Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-21
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gain little by driving us out of this country,
unless il drives us off this Continent and tho
adjacent islands. 1t seem to me that it would
be after all Of little advantage to Slavery to
have the intelligence and energy of the free coll
ored people all concentrated on the Gulf of
Mexico Sir, am not for going anywhere. 1
am for staying precisely where am, in the land
of my birth. But, Sir, if must 60 from this
country-if it is impossible to stay herc-I am
then for doing the next best and that will be to
60 wherever can hope to be Of most service to
the colored people of the United Satcs Amer
leans there is a meaning in those figures have
read. God does not permit twelve millions Of
his creatures to live without the notice of his
eye That this vast population are tending to
one poiEt on this Continent is not without sig
nihcancc. All things are possible with Cod
Let not the colored man despair then. Let him
remember that a home. country, a nationality.
arc all attuinablc this side of Liberia But for
the present the colorcd people should stay Just
where they arc, unless where they are compell-
cd to leave. l have faith left yet in the wisdom
and the justice of the country, and it inay be
that there are enough left Of these to save the
nation. But there is a third object sought by
the Slavery party-rnmcly, to render Slavery
permanent system in this Republic, aud to
make the relation of master and slave respected
in every State in the Union. Neither part Of
this object can be accomplished. Slavery has
no means within itself of perpetuotion or per-
manance. 1t is a huge lie. 1t is of the devil,
and will go to its place. 1t is against nature,
against progress, against improvement and
against the Government of God. Il cannot
stand. II has an enemy in every bar of railroad
iron, in every eclcciric wire, in every improve.
ment in navigation, in the growing intercourse
oil nations, in cheap postage, in the relaxation
oil tariffs in common schools, in the progress of
education, the spread Of knowledge, in the
steam engine, and in the Worlds Fair. now
about to assemble in New York, and in cvcrv-
thing that will be exhibited there. About
making Slavery respected in the North. Laws
have been made to accomplish just that thing.
The law OF 80 and the law of '03. And those
laws, instead of getting respect, for Slavery,
have bcgot distrust and adherence. Congress
might pass slave laws every day in the year for
all me, II each one should be followed by such
publications as " Uncle Toms Cabin" and tho
key" 1t is not in the power of human law
to make men entirely forget that the slave is
man. The freemen of the North can never DO
brought to look with the same feelings upon
man, escaping from his claimant, as upon a
horse running from his owner. The slave is
a man and no slave, sc. Now, Sir, l had
more to say on the encouraging aspect of the
times, but the time fails me. will only saw,
in conclusion, greater is he that is for us, than
they that are against us, and though labor and
PER-! oeset the Anti-Slavery movement so sure
as that God of mercy and justice is enthron-
cd above all created things, SO sure will that
cause gloriously triumph" [Grcat applausc.l