Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-12

when six out Of the nine Supreme Judges are per-
sopally interested in the peculiar institution. 80
| long ns we elect pro-slayery Judges. But II tile
country should ever be soiOrtunaW as to nave an
anti-slavcry President, the tables will Ie turned.
/ In regard to the subject of the rendition OF tu-
gitiye slaves We are opposed to nny legislation on
the subject either by Congress or the States lcav
ing the Shareholders right to the services Of bis
escaped slave to be tried by our State courts the
/ same as any other claim for service or labor due-
If on such trial the stakeholder can find jury to
decide that any service labor s,lawiully duo
him, let the contract be fulfilled. For ourselves
We regard such claim as pre- posterous. Here ~
n man whose ancestors were stOlOn from their ma
I tive country centuries ag0-mado to labor under
| the lash for the benefit Of their thicf-and their
children after heu--hc escapes from his opprcssor
and arrives in free State. Here comes his pur'
suers and lays claim to his services. On what
| ground2 Under that clause # the constitution
which says ANY person held to service OF labor in
State under the laws thereof escaping into an
other shall be delivered up to the person to whom
such service or labor may be due" When asked
for the statute which entities him to the services Of
I this man without an equivalent he replies; 80, II
| is customary to make men work ior. nothing in my
/ State, provided they have n black skim" Or you
ask him for proof Of any contract whatever on tho
part Of the man to perform any service or labor
\ but he can give none.
We can find nothing in the constitution which
with honest and liberal Interpretation, any reaH-
ting men into power who will faithfully carry cot
the spirit of freedom embodied in its provisiens.
\ These are the positions Of the writer Of this
tclo. We speak, however, only for ourscf. II Mr..
Vale has expressed my such sentiments AZ Mr..
Pillsbury represents, il is unknown TO us; but we
do know that the article to which the Onsida Chif
and the Anti- Sidpry Bugk took exceptions, and
I from which Mr. p. makes q quotation, was not
written by him, and portions Of it did not
meet his appreciation. Mr.. Vale is now absent;
when he returns, he will probably speak for him
self
We have word or two of comments upon tho
above.
! The writer is mistaken in his suppostion that
the abolitouists to whom he refers are nonrcsist-
ant as body, that their principles as abolition
lists, involve the question Of non-rcsistanee. OF
course then his arguments against non-yoting,
founded on this error, are worthless. This we find
to be very common error, Notwithstanding tho
disclaimers which have repeatedly been mado.
Among these abolitonists are men who have most
earnestly aud publicly counseled resistance by tho
fugitive slaves, and who openly as any othor
men, declare that physical resistance to tyranny,
is both II right aud an imperative duty, while 9TH
era believe such resistance to be both mpolitie and
wicked. OF course these of different opinions,
regulate their acts accordingly. The question is
one disconnected with the associated anti-slayery
movement, and with the non-voting action Non
voters are agreed Mat The constitution renders SUP
port TO sidrery, and that on this account they can
not support it, either directly or by their agents.
We repeat, as abolitionsts they do not ref use to
vote because tho war-making power is in the osn-
stituton, (somo Of our humber, If the question were
raised, would object on that ground, others would
not,l but because the slave-catchng-the slave
:evolut. ubjecting power is there, and because
the threo ffths representation clauts gives the
power into the hands Of tyrants This ia their Do
sition. Whether others deem it right or wrong
we should like to have it clearly understood and
fairly presented
The substance Of the third and fourth para
graphs Of the reply is about this. That our Path
ers intended to gradually abolish slavery by tho
constitution, and the ordinance of 1877, and that
they would have succeeded if they had not EliieJ
Well, what ever we may think Of the intention of
the majority, we shall not dispute this conclusion
But we do call in question the wisdom of those
anti-slayery men who propose rs their EXTREMIST
measure to call back the government to its origin
al position, leaving the constitution and the union
as it is and as it has been. This stupcndous fail
urc should forever damn the measure. There is
too much at stake thus to trifc by the repetition
of demonstrated falacy and failure. And yet this
is Charles Sumner efficient measure. This wo
understand to he the position of the writer of this
article, and Of the Free Democratic party rs a
body, and individually Of many of its members.
! Whatever their theories or convictions personally
may be, they thus stand as the actual advocates
pF }1gUI AL II
= gradualists, they by their position, concedo the
!, right Of slavery for the present. 1t makes no
2 difference that they do it with tho vain homo Of
II thereby abolishng it in the future. Our fathers
: had that hope our friends concede They failed.
Our friends to-day hang the same hope upon this
r exploded experiment. They too will fail as suro
as like causes produce like results. Tho true
c policy is to give place to this Internal eoncen-
!, !, tration of niquity. No, not for an instant
i The writer thinks nothing under heaven" but
the accession of new slave territories has prevent
. ed Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky, from becom-
= ing free states. Granted that it is So He objects
;, to us that our measures are impracticablc Has
. he or all creation the power prevent the increase
/ of slave territory in the future as in the pa.tho
q Union contnung' Has he any hope that when
IS the hour shall come, that slavery shall demand
n Mexico or Cuba, or the Sandwich Islands, its de-
q mands will not be conceded' If So he ia more
>. hopeful than his brethren, No. Slavery will run
le riot just so long as New England and the great
s. North West, remains annexed" to slavery, by the
present union, By this it has had its prosperity,
d d and by this it will continue to prosper.
r The writer can find nothing in the constitution
c. honestly and literally interpreted, which any res
IL sonable man can object to. We object to il even
" as the writer himself lwhom we presume to b.
SO both honest and liberal, interprets it. He says
slavery is contrary to the spirit il not the letter
"a of the constitution" Now we hold that no rea
I" annnhln or hnnnntiI ErinnI lf c.oolo.. LII