Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-03-05
NO. a..
The Bugle and the Ohio Platform.

ablest correspondents, clearly proving to his
own mind, that disunionists are unieasona-
BILE in maintaining TINT there is no difference
to the slave between his return by nationnl
or state authority, in ease of an escape, aud
eobiending that zee should be satisfied 10 hare
stores sent back for The present by state author.
Iy and jury trial in consideration Of finally
obsiisting starery by some other means.-.q. S.
Bugie, FEB. l2
The Correspondent, alluded TO, must
have been unfortunate IN the choice OF
language, or too fearful of redundancy of
words to convey his nearing; or the editor
eC the Bugle must have grossly Numbered,
IN experimenting it, to arrive ut the cUnclu.
sion italicised IN the above extrnct. lie has
totally mistaken the drift of my argument,
or misrepresented IL intentionally, (which
j can hardly believe to have supposed was
satisfied, or would advise Others Disunion-
lists or Free Democrats, to he satisfied, to
have slaves sent buck Tor the present." or any
future tinle, for any consideration wlIut-
ever
would urge the former, ns well as the
latter, TO violate, on all OCCASIONS aud at all
hazards, the infamous enactment Tor the re-
covery OF hgitives pnssed in 1850. To
brave It's pains aud penalties, rather thnn
tcithhoid their aid to the flying fugitive in his
extremity.
My argument If the editor of the Bugle
had done me justice, WINS designed to show,
that what is called the rendition clause" in
the Constitution. did not, Ivy any fair inter-
pTetation, founded on either external or in.
iernal evidence, include Slaves aud that
therefore It was not competent Tor the gov
ernmeni, either national ar slate TO legislate
for their return. | regard, however. with
favor, The doctrine becoming very popular,
that Congress had no power conferred upon IL.
to legisaie in the premises, becatise IL would
be yielding on the part of drspoiism the
"vaninge ground" IN the combat, aud be-
cause II would increase, mn hundred fold,
the obstacles 10 success, IN the rrcHpture OF
the selfemnncipated. ! deprcrate The CON
duct of some leading Disunionisis, who en-.
denvnr 81 To dlSpHrHge all the advantage ni
this iniportant cOiiSessi0n. Ia the direction al
the right. lest il might damage their Invoriir
hobby aud render more difficult Of attain
meni, their pornrnnum Object the desiuc.
ton VI the Unnn;" whlrh they tell us. is |
"a covenant with death aud nn ngreetncut !
With hrIf'-is based upon Ihe internal prin |
eip6 that the mGiorily should govern"
jonah preferred that rrpsnl,d Nfn'' a., |
shchl0 hc destroyed, rather than tjHi lIe |
prcdlci1n hc i-iSlnou: ~u it appear 'n tIa. (
thai same Oi tie dIsiIniuui-Js ar tu.u-r dts. T
pleased, ih"u u,horwisr, with fhc return 20 .
rrnson ntd justice. anong tho u,.,,es zoos.
their rHriid Ia trade may hr dcIIrrcIicd /
Their reasoning, iiorruwrd from Dsl. ri,l.n,
regarding HE relative heuefs, TO The return
cd iueltlvrs, under state az national lcgisla.
tIsn, aud all that nonsense is very much Ofn
piece with Cowper's logic, aud, perhaps de-
signed Tor the snine purpose
"---s some drill and boro
The solid earth, and from tho strata thorc
Extract a register. by which we learn
That Uc who made il. and revealed its date
To Moses, was mistaken in its age"
The above is from the Homestead Journal.
After some further remarks upon the positions
OF one of our correspondents, the writer closes
with the question, VIII the Editor Of the
Bugle set me right before his readers 70
"vINDEX."
Can't say. Ny Dear vindcx, whether will
or net. Ill try.
In explanation, it is proper to say, that the
above 10 the part of an essay, supplementary
to q series. published in the Homestead. cnti-
tied Disunionism Dissccted." The original
essays arc seven in number. and are mainly
devoted to an argument for the anti-slavery
character of tho Constitution, intersperscd
with some very spirited assaults upon the dis
unionsts themselves, as well as the opinions
they are supposed to entertain. The above
extract, gives a very fair representation of the
position and arguments Of the essayis', as well
rs a specimen of his "dcprccations." charges
and denuncistions. We propose to give some
attention to portions of these essays, as they
embody the common objections, and very fore
IDLY express the common prejudices against
Abolitionists. As matter of history, we may
record here, that these disunionists, whose
principles have been under the anatomical knife
Of vindex, for the last two months, have never
once uttered a groan or given even twingc.-
This is the more remarkable, as they them
selves quite as much as their principles, have
been the subjects of his demonstrations.
We shall make no reply to the constitutions
al argument of vindex. We see an especial
proprety in its discussion in our Free Demo-
cratic papers, and by that party. Since its
leaders east and west, generally believe the
constitution to be pro.slavery, and so believing
swear to support it. The party too, have al
ways voted for candidates entertaining this
opinion. James G.. Birncy, Martin Van Bu-
rem and John p. Hale, have been all sgreed |
upon this question. They agree too with |
Sumner, Wilson Mann with Giddings Chase,
and other distinguished Free Democrats in the
West. This has been and is the position Of
the party on this question. Ii therefore the
argument is to be answered, we will leave the
work to some of these distinguished champi- |
ons of the party.
In passing, however VIC can but express our
wonder that this demonstrator, should have