Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-12
5elcrttons.
Troubles Of Northern Politicians.
From tho Anti. slavcry Standard.

From the Anti-Slavcry Standard.
Northern men act in public life at a great
disadvantage. Whereas Southern men
have but one Buncombe to conciliate, Nor
then ones have two. And the difficulty of
paying due obeisance to the one without
turning their backs, in an uncourticrliSe
manner, upon the other, is serious, and espe-
cially, as the two Sovereign Powers stand
Numerically opposite TO one another This
contributes to that sidelng, shambling gait
so many of them contract, which, though
undoubtedly favorable to getting ON through
crowd of competitors, is anything but ia
vorable TO straightforward and manly de-
pertinent. Their gait, indeed, strongly re-
minds one of that of the Heir Apparent TO
the Crown of Lilliput, when for the pur-
pose of conciliating the IIigh-heel and the
Low-lleel Factions which distracted that
Empire, Inc wore one heel of each sort,
"which," as the authentic Gulliver observes,
"produced a strange hobbling in his gait !"
an infirmity not unfrequenty observable in
those that attempt TO halt between two opin-
ions,-the Mr.. Hating -bothways of politics
and religion. The Southern Lords Para
mount have always demanded and received
tie homage Of substantial obedience, but
they are beginning TO require every aspirant
after their favor to show them the full face,
and turn what Lord Castleneagh used to call
n " back front" upon the meSne lords 1--WE pur-
posely abstain from using the English trans
lation medn," for fear OF giving offence,) of
whom they hold directly. We wish we
could hope that this swapping ut the shadow,
having already the substance, might have
the Esopian denouemem of losing them
both.
They are not satisfied with homage, such
.I,
the holders of fiefs. Kneeling, with both
hands between those of the Lord, and
swearing TO bear faith and allegiance and to
do suit aud service, is not enough. Medieval
genuilexion will not content them, they
must have Oriental prostration. To "crook
the pregnant hinges of the knee" is not
" "fawning" enough for Thrift to follow it,
The supplants must "lay their hands on
their mouths and their mouths in the dust"
to deserve the boons they ask. This is be-
ginning TO cause slight spirit of recalcitra-
ton. Even loyal Wing Metropolitan Dur
nails nre getting angry enough TO intimate
that il is possible for their demands to be
carried TO u pitch of insolence such as will
induce them to begin to think Of talking
about resisting them. We cannot but opine
that they are over-nice. Dogs that love
puddings should not be too scorniul 10 eat
them merely because they are trife dirty.
Such conduct would be like that of Lord
Amherst who lost his admission to the En-
peror of China because he would not knock
his forehead nine times on the floor before
His Celestial Majesty, though he had no
scruple about kissing the hand, on his bend
ed knee, of a bloated proAigate at ST.
5ames's in acknowledgement of his ap-
pointment to the Emhassy, aud was ready TO
do as much for the descendant of the Sun
and Moon. Men who have not wiped their
mouths since they kissed Taylor's hand, last
Autumn, need not expect much sympathy
Power whose Prime Minister only hc is
n. q,