Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-08-26
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misses and compromiscrs that is not yet extinguish
ed, and that is likely to be perpctuated. Should
1t again be forced upon the country by Northern
"dough-iaces," they must not wonder if they wit
ness similar effects. Its restoration would show
how one sinful compromise leads to another, till
i the compromises is ruined. The lesson might be
useful n thousand years hence, and on the other
side Of the globe. So much for its benefits.
Now for its mischicfs-which may be easily read
in the light Of past history. The old Missouri
Compromise debauched the public conscience, and
enthroned the "lowcr law" in the high places
Of the nation, instead of the "higher law" The
inevitable consequences (by the operation of laws
OF mind as eflcacious as the laws of mattor) has
been the entire series of pro-slavery aggressons
up to the present time, not excepting the Nebraska
bill itself Some such result was as certain thir-
ty-tour years ago, as it is now. 1t needed only n
slight acquaintance with the first rudiments Of DO
litical science to foresee this 1t needs nothing
more to iofesee the similar effects of repeating the
same measure now.
If the friends Of liberty and progression consent
to restoration Of the Missouri Compromise, they
throw themselves into the rapids of tie pro-slavcry
Niagara, just above the cataract, and there is no
possibility OF their escape. Having consented to
make one compromise with slavery, it will be east
cr for them to make another, and another and an
other, 50 long as any thing shall be left them to
compromise.
\ Then, again, "what good would it do" to make
another "compromise" with an antagonist whose
words and acts proclaim that he will not be bound
by any compromise? If a compromise forced up
on the North by the South could not bind the
South, how shall the South be bound by a comrro-
misc forced upon it by the North? If you saw
We will hold them to it by numerical or physical
force why not employ the same numerical and
physical force for the relief Of the bondmen, whose
wrongs are Infinitely greater than ours, and do
up the whole business at once. Why make the
same outlay to prunc of an unsiS Shty branch that
wonid suffice to dig up the roots?
Suppose the Missouri Compromise were restored
to-day. We should only be carried back to where
we were Il year ago; but with this difference the
opponents Of slayery-aggresson had not then con-
sented to the bonds that enthr0led the North, but
now the letters would have been forged and ryeted
by their own hands.
1 AS matters now stand, the Northern masses feel
relieved from the obligations Of the old compro-
mise, and they are beginning to breathe freely
Restore it by their own action, as is proposed and
their subjugat.on is completed.
1t were worse than idle to talk of their ever do
ing any thing against slavery, after such q retro
grade step, under the abused name Of progress"
10 promise, as some do, that they will go for
restoration Of the Missouri Compromise first, and
for the abolition of slavery aIterward, is to promise
that they will act in bad faith toward those with
whom they enter anew into the compromise, which
(if il ever meant or ever can mean anv thnp)
means that slavery shall be let alone South of the
line, on condition that it shall never come North
OF the line. " hen we see a man eager for driving
a bargain with Apolyon to-day, and promising to
light him rs bravely as Bunyan's pilgrim to-mor-
r liz ,yo ,l ~; VIC oG.'"i'',s
;,o Sr,oo '''' P'0'P'''' VI securing oi-
The old Missouri Compromise never contributed
the weight Of feather toward keeping slavery out
~, Ts ,Irn,I nnt;on = H'' ..'o oJ''ei'
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, I,ii wy" ~ ''oo nv S!'"pu 'na' sii
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VI ''' c"'nl'top'S'' even were II h'utu-
,.'3 e'u upn"' lInG very ueH oi ompFo'nlSe'j
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ti;nt yI C4 1o "oo-
tnamnn fnr tbe rnstor,t;on of tho WSa3Jr; W
nrn'iso md nnon rIatGrr,' ' ..oraS; .;
Iror. ,,hntLartmro .na,nr or onnnl,'a 49, ;,
iTbd ,yit of mann r,i,,ht ho cLaIjon'od -
better. But if tho ob;rct he tbc royoroo of oil
I this tbnn thn r,eoerro !. obovo oil thinrs ~ Ia
Idnnreratcd and rH;cctod ''''e'' ~ ~
i With or without tho N;sso,r; ro,,n,o,,;,o 40
earthly means or o,nnsrras ybort of tEn auoI,;n
of sloycrv itsoIf ~ tLo orn,oJ noo,1 n,,i d
frnse Of Kansas and VohrnsL, hv san3 I "l'I Nv nv
o,,,ro,,i c';'ioe "nI c1iy ~ ~ eIln "uu un
Iovt Of thosn ferritorios WI tbo soo, ~
storc tho Nissonr Cor,,roryy;s ,,i'. az Co., ~
dos;rotie nnr,oso oUiiho th er,h aTi % s"y
coach? Why cxnanG t;mo hrcoth ;nI no,,or arJ
monev to drIn 1 ront nnIi,;ni -, t - ""o
paltry an issue? WIN divert the otteniion and
absorb the srmnothies and cybn"st tbn onnrr;os
and wear ont the conro@o of a grn,t noonln Gil
time when they have their hands fuil-or o,,obt to
have-with manly, earnest, and tangible warfare
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Much do wo ovcr.rotc the inteIl;conc. md
shrewd comron-sense of the Northern masses if
to anv great extent, thew are to he wbecdled with
trnnsnarent humbugs Of this character If tho
manufacturers and MANAGERS of nolitcoI rort;as
imagine that capital is to be made out of such
imoonshine lot them trv il with wboteypr of suc