Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-19

Lord MOrpeth on Slavery.
From the Independent.

the attention of our readers. by birth and
inheritance noblcmnn, by social aflinities q
true gentleman, and by the suiliages of Brit
ish yeomanry legislator OF the realm, he
is man of quite n different stamp from
George Thompson, while yet he would not
yield to him in hearty democratic sympa-
ihies. Describing his journey southwark
from New York, he says:
any next brief pause was at Baltimore
At a halt OH the railroad on the way thither,
heard conductor or guard say 10 negro,
cannot let you go, for you are n SLAVE.
This was my first intimniion that | had cross
ed the border which divides Freedom from
Slavery. quote from the entry which
made upon noting these words that evening
Declaration of Independence which
read yesterday-pillar of Washington which
have looked on to-dny-what are yep
:" must now give myself some little vent
1t was n subject which | felt during my
whole sojourn in America, as feel il still, to
he paramount in interest to every other. II
was one on which intended aud endeayor.
ed to observe n sound discretion; we have
not ourselves long enough washed off the
STAN to give us the right to rail at those
whom we had originally inocuated with the
pest; and stranger abundantly expcren-
cling hospitality, could not with any propety
interfere wnntonly upon the most difficult
and delicate point Of another nations policy
could not, however, fail often aud deeply TO
feel in the progress of my intercourse with
many in that country Come not, my soul,
into their secret; to their counsel, my honor,
he not thou united At the same time |
wished never TO make any compromise of my
opinion. ] made it point TO pay special re-
spect TO the leading Aboltionists-those who
had lHbored und suffered in the cause-when
| came within reach of them; Mt Boston,
committed the more overt act of attending
the annual anti-slavery fair, which then was
almost considered something of measure.
] was much struck in the distinguished and
agreeable companies which had the good
fortune to frequent, with few honorable
exceptions, at the tone of dspnragement,
contempt and anger with which the Aboli-
tionists were mentioned; just us any patri-
cian company, in this country, would talk of
n Socialist or Red Republican. am, of
course, now speaking OF the Free Northern
States; in the South abolitionist could not
be known TO exist. My impression is, that
in the subsequent interval the dislike, the
anger, has remained, and may, probably,
have been hightened, but that the feeling of
slight, Of ignoring TO use current phrase)
tuCu tAloltllCt, illusl nave Decn SenslDlY
checked. There were some who told me
that they made it the business of their lives
TO superintend the passage of the runaway
slaves through the Free States; they reckon
ed, ut that time, that about one thousand
yearly escaped into Canada. doubt whe,h-
or the enactment and operation of the Fugi-
tive Slave Bill will damp the ardor of their
cxertions. II inay be easy TO speak discrete-
Iy and plausibly about the paramount duty
of not contrayening the law; but how would
you feel, my countrymen, IL a fugitive was at
your feet and the man-hunter at your door?
admit that the majesty Of the law is on one
side; but the long, deep misery of whole |
human life is oil the other. What you ought |,
10 feel is feryent gratitude TO the Power
which has nverted from your shores aud
hearths this fearful trial, and. let me add
heartfelt sympathy with those who arc sus-
tanning it,"
The sentence that we have itnlicised, com
ing from the lips Of British earl, graduate
of Oxford, member of Parliament TO an
assembly of the mechanics and working men
of Leeds, show that the intelligent English
statesmen has no fear that the masses will
not discriminate between conscientious op-
position TO an enactment that violates the
first principles of religion, aud region and
n resistance TO law in general. lie has no
such vague horror of treason in the opposi-
tion of conscience aud humanity TO wick
ed law as possessed the panegyrist of that
law in his speech at Albany. Nay, he raj.
ses the direct issue between mans law and
the law of God written in the instincts of the
heart.
IL the following paragraph had reference
TO Cairo or Constantinople, we should think
1t high time that missionaries and the appli-
unces of civilization were on their way thith-
er. Ii relates, however, to the Christian city
OF Charleston, the place designated for the
next meeting ofthe General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church.
" must not omit to state that I saw one
siave auction in the open street, arising from
the insolvency of the previous owner,
crowd stood round the platform, on which
sat the auciioneer aud beside him were pIa-
ced IN succession the lots of from one TO five
negroes. The families seemed TO be all put
up together, but Imagine they must often
he separated; they comprised infarts of nll
ages. As far as | could Judge, they exhibit
ed grent Indifference of their changing desti-
ny. heard the auctionecr tell one old man
whom could hardly have distinguished
from white person, that he lad been bought
by good master. One could not help
shuddering at the future lot of those who
were not the subjects OF this congratulation." :"
The auther closes his discourse with n
comparison of the lights and shades of
American society and government In this
summation occurs the following striking pa
ragraph:
have reserved for the last topic of ami
madversion The crowning eyil--tho capilal
slanger-the mortal plague spot-slayery. |
have not disclaimed thu original responsible
Ny ofmy own country in introducing and
riveting il upon her dependencies do not
disguise The portentous difficulties ia the
way of adequate remedy to the great and
growing disease. But what | cannot shut
my eyes on is, that while it's lasts, il must
still continue, in addition to the actual a.
mount Of suffering and wrong which il en-
tail on the enslaved, to operate with terrible