Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-06
SALEM, ONO, MARCH G, 1852.
EXECUTIVE ConnrrEr meets March 7th.
Genius 0vCnOmlng Prejudice.

Kossuth, by his genius, is breaking down the
time honorcd prejudiecs Of the American peo-
pie IN regard TO nationality and race. In anoth-
or sphere the musical genius of the Black Swan
is sweeping away the barriers Of color This
idea struck US forcbly at her concert on Thurs
day evening. The Mclodcon was crowded to
excess. and to our surprise and deligh, well
dressed colorcd people were sitting in all parts
Of the house, without any rcproof from their
white neighbors. This woman, by her wonder
ful powers, not only places herself on an equal
ity with the whites, but makes them tolerate
the presence OF many others other color.
We should be glad to indulge the hope of the
Editor Of the Commonwealth, expressed above.
But this skin aristocracy has ss0eL in; and is
not SO easily eradicated. Unfortunately the his
tory of the past, gives too frequent evidence of
the victory ofprJudies orer genius. The Swan
has added another incident to this lamcntablc
history, proving that genius, though it may con-
troll the clements--mny guide the lightning and
move or facnate the mass Of mind with olo-
quencc and song, as docs the wind, the
waves yet it is no match for prejudice and
slavery.
From frederick Douglass Paper, we learn
that At Buffalo, Miss Greenfield consented to
an arrangement by which the colorcd people
were excluded from her concert An arrange
ment as dissraccful to her, as to the city which
demanded it. Anti-slavery men should by this
time be satisfied that slavery, through the in
strumtnaity of prejudice and interest, has n
hold upon the nation, that no ineidenta! inau-
cnce can remove The songs of the Swan the
eloqucnce of kossuth, may be hated by slave
holders, as items, in the aggregate mass of OPP
position to the system. They arc the incidcn-
tai triiies, which annoy its friends but excite no
serious alarm for its safety. This by-play and
skirmishing, may do to interest those but slight
ly interested in the movement, or to stimulate
the courage of faint hearts, or new recruits, but
it Is suicidal policy to expend any considerable
effort apon them. Slavery is so thoroughly for
tilted, that it will yield only to direct assault
and overwhelming force. For its present su-
premacy it is indebted to the timid policy and
concedng disposition Of its enemies, who have
contented themselves from the outset, in acting
ON the defensive, or assailing only the outposts
without once proposing to attack the citadel.
II we would succeed, VIC must initiate our
opponents. Our efforts must be direct, posi-
tive and aggressive. A Revolution wo need
and must have. A peaceful Revolution, ofIeet-
cd BY reason, truth and love, is the one VIC
seek. Wo confess our fears that the white pop.
ulation will never attempt such revolution, or
any other effectively.
We fear that when emancipation comes to
our slaves, al como it must, it will come by no
accident, and by no indrce,ion, but as it has
come to others, in vengeance upon the oppres.
sor meoted out by the oppressed Slavery has
been founded in blood-by blood has it been
nourished-and by blood alone, We fear, will it
ever bo destroyed This fear shall, however,
stimulate us to labor that we may mitigate, if |
VIC cannot avert the terrible catastrophe.
The following extract from one of Frederick
Douglass correspondents, Is. r. Ward, we pre-
'ume) is to the same point. Kossuth's efforts
have been altogether over estimated as an An.
l. Slavery instrumeutality on both sides of Ma
ons' and nixons' line. Ii mon like our Faith
'rs could come fresh from tho strife for freedom,
md from compact with slavery, such as is our
Federal Constitution, it is certainly tho height
If folly TO expect, any serious dotrinent to sla-
very from this sham enthusiasm for Hungary;
Mr.. Thomas, your Corresponding Editor,
has taken The Kossuth fever nlarmingiy.--
one would supposed from his articles that
slr. Thomas was as ignorant of American |
history as Koasuth is. Judge jay has called
o mind some faets that oss would think