Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-05-08
NO. 81.

and only "learned to read from Jim Jonos and
Bill Johnson, and tho other street boys that
played on our cellar door" Applause. lie
went to Boston, and there among the noble
he must call them so-Abolitionists, he then
learned that white men could treat colorcd men
as men. Among the wealthiest and the most
aristocratc he was warmly received and must
say, that in their elegant porlors and drawing
rooms he at first suffered, from awkwardncss,
almost more than in slavery. Laushtcr.l But
he got used to it-perhaps some would think no
cliarge of over diiIidenec would now lie against
him. CLaughter)
Ho hoped they would do with him as he urged
In regard to the Constitution, "put the most ia
Verable construction thcrconY'
Well, he accepted their plausible views of
the pro-slavory character ofthc national compact
and proclaimed it through England, Ireland and
Wales. But returning to New York, he came
in contact with the Goodclls and Wards, and
Gerritt Smiths, whose iron-linkcd arguments,
in support of the position, that tho Constitu-
ton, is legally construed, an ant.savery instru-
ment, he was unable to answer, though hc de-
bated with them throughout tho State. lie
went TO the annual meeting Of the Garrison
wing of the anti.slaycry movement, and those
States the convictions that had fastened ON his
mind. The time would come when it would be
recognized that he had only acted as an honest
inan only could act.
It was high time that absurd ass umptons of
the SLAVE Oigaychy we're cxposcd-hc would
devote his energies to wrost from them the
Biblc-the Constitution and all supports to
which, they had no right in reason or conscience,
lie would give the shylocks OF the South the
letter of the bond-thc pound Of llcsh-jW no
Ilood (APplauso.)
A word on another subjcct--Kossuth and
Hungary. know you have laid resolution
relating to tho subject, on the table, but
"No gag on Yankees MOUTH"
at least not on hiR7Hr's. [Grcat laughter J.
AZ the outset, let me say t!,ot in my soul have
admired the noble Hungarian Chief, who
has suffered immensely lor freedom. Let us
yire tire, cheers for Koisnt4 ('llis was rcspon
ded to by tolciably hcci.y chccrs.) Well, that
i. good for the representative Of ".tas.atonco to
tyrants is obedience Cod" [Applausc.l But
hc committed fatal mistake whom, coming TO
this country, he attempted 70 link Iii, holy cause
with men whose hdnis were l;ippiug with th2
blood Of three and hall millions Of orprosse
mrn and women. ApplaLss.l How could ne
liagyar lli,cr this Republic willie within the
sound ,r hi' voice at Washington, Drayioa s
Sayfc, were pcri,hinr, in republican dungeons,
for acts every way rs mcrtoiiaus rs kossuth's.
| honor the Shareholders that they consistently
secuted the Hungarian pleading for liberty,
though abhor the dabolism Of their motives
Kos.u,h t.icl to ride two horses i! ,cai no 60
---let cxilcs take warning
IIo honored tho characteristic traits Of bold
bad men. Let n man he for freedom universal
or come out boldly like John c. Calhoun, who
dcclared under all tic responsibilities os his
lish station, that human slavery was the verit-
rblo New Jerusalem that was to come down
out of Heaven (Lqugh.cr) He wanted no
Claws to utter gcncrulzaiions against the theory
Of slavery and then issue polite lucubra,ions
on the saneljfed nature OF property in them.
IApplausc.) No Kossuth preaching the prin'
ciples of universal liberty in Europe, and them
across your river in Coyngton, uttcrins the sig
nifcant remark, "No man daros take Kontuck-
ian's property" All tho miraculously shrewd
Kossuh knew how the shareholders would con-
strue the word property. (Applause)
Dut must closc-lct cxiles contemplating
visit, to America take the Lesson.
1t was nearly eleven before tho audience
would allow Douglass to take his seat, and thcn'
after some unimportant business, the Convcn-
ton adjourned, sine die.