Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-09
SALEM, CoLUMBIANA co, OHIO, MARCH 9, 1850


! n ltion to express its Indignation, at the exc
cntion of few Hungarian insurgents taken
| with arms i'm their hands, but gives no opill-
ion how far il would he right or wrong 70
shoot certain of his own countrymen, If taken
in revolt against worse than Austrian OPP
preston. B { he contends that whutever
may be the moral character of slavery, Com
| gress has no constitutional right TO prohibii
| it, aud therefore ought not TO prohibit II. On
the other hand, Mr. Clay frankly declares thai
slavery is wrong, gricvous wrong ulnt 10
propagate slavery is to propagate WRONG
lie affirins the cot s,itutional power OF Con-
gress to prohibit the propagation of wrong
and then calls upon Congress TO perm, slave.
holders TO propagate this wrong when ana
where they please over the whole WIDE eA-
tent of our conquered territory, with the
single exception of what may be included
within the state of California. Before God
and man, Gen. Cnss's conclusion from his
premises is justified, while the conclusion
drawn by MIR. Clay from his premises IS
condemned as hostile TO morality aud hu-
manity.
THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH REso-
LUTIoNs.
3. This resolution merely gives TO Texas
more territory than she is entitled to, and
less than she demands, aud is so far n COM
promise of territorial claims but in no de-
gree n compromise between the friends and
enemies of human rights, since what is to
be taken from Texas is to be Immediately
thrown open 10 the shareholders.
4. Texas had, before annexation, pledged
her duties on foreign commerce as security
to certain creditors These duties, by annex
alton, were surrendered TO the United States.
Mr. Clay proposes that the United States
shall assume the debts due TO these creditors
if Texas will relinquisli her claims OH New
Mexico. If justice requires the nation to as
sumo these debts, their assumption ought
not TO depend on the cession of territory by
Texas. If in justice we do rot owe these
debts, their payment by us will IN fact be
guaranty TO Texas for the REIMBURSEMENT Of
one of the most impudent and fraudulent
claims over made. We have official infor-
nation, communicated Ivy Gen. Jackson TO
Congress, that the Texans when defining the
boundaries of their new born republic, at
first determined TO include California, aud
beyond all question they had then as much
right TO San Francisco as they now have TO
Santa Fe. The Proposition of Mr. Clay is
therefore TO pay Texas for territory TO which
he admits she has no title, and then to throw
open the territory so purchased TO the slave
holders. In this, can sec no concessions 20
the north.
=, o. Censrepp is 90 slecissea "a iuexPcdivrt -
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia,
except with the assent of Maryland and the
people of the District, and making compcn-
sation 10 the shareholders. The unlimited
power of Congress to abolish slavery in the
District is fully conceded, yet he calls oil
Congress not TO do, what many of its MEM
bers and vast multitudes of their constituents
believe it their moral duty TO do. In this
proposal | can find 10 other compromise but
that of conscience.
6. The next proposal is to prohibit their
importation of slaves into the District for sale.
In other words, the inhabitants are to have a
monopoly of the trade in human beings
These good people are not to he deprived of
the privilege of importing as many slaves as
they may want for their own use, nor of sell
ling husbands and wives, and children, TO be
transported TO the extremites of the Union;
but foreign traders shall no longer bc per-
mitted to glut the Washington market with
their wares. The moment the resolution
passess, human chattes will rise in value in
the capital of our republic i object not to
the abolition of the trade since il will re-
move one of the many denominations with
which slavery has disgraced the seat of our
national government; but | deny that the
proposition involves the slightest concession
on the part of the Shareholders. Says MIR.
Clay himself, "almost every slaveholding
state in the Union has exercised its power TO
prohibit the introduction of slaves as mer-
chandse." The power is exercised or not,
according to convenience, and, as it is
tbnn,rht f,A h,anI In
slaves.
SEVENTH RESOLUTION.
z. We now come TO a grand specific for
giving ease TO northern conscienccs, for allay-
ing all irritation, and for restoring general
healthfu action throughout the present NOR
bid system of the coniedcracy. will give the
recipe i'll oil: Resolved that more e6eetIal
provision ought TO he made by law for the
restitution and delivery of persons bound 10
service or labor i'll any state, who may es-
cape into any other state or territory of this
Union" That may not he accused of in
justice TO Mr.. Clay in my subsequent re-
marks, will quote from his speech on this
point: Il do not say, sir, that II priuate indi-
UidudL is obliged 10 make the tour of his
whole state, in order TO assist the owner of Il
slave to recover his property; but do say,
! u he is present when the owner of slave
is about to assert his rights and regain pos
session of his properly, that he and ere'y one
present. whether officer, or agent of the state
government, or private individual, is bound
to assist in the execution of the laws of their
country" Z" will go with the ihrhest sena-
tor from the south in this body TO make pend
laws to impose the heauieSt sanctions upon the
recovery OF fugitive slaves, and the restora'
| 49, a. tl,a,,,
Such is the panacea, aud such is the man
ner in which our medical adviser proposes
TO administer il. lie must not be surpris
ed should some difficulty be experienced
in compelling the patient to swallow th'
draught.
Mr.. Clay has long been favorer of thos'
field sports in which the prey is man, ant