Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-19
WHOLE NO. 292.

figuring conspicuously in the proceedings,
when they read the declaration made by onn
of the speakers, that the time was at hand
"whcn the sun should not rise UPON mas.
ter nor set upon save,' and others of tho
same tenor and date, and not single Silver
Gray ~ the crowd to deny il or say word
in favor of slavery or the administration
then it was that both the President and Se-
cretary ofStntc felt the ful weight of that
primal curse, which since tho creation has
always prevented disappointed men from
biting of their own noses.
Z" / see il now," said Webster. "Thos1
"Union Safety men are too slow. That two
"milion tax was only preience of Seward,
"to pull wool over the eyes Of Kingsland and
"MaXwell, while he was getting the Com
"mon Council to invite the Legislature down
$50 New York. The rest was all casy--I
"see it--l see it,. il they merely wished to
"lcarn the neces .aries for That tax, what oc-
"casion was there for them to come TO New
"York in body, instead of sending com
"mittee; what business had they taking din
"ners down ut Snedkeris, and champagne
"suppcrs at Kate Hastings? What occasion
"hud they for Mr. Stewards company? l
"see, see now, MIR. President. The whole
"thing is n contriyance OF that cunning ras-
"cul, Weed, to unscttlc us, in the southern
estates. We must get up counter demon
"strnton in New York at once. Seward
"must I've rehukcd or we are ruined; aud if,
"while we are about It, we rchukc few of
"those New York Silver Gruys, think il
"would not be amiss. Prescott Hall, aud
"kingsand, might have prevented this if
"they had attended to their business"
! Fillmore was specchless. lie had no heart
! for following the lead of Silver Grayism any
| IIrIlpr Ia ai,.l Of E.rltfit,r 81,
and slave-holdurs. lie was and always had
been an nbolitonisf, aud after trying il for
more than year, lac had become satisfied
that he could never make anything else of
himself BY deserving his principles, he had
driven from him all his friends and his party
at home, aud could not perceive that he had
made any worth having, anywhere else.
! lie finally announced 10 Mr.. WcbEter his
! Willingness TO have n counter demonstration
made in New York, or anywhere else, hut
he should take no part in advising il. flo
was sick, he said, OF trying to manuiacturu
public opinion in one quarter. "You and
know" continued he "tliat there were not a
hundred wings in Massachusetts aud New
York together, three years ugo who weD
not in their hearts, aholiioniss. Well,
they are abOitiOnig.G sill. We have been
trying with all our might, ever siuco vc got
| lhtO power, 10 lurc Them VIII INC patronage
of the government, 10 profess opposite SEN
y'dnients, and wu have been, l regret 10 say,
! disgraceilly successful in cOrrupting many,
! but in converting very Gw. Many profess,
but they do not feel differently, aud they new
er will. know New York state. i havo
siumped it from end TO end. The very NOR
chants who hive been making most noise,
! as tlc champions Of The Union, in New York
city, are only taking this mode OF cconomi.
zing their advertising eXpcnsee. They pro-
icss a sympathy with the south, because they
make their money there, but they feel all tho
time that they are doing violence to their
couscicuces and their judgements. You may
get up rs muny counter movements rs you
please. As for me, | have done with such
nonsense. ! have been initiating Mrs. Part
inglon's effort 10 sweep out the sea with n
corn broom long enough" The result. of
this discussion have not heard, but / was
told that nn active correspondence is now
progressing between Mr.. Webster and tho
Union Safety Committee, who, it is worth oh
serving, do not find it quite us easy now 10
raise money to save the Union with, as they
did few months ago, but OF that another
time. Hunbly yours,
JOHN BROWN, Feryman.