Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-10
The Other Side.

DEAR MARIUs: My last "Bugle" has lust
come to hand, and in it, | notice commun.
cation from the pen Of Henry G. Wright, en-
titled "Ross,dh-his course in regard 10 .7mcri-
can Slavery" which, were not his signature
appended thereto, should not have believed
to have been his on account of its lliberai.
~ aud injustice may as well say, that
have the honor to belong to the same school
of Abolitionists as Mr.. Wright, and am there
fore grieved TO see prominent individual of
our number step out of his way TO attack
such nun as Kossuth-and an exile at
that.
kossuth comes to this country for n Sptcic
&c pnrpose-that is, to rid his country OF that
most despotic of despotisms, the House Of
Austria. An exile from Hungary, he must
of course seek abroad, Whit le is not per-
milted to obtain at home. lie does not come
here to set us right on the subject of slavery.
or any thing else, but solely to procure
means to lberate his country. In the pros
ecution of this object he is interchangeable.
who will say that he is not entitled TO re-
ceivc the sympathy of all philanthropists?
will suppose case. Suppose a manu-
iacturer in England, one who held n promi-
nent place in the government of that country,
aud who took the liberal view OF things, were
TO visit this country TO purshase flax for the
purpose of making flax-cotton. Well, MS
soon as he steps on our shores, he is assail-
ed because lie does not devote his time aud
energies against American Slavery. His re-
ply would he, 81 come not for that purpose
my object is to buy fax" And in so do
ing to strike n blow against Slavery: by
substituting Northern flax for Southern cot
ton.
So with Kossuth. In striking of the
chains of Hungary, lie is dealing blow
against Slavery in the United Suites.
Friend Wright must have very acute vi
sion 10 see how capital is to be made ont of
Kossuth in the next Presidential election.
It will he easier for nm Elephant to 60 thro'
the eye ofa cambric needle, than for either
political party to make much "captal" out Of
the noble Magyar chieliain.
Mr.. Wright seems not content with the
past of Kossuth, but must needs anticipate.
II is not for any one TO say what "kossutli's
| first act of devotion" will be "aiter landing
on our shores !" and as to his Swearing al
legiunce to the fiend that presides over her
this country'sl slave auctions, her slave
prisons, her slave plantations, her slave
courts, aud her slave hunts,"-who believes
a word of such nonsense as that? 1t is worse
than idle to talk oft. When Kossuth eulo-
giscs Liberty as "the best gift of God" as
'the right of every human being" does he
not condemn slavery? So it seems to me.
SHARK, and see if he utters one word against
slavery" says Mr.. Wright, who will not gain
the title of "prophet" by this prediction, as
every one knew he could not, in all proba-
bility, as that was not his distinct purpose.
Friend Wright must have worked bimself
into n complete lrensy when he wrote the
last three or four lines of his communica-
ton, viz: "Kossuth hunting fugitive slaves !!
Kossuth ve-drver!-swearing allegiance
to slavery! And all to get hospitality from
slaveholders!" That is what call setting it
up very steep! Should those lines meet the
gallant MagyOr's eye, he would undoubtedly
wonder when it was, that he committed 50
many atrocities
No one can dctest such abhorrent and
oathsome specimens Of humanity as Henry
S. Foote, Millard Fillmore, Daniel Webster,
Henry Clay, &C., more than mysef-but be-
cause Hangman Foote shakes o'suths
hand, shall we therefore call him polluted ?
Cannot virtue pass by vice unframed?
When Father Matthew Gu me to this coun-
try, he too had specific purpose, but, un-
fortunately for himself he had years before
signed an address which urged his country
men in the United States to selling TO the
AboiIionisis everywhere; !" and the Anti
Slavery portion Of this country, had right
TO expect him to act as he had urged his
countrymen to act. But Kossuth was un-
der 10 such obligation. lie believed in the
old adage that "Charity begins at home,
and acted accordingly, seeking first TO Tree
his own country before freeing others.
Yours, truly, L. w. w.
Dec. 80, 1851.