Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-09-24
INCOG.
GARRIsoN's RESPONSE TO MAzzINI.

Oh, may God speedily vouchsafc Jubilee to
those who are groaning in captivity ON our own
free soil! Where do we stand before the nations
of the earth? What is our character--what is our
inluence2 We are courting and compmcnting
the autOcrat of Russia Yes, the organ of the
present national administration, at Washington, is
saying to the world, that America ought to strike
hands with Nicholas of Russia, because he does
not medde with American Slavery-thc institution
is not offensive in his eyes, and we ought to join
hands with him, that Slavery may be perpetuated
ON soil, and that all Europe and the world may
likewise be kept in chains!
Our cause, then, is broad as the whole earth
and in striking blow against American Slavery
we strike blow for the world The other day, an
esteemed friend of mine-a distinguished friend OF
our cause, too,-from England, put into my hand
n letter from Mazsini, the leader of the Italian
patriots in their struggle to be free. (Grcat ap
plause.)
Mr.. G. read the letter, which VIC have already
published, and continued:--
/ only wish that the noble Mazzini was by oui
side that might say a word or two to him, in re
ply to his excellent letter. | agree with him mos
heartily in saying that the principle of liberty l.
one the world over; that this is not struggle fol
black men merely, nor for Americans, nor for any
particular race, but it is struggle for mankind
that whoever is true Abolitonist, hates Slavery
and oppression in every form throughout the world
and that in any part of the world he would find 4
way to bear his testimony against the oppression
that existed there.
But then, l say, it is Slavery in our country
which makes republicanism a by-word and n prov
erb among the nations of the old world. We have
no power of example. The AbOlitonists may tes
tify against Austrian despotsm and the arstOcracy
of Nicholas, and sympathzu with PROSTATE Hun
gary and Italy-what then? The taunt will come
back to us as a nation, "You arc people who
make merchandise of every sixth person on your
soil whereas, ON the soil of Europe chattel Slav
cry is not tolerated" By an edict of the Austrian
government, the moment any slave plants his foot
the deck of an Austrian ship, or on the Austrian
soil, that moment the Austrian flag protects him as
a man (applause). We, therefore, cannot testify
against oppression to any purpose, while we have
this great oyer-shad0wng system of Slavery which
makes all the expressions of the earth insignificant
in comparison. "Twenty-four millions of omanc
pated Italians would be twenty-four millions Of
Abolitionists." Would to God il might be SOL
Would to God that Italy might be this moment
freel But, alas when men have become free
shemselyes il has not been usual for them 10 be
very considorate of the rights of others who are
not free Our fathers wanted to be free, and they
rose up against the mother country, and made
themselves independent. But it did not make
them love liberty principle; for they were slave
holders at that time, and their descendants are
Shareholders yet BY the Abolition of Slavery
therefore, we take out of the way the great stun
bling-block in the cause of freedom for mankind
and | tell Mazzini he has the hearts Of all Abo!i
tionists (applause) But it is cheap thing in oui
country to say anything against Austrian or Rus
sian despotism When any of our demagOguei
wish to carry point and especially to cover ~
our internal system of Slavery, they make fins
at the oppression OF England, Of France, of Aus
tra, or OF Russia. 1t is all dog-chcap." We, il
taking up the cause Of tho most outraged people