Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-31

= ments are opposed TO American freedom, aud he
I an enemy to the institutions under which we liv
e for he seeks to overthrow the very foundations upo
+ which freedom is based and upon which the FEEDER,
i Government was erected.
d have no soft words upon this question. ! 50,
then, that the men who would involve the people
I New York or Ohio in this infamous traffic in humn
flesh is himself an enemy 10 the human race III
himself dishonors his State and dishonors his rue,
lie himself violates the principles which jefferson
: and Hancock. and Adams, and their associate
proclaimed. to wit; that this GOvcrnmcnt--nOt tli
southern States with their slayery-but that thi
lGovcrnment was constituted for the maintenance
of Freedom" and not slavcry aud he who woul
prostitute it to purposes Of oppression is an cncm
of mankind and of God. | say then, that her
stands the issue between the gentleman from Ne,
York, Mr.. DEAN, and his colleague, Mr. SMlTr.
We stand where Jefferson and the founders of III
Republic stood. There we shall stand, and W
"shall fight on and fight ever" until the people O
the free States shall be redeemed and regcneratet
from the contagion Of slavery.
NIr;Giddings proceeded with remarks in regarc
to the Amistad case, for which VIC have not room
this week.
! Mr.. Walsh obtained tho floor, when
! Mr.. Giddings asked, will the gentleman give way
n momcnty
Mr.. Walsh replied, believe will shut the pan
on this. Laughter INTENDED to make remarks
at length ON this question, but have too much re-
eard for the feelings of the already exhausted
House, and too much respect for myself to indulge
in n speech. When n gentleman becomes in pi-
Gus way, when he is just commencing his simple
career, hc is taken kindly by the hand, and prayed
for, and encouraged, and not repealed and rcpulsed
and when my soft" friend Mr.. Dcan.) who is in
chrysillis state Of AbulitiOnism and is gradually
soltcning, finds that the Presidents patronage is
disposed Of, hc will melt into full blooded Abolition
ism. Ii is at least mrolitc If not ungenerous, in
4 4.
SOis Of New York. which are calculated to remove
the coalition once formed. Laughter. The 9TH
cr day, couple of gentlemen stood on this floor to
Vindicato gratuitously an administration which has
not been assailed in this House. They thoug to
draw the true men of New York from their posi-
tion into an attack which was never contemplated
ON the Administration, but proved ourselves too
good taccians for that. 1t was not little strange
or omnous that the gratuitous and uncalcd for de-
Tense Ut the Administration should have come from
two men, one Free Soilcr the other n Wing, who
do not act ON the principles by which Gen. Pierce
was wheeled into the White House. Until the time
comes for speaking, and lac believed those who
thought with him will lie prepared to act with him,
We will sit in our seats like orderly and respecta-
bio citizens, and quiet aud sincere Christians
Laughter. We have sat, watched and prayed,
and the result must lie beautiful quarrel between
the Abotionsts of the strongest grade, and the in
cipicnt Abolitionists--a quarrel which we have no
disposition to spoil. tell the House, the Admin
istration and the world that when the time arrives
for the true Democrats of New York to speak aud
express what they think Of them they will speak
n language which will admit Of no two interprcta-
tions, Nobody will misunderstood. Until that
happy day arrives return to my quiet and order
ly position. Laughter
Mr.. Wright penn obtained the floor, when the
Committee rose, and the House adjourned.
MR.. WRIGHT of Pennsylvania said: the opcn.
ing debate of this House ut the commencement of
this session has taken somewhat unusual course
l do not think that the country at large was pre-
pared to anticipate tho result, with regard to the
opening debates this House. that We have realized
within the last two or three days. am one ofthose
who believed tE. after the great contests the coun
try has so recently passed through when both the
great political parties Of the nation seemed to have
concluded this warfare, and when the great battle
was fought and the victory w'n-I say, | am one
Of those who believed that abolitionisn was dead
and buried: ard until the day before yesterday,
when the gentleman from New York Mr. SuITIIl
cxhumod its lifeless body, aud dragged it again
before this House and Tie country, suppose that
IT was dead and gone; but like the ghost Of Banquo.
il is again in this Hall, and before the country.
dOnc propose 10 20 into discussion Of the abstract
question ofaluii,ion Wiser heads than miro have
already not only touched upon, but dissccicd that
subject until it has not n limb left to its body that
is not completely mutilated / repeat, that ut this
moment it is liiclcss and nanimate and the elo-
qucncc and power Of the gentleman from New York
MIR. SMTn cannot rcsuscitatc its putrid carcass.
Perhaps, Mr.. Chairman, | ought not to reply to
an argument ON the subject Of abolition in this Hall
! know that large portion Of the Democratic party
in this ltus0 olroscd to renew the discussion
ON the question of abolition. They think as
great portion Of their party though that no notice
whatever should have been paid to any debate that
has tendency again to bring before the country
question which is raught with so much evil to the
country as that subject is, and would be, ifts prin-
ciplcs are carried out. Yet Mr. Chairman, never
can sit in an American Congress with my mouth
closed, and hear doctrines advanced such rs were
advance here the day before yesterday by the
gentleman irnm New York. refer you, sir, and
members ofthis House, to single paragraph in
the reported speech if that gentleman, and hope
may have the indulgence Of the attention ofthe
conlmitee, while read the paragraph to which
have referred.
That there may he no mistake, sir, will read the
81 admit tlat Austria is an oppressor ;'but II is
not equally and more glaringly true, that America
is Il far greater and guilticr oppressor? Indeed
Austrian despotsm, compared with cur despotism
which classes millions of men, women and children
with cattle, is but as the little finger to the oins."
And tie gentleman placed his hand ON his body
rs he made use of the expression. Now, sir, when
am told in n high place that there is a greater
and gigantic as she is--when | am told there is a
greater despotism here than there is in that degra-
ded Austrian empire, lcannot repress my feelings
nor can permit such talk to 60 out to the country
without notice of condemnation and without a
reprimand, care not from what source it cmanates
or who uucrs it, Sir, that work of exaggerated
fiction which has lately gone forth TO the wordS
called Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Mrs. Harriet
BeCcher Steve the object of which was to impair
and diminish the character, the power the impor-
tancc and the social relations of this country abroad
is perhaps unworthy to be noticed here but when
a gentleman with the high character for talent and
learning as the gentleman from New York, comes
here to stignatize his own country, it is time for
patriotic men to speak, and to speak openly. The
gentleman oulogzes that Government which but
short period ago formeda combination with Russia
and Prussia to blot from the chart Of nations the
of Poland, and took her share Of the
spoils in the division.
And in rising toreply to the gentleman, although
perhaps, it might be saying what ought not to say
here, am giving character to the position he has