Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-31

! What contemplate folyl What farce is our
country playing in the face Of the world and Of
pustcrity Who ever heard of the north threatens
Ing the division Of the Union2 Who ever heard 81
her doing oD5Hing to injuro slavery Where has
she ever appeared so dreadful monster that she
must be chained with compromises to restrain hcS
powcrs2 Ii is madness, il is the height of shame.
cowardicc and sclfcuntompt, for the north 10 stand
by the half century, and be branded as the dis
turDer OF the nations peace, and then admit before
the world, that SHE Is THE ONE to blame, and make
the reparatons due by some one else? There is 4
e in 1t; 1t is perjury against ones fair fame and
interests it is scUurging of JigbieOHSHess and q
rewarding of sin. An hour will come, when our
children will stand stupeGed with amazement as
they rcdd Of the rccreancy of the north TO her in
forests, and to every noblcprincplc Of national and
individual action; and they. the children Of the
south as well as the north, will brand upon all
these compromises their true characters, craven
cowardcc and inhuman trcachcry.
But what can the north do to retrace her steps
There are two things now presented, which demand
IMMEDIATE AcTIoN and they can bo rightly settled,
and will make a good beginning for n new course
Of rolicy. The first is. that the Missouri Compro-
mise shall be inyiOlatc the other is that the Pa
cifc Railroad shall be built where right demands
il, as near the straight line from New York to San
Francisco II be run, and that it shall neither
swcrvc to the north south Of that line, neither
to please mon, nor to save expense.
"But" you ask, chow can we commence e.
Let public meetings be called, by both the poiti-
cal parties, in every town and hamlet north Of the
Ohio, river. Let them thrust oUt from their nomi-
nations, and purge their places of trust of EVERY
IrIME-srRviNG, sLAvE-ADoRGNG DouGurAcE, and let
them demand Of their old and ner delegates, wheth-
er they will vote for the IUmOt PTorisO for Ne
broska, and for a railroad to run through Bridgers
or the South Pass.
Let them instruct their representatives that, il
the South will not pass the NimOt proviso on Ne
bras kn. and Tins thp Missouri f'ptupromicn
that they repeal all the practical provisions of the
tHgitire SLAVE LAW, and let the south catch her
own slaves, without either assistance or hindranco
rs they did before the act. And let Congress fur
ther demand the freedom Of the 45SS slaves, now
in the llat-bred Triangle. which was added Hncon-
sttutionally to Missouri, in 1896, and let it forth
with be proclaimed free.
Think not that am nm abolitionsst. | have. and
can have, no sympathy with their feelings, plans,
or actions; lat love to the affairs OF Il nation
administered on a basis Of equality, and hate to
see men active in doing evil. and Strengthening tho
woes Of our nation, while they are recrcant and
cowardly in doing right and bringing blessings up
on her.
Such course Of action and upon these two
great questions, would establish basis and form q
precedent for the future. IL would help each par
~ to stop the increasing dcbauchory which is per-
yading them. They could, by pausing and making
a new start, from point where they should have
stood years ago. cast out the bias of southern inu;
fence nnd fear which has so long governed their nSs
tioual councils and elections. The south would
learn, them that the United States Congress ruled
to bless the nation, and not alone to uphold slavery;
nnd never, until that time shall come cun the ma
ton prosper or advance in her full strength to in-
Guencc, usefulness, and glory.
/ would that could raise my voice until it could
reach every nerthern ear TO invite tho shoemaker
with his last the tailor with his shears the carpen-
Ter with his plane, the blacksmith with his sledgc
tie engineer with his locomotive, tho surveyor with
his compass, the physician with his chemicals, the
lawyer with his brief, and the minister with his Bi-
ble 10 come into this growing State of Missouri,
and help 10 tuin the scale for freedom or go into
the beautiful Nebraska, and help to lay the first
foundations Of n ncbo State,---thc central State Of
! this noble Unicn
Yours truly, LYScEuS.