Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-06-22

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Let me tell you case of which | have
some direct information from cye-witnosses.
A woman and her children came one dark
and stormy night to the door of citizen of
Delaware, and Knocked for admission. When
that door was opened, he who stood there TO
ask OF that woman her business what could
he dor lie did what you and would do.-
He bcde them enter. They entered; they
sat at llis fire; they slept on his couch they
were sheltered under his roof And for that
he was considered as n criminal, was sub
iectcd TO a heavy fine that stripped him of
his property, and cast into prison. Did that
man obey or disObcy the voice of his God ?
Would the champion Of Daniel Webster have
done as that man did or otherwise?
Mr.. Sayes--lf this Union hung on it,
would do any thing to save the Union.
MIR. Burleigh-l.et what will hang on it, if
you were the owner of habitation, and
woman and her children came in the midst
OF a wintry storm and knocked at midnight
on yopr door, would you admit them?
MIR. Saycs-lf that woman was TO plunge
the dagger in our hearts for admitting her, |
would not do it.
MrgBurleigh-I understand him TO say,
that updcr the existing circumstances (for if
they are not the existing circumstances they
are not relavent to the question: he would
bolt tie door.
Mr.. SOyles-Supposing-
Mr., Burleigh-Supposing the facts as they
existed, would you have admitted the woman
and children?
A voice--lIe would keep out his grand
mother.
| hir.tSayles-If | knew
MI. Burlcigh-knowing what you do
know,what would you do9
Ahibernian Voice-ilc would not admit
his own mother.
Mr.. Bureigh-My question is answered
! by hif ovasions, and not alone by him, but
! by the hearts OF this assembly. And Ills an
swefrd by this assembly as il would be by
| this nstion. [Cheers. As much us this ma
ton ifs been corrupted and deprayed by the
infiuotce OF Daniel Webster and Henry Clay,
| us much as il has been corrupted and depra-
we'd l1 the influence of n pro-slavery govern
ment, not even pro-slayery church and n
pro-sIegery priesthood can root out of them
| their duty to assist iiigitiyes. And as | be-
lievo b God, am confident they never
| will kda5 TO root il out altogether You
Know .s,at YOU would do in the case suppo-
sed ~ I'd Daniel Webster says that If You do
4 ti,nt .,o,l n YOU warm them at your fire, il
1 ~ si.'...a ,indar your root YOU shal
be Sentenced to fine of thousand dollars
and an imprisonment for six months.
Is Daniel Webster a noble man? No
no;' Yes, yes is the man who will vot'
TO put you into prison for six months because
you have done an act of humanity-is tina
man noble man? 'Yes;' 'No.1 ThoI
again, that Bill of Abominations of which
have spoken provides that every postmaster
from the capes of Florida TO the farthest cor
ner of Minnesota, from the borders of New
Brunswick to the shores of the Rio Grande
that every clerk and every petty officer Of
this United States government, shall be O
Judge of the last resort, from whose decision
there shall be no appeal, of mans right to
the freedom of his intellect and his con-
science, of n mans right to his wife and his
children, of mans right to his manhood,
and every thing thereunto pertaining. ltsays
that the government that upholds Slavery
shall appoint the Judges who are to admins
ter the pro-slavery law.
Our fathers, in the days of the great strug-
Gle with the Stuarls, could say nothing more
severe than that they maintained their High
Commission Courts, the judges OF which
were dependent on the King alone. That
was sufficient TO stir up rebellion that sew
cred the head of Charles Stuart from his
neck; it separated that bloody head from its
body that was enough TO decide the fate OF
dynasties and change the course of nations.
And now we are TO call that man noble
mnn. who, with his avowed adherence Of
every form of tyranny, who, with oil his sol
emn pledges TO be true to liberty under all
circumstances, and in all places, and at oil
fines. regardless of all temptations of inter
est, and all questions of policy, that man,
who. in defiance of all these pledges and
professions, comes forward TO maintain an
institution i'm comparison with which the
Iliph Commission Courts of the Charloses
and the Jameses are the defences OF liberty
! Prolonged cheers.
WHY, who of YOU is willing TO have his
right of property submitted to the declslon ol
any postmaster or any clerk OF the United
states Court or any Custom House officer,
that the party against him may sec ut to
choose? For il is the complainant who Sc
lects him. A man comes here from georgia
10 look after William and Ellen Gratis; he
comes from Richmond to look after henry
Box Brown; and if the man fears that the
preiudices, THAT is the word that Daniel mas
! In this new Webster's dictionary,l Applause
if he fears that the prejudices OF Massachu-
sets will be stronger than ms claim, nc may
come with the postmaster OF hlchihohG, OF
al Macon. NItOIHid3 VI WIN wv N'~'N - 49,
United States Court in Florida-no matter
where he may come from, he may bring him
here. lie chooses the tribunal to try wheth-
or his brother man shall be recognized hence
forward as man, shall enjoy the rights and
participate in the privileges of man, or
whether he shall be driven TO unrcquted
toll. Are you prepared to say this is just
law? Will my friend answer that question
as explicitly as he did the otherE Laughter.
/ Are YOU prepared TO soy that provision by
which mans right TO liberty is subjected to
the fiat of an insignificant postmaster OF the
South-that such provision would be JUST
MIR. sayles-The postmasters obey the
law.
MIR. Burleigh-But is it just law!
MIR. Sayles-I believe that is not the iaw'
MIR. Burleigh-Suppose it is the law