Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-12-21

where, whose pulses are not felt on the walls
of our American Bastile. Cheers. When,
therefore, we recount TO Mr.. Thompson our
success aud marvellous progress, we are but
returning to him the talent hc committed to
our trust; not only that in many of us, his
elonuence brcathed into our souls the breath
of nnii slavery life, but inasmuch, also, as
we have been aware, with the Roman con-
sui whom the gods aided, that at all times
and in all trials, he rode at our right hand
Our friend has dwelt long and most i'm
pressively on the objection brought against
him as a foreigner, taking sides OH American
questions All the evil is not that he takes
sides; it is that he takes the wrong side =
(Cheers.) How much better Father Mathew
played his cards! MIR. Thompson comes
here for the benefit of his health. In Italy,
invalds are always recommended TO secure
the southerly side of the house. Mistaken
man! how wild in him, on invalid, to take
so northery view of this great question
(Cheers.) But for this, like the plant Irish
man, he might have moved in the best soci-
ety. Could he but have Glanced TO beborn
in Ireland, and have early contracted the
habit of kissing the blnrney stone of every
nation, instead of shivering here beneath that
North Star,--wbch South Carolina, it is said,
intends TO forbid her pilots TO steer by, it is
SO incendury n twinkler Il laughter and
cheers) instead of this, he could 'repose his
wearied virtue
Where the gentle South wind fingers,
Mid Cardinals pines;
Or falls the careless sunbeam
Down Gcorga's golden mines
come to night from that little family party
of the Curtises, the slave-catchers' meeting
in Faneuil Hall, and am exceedingly glad to
be able to inform you that our ever-active (!)
Mayor has been able, quite contrary TO his
expectations, to keep tho peace there to-
night. (Laughter.) was much pleased, even
in that gathering, TO witness the unconscious
effect of our agitation. In the first place, il
is considered q settled thing that the Union
is in danger! Nothing less, il seems, would
have induced MIR. Choate and all the Messrs.
Curtises to come forth in its defence. Put
down that as one evidence of success. II
used to be suid that characters that needed
defence were not worth defending. Perhaps
il will be found TO be the case with laws
Add that TO our trophies.
MIR. Is. *. Curtis-the only one of the
speakers entitled to much influence or con-
sideration-very palpnbly eyaded any ex-
cessiiy of the late Fugitive Slave Bill-anoth-
er homage of vice to virtue. He also adj
mitted the slave clause nf tho Constitution 60
be Immoral. His only argunentto to justify our
fathers in admitting il was, they ,oerc afraid
10 do oiher1oise; feared poyerty-England-
anarchy-and all sorts of ills The Sultan
might well have pleaded, in the face of Mr.
Webster's recent eloquence, that fear of de-
anarchy, Russia, and thousand
ills, justified him in surrendering kossuth.-
Would the world, would humanity, would
even MIR. Webster, have said amen to such a
plea from his mouth? There may he times
when States should say with the great Ro-
man, 1t is necessary 10 go; it is not neces-
sary to hue Perhaps Mr.. Curtis may vet
find this TO be one of those occasions. One
thing we know, the great Senator told the
Sultan that If kossuth were given up, he
could not tell how or when, bur, verify, Tur-
key would somehow have to look out for
the consequences Il thank thee, Jew, for
teaching me that word Once on time,
Emperor Georgia sent after our William and
Ellen Kossuth; the Webster Wings argued
for their surrender; and Heaven has gracious
ly permitted us TO live and see both hoio aud
ichen they had to look out for the conse-
qucnces.' Laughter and cheers.)
MIR. Curtis defended the right of Massa-
chusetts to surrender the fugitive slave on
the ground that every sovereign State had
to exclude foreigners from its soil
Exclude foreigners from the soi'! How
delicate a phrase! What commodity of
good names this trouble of ours has coined
Service and labor was the constitutional
veil TO hide the ugly face of Slavery. Then,
In hal
Domestic Institution!!! And now, sexclu-
ding foreigners from our soil ~! Truly,
the epithets, master Holofernes, are sweetly
varied. Throw in this tr1e, also, as defer
ence TO q sentiment which dares to do that
which it dslkes to hear named. But let us,
mean time, be careful to use all planness Of
speech-to call things vigorously by their
right names. Whoever professes his readi-
er let the title he chooses stick to him.
Heed no cry of harsh language Yield not
TO any tenderness of nerve more sensi-
tive than the conscience they cover; remem-
Der,
There is more force in names
Than most men dream of and lie may keep
Its throne a whole age longer, if it skulk
Behind the shield of some fair-seeming name.'
Mr. Curtis forgot to finish his argument,
and show us how, in present circumstances, it
is moral in us to ererciSe this legal right.
may have, by law, the right to exclude the
world from my house; but surely there are
circumstances, as in case of man dying ON
Mr.. Choatc said, in his speech at Faneuil
Hall, If the philanthropist wishes to say any
thing about Slavery, let him strike his blow
in Cuba, lot him strike it below the line, let
him go where the stars and stripes do not wave
over it. Is there not a story of one who, listen
ing to sermon which asserted that all tho
world would be reformed, if every man would
reform one sinner, cried out, True, I'll 60
right home and reform my brother Bill =
And If there be such story, Is not the ad-
vice of the eloquent gentleman fiat plagiarism ;
Besides, George Thompson has come to his
Cuba, come where his stars and stripes (the
Union Jacl) docs not wave and vet the