Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-04-20
ANTI-sLAVERY BUGLE, SALEM, o.


w." "He is Joined 10 his idols, let him "
mol 4" alone"
DR.. Earl said two things the first good,
the second monstrous. He said that the
Constitution bound US to support siarery ,ohere
IL nor is. I've no doubt of it-and that he
and the Free Sellers UOud do IL; and I've
no doubt of that, either. And that is the
reason why we don't like the Free Soilers.-
That is the reason why 1900, 900 of slaves
- ,ehere s}apery now u.s." don't like them
That is the reason, too, why we believe that
stern Justice don't like themi And that is the
reason why we believe an All-Judging God
is against them. 1t is because they are will
ling TO help bind brothefs,-only it must not
be in Territories, nor where free dws won't
alO,U il, but in States, where the Consiifu.
ton requires IL. Well, I'm sorry.
The Convention adopted a number of reso.
%lutions, the first Of which speaks Of a pur.
pose TO preserve freedom upon a soil that
Heaven has created Free" &c. That sounds
well, but whose is that soill Merico's =
This nation has no right 10 it but the robbers
-" the right of the strongest" Force has
wresicd that soil from our sister republic. 1t
is stolen Hands OF! 1.-THE partaker is
as bad as the thief" The Free Sellers by
conserving to take it, and debating wha, use
it shall be put to, make themselves equally
guilty Of the robbery with the Southern slave.
holders. Besides, is it consistent to talk
about The soil being made free by Heaven,
when the very men who talk so, are striving
to bring those Territories into the Union un.
der the Wilmot Proviso, which expressly
provides that runaways shall be reclaimed in
them, thus making every acre in their Dor
ders Stare soil ; 1t is true, that "soil that
Heaven has created free" ought to be kent
free, but in order to that, it must be Kept oui
gfMe Union! There is not a foot of free
soil in it!
The 10Th resolution says "lhat it is the
duty Of Congress TO separate the national 90
vernment from all suppnr, of slavery, and
from all responsibility for its existence."-
Then ii is the duty of Congress 10 dissoIre
he Cai0n, for that is the only way in which
the government can be thus separated. Con-
gress is itself a part Of the government, and
twenty representatives of slaves are a par, of
Congress therefore Congress must dissolve
itself. That is, Congress must expel, and
send home those twenty men but this it has
no right to do, for the Constitution expressly
says they may come there, and claim seats
as members. One Of two things, then, must
be done; either the Constitution must be al
tered, or else the Union must be dissolved.
The first can't be done, for the South uxa'i
let it; therefore the last must be.
Tho l4th resolution is a eulogy of Mr..
Giddings. 1t speaks Of his dnwaveGing f.
deity to the true principles of liberty and
the best interests of the government, &c.
That's a strange idea! Fidelity to liberty
and The government in the same day As il
liberty and the government were SO much
alike! AS if they harmonized so wonderful
fy! No: the Government is Liberty:
mighty foe. 1t is assisting TO %strangle and
destroy Liberty's children. And We! Mr.
Giddings, as the resolution truthfully asserts
is true to that Government. And if so, ,her
he is false to Liberty.
If "rebellion to tyrants is obedience e
God" then is allegiance to the Government
treason TO Liberty! Whatever becomes o
Governments, | AM for Liberty and Man.
JOSEPH TREAT.