Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-07-23

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the moment their feet pressed its soil. Not only
that, but should slaveholder come into Indi-
ana in order to bring a case arising under Il
before the courts to test its cors,itutionaty, let
him be mobbed and driven from the State
Then you would have a case parallel with the
South Carolina law. with this difference The
Indiana law would have humanity on its side,
/ if not the Constitution, while South Carolina
law has neither humanity nor the Constitution
in its favor.
"7he Free Democratic party do not deny the
right Of siarehoiders 10 claim their runa,oays.-
The Constitution expressly guarantee, that slaves
escaping into free State shall not be released
from service in consequence Of any regulation
therein. No,o, he obvious meaning Of his Ian
quage is, that The free States should pass no iars
making then, free. And tOhy oas that clause put
IN the Constitutionf Beeause Il ioas feared that
some Of the free States might 'hop some respect
for the natural rights Of man; aud tchen the pant
ing rictim Of robbery and oppression sought pro-
lection aud an asylum cithin their borders, they
might gire IL him. We cen perceive just as
much propriety in Congress passing law to
return runaway horses at the expense Of the
Federal Government, as runaway slaves. In
deed, we think there would be moro propriety
in Il, because our moral sentiments would not
be outraged by so doing we think it an extor-
ton to be compelled so to do, but 1t would only
be a small pecuniary loss, ard nothing to be
compared to the degradation of our manhood
| by compelling us to assist in sending into bon.
dage fellow being.
believing slavery to be a sin against God
and crime against man." We are opposed to
making it National institution, and involving
the free States in its guilt. We are willing to
give the slave States all the rights they are
entitled TO under the Constitution, but let our
National Government be free from 1t. II is
government and constitution ordained TO per-
petuate liberty and justice. Let II never be d.
verted from this great purpose. Let no impious
hands queneh the sacred FIRE Of liberty lighted
upon its affairs by the snges and heroes Of the
Revolution, and substitute in its stead the bale
ful fircs of tyranny and wrong"
That is speaking out with q commendable
plainness. "the Free Democratic party do not
ueny lnc ElBnb Ol hhtH run
ways" We think the Editor is right in regard
to the Constitution and platform, and VIC COM
mend his candor in the acknowledgement. 1t
gives hope that he will seek higher levol ere
long, and repudiate the Constitution and plat
form. We can see no difference in principle,
between the fugitive law of 1850 and his inter.
probation Of the platform. lie contends that in
consequence Of the regulations" in the slave
States, slavery exists in Indiana whenever or
wherever a fugitive from Kentucky presses her
soil. The Constitutional article was adopted
'becauso it was feared that the Free States
might show some respect to the natural rights
Of man, and when the victim of robbery and
oppression, sought protection within their bor-
ders. they might gire IL to him" And the Editor
of the Free Democrat, believing this Of the
clause, swears to support it, and the Pittsburgh
Platform, and the Free Democratic party does
not deny the right of all this. With this
view of the case, VIC don't see the consistency
of the Free Democrats opposition to the fugitive
slave law. He yields the great and damning
fact that the law requires. And Wings and
Democrats and church members and Doctors Of
Divinity will mock at his indignation uttered
against them and their compromise.
II this Free Democrat is a true exponent OF
Free Democratic principles, as we suppose it is,
so far rs Indiana is concerned, then is there
more truth than siander(as we at first regarded it)
in the following extract which we copy from the
last Buckeyes whig paper in this county, which
is very anxiously courting an alliance matrimo-
nial, between Wings and Free Democrats. The
Editor is recommending ove-charity-good
feeling and good manners, during the courtship,
He says:
"Whcn you assail either the body Of the
Free Soil party for being opposed to the Con-
stitution in criminal sense, or the Whig party
with being in favor of Slavery you do them
injustice. The masses of the people of both
parties are identical in opinion upon these sub
jects, il their minds arc left imprisoned by
party malice and prejudice, and their judge
ments unembarrassed by tho corruptions oi
of intrigue. AR are in JaUOr Of fulfilling ow'
constitaionai obligations and in favor Of sounO
national and State policy. The great difference !,
IN regard to fcticious difference upon the 'u9jee
of Sareyy-a mere fiction"
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT has been abolished il
Wisconsin. A bill for this purpose passed the