Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-05-08

convince our people that il is their duty to
uphold the slave trade aud the fugitive law.
1t will be ia vain for "ninsters of the
lower law" to preach up the duty of Chris
tians to commit crimes against God and hu-
manity, at the contemplation of which our
natures revolt. TIE voice of reason aud OF
conscience will fnd utternnce. Ibe escape
of ShnJrach at Boston, the just aud lioly
manifestation of the popular mind at Syrn-
rnso. the ,nerited death of Gorsuch al Chris
tione. should teach the advocates of the iu-
gitiye law, and Of the Compromise, that the
ShiRher law" of our natures, dictated by
God, and imprinted upon the hearts of
Christian people, will eventually set these
barbarous enactubents at defiance. The
shooting slaves in the mountains of Pennsyl-
vania, the inhuman murder of fugitive in
Indiann, MS stated in the public papers, could
not fail to be followed by the resistance TO
which have referred. The slaves, os al
ready stated, are TO increase; the number of
iugitives will of course increase more rapidly.
Our railroads. stenmboais, aud the vast III
crease of iutercOmnifhcaton between our
free and slave States, cannot fail to carry
knowledge aud intelligence to the whole col
ored population, North aud South. With
them there must be hostility and hatred to-
wards their oppressors, whether they bo
law of the human mind. All honest men
must unite in tho acknowledgment of their
rights. IL is our duty to carry intelligence
TO every being who bears the image Of our
Creator Thousands of agencies are nt
work, bearing information to the oppressed
and down-roddeu of our land.
BY an inscrutable law which pervudes the
moral world, our very efforts TO sustain slav-
cry ure converted into the means of its over
throw. The slave trade in this District is
upheld for the purpose of sustaining slavery
in our Southern Suites. But where is the
rejecting man who does not see that every
slave sold from this city carries with him in-
telligence OF his rights, and becomes mis-
sionnry of freedom when transferred South
Why, sir, in thnt mourninl procession OF fifty
two victims of this Infamous commerce, ia
ken from this city in 1918, was an individual
of unusual intellect. His name was Ed
monsQn. He called on me at different times
10 aid him IN raising money to redeem his
sisters. They were, however, sold, and
subsequently repurchased 10y some benevo-
lent people ai the east and are now free.
am told that his whole family were endowed
with intcllects OF the highest order. lie
was HIMSELF so far as propricty of language,
gentle nny department, AMI intelligence are
concerned, not the inferior of geniomen
here, or of the President of the United Suites.
But he was victim to this slave trade aud
unless he now sleeps in servie grave, lie is
now preparing the minds of Southern slaves
for that work which lies before them; n work
which, ii not accomplished by the voice of
truth and justice, will be- perfected in blood.
Tint, too, is the case with every fugitive slsve
who is returned TO bondage. The whole
Northern slave population are becoming in
felligent. They read or hear read, The DIS
cussions of our Northern press. They learn
what is said in this Hall. The remarks aiD
now making viii reach the ears Of many
thousands who are borne down by opprcs-
sion. To them say, ".M men are created
squal;" "you are endured Ly your Creator
,oiih an inaiiendJle rigid 10 hb0W;" and |
udd the words Of one of Virginia's nohlest ,
rons:-"GIvE ME LIBERTY, or GIVE NE
DEATHw
Mr.. Chairman, the day Of redemption for !
this people must come. No human power |
can prevent it. All reason philosophy, and |
history, demonstrate the approach of thut |
day. Look at the British West Indies
There the Africans for centuries abored I'M |
der the scourge; they cluuked their chnins
they toiled aud wept under the hand Of OPP |
preston. But they increased in numbers,
ms do the slaves of our Southern Statcs.-
Their oppressors became encrvated 10y imdo-
lence and luxury, willie the slaves increased
in numbers, in knowledge, and in power,
precisely as do the slaves OF this land, sur-
caslicully called land of freedom. They
became an expense TO their Government, us
do ours. That expense increased, MS ours
does until the Government had no other
course than 10 purchase them and TO set them
free. Tie snnIe result is intended by those
,hf nd, xvl.;,,I
IS nothing more nor less Than an attempt TO
throw the burden of sustaining slavery upon
this Federal Government As was well re-
marked by the gentleman from Massaclu-
sets, mr. Rantoul,) it is n Federal measure.
centrulizing measure, calculated TO CON
centrate power in this Government, aud 10
destroy the influence of the Suites. The
plum has often been hinted, aud this day il
Is more than hinted, in the leading organ of
the Administration, of this city. This grand
scheme will subject the nation to n debt of
81 I,200000000: debt one-third rreuter
than that OF England; debt that to an in.
definite period will weigh down the laboring
men of this nation, cripple our energies, and !
bring upon us the oppression, the suffering, |
which now render the English peasanlry the |
subjects of pity throughout the civilized
world. The Compromise is but the incipi- !
Ont step TO this final consumation. II we
are now willing to subjec; the funds of the
nation TO sustain this institution, if we ST.
Iently submit TO this Compromise, assert,
without hesitation, that proposition to re-
leVe ourselves from this burden, by the pur-
chase of the slaves of the nation, will he
made within the next five years. there
fore say to the iaboring men of the North,
of oil parties, your constitutional rights, your
liberties, are in danger. TO pay $780,
100000 would, however, be far less degra-
ding TO the Northern character Than this flu
gitiye law.
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