Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-16
GlOrying in his Shame.

There was great gathering of Dough-
faces In Castle Garden, in the city of New
York, on the 25th ult., TO express approba-
ton of Cluys Resolutions. The Mayor pre-
sided, and Gen. Scott and other digntaries
were present Among the speakers was
James II. Whiting, a member of the Bar.
formerly District Attorney Here is hrs
speech as reported in The Tribune:
Fellow Citizens, said he, il is no ordinary
OCCASION Order Whiting Louder! Scoul
Scott! Go on Hiss; Orderl1 We meet
not as partizans, not as Democrats, not
as Wings, not as Abolitionisis, not as Ia
natics-but as Unionsts. We are called
to meet upon one broad platform, upon
which all the various parties of the coug-
try, except Abolitionsts, can meet and
join hands aud hearts for the Union. NVo
meet for the Union, ny, and will die under
the Union A great black cloud hangs over
our Southern atmosphere, and its tiluaten.
ing aspect denotes widespread ruin Id is
carrying across the water the lamcniablu
news that this country of liberty, of equality,
OF Union, is about TO he discovered and
plunged into irntricidal strife; and for wIals
For somewhat of injury done TO the Suutl.
stand here to speak the word The North
has filled to do her duty TO the South. She
has fhiled TO fulfil the provisions of the Con-
stitution. We have not done Justice 10 tho
South. stand here to ask evenhandcd lust
ice, and il il be done, the South viii sit
down with us under our vine aud fig tree,
and through all time worship the same idol
of Liberty. We have violated the Canslitt,-
ton and injured the South by not returning
their runaway slaves, when they sought ilcn
among us. Cries of no no Checrs.1 Fa-
naticism and Abolitionism are but other
names for burglary, robbery, fraud aud lar
ceny! IL was compromise on the question
of Slavery, that brought tho Federal Union
and by that Compromsc-that
Constitution-we were bound by our oaths,
by our fealty TO our country, 10 render M
their fugitive property. ask the question,
Have we done so? No! we never ouglt1
We have not. (Mr. w. then mentioned scvc-
raj cases that had occurred in this city of
suits to recover chattels, in which the South,
he contcnded, had been wronged. lie sound
ly rated the Judge who would not pcrmitthe
laws of Maryland to appear in Court as tho
basis of slave cloim.) ] will go as far as any
one TO free man from his bonds; but will
not go 30 far as to break through the Consti-
fution-I will yield up the negroes. his
our duty to yield them up, when they have
run away from their owners. l have pro-
fessionally defended several such cases, and
have found all these men-men from Mary
land, Virginia, Gcorgia,-reusonabl and dis
posed to he just. l defended one big negro.
who stood six feet in his stockings. He way
claimed by man from North Carplina,
iamed Wilson; but il turned out that tho
'laimant was his own father-that the negro
vas his child by one of his female slaves
he jury returned verdict in favor of tho
Iegro. Did North Carolina ever complnin?
'o And she never will complaint il strict
lstice be done. ] tell you, Our iara,ics. ollr
Abolltionists nre the worst men ever saw
When MIR. Lee of Maryland-as honorable
igh-minded, chivalrous Il gentleman as
yer met-camo here TO claim a runaway
lave, a body-servant, and ono in whom hg
lad placed great confdence--one who had
lways Jared better than the free negroes
ere-hc (Alr. L. found shameful treatment.
lie found that the slave had been pursuadrd
run away by some free negroes that h0
ever desired to leave his master, but the
egroes and Abolitionists would not allow
i'm 10 go back. made arrangements thcu
} sell the negro for one-third of his value,
nd could have done so, and he might have
aslly earned his freedom, had these iannt.
IS and Abolltionsts let him alone. Oh,
lese smooth Quaker rascals, these fanatic
lllains, these scOundrel Aboliionists, whose
ypocrisy and canting philanthropy ought To
ouble-damn them il is they who induce a
udge TO reverse his decisions and rob a.
IAN il is they who have got ms to tis,uery
rink of disunion. Great conftsion.l When
'e do justice to the South, there will he no
nuse OF complaint; there will be no com
laint. The noise was now so great that.
'e could not catch Mr.. WIS remarks tor
ome time.] The South are as deeply istsl--
sted in preserving the Constitution intact as
70 are. They say to the North, do us lust.
,e-simple justice. Let us begin, thail,s6.
o our duty, and the causes of strife will ,lJa
an end. The Union must not, cdnfot b.
issolvcd. Nearly all OF tlrose before me
ave been nursed under the Unipu. Prptcct
nc Union, then; LEI il stand,. the glorious
eacon to which all the hopes OF lpln,hpifv
! the Old World are anxiousiy looking
et it never be said that those brilliant
ars grew dim, aud one by one, dropped
ON their sphere-that those stripes worb
rnished by internal strif.--that this great
mon is shiyered and scattered abroad. ,Let
say TO the South, we will do You Justice
ir judiciary shall do you justice. Let us
y and do this, and the Union shall not Be
ssolyed. The South shall be bound M
lth the North in tie hopes of those who
Q TO come after us-who are 10 live in
ace and prosperity und0r te Union. Lot
pledge our "liyes, our fortunes and our
cred honor" that not a star shall he oblitc-
ted, not stripe erased from tho glorious
u that now floats over our Union.
There was something of funy as the
-dlstrict attorney sat down, but no up
ause greeted his diatribe.