Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-04-20

mia and New Mexico, if we stay at home.
But suppose W. wish to visit those re-
gions. If we keep them free, we can go
thither with the fall privilege of speaking
and publishing our mind on all matters
of interest whatsoever. If we have al
lowed slavery to 60 thither first, we must
90 to q suspension Of our much valued
freedom Of speech, and freedom of the
press. as far as the great question of the
age is concerned. We shall not then be
able 10 speak or print respecting slavery
there, except at extreme peril Of life and
limb. With part Of US, it will fare worse
yet. If we allow slavery to get into these
provinces, part Of our number must give
up the idea of going thi,her on any terms,
10 be ever so silent, or ever so submits
sive. Men men and women of South
Carolina cOme to Massachusetts, and we
welcome them 10 our simple hospitality.
We treat them as well rs we know how
Ill II is not very well, their magnanimi.
ty will pardon something to the scanii-
ness OF our means, and the LONELINESS of
our breeding. Men and m of Mas
sachusctIs 90 10 South Carolina;-they
are taken from the ships before landing,
they are inPrisoned,-,hcy are scour-
ged,-thcy are-soId, they aud theirs, in
to lifelong bondage. Admit Slavery into
California, AMI California, as TO this mat
ter. will become for US another Carolina.
When the acquisition Of it from Mexico
was talked of as a desirable thing, we Of
New England were addressed with the
argument Of what a convenience a few
ports in the North Pacific would be to
our whale-ships. They would be a con-
v%enience, or not, according TO circum-
stances. think | have understood my
friend and colleague Mr.. GRINNELL TO
say. that there are not fewer than fifteen
hundred colored stanlen in the whale
ships from his District, and among them
are some mates, and even masters, Of
vessels. 1t is rather too much to expect
ofthem, or of us, TO consent 10 the esiab-
lishment ofsuch a government in Califor-
mia, that they would have TO meet al San
Francisco the reception which now awaits
them at Charleston. think we shall
hardly agree so TO settle those territories
that our State agents shall be driven from
them as from Carolina, or hat in them,
as in Carolina, we shall be despoilcd Of
our right Of a hearing in The Federal
Courts.
But, suppose we want not only 10 visit,
but 10 cmigrate; what then p! Sir, gen.
tlemen from The South talk Of our cxclu-
ding them from The territories. by eXclu-
ding slavery. The truth is they would
exclude us, if they should be allowed TO
introduce it. They speak Of our design
ing to ~dispossess Them Of their share in
the common properly /; their plan would
absolutely defraud lis Of ours. Let slave.
ny get a footing on the land, and we could
not 90 lhilher; that is, we could not go,
remaining such persons as we are we
could not go, retaining our identity. In
what capacity should we go? Should we
90 TO Join the class of shareholders 7 Mr.
Chairman, let large allowance be made
for influences acting on the minds of mer
born or educated in the midst Of slavery.
and by long familiarity blinded TO its
character. So much as that is required
by liberality-nay, by justice. But, a:
TO the different case am supposing, there
are thousands in the free North who
would say,-that a son Of ours, born Of
New England mother, nourished at
New England bosom, baptized in a New
England church, bred al u New England
school, that he should go from a New
England home TO be n buyer and seller
Of men and women There are thous
ands, yes, tens, hundreds of thousands
who would say, let us follow him to hi
grave first!
Shall we, then. and our sons and broth
l ers. when slavery has been establisheu
: in California and New Mexico, go thith
: er to be non-slaveholders That woul
S be 10 lose our identity just as much
That would be TO abandon the characte
G of the independent, well-informed, sell
respecting yeoman, as we see him in III
o Norlh, for that of the very different spe
+ cimen Of humanity known as the med
whiie man, the poor buckra, in the South
ern States. The laboring man Of Ne'
Is England is any mans equal. His occl
e patton is esteemed honorable. His min
Il is instructed. His sober, melhodica
rs industrious habits are such as sustain sci
&c respect, and claim respect from Others
While the estimation in which his en-
ployment is held and the compensate
lr which remunerates il give him enoug
for contentmenl, there is no public elcy;
lion TO which he may not aspire for hin
Of self and his. The public offers to h
b, children an educaiion,-not as a bool
2. but as their birth.right.-such as enable
n them TO start from the same level as ii
richest in The race for The high prizes
Ie society. viii you ask such a man
Il cast in his lot wilhthe poor, shihless, laz.
l. uninstructed, cowed non.slaveholder
CT the South ? a character, | am far fro
saying. universal with that class OF me.