Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-09-18

have appeared before man, he came into the
presence of God only ns tie liLerntor of his
slaves. Grateful for tlis example, am
grateful also, thut while n stakeholder and
seeking the return of fugitive, he has Jeff
in permanent record a rule of conduct which.
IL adopted by his country, will make Saye-
Hunting impossible. The chances Of riot
or mob, or seven uneasy sensations among
weil-disposed persons" are to prevent any
such pursuit.
Sir, the existing Slave Act cannot he en-
forced without violating tic precept of SVush-
ington. Not merely "uneasy sensations OF
weIi-dsposcd persons,' but raae, tunult,
commotoD, mob, riot, violence, death, gish
from It's fatal ovcrflowiug fountains;
--hoc fon,o dcrivata clades
In patriam populumquo nuxi..
Not case occurs without endangerina the
public peace. Workmeu are violently drag
ged from employments to which they are
welded by years of successful labor; hus-
bands arc ravished from their wives, and
parents fiom children. Everywliere there is
disturbance AT Detroit, Buffalo, Ilarrishurgh,
Syracuse, Philadelphia, New York, Boston.
Az Buffalo the ingnivo was cruelty Knocked
by a log OF wood against a red-hot stove, aud
his mock trial commenced willie the blood
still oozed from his wounded head. AT Sy-
rncuse he was rescued 10y sudden mob; So
also NJ Boston. AT Harrishirgh the fugitive
WIS shot; at Chrisiiana the Slave-liunter
was shot. AT New York Unprecedented cx-
element, always with uncertain consequent
COS, has attended every case. Again at Bos-
ton fugitive, according TO the received re-
port, was first l,asely seized under pretext
thnf he was a criminal; arrested only after
deadly struggle; guarded by officers who
acted IN violation OF the laws of the State
tried in a Court house surrounded by chains
contrary TO the common law; finally surren-
dered to Slavery by tranping OH the crit-
nal process of the Stnte under an escort in
violation agaiu ofthe laws oi'lhe State while
the pulpiis trcmblcd md the whole people, !
not merely "nneasy,p but swelling with III
suppressed iudignatinn, for the snke OF order
and tranquility without violence Witnessed
the shameful catastrophe.
With every attempt to administer the Slave
Act, constantly becomes more rcyoItiug,par-
iicnlarly in lis influence on the agents it en-
lists. Pitch cannot bc touched without de-
filenenf, aud nll who lend themselves to this
wolk seem NJ once aud uncohsciouSlyt TO lose
the better part Of man. The spirit of the
law passes into them, MS the devils entered
the swine. Upstart commissioners, the mere
mushrooms of courts, vic and reyie with each
other. Now 10y indecent speed, now by
harsliness of manner, now 10y denial of
evidence, now by crppling the defence, aud
now by open glnring wrong, they make the
odious Act yet more odious. Clemency,
grace, aud justice, die in its presence. All
this is observed by the world. Not case
occurs which does not harrow the souls of
good men, aud bring tears of sympathy to
the eyes, also-those other tears which spa |
iriots shed DER dying laws"
Sir, shall speak frankly. Ifthers be an
exception to this feeling, it will be found
chiefly with n peculnr class. 1t is u sorry
fact that the mercantile interest" in its I'M
pnrdonablc selfishness, twice in English his
tory, irowned upon the endeavors to suppress
the atrocily of Algerine Slavery; that it
sought to battle Wilberlorce's greut effort
for the abolition of the African slave trade
and that, by sordd compromise, at the
formation of our Constitution, it exempted
the same dc:ested, lleaven.dcfJi ing traffic
from American Judgment. Aud now repre-
sentativGs of this interest,"" forgelful that
commerce is the child of Freedom, Join in
hunting the Slave. But the great heart of
the people recoils from this enactment. Ii
palpitates for the fugitive, and reioices in his
escape. Sir, am telling you facts. The
literature oi the age is all on his side. The
songs, more poteut than laws, are for him.
The poets, with voices of melody, are for
Freedom. Who could sing for Slavery P
They who make the permanent opinion of
the country, who mould our youth, whose
words, dropped into the soul, are the germs
of character, suppicate for the Slave. And
now, sir, behold new aud heavenly ally
A woman, inspired by Christian genius, en-
ters tie lists, like another Joan of Arc, and
with marvellous power sweeps the chords of
the popular heart. Now melting TO tears,
and now inspiring TO rage, her work every
where touches the conscience, and nnkcs
the Slnye Hunter more hateful. In brief
period, nearly 100000 copies of Uncle Toms
Cabin hnve been already circulated. But
this extraordinary and sudden success-sur-
passing all other instances in the records Of
literainre-.cannot be regarded merely ms the
triumph of genius. Higher far than this, i.
is the testimony Of the people, 10y mn unpre-
cedenled act, against the Fugitive Slave
Bill.
These things dwell upon as the incent-
ives and tokens of an existing public senti-
ment, which renders this Act practically i'll
operative, except as tremendous engine OF
terror, Sir, the sentiment is just Even in
the lands of slavery, the sluve-irader is
loathed as an ignoble character, from whom
tie countenance is turned away; and can
the Slnve-Ilunter be more regarded while
pursuing his prey in land of freedom p
In early Europe, in barbarous days, while
Slavery prevailed, Hunting Master, mach
jagender Herr, as the Germnns called him,
was held in aversion. Nor was this all.-
The fugitive was welcomed in the cities, and
protected against the pursuit. Sometimes
vengeance awaited the Hunter. Down to
this day, at Revel, now Russian city,
sword is proudly preserved with which
Hunting Baron was beheaded, who, in vio-
lation of the municipal rights Of this place,
seized a fugitive slave. Hostile TO this Act