Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-13

1anlZcu territory OF the nation affords "a favorable
opportunity tufreedUm 20 push back the war into
the realm of slavery. ], however, did not add,
that the opportunity would be improved. Nor do
] add il now:--for am far from certain, that il
will be. For many years, have had scarcely any
better hope for American slavery, than that Il
would come to a violent and miserable end Their
habit of courting and worshipping the slaye-power,
and Of acquiescing in its demands, has corrupted
and paralyzcd the American people to such n de-
gree as to leave little TO hope, that they will
bring slavery to peaceful and happy termination
/ confess, that some hope Of such termination has
been kindled in me by this new, surprising, and
enormous demand of the savc-power | confess.
that have thought it possible, that this demand
might arouse q spirit, which could be appeased by
nothing short OF the overthrow Of the whole system
| Of slavery. Should however, such n spirit be
aroused fear It will not pervadc the masses, but
will be confined to few. II is true, that meet
ings are held, all over the free States TO protest
against the passage of this bill and that the
press of those States is almost universally against
! IL. But neither in the meetings, nor in the press
| do see repentance They abound in Indignation
toward peridy-but they reveal no sorrow Of the
North for the crimes Of the North against liberty
! On the contrary, the meetings and the press do
well nigh universally justify the compromise Of
1920, and, in the great majority of instances. the
compromise Of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act" and
all. Even in sermons preached against tho Ne
braska Bill, have seen the Fugitive Slave Act
justified. Now, the idea, that they, who can
approve of either Of these compromises, and espe-
cially that they who can possibly acquiesce in the
chasing down Of men, women and children for
the purpose of casting them into the pit Of sla-
very-the idea, say, that such persons will ner-
severingly and effectively resist slavery, and do
faithful battle for its overthrow, is TO my mind
simply absurd. They, and they only, are to be
relied on for such service who so lOathe slavery.
that they would rather perish than do any of its
biddings, come those biddings from Congress, or
from courts, or from any other sources.
Am bid to strengthen my hope by looking at
the rapidly multiplying abolitionists do look
at them; and this cheering sight is a that, under
God, Keeps my hope alive. But fear, that tLcy
are too late. fear that the disease is past cure.
And fear too, that even il we are yet ia time to
kill the Hemon Of Slavery, our false and pro-slaye.
ry education makes us so hcsitatng and tmid in
his terrific presence, that We shall not wage direc
deep nnd fatal war upon him, but shall waste our
energies ana our only and swiftly passing away
opportunity in Intellectual skirmishes and disgrace
lul lodgings. few abotionists are consistent
ana, were they not so few, they would be formid-
able. They know no law for any fraud and
therefore, they will not know it for the most stu
pendous fraud They know no law for any op-
preston and, therefore, they will know none for
the most sweeping oppression. Such abolitionists
are Garrison, and Phillips, Goodel and Douglass
But most abolitionsts, implicitly if not directly
tacltly II not openly, acknowledge, that slavery
can have, and actually has, rights and they are
as respectful to these supposed rights, us il the
subject Of them were one of the greatest earthly
blessings, instead of one Of the greatest earthly
curses.
1t is true, that there is political party in our
country, organized against slavery; and that it
numbers some two hundred thousand voters,
among whom are some CT the noblcst men in the
land And, yet, look with well nigh as much
sorrow! as hope, to this party. For so long as it
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standing its high and holy purposes, it will do
scarcely less to sanction and uphold slavery than
to reproach and cast it down. Again. SO long
us TINS party is swayed by such words of folly
ana deluSlon, as "SLAyERY SECTIONAL: FREEDOM
NATIONAL ITS admissions in favor Of slavery can
not iail TO 50 far to outweigh all its endcayors
against slavery.
a law for slavery What confessed madness
would 1t DC to claim law for technical piracy
or law for murder !! But what piracy is there
so sweeping and desolating as slavery? And as
70 murder-who would not rather have his dear
est lriend IN the grave--ay, in the grave of the
murdered-than under the yoke of slavery?
SLAVERY SECTIONAL: FREEDOM NATIoNAL?'
ANA, therefore, according to the friends of this
motto, the nation, as SUCH must not concern itself
with the great mass of slavery because that great
mass, instead OF being spread over the whole ma
tlon exists but in sections of it,. Not less foolish
would 1t he to neglect the smallpox, because Il is
only in sections Of the city where il prevails. In
deed, 1t would not be less mad to leave the fire
unextngulshed, because MS yet IL RACES but in
sections of the city. Slavery, If not extinguishcd,
is as certain to spread is the fire. if not extin.
gushed. The past attests this and the present
exhibits very glaring proof Of it. If we would
save the city, we must put out the fire. If we
would save the nation, we must put out slavery
ay, put it out in all the nation. said that slavery
is, now, spreading. 1t may not go literally into
Nebraska and Kansas, either now or ever New
ertheless slavery will be spreading itself over our
country, at least in its influence and power, 50
long as the nation forbears to uproot it.
SLAVERY sEcTIoNAL FREEDOM NATIONAL l'-
] A poor flag would Murder sectional: Anti Muir
der nationall" be to 80 forth with against mur.
der. But not less poor is the other to 20 forth
with against slavery. Very little inspiration could
be caught from either. Nav would not their lin.
tied liberation of the crimes neutralize their nfu.
enee against the extension of the crimes2 How
unlike to these poor words would be "No MURDER
ANYwnEREW No SLAVERY ANYWHERE Under
such earnest and honest words, men could do bat
4 tie with all their hearts. But, under the other
they are laughed at by the enemy and should he
laughed at by themselves.
There is political party at the North, called
the Liberty Party. Ii aims 10 go for every polit-
ical truth; and to realize the idea of an every
way righteous civil government. Ii is n little
party. Its handful Of members are scarcely more
numerous than were the primitive disciples, who
Mtro hhtheIou III tno upper room, at Jerusalen,
That little party will not disown what have said
f ON this occasion. Every other party will. That
little party has, already lived some fifteen wears.
It will continue to live. Perhaps, it will not grow
Perhaps it will. The 81 little cloud, like mans
hand" may yet spread itself over the whole
heavens. OF this much, at least, do feel certain,
that no party of essentially lower or other prinoi
Piles than those of the Liberty Party will suffice
to bring down American slavery. Happy country
this-happy North--hOppy so1th-if the present
aggressive movement of the slave-power shall re-
suit in bringing triumphant accessions to The Lib
crty Party!
J, My fear that the American Governments
State or National, will not abolish slavery. ia n
no degree, abated by the fact, that several Euro.
pean Governments have, in the present genera
, ton, abolished it. 1t must be remembered that
those Governments were exterior to, and indie
pendent Of, the slave power; and that thew ,rcr,
not trammeled by slayehodng constituencies. n
is true, that slavery in Mexico was abolished hy
, the Government IN MeXcoi and that slavery IN
lSOuth American Statoa maa abolished