Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-06-22
Mr.. snyles-I cannot suppose il.

Mr.. Burleigh-Our friend could make sup
positions as plenty as blackberries little
while ago. Much Laughter.
Mr.. Sayles-That is a mere personal at
tack.
Mr. Burleigh-Ilere, then, is the ground
upon which we charge Daniel Webster, in
| common with others, Daniel Webster, as
the representative of n class which, thank
Heaven! is growing smaller and smaller
every day-[cheers and Kisses and, under
Heaven, we can but thank the abolitionists
| for that. We arroign Daniel Webster aud
his retainers as traitors TO humanity-the
traitors most accursed.' We say that they
are robbing man of his rights. We say that
they are robbing Gods image of its dignity.
We say that they are robbing liberty and
life of their safeguards. And what heigh-
tens the iniquity, they are doing il in defiance
of their pledges. They cannot advance a
har's-breadth without advancing over their
own solemnly uttered sentiments. Now,
what is that? [ do not care for the use of
terms. You may name it what you will
You may call il hypocrisy, because these
men pledged themselves TO different prac-
tice or, TO excuse them from hypocrisy, you
may say that they don't believe any thing
| different and don't profess any thing differ
ent then YOU make them the open advo-
Gates of the most horrible of denominations.
wish to suy word about an observation
that has been made here by the defender of
MIR. Webster, and preiaced by an : IT, IL
the Union,' we have been told, 9 is to be en-
| dangered by that law of Christianity which
calls upon us to shelter the wanderer-il the
| Union of these States is TO be endangered by
our daring to obey the example of the apos-
ties, who said, when they were opposed,
"whother it is right to hcarken unto you
more than unto God, judge ye," then we will
obey the law, and stand by the Union of the
States Then, say unto you, in the words
of the ancient Hebrew, Choose ye whom
ye will serve as for me and my house, we
will serve the Lord Applause.
IL YOU choose to set up this idol god for
yourselves, if you choose to take piece OF
bloody parchment, tied with red tape, and,
setting il up on end, to worship it, and eX-
claim, These be thy gods, o American Is
rael which brought thee up out of the house
of British bondage, and exact of us 10 bow
the knee and bend the neck before it, why,
all we say is, Worship your idol gods, and
much good may it do you; but ns for us,
when the question comes between the Union
} and duty to our consciences, we say, down
{ with your Constitution, for the sake of God
i and humanity. tAppleusc and hisses.l
!, / thank YOU for that testisnohy--lto Mr
Sayles, who hissedl When l said that, ou
}, friend greeted it with hiss. He means tC
G say, then, Down with humanity for the sali'
@ of the Union. But say, trample under foo
It that covenant with HELL that agreement witt
n Death say, down with the blood-stainet
| flag of our Union, which waves over slave
:, and shareholders. l say, let us be true t.
: Him who teaches us the brotherhood of th'
v race, and requires of us that we love on
, neighbors as ourselves, and requires of us 4
( do unto others as we would have others d'
4 unto u.s.
Man is more than Constitutions; better 70
beneath the sod,
Than be true to Church and State while your
doubly false to Cod Applause
) The Constitution tells me to give back tn
runaway slave to his master. Well, the Con
stitutions of other countries have require,
other ntrocious acts: and those who hav,
refused to obey them have been called he
roes and martyrs. What, then, is he wh'
refuses TO obey this Constitution Call hin
what you will, you give the name TO me.
say, il the Constitution calls upon you
or me to give up the slave, every true lover
of humanity is bound to refuse it obedience
and is bound to go on perscvering in obedi-
ence TO the higher law. ! know that
there are those who sneer at the idea that
there is higher law than the Constitution.
But we can bide our time. Men may sncer
at the superiority of sunshine TO their smo-
Ky lamps, when there is only dim light he
fore morning; but let them wait until the
clear, broad sun of day shines through the
morning miSts and penetrates the recesses OF
the earth, and then who will undertake to
sneer at the god of day?
Who made the Constitution of the United
States; 'We, the people, Can we make
right and wrong? Can we create the etcr-
nal distinctions which separate virtue from
vice? Ii we can, then the Constitution
which the people made is binding, let what
may contravene it, But if not, and if we
are not rank atheists, if we believe that there
ia principle which is the foundation OF JUS
tice, then your Constitutions are as the chail
of the summer throshing-lloor when they
oppose it. MOI We deny the power OF the
people to create right. We deny the power
of the people to change the moral essence OF
things. And denying that, we must appeal
to higher power.