Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-02
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hnd moves the puppets upon the boar,l.-
That he docs 80 was we'll exemplitied ia
Douglass exposure oi the trickery oi Glenn
ems, the other day, on ths California resolu-
tions This man, who opened his career in
the Senate 10y most ialse aud liDeilo,Is us
Sault upon the whole people oi the North,
private citizens, as well as public officers,
and on Thursday appeared SO eager in pur-
silt of a personal conflict with Gen. Sbiel's =,
is well understood 10 DC special tJol in
Calhoun's hands. Il is believed, that the
leader, who was not Ia the Se.,atc, Instruct
cd him in planning that identical expedient
Tor getting sectiO;lal vote of North against
South, which ho avuwed TO Douglass, and
which the latter exposed and that it was,
also, ny CalhOun's direction, that, aitcr being
thus rudely unmasked, Inc delivered himself
vi the fierce dcnuiiciation against the uOrli-
crn democracy, which incurred the dsap-
provul OF even such spirits as FoO,c, jeff. Da-
Wis, and Dickinson. Respect ior this great
oracle OF crime, and master and pail OH OF
criminals, Is 10 part OF my nature. must
denouncO him tor that which hc nlaniiesiiy
is, a traitor to his country, aud an enemy 70
liberty and popular government. lie would
rather be the despoiic c.icl OF petty ana
savage clan, than anything hut first IN dignl-
~ in this mighty aud glorious republic.
ity. haye done that in former years. l
have sinrc seen and studied nio.e OF the
Inan, aud believe him 10 bc such as here
tlenouncc linn. Now, ii disupion be staring
us in the face, what is to bc done Ought
the Nor,h in spirit OF Hodcraiion and pat
rioiisnl TO retreat from her positions on this
question. Should tie North aid in rejecting
the application o. California for admission us
aifrec State Should the Free States ac-
quiesce III the silent extension OF Slavery
over the free territory of New Mexico p
Should we tolerate its continuance here in
this federal district? To all of these q,ics-
tions, it appears TO me, NO, is the only an
swcr. But would make some concessions
TO the Sou y. Under the constitution we
are bound to deliver up fugitive slaves
That is not well observed. Willie slavery
is in any part OF the conicderacy II legallzcd
institution let tis respect it as such. Let us
agree that fugitive Slaves "shal be deliver
cd up" when they escape within our bor-
dcrs, and let us make legal provision for de-
livering them up. Thut is u great point, aud
is certainly the only one upon which we can
yield ut al On all the others VIC are alto
gethcr right, and cannot, in duty to our
country, ourselves, and our posterity, sur
render an inch, let what will come. We
can not compromise. Ii slave representa-
IlOll nc eNIclueu 10 ullOitlcf 1901 Ol lcflllOfN,
the Union cannot stand. Ii the institution
be diflused yet further, the power Of control
over n different and hostile caste will depart
from our race, and the South will become
first 81. Domingo, and then the continent
new Africa. We of the Free States can
not be yet further degraded from our equali-
ty with the whites OF the South by the rep
resentation of slave property in additional
States; nor can we for ever submit to sec
our fellow creatures bought aud sold ut the
very doors of the capitol. 1t is wrong and
impolitc TO require il of us. This is neutral
ground, and n peculiar, and TO us, offensive
institution, should not be forced upon us
here. would give increased guarantees
for the security of slave property in the slave
States, in return for concession by the South
TO our opinions and purposes with reference
10 territories now free.
. But what will the President do? That
is great question, for in the hands of
the chief magistrate now lie the aestinies
of this republic. Let General Taylor say
there shall be no secession, 10 disllnion,
there shall be peace aud order, if not good
will and harmony. Let him but say this,
and there will be union, and peace, and
ORDER and witial n settlement OF these dis
tracting controversies. For they must be
settled, and that presently. The task is a
weghty one, but stern energy and an un-
bending patriotism will suffice TO meet it,
The country believes that Gen. Taylor pos
sesses them.