Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-09
Lei lhc South Withdraw.


William Henry Claiming, in his Spirit
OF the Age speaks thus manfully in relation
TO the great issue now before the country:
Incredible as seems the fact, it is vet true.
unless governors und legislatures of states,
congressional orators, reporters at the capi-
tol, aud editors all over ilie land, arc utterly
at ianlt-iat the MoDEL RcPuBLrc OF
CnmsTEAa1M is deiberaiing, whether to
c0nsccratc lis new territories to freedom OF
"a dcsecrate them with slavery. The hour
for decision draws rapidly nigh.
L. COMPROMISE. Various ulans are sug.
gesied, President Taylor's, Mr. Clay's, MIR.
Douglas, &c. We are Withheld from enter
ing into a comparative examination of these
schemes by one fatal obstacle, that meets us
at the threshold. No compromise is possJe.
The Frcemen of the United States would
abandon their fundamental Irii ciple of
political duty, violate their constitutional OBJ
legations, be gully of an act of unconcenlcd
aud unniIigated dCspotisnl, by any halfway
measures which directly or indirectly, should
permit Tie incursion of slavery upon ono
inch OF territories entrusted to the Mutt
guardianship. The Slave c-Power-tlough
doubtless partially stimulated by the thought
OF gam from new markets and fields opened
for slave lahor-is chiefly intent TO establish
by precedent lis right TO. sway half at lcnst,
"i tue government of this republic, for all
time TO come and over any extent of nation
al domil In such an emergency Freemen
OF the Union should frankly saw TO tho
Slavcholdng Party: "Fellow Country
men You invite us to commit with you or TO
cohhlve at your committing what, as you
know perfectly well, we hold to be an out
rage against God, Humanity, and the com
mon conscience of Christendom, an utter
pcrVersion OF the spirit, laws, and ends of
inns republic, and n nonstrous wrong upon
me sister republic whose weakness we have
already SO wantony abused. Such q de-
lnahd, ON your part, is in itself most I'M
irutcrhal and ungcncrous act, TO be partluncd
only IN consideration of YOUR own preildi
ccs, our past uilwaranted concessions, the
interests of This mighty Nation which is. or
ought 10 be the hope of mankind, regard
for the speedy redemption of our colored
brethren. Should we accede to your de-
lnand IN the least we should thereby sncri-
nee justice, conscience, honor, and even
your respect. The leait kesitqiion, indeed
on our part is suicidal, treacherous, iuhuinap.
Understand us therefore plainly; by our
consent no slave shall ever set lis foot n
llalrs breadth beyond the limits of the ex-
lstlng slave-states; territories under control
oil the United States are, and shall be. the
lnylolate abode Of free institutions; and SO
help us Heaven! we will never form an al
lance with another slavc-statc under any
conceivable conditions. But, on the other
hand, with unreseWed brotIierly kindness,
"e P'e!ige TO you our counsel, aid, means CO.
operation, III putting away at once and for ever.
rom our midst, the GcclIrsed system OF
chnttelism which alone endnngers our peace
ana prosperity, our progress at home, our
power abroad. This is our ultimaum. Not
arbitrarily or from selfish motives of anv
KIND do we offer it, but from the highest
promptings of religion, charity and patriot
ISM. Here then we STAND"
MIR. Charming thinks there is little fear of
disunon, and his views on the subject in
case some Of the Southern States should
Withdraw are so entirely our own, that we
copy and adopt them;
"Let The Seceters 'oithirnp in peace. The
political perils, pecuniary sacrifices, social
suiierings, evils of all kinds and degrees.
involved IN such national dismemherment,
would possibly be great-greater than any
Imagination or foresight can prefgure. But
this Is SURE: they will he fewer in number.
and less grave in character, than those which
sooner or later must inevitably follow the
.NW'onm Crtme of extending Slavery over
the now free lands of Mexico. Most deIib-
eralely, then, most solcmnly, do we reDeat
u IN one, three, ORA dozen States, the Sinve.
Power is sufficiently influential TO worl,
mem up to the pitch of resolving to withdraw
RON Tue Union, unless they are allowed to
spread their usages TO the Pacific, LET THEM
GO IN PEACE"
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IHE WHEAT CIop. Tho Ohio Cultiyator
says that the wheat crop thus far has stood the