Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-24

whose first aspiration shall I've 20 flesh their
iangs In his quivering limbs? That is the
position to which Massachusetts is reduced.
II this inhuman policy does not receive the
pointed rehuke which it dtsriv 8. at the
mouths and hands, aud hearts VI It's ireemcn.
(Cheers.)
My friends the appeal is made to you,
now, as OF yore, that you will he true to
your convictions, that you will stand up in
TINS crisis, and demonstrate to the country
that there are some men, though perhaps
your numbers may be few who can neither
he coaxcd nor driven from their allegiance
aud fidelity to the honest convictions Of their
hearts aud understandings Cheers mud u
voice, ave will do IT," Wen If you VIII DO
Tiny word for it--if the Fleo Soil men of
Massachusetts, aud Of New England, and
throughout the Uuited Stutes will stand firm
aud united as one man, if they will stand us
the friends of liberty have stood in times
past, ready tn rush in where the blows fall
thlckest and hardest, my word for it the vic.
tory will be won. (Cheers)
so far as that is concerned, it is TO matter
who succeeds in the present eampaigu. The
party that does succeed will know Tint il is
because the weight Of your opposition has
not fallen so heavily upon tliem as upon
thelr opponents. Gentlemen, you will show
To the South, in the coming contest that
there nre men in our laud, who will stand
up for the riglIt let who will he false who
will he brave, le' who will he towards and
who will be faithful TO Gnd, let who will be
treachorOus to conscience. Though your
numbers may be few, they will pnssess "A
moral force, before which the sprir of the
hosts of the most powerful party TINT can be
rallied will quail aud trcmilc. You will
demonstrate Ia them lesson IN geography
that they have never learned from bGoks.
that there is North. lLnughter.l You will
demonstrate 10 them that though the men
you send To the Conventions tnny subject
themselves TO the dominion of the cHt,rus
room, you are tot Thereby Lcronc subject to
lhenl-tllat when corrupt puitiriuns huw
down, They ouly hrnd their oiCn knees - that
tle SIM aud sturdy uen from your work
shops aud iarins, who send them to Con-
Vehuohs, send them To do any thing else than
bow the Knee TO my body; mud when \ou
hnVe taught them that lesson, then, aud not
I'LL then, will you have secured their respect.
(Cheers.)
Gentlemen, there is class of men TO
whom we owe great deal. ] mean the
opponents OF slavery iu the slave stntcS. Ii
IL great mistake To suppose that public
men aud the public mind are 80 corrupt aud
deprived at the South Hs yOu would believe
ny seeing merely their politicians. There
nre great nmny men scattered over the
slave states, whose hearts ARE with US, and
who are praying tlInt in the coming contest,
the free men of the North will hp true 10
themselves THAT by aud by, when men ia
the slave states wnnt to speak oiIl their con
vciiOns, there will he something in the free
States to stand u. their hnrks. aud sustain
them in their cffDrts for freedom. WHY,
instead 0i having only one such man us
Cassits NJ. Clny, do we not lhve hundreds
all over the slave States? will tell yuu.-
IL is because such n loyal spirit as his finds
so little sympathy in the hearts Of (feemen ia
the free states.
Let them know that there is loyalty 10
truth in your hearts, aud determination
never TO give up in this contest for Liberty;
that the North will be true To hself in all
cases, nj all times, aud under all crcunsinn-
ces. Then you will find onr friends spring-
ing up everywhere in hosts, rensseriing aud
reechoing the sentiments 10 which you huve
given birth. (Cheers.)
But if you cast your votes to elect this
mnn to-day or that Inuu O.inorrnw who il
not n true friend of your principles, and sur
render what you have clniucd to be the high
est, the everlasting principles of your pres
ent and future conduct how can YOU eXpect
TO have any influence among houomble ncn
ut the South? All who want sympathy ARE
looking to you for il; hut it you hold your
principles at so cheap price that they may
he surrendered for The elevation of this man
or that man TO office, they will lose all cot
fidence in your efforts. They will learn to
distrlst your pretensions, aud give up the
dawnng hopes of n brighter future which
now animate their hearts.
Ii is only by the influence of n consistent
life, by carrying out, in all cnses aud under
all circumstances, The principles yOu have
undertaken To maintain, that you cHIi give
them strength nnd efficiency aud make your
selves respected aud powerful.
Let me then hope, my friends, tina, in this
day trial, in this grent crisis, " there will he
found good and true men, throughout our
land, 10 solve this problem which is now pre-
sented TO us. Let me hope that the old fires
have not yet burned Out-nnd the brave SEN
ti.nents you have uttered to-day, aud in past
days,will he something more than unmeaning
tnik--tllat you have The energy, determine
tion, the nnfinching purpose, aud the vi,or To
support by your acts the resolves You make.
(Cheers.) Let us demonstrate 10 the length
and breadth of the country, that whatever
may be the strength or violence of the oppo-
siion 10 our principles, we cannot be put
down; that all attempts at sitting agitation
we hold in the most profound contempt, aud
hur bnck upon them scorn aud defiance;
that however other men mny be slaves, WE
at lensi will be free, mud that we will pre-
serve ourselves unconiaminuted from the
ubiquitous participation in their guilty meus-
ures. Let us do that and the victory is won.
Let us do that for the next four years, and the
contest will not be then who can bow down
the lowest, and make the humblest PROMISES
TO the slave power; bul on the contrary, " ho
stand up the iirinest aud iTuvest-w whni party
will take its position strongest aud rruest
upon the highest principles of everlasting