Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-04-30

lug it in full, il docs not touch the case at all
The Bank of England hns not lrrn, he
! lieve, occupied by troops for nearly fifty years
Bnt wlui, in any time of tunult, Keeps th,
Bank untouched? The know ledge that III,
Horse Guards will Mt any moment garrison
| the building. But does 1t not being called
on to do so, rob the Government of all ill,
merit Of protecting property in London =
The Uni,ed States troops have not been call
ed on to put down an insutrectiUn of slave.
in Virginia since 1881. But " hat keeps ll,
slaves there quiet? The know ledge that the
soldiers nt Norfolk are ready to march nj
moments warning. But does this ncquit tlit
United Stn,es OF all responsibility for pro-
tectiug slavery since 1881? The Fugitive
Slave Law has been executed IN many pla-
ces unable 10 follow the holy example oi
Christiana and Syracuse. Why ? Because
The few Hundred WHO felt for the slave knew
that, II necessary, whole regiments would
be brought out to enforce the courts drci.
sions, indeed the whole force of the Union.
Very properly, therefore, they drsisied from
so mad a course, aud the President was not
actually called on, because it vns known
that, IL resisted he would act aud was able
To uct efficiently. But does this excuse tic
President in the Least?
A Child was punished yesterday, mud obey
cd. Remembering this, ho obc,a today,
without waiting To- be- punished. Bat, accOr-
ding to Mr.. Mann, tie wull-known will OF
the parent h1d no hand or merit in securing
the second day 5 obedience. Tint * accord
ing 10 alr. Mann on the 4ih April, l6j3. lie
thought differently once. He will not deny
llat the judicial power has returned slaves
within the last sixty four ears. Yet Oh May
IL, 1851, he could say
g" Judicial power" does not consis, in
sIIerii's presiding over jury, nor in an au-
dItors cnsting up accounts, nor N a com
nissioner's ciphering out the dividends of
an insolvenl's estate, nor IN county commits
soucrs' laying out roads hut it consisls in
entering up judgement which has tho mr..
mories at Springfield aud Ilurprr's Ferry,
Which las the standing army aud MALT u u'
tLc United States, which has fny lme.ol.
battle ships, which has the treasury of tie
nation To back II, aud to visit with death one
man, thousand men, or hundred thousand
men, if need be, who shall confront il With
resistance
II this he correct description of the 'iu-
dicinl power which has been constantly re-.
turning slaves, what part in the work has the
army and navy OF The United States? Did
George Il. Curtis send buck rhomas Sims |?
trow not. II was the army aud navy OF
the United Suites, with Millard Fillmore NJ
their head, that really kept State street silent,
while that infamous procession stained its
pavenIents
The President who appoints deputy to
lo nn nci, aud stands 10y while the nct is
done, is us much responsible for il us if lac
had done 1t with his own lnuhs. The fact,
therefore, that the President las not been
actually called on, except in Fillmore's pro.
rlnmniion against Shadrnch, TO execute the
Fugitive Slave LAW, is Of 10 force in this
argument, Mr.. Mann stands, therefore, 10y
lis own confession, ia this position: Ac-
ku0wledging that the Constitution orders the
return of fugitive slaves, lao voted last fall
for }. i. Hale MS President. To elect Hale,
Mr.. Mann did all he could. lie gnve his vote.
lie has but one vote to give. God viii nol
hold him responsible for ten thousand votes,
but for one. No man who voted for prcsi-
dent Pierce did more for him Than MIR. Mnuu
did for Hale. lie gave his vote and all The
influence ichich his erImp'e kGd.
Now, what Is the meaning Of this vote /:
Interpreted into words, il is this: I, Horace
Mann, hereby request and authorize you, John
y. Hale, 10 assume The Office Of President Of The
United .SiGies, and 10 take The oath of that office,
uhich is GGthfuLy 10 erecuie The Office Of Presi-
dent Of Me Uniied States, and 10 he bed ofyOu
ability preserve protect and defend The ConSiitu-
tion Of The u. S. request and authorize you
10 appoint Judges, mdrSkq's and other filling
officers, 10 trccuie The u1rlous prou,SSions Of that
Instrument, and among others, that for The re-
turn Of ,figitre SiGueS and m case such return
be resisted, 10 array The army and nary Of The
Union for lis enforcement. To place Mr. Hale
in that position, Mr. Mann did all he could
IL by the loss of Ilalr's election, some grea
national blessing had been lost, aud posturll
had accused this generation for allowing il
| Mr.. Mann would have laid his hand on hi,
| heart and said, am not guilty; | did all
| could 10 elect him. II, in such circuinstnn.
ces, he could rghiGlly hive made such n
| cnim, he must not now, when the tables are
turned, avoid The full responsibility Of his
| net.
I have no wish to Introduce my new points
/ into this discussion. But ! go innhcr
claim that every voter in the last election is
morally responsible for the election of Pres
dent Pierce, aud for the ordinary constitutional
acts he mny do. Every yoIer, under this
Constitution, is understood to assent 10 this
! fundamental principle,tlinl 'lhe mnjoriiy shall
govern When, under such n Constitution
ns ours, he enters Presidential canvas, be,
| in effect says, My candidate slinll lie Presi-
dent, aud execute the ordinary .Cuneiions il
/ he gets the most votes; aud agree that
your candidate shall be President, aud erer-
else all The ordinary functions OF the Office, ifho
obtains more votes Than my iiend.' will
not stop now to unfold this iden, but every
! frank and honorable mind wil readily see
! that this is an essential condition OF consli
tutionai government.
have heard of firm, made up Of 4
! Christian aud jew, that did business to-
gclher five days in the week. Then IN,
Christian KEEP, shop Saturday, while the Jew
worshipped, and The Jew kept shop Sunday
while his Christian partner attended church