Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-11-20

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vanity of vanties.
Ie shall die like men, aud fall like one oi
the princes, We thrk less of born princes
nov; but among thUse promoted TO high
station, in this country, aud IN Europe, how
many have recently been called away. Ii
seems but little while, since an old man,
who had seen stirring times in France, ia
the days Of Napoleon told me ,exultingly tint
there was one great sovereign IN Europe,
Louis Philippe, and one great subject, the
Dakc Of Wellington, and that no had grasp.
cd hands with both; aud now botll are de-
parted, aud that old man departed before
them. Sir Robert Peel, too, is lately gone,
the greatest, perhaps, of British statesmen,
and showing his greatness in the true Eng
llsli way; 10y resisting reform MS long as,
possible, and then taking it up, with no pnr-
nde of virtue, or foolish prctence nt cousis-
tenry, aud carry ing it through, better than
any other could have ;-bccausr, hc said il
was time now, aud n wise statesman must
tnccI every new question when its time had
cniue. In this county, we have los, Pres
! ldcni, during this administration; three Mas
sacluscits Representatives, IN Congress
! Henry Cmy, and Daniel Webster
] pass over the death of President TAYLOR,
| II was two years ago--a great while la the
] '''f'N'i " '''ln NNbNNlNH hhAy lIdl w W.T.
| Clay iduIizcd as he was hy many personally
! the most popular of his party, aud for years
| It's real leader, is already half ioigutlcn, and
seems 50 far away, that | had almost passed
II hy in my enumeration. The four Mass =
| chuScIis deaths are more recent aud have
iolowcd in quick succession. OF two of
these ] shall not pnusc to speak; whatever
may be The interest attending these occasions,
It Is merged in the more signal interest OF
the others; in the case of Mr.. Webster, from
his past position IN the history of this com.
Try in the case of Mr.. Rnnioul, from what
would have been his future position.
] regard Mr.. Rnntoul, ms fair specimen
of the best that n man can be, aud yet lie n
great American statesman. mean to i'm
ply by this that do not think tins vocation,
especially IN II country like ours, To he the
highest position of n ninn. IL has been
strongly said hy mn English writer, that, TO
hc great statesman, requires n cunibinn-
linn oi very great and very mean qualities.
do not say this; but | do say, that To he
lending American statesman, Implics an
amount Ol compromise, - which u man oi
the highest order cannot consent. There is
u power of urrasuinl r0iircsSun To nnn's
b,srr nature. power of fnyrrIonLing the nIrni,S
Tar The sHkr uf ll,t. rud; wllInui wIIiriI, 40
NAM eau drive Freedom and slavery. this
simn at black aud white hnr>pS, ia oiir rein,
ecrn IA tigM direction hut, with utirh,
~" man ui tie hIshr>t ton" rnn Il" satisfied.
brlrNc Ilrr Nj. Rn,Inm would have rap.
ldll hrr"tnr. ia Ilr" ID h"ctn'm priiN. what
Mr.. SrwHrh t. Ia the Wi. ptri, - sm.u.
did c"itinatluu ui ,klil aud puNrr, with -
minimum Oj cOmpr0Bl,ss-ou" Oi the pilots ul
Reform, ui whun once told luu; without
whuni 10 ship could citrr porr, Int viii,
whnsr all alone, no ship could ever cross
the orrHn.
Bur this is much, aud cannot he spared
lam inld that Mr.. Rini0ul was rapidly rising,
10y his abilities and requirements, to lead.
ing place in the House of Representatives,
aud dp not doubt it. Nor dn doubt that
hc would lUve used the posiIion we'll. Tie
was committed, up to II certain point 10 An.
u.Slnvery principle, and his heart WAS so Tar
engaged in it. think lac never rcecdrd
iionnn posilnn ia which his heart aud con-
science were elli,lcd. lie Inns failed To 90
forward, SOMETIMES, but he has never went
backward. lie took mp the Temperance
cause, years ago, when il was uupopulur.Hnd
stood hy IT, lie took up the hni-Capilal
Punishment movement, when il was unpop-
ular, and got his pnriy permanently commit
ted on that side. These were minor tests,
and he bore them well. The Anti-Slaycry
question was grealer test too great for
him at first. ler compare his position on
thai point, with that of most other Influential
poiticinns, and le stood well. john G..
Whittier once told me of u conversation with
Mr.. Rnntoul, held fifteen years ago, in which
he told him frankly, that tie Anti.Slavcry
principles Were right, and hc would adyo.
cate them, hut thai he lhongllt llIcm inprac-
ticallr. But" said If do not do this
myself, nercr pW dcnOmce those pho do !"
aud 50 far as know unlike the rest of his
party, ho never did lie took Office aud kept
silence; hut le did not denOuuce or ridicue
those, whom le felt al heart to bc righf. ln
iS, he 30 far sympaihised with lhe Free
Soil movement, as 10 say openly, thut lie
would support its candidate, If lac believed
it posAle TO elect him. And what lIc has
done since, you know.
Some men are sincere when they do wrong,
and others sincere when they do right; |
think Mr. Rantoul was of the latter GLASS;
lie never proesscd more tlIan hc fulfilled.
Some say, it was amhiliou which made this
last change in him. Was il so T.?
Al tie time OF the Fugitive Slave case, in
Boston, had conversation with Mr.. Ran
Ioul (which it interests me To recollect. lhad
gone to his office on mn crrand for the Vigi-
lance Committee. They were attempting to
obtain the execution of a civil process Upon
Thomas Sims thus TO take him from the
United States officers, aud release him upon
bail; aud they wished To obtain from tho
Governor, the appointment Of n high sheriff
who would do his duty 10 the Commonwealth
aud serve the process, il the existing sheriff
would not. Mr.. Rantoul approved the pro-
ceedng, and promised his influence. This
matter dismissed, be proceeded to some
words about himself, having apparently been
Just annoyed by some fresh attacks upon him.
- They say" said he, " HAT am governed
by ambition, in the course am taking. Do
they not know what ] am sacrificing? 10
defnnd this slaye case, will cO,I me $4,000,