Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-24

The worth of religious professions and politi-
cal pretences? Yetthis is but the beginning
of the end. Where in ten short yenrs will
he the men that now, lords of the scene,
strut their little hour upon the stage? Cal
houn has already had his exit, and the cur
tain has fallen upon him. In ten yeurs
Webster, Clay, Benton, Houston, Cnss, al
most all the prominent men in public life.
will have passed away in. the due course Of
nature, fiom the stage of affairs, though they
may still inger, lagging veterans, upon that
OF life. Who are TO take their places? God
knows. But we know that the school in
which men nre now trained for the arena Is
very different from the one that formed the
passing generation of politicians. Great
Ideas are abroad challenging the encounter
OF youth. Angels wrestle with men of this
generation, as with the patriarch Of old, and
II is their own fdult IL they do not compel
blessing from them ere they depart In the
earlier days of the Republic there were Prin-
ciples which elcvoted men into Statesmen
tlien followed a generation when Policies
dwarfed them into politicians. Principles are
again in the field. Principles upon the prev
alence OF which depends the settlement of
the question of the fitness of this People to
govern themselves. They are to work out
the problem whether we are capable of
true Republic, or whether the ridiculous
mockery of one which insults and debases
us is the best that we are Git for.
We have faith that there is vet stamina
enough in the people, at least Of the North
ern States, TO throw off this cruel distemper-
ature. We believe that men will not consent
10 be degraded by such companionsbip as
that OF Slavery, forever. That they will
either destroy it or come out and be separate
from it, That this consmmation will be
brought about soon or suddenly we do not
expect. The Shareholders have an apparent
advantage; but it is only apparent. The
odds against them ure terrible, and they
know it. Their very desperation shows that
they know il. They have the American
pulpit, the American press on their side but
the humanity, the Christianity of the nation
aud of the world is against them. Never
before was there so plain contest between
Tyranny, Ignorance, Barbarism, and Free
dom, knowledge and Civilization, with the
whole world for spectators. The method Of
the battle we cannot foretell; but of the f-
nal victory we are assured. II will be n des-
perate, it may be bloody, fight; but the re-
suit is not doubtful. The philosophy of its
progress thus far may not be inaptly describ
ed in the noble language of Erskine, in tho
House. Of Commons, speaking Of that of
Parliamentary Reform, prophetic words OF
truth in both cases. " The cause was to be
put down at all events, and oil wLo
maintained il were TO be put sIiginatiz-
! ed, prosecuted aud oppressed. But the
insolence with which the hopeful changes of
the rising world were denounced within
| these walls, is un awful lesson TO mankind.
1t has taught that there is an arm fight
ing against the oppressors of Freedom
stronger than any arm of flesh, and that the
great progressions of the world, in spite OF
the coniederacies of-powor and the conspi-
racics of corruption, move on with steady
pace and arrive in the end at happy aud
glorious consummation We. O.