Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-05-07


position' ] have not heard it. Remember,
| repeat, in our efforts to get it amended we
must swear TO support il as il is till the amend
ment is effected and this we cannot do. We
are in the midst of reroluiion, bloodless il
is true, but nevertheless n revolution Of the
government We must stand outside of it tC
effect our object. This is no terrible doom
a vast portion Of the people ure already out
side Of il. All the women ore already there
aud am not afraid to be where they are
One nun cannot be revolution, but he cal
begin 1t. A few cannot effect il, but the,
can put causes into operation which will ac
complish it.
Shareholders confidently declare that wher
ever the Union is dissolved Slavery must bt
overthrown. When will we learn from oui
opponents?
With this Union see no hope. The doc
irines of the North are all shareholders ask.
They hold the Uniouparamount except when
Slavery is in question. Slavery is with them
number one. Slavery first and Slavery al
ways You are walking with such people,
desire union with them aud yet dare not go
90 to the South and be a man without being
shortened head. There is no Union for YOU
We are oil outlaws unless we belle our prin-
ciples. We ought not to deceive ourselves
into the belief that any Union exists, or in
any right sense has ever existed. Slavery
has has been aud is omnipotcnt, omniscieni,
aud oinnipresent ever since the Union so
called was formed.
OF those who argue that we ought TO stay
in the.government to reform it, ask, why do
you not all 60 back TO the old Romish church
and stay in and reform her? We demand of
the Free Soiler that on his own principles he
must come out Of the government Just as he
demands of the Wing or Democrat that he
must come out of his party. Seven years
ngo when MIR. Giddings met us in a noble
nnd loving spirit, in large conventions in
Ohio, we asked him about the compromises
in the Constitution and he admitted they
were there, and when we nsked him how he
could swear to support them, lie answered
that he was trying in his place in Congress
10 do what lie could against slavery and to
amend the Constitution, and lie should lose
his influence by abandoning his position
We replied to him, come out for conscience
sake and for the slaves sake, and you will do
them more good in six months than you can
now do in twenty years. We nre not TO be
about consequences or influence.
Who was it made himself of no reputation
that he might do good? This characteristic
Of Jesus has always had my deepest ndnira-
tion and homage. Where ever we find most
who huve come out Of the Con-
siitu,iou we iind mos, Free Soil voters. This
proves that their influence is not lost but
mognified. One thing is certain; there can
be no concord between Christ aud Belal.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. +. IIamlin, of Columbus sail, believe
we can honestly and sinlessly support the
and Union of these states. To
abandon the Constitution md dissolve the
Union would be the slaves greatest calamity.
No human institution, party or sect, will abol-
ish slavery. 1t must be done 10y principle,
the great principle Of human brotherhood.
MIR. Garrison says that no man can support
that government without committing sin, and
that we may not commit the least sin, he the
be what they may. | ugree
with him in this principle. But make this
10 a different rule applying
to doing wrong myself and preventing others
from doing wrong. must not steal, but il
does not follow that am bound, in all cir
10 prevent others from stealing.
have no right to return fugitive slave, but
shall by force preven, another man,
is another question.
Our friend tells us that il is sin to support
Ihe Constitution, bee ause it gives political
power to the shareholders for their slaves. ]
grant that it does, but deny that it mikes
me sinner because support that Consiitu-
ton. lie says twenty-five members are in
Congress ns representatives for slaves. Did
] put them there? No, did not net ut oil.
That clause does not pledge you or me to
increase slave property. have nothing to
do with it. Again, he snys, if the slaves
should rise, tho people would be bound to put
them down, under the clause which provides
for the sunpression of domestic yiolence mr.
insurrection, and therefore il is sinful to sup
port it. | admit the Constitution requires
hat. No government could exist without
10 apply TO the slave specially. But il is
lsked, IL we are required to put down the
slaves under this general clause, are we not