Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-23
BOSTON AND SLAVE CATCHING.

Boston has been known os the scat and centre Of
ultra and uncompromising anti-slavery. Most
desperate and long continued efforts have been
made by Shareholders by their great instrumental
the government and the church, to redeem
that city from the stigma of abolit.onism, in the
of men stealers. And just now their efforts
seem crowned with the most signal public success.
They have succeeded in the name of protestant
christianity, rrofessedly warning against corrupt
and d~csrotic catholicism. Ills lriumrh hGs been
secured by the aid Of protestant ministers and
churchcs-by the fusion even to death and burial
Of the Massachusetts, Free Soil Party with pro-
knownothingism-by the perscvering eff
forts Of Boston services, such as IIallct, Loring,Cur-
tbs and othors,by the pro-slavery prejudice, thought
lcssncss and love of sect and gold of the majority
Of the people Of Boston.
We allude to the triumphant election to the
office Of Mayor of that city, of the man who more
cmphatically than even Judge Loring himself, was
the instrument of sending Burns back to Slavery.
lIe was elected too, on this as one of the important
issues. And Boston has ly a clear majority of $50
yotcs-hy a plurality of 1872 votes, decided in
favor of slayehunting,o of slave holding,5 IF slave rem
dition, and Of giving the aid Of her city militia to
this more than Internal work. She has decided in IA
vor of the quartcring of L S.. Troops ON the city
of Boston to execute the fugitive slave law and
virtually to do whatever slavery may demand even
to the support before hand, of Judge Curtis and his
court in any lawyer like and successful efforts
Clurc of constructive treason, in daring to expose
and oppose by free speech the kidnapping action
of the Government and its mcrcenarics. Boston,
with Faneuil Hall and all its stirring old revolu-
tionary rcminiccnses is now, by the decision of a
majority of its voting citizens a kidnapping city and
it now publicly invites all Southern, yea and Nor
thern kidnappors to congrcgate there and prosecute
their vocation. Mayor Smith has been elected
especially TO give them all desirable facilities which
the municipal government and the Boston militia
can afford.
This popular decision is no Idle wind. MayorSmith
hastened Immediately after the election to make
public proclamation that these facilities should
lie always on hand for Southern accommodation
The following is his speech made from the Balcony
of the City Hall, Immediately after the result Of
the election was known, in reply to the congratula
llOl u IL SlICt SIONu. DOSlbH 10 IL NtIN IllOuS
and orthodox city. There live the descendants
of the Puritans, who profess to be their represen-
tativcs in these latter days. But listen to the
shameless, practical atheism olthe man, the people
of Boston have set to rule over them. lie puts
the slave catching law in the place of God, declar-
ing that it is very God supreme, and that the
puritan city shall through its municipal organiza-
ton, bow down and worship it. "JVhatero' tile
lar may Je"-"I shall maintain that lar at all haz-
cards" To the Boston Mayor, there is no God
but the law of Slavery, and the kidnapper is his
prophet. After this shameless confession of Athe.
ism Boston will probably fine ard imprison the
infidel Parker and Iligginson to save its credit
for orthodox riety. But here is the Mayors
speech. 1t is short and to the point and we give
it entire:
FELLow-CIrIzENs.-I thank you for these con-
CALCULATIONS. They are evidence that you have
approved of my past conduct and | assure you,
tlat SO long as | have the honor to represent you
in this building, | shall never swerve from the dis
charge of what | consider the strict line Of my
duty. (Cheers.) | think you will all admit, that
none of my predecessors ever had q more stormy
time or more difficult contingencies to encounter
than | have. (Applause.) But, under all circum-
stances, fellow-citizens, | have had an eye to the
law and, whatever the law may be, if | am called
upon to administer it, as an fundamentally in
your hands, | shall maintain that law at all haz-
yards. (Renewed cheering.)
1t it said that ! have unconstitutionally called
out the militia. Voices, No, no!l But what die
| call them out for? 1t was to save your lives anC
protect your property, and will do it every day
in the week, if necessary. loud applause Blu
God forbid that there should ever be an occasion
for it again! My sympathies are as strong ant
profound as yours, and | do assure you, that the-
can tie no oppression of the people or of an indi
vidual, for whom | should not feel the deepest ant
warmest sympathy. But when duty says on,
thing and law another, | shall not let my symya
thies stand in the way of my duty as a magistrate
(Applause.)
Now, | suppose, by these raised voices, that you
have elected me for another year. A voice-'Yes
by more than 1900 MAJORITY If you have place,
around me men who will do all they can to admin
lister the laws, and cooperate with me for the wei
fare of Boston, and for the protection and develop
ment of it's institutions, we will accomplish thes
objects. (Applause.)
Now, | am necessarily obliged to turn back, 70
1t is an hour of business. A voicc-'Yes, G
back to your business. Again thank you 70
the high honor with which you have compliments,
me. Loud cheers.)