Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-21

stitutions but the projection Of ideasi What
is Slavery but the shadow Of the popular desire
therefore, Do you think that il the American
people coald become convinced that they could
no longer make anything from this Institution
they would keep it, mol l venture to say,
Mr. President, that the whole system would be
thrown aside. When the American people have
fully determined to rid themselves Of Il, the
system will be soon extinct. When this Insti-
tuition is encireled by the great truths we teach,
then, like a vast funeral pyre, shall the circle
grow narrower and narrower, the fire shall grow
fiercer. until the hideous monster shall, like
the scorpion, commit mighty suicide, by driv-
ing its vcnomous sting into lis own BRAIN
[Great Applause.
Miss Lucy STONE, of Mass. said,-" To my
my mind, it does not need the Poets uttcrance
to opologise for womans's appearance in public
in defence Of the injured and Oppressed, while
there are so many "Cassies" wandering over
the length and breadth of our land. So long
as there is injustice and oppression, so long is it
woman's right to speak. In The past year there
have been many great hearts and willing hands
to help us; and kindly encouraging aid to cheer
us on our path Of duty. She would make no
apology for speaking of Politics If the political
parties put themselves in the way of human
freedom. They framed the Baltimore PLATFORM;
they met together and pledged their candidates
to support the Fugitive Slave Law; and on ev-
cry hillside and from every valley did the
American people start up and pour down to the
elected him by large majority. While the
President was pledging himself to support and
enforce the Fugitive Slave Inv, young mother
who was threatened to be sold South, and sep
arated from her young child, we'll knowing the
terrible significance of these threats, fed with
her child to the North, hoping to reach her
husband on the free soil Of Canada in safety
She fed with the speed of frightened deer,
and her heart beat high with hope for the future;
already she saw the promised land where her
husband had found a refuge, and who can tell
what hopes for the fut1re animated her soul.
But alas, on the track come the man hounds,
shouting and cursing Us they spur on their
steeds after the poor woman and her child
She has rested for few moments to give her
babe little food, and as she cmerges from the
shade of the trees to resume her way, they
catch sight of her, and shout on shout warns
her to stop-but no, liberty Is the boon she so
eagerly seeks, and with the speed of an arrow
she strives to outstrip her ruthless pursuers.-
They near her at each leap Of their horses, and
one Of them draws a pistol. and with no more
than IL it had been deer-and il
'eas dear to her-as she clasped the hands Of
the little one over her shoulders, with its little
cheeks pressed To hers and its warm breath kiss
ing her checks, the human devil took deliberate
aim, and fired; the ball passed through the in.
fant's brain and grazed the mothers face The
poor mother had no time to smooth the little
sheet around it, as would either of you mothers
who are now here. Oh no but with hurst.
ing heart and dry eye the poor creature drop
cd the body Of her child and awaited the on.
coming of the man hunters. The handspring
of her life was gone No longer had she aught to
care for. No tear dimmed her eye or mostcn.
ed her check, but where the little babes breath
had just famed, now trcked its brains and
blood. Thcytook her back, and in few days
the river had closed over her body.
" This is the Fugitive Slave Law! Oh!
think yc, fathers and mothers. that the Gov
crnment and country to which you belong sane
tions such acts, upholds such laws; and that
the City of New -york-your own City-gavc
large majority to him who is pledged to support
this law, as necessary to support this Union
Again: A man, his wife and child, had escaped
from the thraldom of the stakeholder, and reach
ed the other side of the Ohio River. From the
excitement of freedom the poor fellow trembled
greatly. The man who brought him over said I:
- Don't tremble so-your are free now-don't
be afraid Why do you tiembe soY He
was afraid to say why, but the other knew, and
told him to keep quiet til. the night, and he
would put him on the right track to Canada !;
and, pointing to boat turned bottom up, told
them to hide under it, and he would return to
his assistance at night. Toward evening, he
returned, and told the man to come out, that
he was ready. The man, believing that he
would use him honestly, came out, when the
traitorous wretch pointed to the poor fugitives,
and said, "Take them along, you are all right"
He had got the slave hunter. and obtained his
bribe for the surrender Of his victims. After a
severe struggle, and number of shots had been
fired into the poor fellow, he had to give up the
struggle for sweet liberty The poor fugitivcs
were returned to hopeless Slavery, and they
were there still. These are the principles, which
the peoples favorite, General Pierce, is sworn
to support. Wing and Democratic parties,
while these attocities were being daily perpe-
trated, secured the country through, and trav-
eled over the length and breadth of our land,
asking that all people (the women excepted)
abnnld vnf for The a. @.