Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-02-16

ployment OF emissaries, are relied on TO ex-
cite discomfort among the slaves. This aoi-
tatlon, and The use OF these Rseans, have been
continued, with more or less activity, for a
series Of years, not without doing much TO-
wards eliecilng The object intended. We re-
gard both OBJECT and means 10 be aggressive
and dangerous 10 the rights of the South,
and suoyersive, as stated, of one of the ends
Tor which the constitution was eStablished.-
slavery Is a domestic institution. 1t belongs
10 tho States, each for itself, 10 decide wheth.
er 81 shall be established or nots and if IL be
established, whether it should be abolished
or not. Such being The clear and unaues.
tionable right Of the States il follows aeces.
sarily that 1t would be a AAgrant act Of az.
gression on a State, distinctive of its rights,
and subversive Of its independence, for the
federal government or one or more States, or
their people. to undertake 10 force on it the
emancipation Of its slaves. But il is a sound
maxim in politics, as well as law and morals.
that no one hasa right 10 do that indirectly
which he cannot do directly, and it may be
added with equal truth, TO aid, or abet. or
countenance another in doing it. And vet
the abolitionists Of The North, openly ayow.
ing their intention, and resortinr 10 the mos,
efficient means for The purpose, have been
attempting to bring about a stat. of things to
force The Southern States to emancipale their
slaves, without any act on the part of any
northern state TO arrest or suppress the means
bv which they propose 10 accomplish it
They have been permitted to pursue their OBJ
ject, and to nse whatever means they please
II without and or countenance, also without
resistance or disapproba,ion. What gives a
deeper shade TO the whole affair is the fact.
that one OF The means 10 effect their object,
that OF exciting discomfort among our slaves,
tends directly to subvert what its preamble
declares TO be one Of the ends for which the
constitution was ordained and established
" to insure domestic tranquility '-and that
is the only way in which tranquility is like
ly ever 10 be disturbed in the South. Ger
tain II ls, that an agitation so systematic
having such am object in view, and sought 10
be carried mic execution by such means
would, between independent nations, consti.
tute just cause OF remonstrance, by Inc party
against which the aggression was directed
and, 1t not Needed. an appeal TO arms for re-
dress. Such being the case where an az
gression Of The kind takes place among indie
pendent nations. how much more aggravated
mus, it be between confederated States,
where the Union precludes an appeal 10 arms,
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can opera'a with vastly increased force ant
effect? That IL would be perverted into suci
a use, never entered into the imagination o
the genefatipn which formed and adopted III
consiitur5St aud, ff il had been supposed
would, it is certain that the South neve
would have adopted it.
1.-THE address proceeds to discuss the &C
ton Of Congress and the nation on the Mis-
souri, question, the annexation Of Texas, tn,
Mexican war, the acquisition of New Next
co aud California, Giddings' bill for the alb
clifton Of slavery in The District Of Col
Colts anti-slave trade resolution, &C., in al
Of which is 10 be seen danger to southern iG
stitutions. t then aiirms that after Con
gress and the nation have consummated thu
acts they are determined upon-have abolish
I'd slavery aud the slave trade in the Dis
trict and Territories, and prevented line fur
Their extension of the system, general eman
c%ipation will follow, unless the South comes
TO the rescue,
The Results OF EMANCIPATION.
Such, then, being The case, it would be Il
insult you TO suppose you could hesitate. II
destroy the existing relation between the frsr
and servile races al the South would lead |,
consequences unparalleled in history. The,
cannot be separated, and cannot live logethe
in peace and harmony, or to their mutual ad
vantage, except in their present relation. -
Under any other, wretcEedness, and misery
and desolation would overspread the whol-
South. The example Of the British Yves
InIIpc 'aC hlInhIInn as pmanpInatlnn has pTp
we'd to them, furnishes a very faint picture o
the calamities it would bring on the South
The circumstances under which il would TAX
place with us would be entirely Gifferen
from those which took place with them, AM
calculated TO lead TO far more disastrous re
suits. There, the government of the paren
country enancipated slaves in her colonia
possessions-a government rich and power
iul, and aciualed by views Of policy, (mista
ken as they turned out TO be- rather than ia
naticism. IL was, besides, disposed TO &C
Justly towards the owners, even in the act {
emancipating their slaves and 10 protect an
foster them afterwards. 1t accordingly ar
propriated nearly Si00, 900, 900 as a compeI
salon to them for their losses under the &C
which sum, although it turned out 10 be "a
short OF the amount, was thought at that tim
10 be liberal. Since the emancipation, il ha
kept up a sufficient military and naval fore
TO keep the blacks in awe, and a number
magistrates, and conslables, and other civ
officers, to keep order in the towns and plar
i%ations, and enforce respect 10 their formt
owners. To a considerable extent, thes
have served as a substitute for the police fol
merly kept on the plantations by The owner
and their overseers, and to preserve the So
cial and political superiority OF the whit
race. But, Notwithstanding all this, tn
British West India possessions are ruined
impoverished. miserable, wretehed, and des
) tined probably to be abandoned to the blacI
; race. Very different would be The circum
stances under which emancipation woul'
, take place with US. If it ever should be Ell
t fected, il will be through the agency OF tn,
federal government, controlled by the domi
nant W of the northern States Of The con
federacy, against the resistance and struggle
Of the southern,