Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-11
. be Anti-5Iaucrp BnoIr.
saicm, Ohio, February II, 1854.
CHEATED AND THEN TAINTED.

At every turn the North has made in regard to
slavery, she has only the more involved herself in
its tolls In every compromise she has lost much
and gained nothing. Where she has had promise
Of freedom, it has been made only to the ear, and
broken to the hope. Where the form Of protection
has been granted to liberty, it has been but the
prctence to shield palpable support to slavery, and
60 il has worked.
Senator Douglass in his speech, as will be seen,
took the liberty Of taunting the friends Of freedom
with this fact. Though his speech contains much
more Of malice than iogic-full Of deccyablcness,
OF unrghcousness there is yet truth in this taunt
The North has been cheated in cvery bargain, and
legislative protection ostensbly offered has been
inefficient. The North Western ordinance did not
as Mr.. Douglass Gilrms, keep slavery out of Hi
noi- and the Missouri compromise has not kept
it out Of Nebraska. The Indians are slave owners
Very likely he says tho missionaries are too, rs
well as others who make no religious pretensions
So the compromises Of 1850. They were a ''set
element of the question:" which secured, as was
pretended, freedom to California. But they have
not only made every citizen q slave catcher, bul
have also as it now appears, opened Nebraska tc
Aud now, if Douglass bill should hc defeated
and Congress in both houses should formally re
affirm the prohibitory clause Of the Missouri Com
promise, what then? Would slavery be kept ou
of Nebraska? Not if there was either money OF
power to he got by thrusting it it. 1t would g
there in spite Of all the compromises that hav,
ever been made. And he has no proper conception
Of the energy, unscrupulousnoss and determination
Of the slave power who doubts il.
ISiareyy is Hercy 10 be aJolished by compromises
Slavery extension is to lie restricted thereby
Every compromise, from tho necessity Of the case
Is yielding By liberty Of something to Slavery
OF course it is loss to liberty and gain to sav
cry. 1t only prepares the way for new aggression
-new demands on the one side, and new conces
sions on the other. This has been the unyaryin,
history Of our compromising government, and thi
the great secret Of the unexamped success anC
growth Of the sayeholding olisarchy.
/ Cheated, swnded Mt every point, the north la
been justly the subject OF just such taunts as tl
reoreant Douglass hurls in her face. Aud choate,
she will be. the just subject of taunt, 40 long a
this Union remains and she gives the Interpretation
TO the bond, whiuh she now and ever has given
We mean 80 long as she recognizes her constitu
tional obligations to support slavery
The North has got to repudiato that bargain il
some way. She must begin with that purpos'
and declaration, her political antislayery is al
n.o0nshine in its ultimate results. She must trea
these compromises as an individual is bound 4
treat the engagements of his father, TINT he shoulC
commit burglary. arson or murder. What If il
his youth he did himself consent to crime, ant
had aetusilg Perpetratcd it according to the con
tract lie is bound at every moment Of his life b
become an honest man and repudiatc the crime
So Eah the aggregation Of individuals--the gov
erament hothiag short Of rcpudiation ia some
form, will free them froA guilt. Nothing else will
save libeEty from utter overthrow.