Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-14

her ~ it. But here, only few dozens OF
aboiiionsts thrive mud grow cat on the soul
destroying wickcdness of moro lhnn three
millions of unoonrorted voters Not one
sacrificed for many, but tens of thousands
for one!
IN this connection, Mr.. Phillips writes out
at length whn, he considers the meaning oi
my vote for Mr.. Hale, last autumn. hold
the view of tho Connecticut deacon Ia be
much more orthodox, who, in 1913, endorsed
the following on his bnllot; 'Oh, Lord
hold It to he the duty of the citizen to vote
under the government that protects him.
But am in n great strnit and agony of
mind as ~ the candidnte ! shoul1 support.
Snnc,iiy, oh Lord, for The good of the coun-
Try, tho ballot now cast, which, OH the
whole, give for General Taylor
Before passing To another topic, wish to
viudicatc u statement mnde, TINT Tor sixty
four years, no President had ever been called
upon to do any constitutional net for the re-.
turn of fugitive slaves. Mr.. Phillips thinks
this incorrect, and refers to Shadrncli's ease.
| had not forgotten Shndrncll's cnse, nor the
application of DR.. Collins of Georgia. in
which Mr.. Fillmore played so scryie a purt.
But in neither of these cases was there any
eXigcncy thut demanded interference; aud
John i. Hale would hnyc burnt off his right
hand before he would hnvc done either of
those deeds. This is n matter Of opinion,
perhaps, aud Mr.. Phillips has n perfect right
to his. refer TO it ouly to state my view
oi the question, hecouse do not mean to
leave IA single erroneous statement behind
inc.
But lac adds, IF Mnzzini sent Kossuth
letter through tho Austrian nail is he res
pousibIe for Marshal IInynau's crimes i
Certainty lie il, on Slr. Phillips's philosophy.
On Nnzziuis ard mine, not. The whole
thing is in u nutshell. IT government is
80 wicked thnt we must nhjure all connoc-
ton with il, and cun do nothing insthe re-
noiest way To uphold il, then we cun con
sistcnily receive nothing from il. On the
other hand, IL honestly believe that | mny
participate IN the righteous duties even Of n
government partially bad, then | may vote
under it, or take office under it. But if
believe that any recognition of il makes me
partner IN its guilt, then ] must separate
myself from IL by chasm wide as that be
tween heaven aud hell.
But Mr.. Phillips says he has fright TO
his property admit this, in i,s fullest
sense But the question here is not one of
! righfs, hut of duties. What righis will his
di,iies permit him TO enjoy? Not onc, that
comes from n covenant with death and an
agreement with hell Not one, that comes
from whai MIR. Phillips calls, ia this very let.
ter, "a magnificent conspiracy against Justice
Not one, that comes from voluntary paying
the captain of u gHng of horsc-iiievcs,' ms
he says again. But he cxoncrates himself
from guilt, in paying taxes for the support
of our government, hccanse he must pay
taxes or 'starve'! SInrye, then, nnd save your
soul
But, secondly he argues that ho may rs
well sit down and write lis chcrk on the
bank, aud give it to the inX.coIlccior, Ms to
refuse, uud have his property dislraincd,- -
especially as That might incur some hnlf per
cent. additional for costs. The Quakers and
Nun-conf0rustS did not think so. Not
yoliion of lheirs went into the public treas
ury. But Mr.. Phillips compromises to save
the half per cent, and in the sRne moment
cXclums, COMPROMISE is the American
Devil
But again, Mr.. Phillips pays under durcss!
How durcss? Because, suppose refiIsc,
government tnkes my house, sells II, aud
takes the money And so this sancliiies his
paying money TO carry hHck Thomas Sims.
Well, if half per cent. additional for costs
constitutes duress, and thus takes off the
guilt from Mr.. Phillips's soul, why canno, ]
get absolution at the same shrine? This
other wise glorious sun of American Repub-
licanistn, rising for the healing of the nn-
tious, with but one foul spot on its rcspend-
eut disk, shnl | strike il down and leave the
world in darkness ?-thesc children of the
State, these inhtrons, these schools, aud
churches, aud glorious charities and plilnn-
tlropics, all organized and ut work, shall
] consign Them to the murderer, the rayisher,
the iuceudiary and the Vnndal, or else vote !?
and is not this as plausible II case of du-
ress, to any bat soul all damned into sell
fishness and egoiism, as the saving Of his
house, and half per cent for costs +?
But what is MIR. Phillps's remedy for n
government under which il is so wicked To
vote? Refuse TO join in it, and then 9th
ers, seeing our sacrifice, slight will spread"
/. Refuse 10 join i.' Aud yet, it is with
in bounds To say, that if all The points III
which Inan can join in government
wero counted out and set down, Mr.. Phillips
joins in thousands where he refuses TO join
in one. Against post-oilices, copyrights,
pateni laws, cus,on-houscs, lighthouses,
roads, schools, churches, colleges, COURTS
against the religious society to which he
may belong, aud the stock company IN which
he inHy invest he has n Per Contra of two
items only,-reiusing 10 vote ana 10 DE Voled
for. lie petitions school committees, city
government, State government, United Statos
government, while he pronounces the very
net of holding Office, and being the subjects
of petition, to be n sin. FROM the day when
his body was brought into the world by n
licensed midwife, till the last anxious prayer
10 said over him by priest economically and
legally ordcined; aud he is laid in nahog-
any coffin that has pnid eusiOm-houSe duties,
carried on n hcarse hired OF a lodypohtic,
and deposited Ia incorporated Mount Auburn,
during all this period fro IN birth 10 mar
riage, and from marriage to death, he lives,
moves aud has his heing, under the law,-
under government, any completely with
which is death aud hell. From his genesis
to bis exodus, he sits down at the common