Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-20
Dr., Dewey,

DI' DCNOl'
This pro.slavery Divine, who has been re-
warded for his treachory to liberty, by fat APP
pointmcnt at Washington, is out with another
speech on slavery and slave catching. In it he
complains that he has been sadly msrcprcscnt-
cd. We don't we'll sec how this could be, un-
less he has been represented as in favor of hon
csty and humanity. And We believe no body
has had tho recklcssncss to take any such lib
critics with his character.
It seems, however according to his present
statement. there has been slight mistake made
by the public press. 1t was his son, not his
mother, that he proposed to send back to slave
ry, as a sacrifice to the Union. We cannot sec
that this makes any difference in the principle,
or in tho character OF tho man. IIo who would
sacrifice any body, gipscy or a hated negro to
slavery, is tyrant and murderer, and quite
sufficiently infamous for all the adherence We
have to bestow. We arc glad, however, of the
correction.
The statement is now made in more crcdi-
bic form. The Dr. evidently cschews oil hy.
perbolc, and tells us in plain English, what in
his heart; he thinks and proposes in behalf Of
kiduappcrs. Yet. notwithstanding his plain
talk VIC should not wonder If he should again
find occasion for explanation and correction,
For he makes an effort, TO be sure q very un-
successful onc) to talk on both sides of the quos-
great wrong of slavery, and follows it by nnoth-
or, on tho great wrong Of ofintorfcrence, in behalf
Of the opprosscd,-of tho sacredncss of our
! pledges to support tho institution, and the i'm
maculatc purity and righteousness ofthc Ameri-
can Union.
We can make room for only passage or
two. In the following it will be seen that he
deprccatcs the passage of the Fugitive Law, not
on account of its injustice but OH account of its
unfortunate influence upon slavery:
at is n spectacle wounding TO humanity.
As between the master and the slave, it is Tie
iunciion Of great wrong. il uny be our
duty not to Interfere we cannot Immediate
~ right all wrongs III the world and this is
one; but it is not our duty to suppress the
feelings of justice and humanity that arise in
0ur msoms. The people oithe South should
understand this; and II much concerns them
! tn understand IL, for they have essentially
! hurt their position before the world, hy de-
munding this new law. They had better, in
my opinion, hive left things MS they were
lcll tho law to stand ms un acknowledgement
of their constitutional right, but ut the same
Time let il fall into dcsue;iide. They recover
few slaves, very few, but they outrage the
sentiments of all mankind They do not
,c7nt among them the men whom they re-
capture, certain MS these men are, when car
ried back, to spread disatitcion among THEN
people-likcly 10 be persons Of better class
among their slaves, and more fit for freedom
They had better let them 20. As | have
known shareholders say, "lf one of ON
: slaves escapes, we shall not pursue him; hc
has n natural right to no free; it he makes
that perious struggle for freedom, let hin
have il the most of our people do not wisl
to leave us they are sensible that they arc
not qualified TO take care of thrmselves lei
things remain in this way; we must nccep
the good and evil Of our condition and make
the best of it,
The questions in the following paragraph, arr
most appropriately put to some Of our politi
clans, who propose al! sorts of resistance to thu
surrender of fugitive slaves, but arc quito con
tent that the compact should remain in ful
force against the non-eseapiag slaves. w,
should like to see their answers to tho ques
tions;
Still it would be wrong for us to interfere
between the nnster and slave, with any oihe
force than TINT of argument. We have
promised that we would not ito so it is
part of our national compact. Our UnioI
was founded in pnrt upon that agreement
{ No Union can stand without il. And it w
break the compact in behalfofiugilive slaves
lciy not as ,eeH in behalf Of The rest? Yet til,
nbOiilOnisls themselves disclaim any nlcn
lion, by i0rce or law, TO touch the body o
slaves in actual possession Of their masters
But why not? One man stands one side o
n State line, and is fugitive; another stand,
ten feet or ten miles from him on the Othe
side, and is in the hands Of his master. CaI
II few feet, or a few miles, make any differ
ence in the principle that jusllics interler
ence! lpress the question: Why do no
the ubolitlOnsts make crusade upon the
South to deliver the slave? Is il becullsc wt
have nude compact with the Southern
States to lenve their slaves in their posses,
sion Z But so have we made n compact moi
, to withhold, hut TO surrender the fugitive
] say Rgnin-why do they not make n slave
= delivering crusade? Is il because of tht
= evil, und mischief, and peril that il woult
4 involve? Then sny that The samo argu
!. nent Should restrain them from interfering
u to rescue the fugitive"
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70 Notes from Me Lecturing FIe!a.-We must ex
press our obligations to Mr.. Walker for tn