Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-08-30
T H E B U G L E /.
The South Understands il.

We commend the following from the
Southern Press, to those cowardly and mis-
cradle opologists for slavery at the North
who would sbirk their guilt and responsible
ty, and with the tell-tale meanness which
most school-boys despise--which never scru-
pies at lie--charge the introduction of sla-
very upon Great Britain. The declaration
of the Press shows that their character is
fully appreciated by those upon whom they
so meanly fawn. That they spurn their
slanderous vindicaton with contempt. We
love TO SEQ manliness everywhere and since
we must have advocates of slavery, we had
much rather fight man than mouse. The
bold front of the stakeholder puts in mise
rable contrast the littleness of those who
professindlove for liberty, spend their breath
inupholding and opoligizsing for slavery.
The remarks of the Press were elected by
Mr. Webster's apology for slavery in his
Albany speech. The shareholders under
stand tue matter exactly and are not befooled
because northerners choose to befool them
selves.
"We cannot complain that Mr.. Webster
entertains and expresses opinions on the
ethics and economies of slavery that were
quite prevalent in the last generation of
Southern statesmen, and arc held by a con-
siderable number of public men at the South.
But il is poor excuse TO be made for the
South in the North, and il is very feeble
defence for the South to make for herself, TO
admit that slavery is n moral aud political
evil, and throw the blame for its establish
melt ON the government of Great Britain.
Such an argument, or such confession, in
wolves inevitably the inference that the South
ought 20 emancipate. IL slavery is moral
and political evil, it ought to be removed
Aud, although we are not guilty of bringing
it here, we are guilty of keeping it here. 1t
is absurd to preach to the North the obiga-
lion of executing the Fugitive Slave Law,
and yet to tell them al the same time that in
so doing, they will prolong, augment, or ag-
gravate n moral and political evil.
Well nny the North reply tothe South
and say, You confess that slavery is not on
Jy disadvantage, but wrong, and you pre-
tend that you tolerate it because you cannot
get rid of it. But now, when slavery gets
rid of you, and takes refuge here, you come,
at great expense aud trouble, to reclaim it.
II slavery is an injury to you, why not re-
joice that you have got rid Of so much of it
as has left you? If il is an injury TO the
slave why not rejoice still more that the
fugitive is no longer afflicted with il? As
for the pecuniary loss you may sustain il is
considerable; but 1t is nothing compared
with the blessings it purchases, of diminish
ing slavery, its immortality, its dishonor, and
its ruin.
.Nop, the truth is, The South is responsible,
mol only for the continuance, but for The intro
dilciion Of african SLAVERY. 1t is true, also,
that the North, and that Great Britain are
equally responsible. But if there had been
nobody in the South 10 buy negroes originally,
there icouid hare been nobody there 10 sell them.
In the colony of Georgia, negro slavery was
at first prohibited That colony consisted of
persons who were imprisoned for debt in
England, and were permitted to leave Jail 10
colOnise Georgia. Oglethorpe, the founder
of the colony, was a philanihropist, and
sought in this way to give liberty to this class
of poor and unfortunate men. The colony
was founded OH socialist principles. Ii was
afterwards augmented by settlements of Mo-
ravians, strictly religious and socialist sect.
And both classes Of early colonsts were de-
,cided in opposition 10 slavery. Both chan
;ged their opinions, and the prohibition was
remoyed, and Georgia became slaveholding."
WHERE's DANIEL ?-The heroic people
of Troy, Alabama, mot of Austrin) have
been illustrating the "rights of citizens in
ahe several states," by lynching man with
one leg from New York, who was there sell
ding clocks. The charge was, "speaking
pretty freely on free soil" and "being seen
In conversation with a slave OF Mrs. Allen"
For this offence of unmtigated turpitude, he
ASas carried on pole and pitched into the
river, and afterwards tar and feathers were
procured, but he was allowed TO escape be-
cause of being cripple. That fact, alone,
says tho Troy Palladium, "saved his bacon"
j. Q. his life.
The silence of our bunker saviors Of the
Union in such cases, proves their utter hy
pocricy, and their design to subjugato the
north, eventually, to the slave power. This,
ns we said last week, was the purport of
their compromise, and their conduct proves
it true. Why don't we hear from them
against southern violations of the constitu-
ton? Why perpetualIy seek to break down
the North and permit the South 10 riot on
rihe rights of freemen' The reoson i they
are slaves themselves, aud they mean TO en-
slave othefs.-POrtLand Inquirer.