Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-01-15
Ubr Antt- 9lauerp Buolr.
SALEM, ONO, JANUARY IS, 1853.
ExEcurlvn COMMITTEE meets February 9Th
Slavery In Pennsylvania.

Governor Bgler Of pcnnsylvonia in his late
message, congratulotes the country on It's saliva
ton by the compromise. And yet this saliva
ton from strife and disunion even in the Gov
ornor's estimation seems not TO be perfect, OF
likely TO be eternal, without other sacrifices and
labor5. He therefore recommends the intro
duotion Of slavery into the State by act Of the
Legislature, for the convenience of citizens Of
Maryland and Virginia. Tho recommendation
would seem at first blush to be something of a
sacrifice to the spirit of comfy and good neigh
borhood, in as much as it denies to Ponnsylva-
mans the privilege Of holding slaves in the
commonwealth, which it grants TO those of q
foreign state. But if the Governor will look
at it, no will sec that his recommendation needs
amendment that it falls decidedly short Of
that " comfy" which can alone save the Union.
Is It not q most discourteous rebuke to the chiv-
alrous omigrants, with their stolen women and
babes, that il forbids its own citizens to initiate
their patriotic example, and buy children and
fog mon and women 1T is a tacit uncourte-
Gus and cowardly rcbuko of the system, against
which the Union will hardly be able to sustain
ITSELF 1t subjects these wandering patriarchs
to great Inconvenience, often preventing their
sale OF stock to Pennsylvania planters. It's an
invasion their of rights. Why may they not sell
ioot-soro woman or a sick babe, at half price,
to an innkccpor, to payn bill,-likc drovers of
other stock ? 1t can't be that the accommodate
ing Federal Constitution, when il proposed to
regulate commerce meant to prohibit this traf-
fic, and if it did, that "comty' which permits
Ohio droves to sell sick calves and lame pigs,
should certainly grant it to these merchant
princes, who speculate in human souls and
sinews.
We say nothing of the equal rights of the
Pennsylvanians, that is no argument, and is
never TO be taken into account. But the tender
ceilings of our southern brethren arc to be re-
5arded. They are not selfish and exclusive
They would greatly prefer that Pennsylvania
csidents had the right to hold slaves as well as
themselves. 1t is necessary, to make their pro- |
,crty secure in tho transit, from the audacious |
heits of abolitionsts, if not from the Judicial |
decisions of such mon as Judge Payne. We .
all upon Governor Biglcr to como out and do /
MS duty without squoamishness or cowardicc. /
This special legislation wont answer. The |
Governor condems it in this very message. lie |
recommends general legislation in regard to all |
matters, and gives no reason why this should |
be an exception. So if the Pennsylvania De- !
noeraey arc really what they profess" un-
.oriGed'-Goyernor Disler will yet recon-
mend the introduction of slavery by general
aw, and not smuggle it ir, in this cowardly |
way. Such recommendation would certainly |
'e rewarded by the presidency in 1867.
Here is his recommendation. Learn from it. |
'cador, what democracy means.
Recent difficulties in neighboring State,
have suggested the existence of a deficiency
IN our Stnio laws, in reference TO the con |
poyance of persons held to involuntary SER
vitude, from one State to another The |
Pennsylvania statute of 1880 gave all persons |
passing through or sojourning in the State |
for n brief period the right TO hold their do |
mestic slaves The act of l847 repealed |
This provision, and the repeating sections of
The last session did not reinstate il. there |
fore, respectfully recommend that provisions |
he made for the transit of these domeslics |
through tho limits of this Commonwealth. |
Such n law seems TO he contemplated hy |
the Constitution of the United States, and TO
be suggested lIy those rules of comfy which |
should exist between the Siates-by the
public peace and by individual convenience"