Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-03-05

Abolitionists this honor belongs. The first
systematic effort to strip the citizen of free
dom Of speech, they have met with invinci-
BILE resolution. From my heart thank
them. ! am myself their debtor am not
sure that should this moment write in safe
~ had they shrunk from the conflict, had
they shut their lips, imposed silence on their
presses, and hid themselves before their flu
rious nssnilants. know not where these
outrages would have stopped, had they not
met resistance from their first destined VIC
Tins. The newspaper press, with few ex-
ceplons, allowed no genuine indignant re-
buke of the wrong. doers. but rather counte-
nanced, by its genial courses, the reign Of
Force. The mass of the people looked SUI
pinely vn this new tyranny, under which
portion of their felow-citizens seemed to be
sinking. tone of denunciation was he
ginning to prescribe all discussion of Slave
ry, and had the spirit Of violence, which
selected associations, as its first object sue
ceeded in this preparatory enterprise, IL
might ersily have been turned against any
and every individual who might presume TO
ngitate the unwelcotne subject. IL is hard
to say to what outrage the tettered press of
the country might not have been reconcied.
| thank the Abolitionists, that TO this evil day
they were true TO the rights which the nul-
titude were ready to betray. Their purpose
to suffer, TO die, rather than surrender their
dearest liberties, taught the lnwless that they
had a foe to contend with, whom il was not
safe to press, whilst, like oil manly appeals,
il called forth reflection and sympathy in
the better portion of the community. In
the name Of freedom and humanity thank
them
No one, Mr.. Chairman, deserves more Of
this honor, than he whose chair you now fil
Our youthful city boasts but few places of
historic renown, but | know not one which
coming time is more likely to keep in mem
ory than the roof which Francis JACKSON
offered to the Anti-Slavery women of Bos-
ton when Mayor Lyman confessed lie was
unable TO protect their meeting, and when
the only protection the laws could offer Mr..
Garrison wns the shelter of the common inil.
But when a nation sets itself TO do evil and
and all its leading forces, wealth, party aud
piety, Join IN the career, il il impossible but
That those who offer n constant opposition
should be hnted and maligned, no matter
how wise, cautious and well planned their
course inny be. We are peculiar sui.
fcrers in this way. The community has
come to hate its reproving Nathan so bitter
ly, that even those to whom the relenting
part of il is beginning to look MS standard
bearers of the Anti-SlHvery host, think it
unwise TO avow any connection or sympathy
with him. | refer to some of the leaders OF
the polilica! ovement against Slavery
They felt il to he their mission to marshal
and use as effectively as possible the present
convictions of the people. They cannot
afford to cucumber themselves with the otl;-
um which twenty years of angry agitation
RnnnlHpran in A..
nnspariDg rebuke, parties CALLED by constant
defeat, aud leading men provoked by uuex.
pected exposure. They are willing to con.
Tess, privately, that our movement produced
theirs, and that its continued existence is the
very breath of their life. But, at the same.
time they would lain walk on the road without
being soiled 10y too close contact with the
rough pioneeres who threw il up. They
are wise and honorable, and their silence Is
very expressive.
When speak of their eminent position
and acknowledged ability, another thought
strikes ne. Who converted these men and
their distinguished associates? II is said
we have shown neither cundour in our plans
nor sngncliy IN discussion, nor ability iu mr..
gument. Who ihen or what converted Bur.
lingame aud Wilson, Sumner and Adams
Pnliry and Mnnn, Clmse aud Hale, PbilIins
and Glddlngs! Who taught the Chrislign
Register, the Daily advertiser, aud lmt class
OF prints, that there were such thnps ms
slaves and n stakeholder in the land. and so
gave them some more intelligent bnsis linn
their mere instinct TO hate WM. LLOYD Gan
RIsoN (shouts and laughier)? What magic
wand was it whose touch nlade the tondying
servillty OF the land start up the real demon,
that u was, and at the same time gathered into
the slaves service the professional ability. ripe
culture, and personal integrity TINT grace the
Free Soil ranks? We never argue These
men, then, were converted by simnle do.
nuncialion They were all converted by
the hot reckless 'raniing,' bieoted,,
fanatic Garrison, who never troubled him.
self about facts, or stopped to argue with nm
opponent, but straitwuy knocked him down
lroars OF laughter and cheers \! NV old nnd
valued friend Mr. Sumner often bonsts thnt
he was render of the LiLerntor before
was. do not crlticise too much the agency
by which such men were converted. Tint
blade has double edge. Our reckless course
our empty rant-our fanalicisnI, has made
Abollilonists OF some of the best and ablest
men IN tie land. We are inclined to 90 on
anu see II even with such poor tools we
cannon reach some more [ enthusiastic nm
l'lausel Antl-Slavery zeal, and the reused
conscience OF the goddess come-outers'
made the trembling South demand the Fu-
gllIve slave Law; and The Fugitive Slave
Law, provoked Mrs Stowe TO the COOL
work of UNCLE Tom That is sometI,ing
leheersl' Let me say, in passing, that Of
none ol these men, or their efforts, will YOU
nhd an earlier or more generous apprecla.
uon, or more flowing eulogy, than in the col
umns OF the Liberdtor. No one, however
feeble, has ever peeped or muttercd, in.anv
quarter, that the yigilant eye of the Pioneer
has not recognised him. lie has stretched
out the right hund of most cordial welcome
the moment amy mans face was turned III
onward loud cheersl.
:, 30 not mention these things to praise
Mr.. Garrison; | do not stand here for .ho,