Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-08-14

| f'N'fANff'N
ceiis) July 5h 1852.
This day is consecrated to frcodom lei US
look, therefore, at the Aspect OF Freedom
just now ia America.
In 1176, there were less than 100000
persons T.; :.!!,c United States. Now, more
than 100000 voters. But, alas! there are
also more Than 100000 slaves. Seventy
six years ago, slavery existed ii all the thir-
teen colonies: hut New England was never
quite satisfied with il: only tic cupidity OF
the Puritan asseu,ed thereto, not his con-
science. Soon it rctrentcd from New Eng
land, from all the North, but strengthened
itself in the South, aud spread Westward
aud Suuthward. till it has now crossed the
Cordllcrns, nntl the Pacific Ocean is witness
TO the gigantic crime Of the American Poo.
pie.
But, in spite of this growth Of slavery, the
| American Idea lias grown IN favor ot Tue
! American people, the North continually be-
coming more and moro democratic in the
best sense of the word. True, in all the
great cities of the North, the love OF slavery
| has also grown strong, IN none stronger thdu
/ Boston. The Mother rity oi the Puriians Is
| the metropolis uf the llunkurs. Slavery has
! also entered the churches OF the North, ana
some Of them, we see, when called on to
choose betwiXt Christianity aud slaveiy,opcl-
! ~ aud boldly decide against uio Law OF God,
nud IN favor of this great crime against inuu.
liut simultaneously with this growth OF tiun-
kerisnl la the cities & churches of the North,
at the sane Time with the spread oi slavery
from the Delaware to the Sacramento, tho
spirit of liberty has also spread, aud taken u
deep hold on the hearts OF the people.
la, 4 fl..,, ,,tufartuI k.nplI nptltnF = dome hV
leaps, all by gradual advances. The laud
slopes upward all the way from Abingdon
to the White Mountains. II MI Washington
rose n mile and II quarter of sheer assent,
! with perpendicular sides from the level oil
| the ocean, ouly the eagle aud the lightning
could gain It's top. Now its easy slope al
lows the girl to look down from is summit
| What is true IN the world of matter holds
also good in the world OF man. There lsno
leap a slope always mover Il spring. The
continuity of historical succession Is never
| broke. Newtons and Shakespcars do not
spring up among llouenlus aud ESquinlaux,
| bat among young nations inlerling the Old
! culture. Even the men of genius, who
tower like cloud over the vulgar herd, have
their predecessors almost as high, aud the
continuity of succession holds good in the
| Arclinedcs, the Gallileos, the Kcplcrs, the
Newlons and the La Places. Christianity
would not have been possible in the time OF
Moses nor Professionalism in the days of 81.
Augustine nor Il New England Plymouth
ia tie days OF Luther; nor the national re-
cOgnitiOn Of the American Idea in 1920. No,
moi yet is il fact.
First comes the scn,iments-thc feeling Of
liberty; next tic ldea--the distinct notion
thereof then the Fact-ihought becomes n
| III, n,,.l, 10, hnp,l, IN Mu,.
apples ia Superintendent il the law Of his
lorical succession.
The Puritans eusluved tho Indians. IN
1915, the Indian apostle peiitioued the Hon
orable Governor aud Council sitting in Bos-
ton, llis 18th of the 9Th, '75,' that they
would not allow Indians to he sold into sla-
very. But John Elliot stood well nigh alone
in this matter. For three months later,
find the Governor, Lcvcret, gives a bill of
sale of seven Indians, to be sold ior slaves
aud uiliXos thereto the 'Publique Scale of
the Colony
Well, there has been great progrcs from
that day to the l2h Of April, 1851, when
the merchants of Boston had TO break the
laws OF Massachusetts, aud put the court
house in chains, and get the Chains over the
thick neck OF the Chief Justice, and call out
the Sims brigade, before they could kidnap
and cnslavc single fugitive from GcUrgiu.
But it would not be historical TO expect
nation to realize its own Idea at once, aud
allow all men to be equal in the enjoyment
of their natural and inallenabc rights
Sill, there has been great progress towards
that in the last sevcuty-siX years, spite OF the
steps taken backward in some parts of the
land. Ii is not / 10 years since slaves were
advertised for sale in Boston, as now in Nor
folk; not eighty years since they were pro-
perIy in Massachusetts, aud appraised in the
inventories of deceased republicans So
the cause of African freedom has Il more
suspicious look OF the 4lh OF July, 1852,
lllnn il had on the Alh of July, l776. We do
not always think so, because we look at the
present evil not at the greater evils of the
past. So much for the general aspect OF this
matter.
Look now at the position of the Political
Parties. There are two great parties in
Amcrica-ony two. Ono is the PRo-SLA-
VERY PARTY. This has not yet attained II
distinct consciousness of lis idea of and con-
scquent functions; so there is contradiction
in IFS opinions, vacillation in its conduct, aud
heterogeneous elements in its ranks. This
has two divisions, wiz the Wlligs and the
Democrats. The two are the great national
pnrty-they are one in SldUery rs all sects
are 'one in Christ Yet they still keep up
their distinctive banners, aud shout their
hostile war-cry; but when they come TO
action, they both form column under the
same leader, and fight for the same end
the promotion, the exlention, aud the per-
petuaIion of slavery.
1t is a little remarkable that War and
Slavery should be the sine qua non in The
Chief Magistrate Of the United States, and
of no other country A woman may be
Queen of England aud rule one hundred
millions of men, and yet not favor the sell
ing of Christians. a man may be Prince
President Of the mock republic of France,