Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-18
Earl Of Carlisle on American Slavery,

The noble Peer above mentioned, has, at
the request af London publisher, written
Preface to "Unrle Toms Cabinp which,
ns might have been expected, is marked hy
literary excellence aud liberty loving spirit
Our space will not permit MS to extract his
expressions ms 10 the character of the book
itself, Int we ulioin the following sentiments
on the general question of American Slavery
and its abolition ;-B. s. E.A. s. Reporter.
Having said this much about the book,
feel that | have nearly anticipated all that ]
have TO offer in this confined space upon its
subject. That subject is slavery, and il sure
" constitutes the most difficult aud SOLEMN
problem that now engages the attention of
mankind. ] have no wish to dissemhIe or
gloss over my entire mud ardent sympathy
with its victims and its opponents. The
anli-slavcry party in the United States Inny
possibly have made mistakes and niscalcu-
lntions which have no means Of correctly
npprccialing; but, with all due allowance
for error, nlirnaiyand The intolerance which
is u,,. 10 cHtwinG itself even with the noblest
of efforts, and Iiiu loliCst of causes, my calm
belief is, HAT they are fighting bate un-
paraleed eiIher in ancient or modern hero
ism. Of modern leroism certainly would
aot not speak lightly, in addressing either the
conntrymen of Washington or Wellington.
Let them be rightluly hailed by the rcspec-
live populations ns the fathers of IlIeir cOun-
try. But glorious MS uny have been their
exploits in the field, and scarcely less glorious
their underwriting Difference TO the laws aud
constitutions of the countries they had ndOrn
cd aud saved, ] feel almost inclined 10 ques-
ton wletlIer,in the estimate of an all-ruing
aud all mcrcilul Providence, any cause which
even they had ever adopted can 0ushine, in
true Christian chivnlry, the efforts of those
who, let the law of the land he for the mo
mcnt what it may, make il the business of
their lives TO harbOr the fugitive slave from
! his pursners, to keep watch over The snucily
of his asylum, aud 10 transfer him from
his broken chains TO a shore Of freedom.
"Ilavng thus expressed, in no ilmiering
| accents, my sympathy with the enemies of
slavery on its own soil, do not wish 10 quit
the topic without n word of counsel to my
own Counlrymcn, 10 observe entire justice
aud discretion towards its friends aud nhCt-
tors. We must never forget that we origi-
nally introduced the pCslilcnt system into
our colonies, aud tllut we did much to flslen
and riyct itupon them when they were indli-
! lerCnt or reluctant. Al the same lime, it is
TO be noted that the onward course OF the
present century, which has witnessed, in
! England, tho successive and entire nh-
clifton of the slavo-trade aud Of slavery,
and, in tie United States, tho enactment Of
the Fugitive Slave Law, is daily tending to
diminish the appositeness of this plea OF
completely. However, again, wo must bear
in mind that tie difficulties with which even
we had TO contend in achieving this great
/ ft..s, 4 n.
arduolls struggle and repeated Disappointment
are infinitely multiplied in country where
is not relegatcd, MS il was with us, to distant
colonies and separate islands, bu, is spread
over immense portions of their continent
Ihrongs 10 their markets, joslles in theiI
streets, nesllcs in their homes, aud testers ia
the very sanctuary of their constitution; SO
that the very henrIiost delester Of slavery
amongst us must feel, that even if he could
be invested for u moment with absolute pow
or, he would be utterly at n loss TO know