hardly a man
a who has been in The Legislative halls of this
at Stale for the last year, of any party, who
would not deem it an insult to be told here,
Sc to-day, that in this respect he would obey
ID the very Constitution Of The United States
which he soleuniy swore to uphold and sup
III port.
tn Then, if this is so, why not make that la,c
ny for Massachusetts ! Why not pass it as. a
M statute, and annul the Constitution Of The
IL United States? And il South Carolina says
gu nay to ii, you can plead her own example a,
he precedent.
ii Why lie any longer bound by obligation,
which are letters only 10 us, and weapons tC
our foes? Come, feilow.cirizens, let us ris,
up, and make clean the statute book of on
Est fathers! What if this course be unconsiitu
ill lional -! We mean it TO be SO. We, too, ar
AN living men, and can make Constitutions, a
al well as oar fathers.
me 1t is a sad commentary upon Emancipatio
.c- to look at the spirit with which it has bee
ell criticised. Almost every book which ha
we been written referring 10 the subject, labor
eat most as to The number of pounds Of sugar,
le- h~ogshead of rice, or puncheons Of rum, I'll
quantities of this thing or that thing that a
exported. The West India experiment.
fort was ii successful ! Ask the American clerg
on and people throughout. Oh, yes! And why
the Because the exports did not fail! The sla,
Ieir acorked on the second day of August, 1
went out to the plantation, and made as mar
"a u,ulr mann lOlpc nc pypTl Thara ia ~ Innf
sugar in the Liverpool market from those i
by lands as before they were freed!
As if there was nothing but sugar in God
cen world! As if man was made TO work, ar
the for nothing bat work! As if The America
lass people were TO test a great moral event |
fla. hogsheads of sugar and puncheons of run
do not care whether the slave worked
rem not. do not care whether The slave mae
Bile one ounce OF sugar or one pint OF rum.
ark would not grieve me much to learn that
was lay laZily under the graceful palm Of his II
AM tive land. do not care 10 know what
lion did. There is nothing worse than SLAYER
not Il be did not cut his masters throat; II The
-hy is a Is hite inan living in Jamaica to-day, 4
experiment Was successful. There is not
he'd ing but anarchy that is worse than SLAYER
SEES, Tell me that anarchy does not exist in /
=. as British West Indies, and you tell me III
and the experiment has succeeded.
S. Some say that llayti is a proof that ems
yio- cipalion viii not do for the slave. Hayii i
yey- been alluded TO often. 1t is a monarchy, III
pity say. Grant it so it is. 1t may be a del
plan tism. What then} What is despolism
hi 1t is the baby step OF civilization. Des
tive, tisrn is the first ground that man touches
heir his ascent tfom Anarchy TO Liberty. NJ
rms archy Is the second step We'll The II
hose ildns nave reached monarchy, and that Is I
an steps from slavery, which is nothing al
nothing at all 10 the moral man nothing
its imbrntIng the Intellectual nature Of man
and Grant that slavery is abolished. The 81
mar Is a man. If he Is not a Yankee 4. pcThaps