Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-12
WHOLE NO. 3O4.

and render himself odious in the sight of b;s
countrymen, by the utterance of such senti-
ments as Daniel Webster has uttered.-
tCbeers. lie denounces and ridicules the
principles, of the abolitionists. lie tells
them they are traitors that his law shall DO
executed. Twill go into their next Conven-
tion,' says he, 'and drag them thence, il they
presume to continue their boastfIl ins olence.'
And that is your godlike' orator; that is the
embodiment of democratical institutions ut
the present day! Why, the Italians, who
have stabbed kings, would be ashamed Of
any thing so vile as that.
Who is the traitor in America? Why,
the man who, getting up at midnight to an-
swer gentle tap at his door, finds fugitive
slave, cold, hungry, halfnaked, who osks
morsel of bread and the privilege of sitting
by his fire to thaw his frozen limbs, he is
traitor, says Daniel Webster, if he does not
lay hold of him, handcuff him, and hand
him over TO the human leopards on his track.
And that is the ne plus ultra of democrat
c legislation in 1857
Now, my friends, tell you frankly, tina, if
return to this country, it is TO give my life
to the cause Of the slave. Enthusiastic ap-
plause.) shall come to Join the little band
| OF truo republicans in this land, to stand by
your Declaration of Independence, and de-
clare that great truth, that God has created
oil men TO be free and equal. / will do this,
If God wills, and shoulder TO shoulder, and
heart to heart, and hand to hund,-
wen max the world better yet
love your country. When ] shall sail.
and he engaged in other concerns, be sure
that your cause is near my heart There
is no doubt in my mind as TO the issue of this
struggle-there never was. When, in 1895,
through the kindness of two friends-I hope
they are both here Tonight was sheltered
from ferocious mob, who sought my life,
aud crept from the garret where was con-
cealed at night to seek the shores of my ma
tive land,-I was not hopeless then, when,
with ruthless mob around me, first learn
ed how dangerous il was, in republican
America, TO preach the principles Of liberty
and equal rights.
i'll was not hopeless then, but hopeful.
how much more nowl Why, the very at
, mosphere of this hall tonight should inspire
our souls. would that could summon the
, godlike' Daniel Webster to look upon this
building and all who are in it. The spirit OF
. liberty is spreading. 1t has gone abroad
II is up in Chicago where slave hunter Ind
10 be taken to Jail TO secure him from the
oyerweening attentions of the people,
lCheers.) Ii is in California, where there
was enough of New England and nnti-slave-
ry spirit to adopt Constitution forever ex-
Guiding slavery from her soil. (Cheers.l IL
is every where. You need to take moro
comprehensive view. There may have been
a time,-l do not believe there ever was,-
when this agitation could have been put
down by the strong arm Of power; il might,
perhaps, have retarded for n few years. at
most, the development of the anti-slavery
sentiment in this country; but it cannot be
controlled now.
But, enough. Wherever may be, nv
spirit will abide with you here. shall sym-
pathies in all your labors, rejoice in all YOUR
successes, and should kind Providence re-
store me TO this land, will devote what of
liie and energy may remain, 10 the nccom-
pllsnment OF that great work i'm which the
welfare of this country is bound up-te ex-
tinction of slavery throughout the and.-
Long continued applause.
The President then proposed the following
sentiment, and called upon WENDELL PnIL-
LIPS for response =
The american .anti-!Syaue,y Movement
Ever Onward, never Retrograde Its sue
cess is certain, may it be speedyp
AS Mr.. PHILLIPS rose, the band struck up,
Should auld acquaintance be forgot !? which
they played to the satisfaction of the au-
dience. AS the music ceased, MIR. PHLLIps
said
Mr. PREsIDENr-I think that the gallery
is much wiser than the platform, in respond
ing that sentiment with music, instead of
trusting the response 10 my voice; they
knew well that there is nothing but music
worthy TO follow the eloquent tones to which
we have just listened. Iwisb, sir, you would
let me play the part of that honorable mem-
ber OF the House of Commons, who, follow
ing Edmund Burke, made most excellent
speech by deliberately enunciaiing san
ditto TO AIr. BHke3 Laughter and applause)
In that way, sir, we could have large and
unanimous response from this audience TO
your sentiment; we could all do little
speaking tonight, and get home carly.
Sir, have listened TO the remarks from
the platform tonight, aud am in the con.
dition OF Lewis Hayden's jury can't agree.
And, by the by, IL is a matter of rejoicing to
me, tonight, that Lewis Hayden is here, and
the jury locked up. Cheers and laughier.l
think that is u judicious exchange, and
have no doubt the jury would gladly ex-
change to this hall from the jury-room in the
courthouse. You, Mr.. President, are a cru
el taskmaster tonight. You call upon one
and another of us to follow George Thomp-
son. Sir, think that man he'd better go
homo. Nobody wishes to make speech
es after him. That is one reason for his
Departure will tell another. Why
are we here tonight? Because they
will not let us have Faneuil Hall. Daniel
Webster, like the dog in the manger, will
neither speak there himself nor LEI u.s.
Laughter and applause.) Perhops we shall
get over that difficulty when Thompson is
gone. The clergy, too, are very uncomfort-
able while he is here. ! a,n afraid they will
not like him much better when he gets
home. In this case, no
Distance can lend enchantmcnt to the view,a
Or rob George Thompson of his honid hue.
lie will be as keen thorn in England as