Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-25


quite different. Who is the successor Of
Robert Ranioul, who was 40 suddenly cut
off in the fuluess uf his manhood? Who is
the successor of Grin Fowler, unother Free
Soil Representative. who fell more recently
by deaths remorseless hand Aud who sue
cepds even Judge Allcni There is n rIInor
that lie is u Free Soil nnn, hut ! am indebt-
cd wholly to ruInOr for The information.
(Cheers.) And where, too, is the successor
of Horace Mann? | am sorry tU bo com
PEELED to say, that think after recent lie
NclopeHenis, that the cause of the slave
cannot have been injured hy that exchange.
But then where are the Free Soil rcprescn-
taiivrs of Massachusetts? They nre not now
sented in Congress as last yeur
Now venture to assert, from what know
of JoSlnn Il. Giddngs, and Of his fidelity to
the cause Of humanity, that there is no Dis
trict in Massachusetts, except tie Boston,
which he would not carry trinmplInmtly in
two years, aud hold i, If Io chose, to the end
of his lile-aud then perhaps appoint his
successor (lauglter;) aud he would do il, too,
10y genuine Anti. Slavery missionary action.
Aud want to assure my friend Daniel Fos-
ter that have heard Mr.. Giddings speak ns
ceusoriously of the apathy of New England
Free Soil men, as ! ever heard Stephen :.
Foster speak of them, aud for precisely the
snine reasons. Why, Mr.. Chairman, have
pretty much done with condemnug the sins
of commission Ui our Free Soil friends, for
they are comparatively very smnll but their
sns Of omission nrc with me quite another
ulltir Ii seems to me, so Tar MS can judge,
nlier having travelled quite extensively IN
Ohio, nnd especially on Tie Wes'crn Reserve,
that ! had far rather have the Wings aud
Democrats of Northern Ohio, shan the aver
nge of Free Soil mcu in Massachusetts,. |
MN sure that the latter ARE quite us useless in
the cause of humanity.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, take ono single fuci.
Mr. Giddings has been made very unpopular
on many accounts, bat still Ins held his place,
IN spite OF the combined power of llunkrr-
dom, both 1T the North aud at the South.
Lust ycnr, they uudcrioOoli To cruelty aud get
rid OF him. The cry went mp from universal
ilunkerdom, from all oveI the land, Let him
be rrncihcd' aud conspiracy was entered
into 10 coiIsu,nniaie the deed. The Gerry
Numbering system ms VIC call il here in New
England. was introduced there. They took
UH the ixo Western counties OF his District,
aud annexed them to the District lying East
Ol It. The two counties thus cut oft were
strongly Anti-Slavery. Then they went
South oi his DIsirict-nnd YOU know what
the change Is us we 90 towards the tropics
and took two bunker counties OF th 1 region,
and annexed them to Mr.. Gillings' District.
Then they nominated to run against him mn
/ npOsIale Free Soilcr, who had filed out Of
Free Suism into pale and disll-cluh kind
of Nhiggery (laughter) They nominated
him not 80 much for what lie differed from
Gid,lings, but only for the sake of getting rih
of the latter. Then they brought Horace
Greedy all the wuy from New York. to stump
the District, aud hold up Mr.. Giddings' sins
III the na,tcr OF mileage and some other tri
nes, OF which lle was not specially guilty.
Well, with ali this machinery in operation,
they tnnried that Mr.. Giddings wns Ms good
as dead aud n committee was appointed to
get up trumphal supper, hat was TO he
eaten on the night after Mr. GodtIings' death
aud burial. Well, they went into the cnnvas,
aud finally into the election hut the result
showed Notwithstanding all these efforts,
Mr.. Glddlngs was returned to Congress by
handsome majority over all That had been
brought against him loud cleprs.) Aud ai-
other result was this: IN consequence Of taxi
ing the two Anti Slavery counties of his
District, aud aunexing them TO n llunker
, District, bless me IL they did not elect u
whole soued Girrisoninn Aholiionisi in feel
ing from that District, too enthusiastic APP
7 planse.l Aud so, they who played llamnn,
D met Hamnu's fate.
r Now, let Mr. Gid,lings come into Mnssn-
\. clnisetts, aud lnhnr here rs he lnborcd there,
!, nnd dn you hclieve that lIumkerisln could
Z triumph over him? question IL lac would
i not have both the parties nj his feet in less
y Than six months, bI gging crumbs from s
q table.
: want TO tell you further on this matter
i aud ] VIII try not To he ted'Ous-tlInl through.
= ont the Vest, Whatever may he said of tIit
y haneiul influence of Church aud State here
! there is genuine virgin soil in which The
= seeds of liumlnily mry he cast, with i!II
y promise OF plentiful harvest; ani MIR. lid
. dlngS is not ashamed TO he identified with ia,
5 unpopular lalOreTs in that field. | wish
: could say, TO the credit OF the Free Soil par
! y OF Massachusetts, that nny of our agents
r lad ever been even once invited TO share III,
Is ho'piIalies ofsone oiiheir sutnpious homes
is as they had always been NJ Mr.. Gidding
r, home at tile West and that they hnd receiv
l. eel from them NJ noble II testimony to tliei
,r efforts IN behalf of liberty as has been uttered
= lay Alr. Glddings, whenever they have entered
v his District.
Is l"ke one example, among many, of th
y influence of the Auti-Slnvrry sentiment il
p that region. In one large town in his Dis
If irct there was Methodist Church ronnec,
e Gd with the conference. We hold two Con
y ventions there. We called upon that churc
10 separate itself from the Conference.
r They considered the matter but refused {
II separate. However, afier we e,they though
n brtIer of il, and, as saw in the papers, pnss
I, ed resolution dsconnecing tllemscve
MS from the Conference, aud so lormed The lrs
rs truly independent Methodist Church | eve
SIX heard oi in America.
'u went, last yenr, with Mr.. Gdlings, I
attend greHt Convention of the Free So
na people at Ravenna. They were there in in
,is mense numbers. A liberty pole had bee
of erected, on which banner was flying;
~, band OF music headed the procession, and