Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-12-27
H E B U GLE
1--WE re. publish the following ut the re-
quest of q number of friends.l-ED
MAssILloS, Mnrch 2ith, 1851.

never was there law, aud perhaps never
will be again, so favorable for us rs the Flu
gitivo Law. 1t degrades the noble white
man more than tile colored, in making him
a kidnapper--nn epithet too reproachiul for
a stakeholder TO bear. J say kidnnpper,
because the Declaration of Independence
says 'all men are free; !" but il denunds
surrender of all moral feeling and moral :
principle, and admitted known moral obli-
gation of the noble northern white man, rs
well as the most debnsed. II suys, in sub
stance, surrender those principles and moral
of n moral nation, or dissolve the
Union. We are happy to see manifested in
the conduct of thousands disposition TO do
lhe latter rather than the former. We do
pot wish the latter, for the love we have for
those Of our friends who would, for our sake
choose the latter rather ihnn the former. We
~ould have slavery abolished. Now, breih-
sen, this government is in perfect comuo-
Non on the slave question. Now is The
time for us to make earnest appeals to thom
.nr the relief of suffering humanity. This
ration il sick of slavery. Thousands, we
ielieve, would abolish il nt the expense of u
,issolution of the Union. Thousands say
hey would abolish it ifthey could do il lou-
"rubly. The sayebolding population and
heir apologists say they would abolish il If
hey could do u bOuorobly. Now, brethren,
1T us give them chance to do il honOrably,
which is philosophical and common sense
ne. Let us say to them, set our sons and
'aughters, sisters aud brothers, fathers and
laothers, FREE aud pay us what they owe
US, for our sufferings and our forelalhers,
and we will leave America. Many say there
is nothing coming to those who aTe free
Upon that principle, the American Govern
ment may say TO Gen. Tnylor's sou, who
may demand pay for his fathers services in
war, when his father is dead, there is moth
ing coming-you never saw nusket or
box. ! never was n slave, il is true,
but according to the law ofthc land my faith
er was, Now, taking for granted the truths
Of the Declaration of Independence, my
father was born free; aud if lie never bar
tered away that freedom to which the De-
has reference, have us an inherent
a right to my fathers earnings, us Gen. Tuy
leFs son has to his fathers.
Slavery has existed on tho American con-
tillent about three hundred years. Now let
us take a philosophical aud mathematical
view of the matter. Suppose rny father was
worth but Two dollars per n,onth for the first
fity years, or great grandfather. Let twelve
hundred commence III tho end of twenty
years of the first fifty then run two hun
lred and fifty years. That H. put $3,360 at
interest for two hundred aud fifty years. and
say nothing of what was earned afterwards
up TO this time, and ], as one of five hundred
get five hundred and forty thous-
and dollars, aud each and all that amount,
mud we can 6nd home out Of Auuerica.-
This is good common sense proposition.
No Intelligent man can, with any degree of
ask us TO go and leave our chill
tlren, fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers
in slavery, To do il would be to ask a man
who had been driven with his fhmly into
house, then the door shui, be aud his family
chained and cruelty beaten. IN the process
Of time, the man is let loose TO 60 out, hut
the family is kept in chains Whdt Anglo
Sdron i1ouid isaVe2 Thousands of lis have .
wives and children in bondage, aud to leave
them would be 10 violate solemn oath
made in the presence of God, 10 stick by
her in sickness aud death, in prosperity and
dcsolation. Perhaps those who ask us, tTo'
the columns of papers, why we are not Of
thai emigrating and aspiring spirit thnt char-
acterises the Auglo-SuxOn, forget that oath
in matrimony, and that it is as solemn, it
made by two slaves in the presence of GoD,
with the same design, as by the President OF
the United Stntes. Now, my friends, there
is vast portion Of country out of the United
States, in this world, where facilities is us
good foY greatness as in America. England
has more or less, for the last half century
held out her lily white arms TO our embrace
on the shores of Canada. The papers are
crowded with her invitations to the West
India Islands. ST. Domingo would he bet
Ter for us. Central America would not re-
Ca i,,.,o c.,n III. = Il.
africa is my choice; not in that portion I'M
der the control of the coloniZniionsts, but
under our own control. | could not have
any objection TO that portion of Africa was il
not under the control of the white man.
Honor is or ought TO be the first great prompt
ing cause Of haman aetion. What honor
could there he TO us, or could we boast OF,
should the colonizatonists crown our heads
with gold' What is it that gives pre-enli-
nence of character TO one of two men, who
attain 10 much wealth, science aud literature
by his own hQnesr physical aud mental ele-
walton? II is, that it is given to the other.
Hence ! say there could be nothing of which
our children or children's children could
boast, but that their fathers had accepted of
what was justly theirs in the character of
benevolent gift.
Dear Brethren, do not design frighten-
ing you with any undue reflection by this
course. l am aware that We all sea the rapid
approaching disasieF growing ont aftho Col
Onizaton Society, Fugitive and different laws
passed in local States as indirec; propelers
for that colony. Virginia, for instnnce, levied
TAX of one dollar extra per head on free
people, then nude il ten dollars por head,
some other States following stIir. am
kWare ,hat we are all DoStpd M on the