Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-30
WHY THE AMERICAN ABOLITION1STS
DO N0T VOTE III THEIR GOVERNMENT.

~ AVA fOAL AAt AAAOA1S w ' LAM nA AN L.
MR.: LDlroR Many persons are surprised that
american HboliuonlS'8 uecihc TO exercise the r,Sn'
u S"HraSe iuf l"c overthrow OF sl"NcTy' iN'
reasons may be gwen.
i" l'c hrSt p'"ce' every voter Is sworn 10
anu execute ihe constitution Oh the lnLteu ou'Is
IN some OF the states, the voter hihsei Is ulrGcuy
sworn 10 tis Deiorehand' 1t every case tlVsc
cicc,eu 10 thc IIeSldehcy or TO c'hgrGsS must pG
Blh 'hcF OWcial career " taxing tIls oa'h VI
course as wen Ior thoSc VINO appointed 'heH'' anu
"h,sc PN'u aSehIS they are as ioI Ic"'s'l
-nu '3lS constitution requires scEeF"I tnl'GS
Nhich a3ohuonstS never mean 70 90 NVhse-
q"'"t'I' uiey VIII not swear 10 40 tehl
nor no, eject otherS to 90 them or swear 10 10 theh
l"cy wiz helther 90 lor ihe soVerninienu "n inl.
lno.'I "ct' nor swear TO co IL anu then c"unul'
PeTuIg Wy lC'uslhg 70 comply WIN lne opnbuVo';
inc Nc"S"tu''on lIoNlueS ior 'c Itc"lluiV "u"
return oI runaway Saves no matter T III "it ola'C
or territory they may Dc louhU' lhe manner oI
ine return Is lett Tor congress TO arrange 'ne
Inv IA" was paSSeG III 100, anu S'SUtu y!
ocnc'"i "ShlU%'oh' Ano'her anu more e III ,aii"uS
Sno was Suo''l'u'cu iUF II, III CO. - p''n Ntrc
GcGloIcu r.hH''t"'onal ny 'he ' Sreiie ooGrv llo
cuy cy constituted 9utnorlty' inc InoIluInIs.s re-
tl 10 aul IoI' 10 uT'I "l" t.ey "ouo,'l! "o'Iio
VIZ '"'"H a"' az" "'V' '''c ~ ''N' 'E, l''' '' Wy
SostrnmGhi making sucH demand, lhey copeH;,y
o,n,o ''''F u'tcI 10 HsS.Sr tho,
9n,d W. , ~ , ",,o .o'o9 ~ iJ ;,J'i ,ir nr ",
e., , ",I,, ,i,' ,.,,- A,I,, ,,r,,;;,,, in .Ln
~! ''V' N"u'''' -Aooi 80 Wv
Inns r, ''U 20 t;,,os ccrro5
mr. loon otto,,.oI ,,',or1r tbo sI,,cs and oI,yoys
have Lcnn s,,,,,,rssnJ lT ,rLotovor novor was rn
,,iroJ na ~ +,,i,o ~ stIy tha troons nc tbr
,Tnroj States ,toyorrm"nt
The oLoltiT,ist will novor cornIv with that
demand or tLc rnn.titntion Tbcv viii never fake
an oath 70 romnIy win, II NOR elect nnv man 10
take that oath for them. or for himself either.
a Agan the constitution provides that the Slave
States may have a representation in Congress for
TIN ee-fihs of all their slaves: no other property
representation is allowed in the nation But the
constitution virtually saws to the Shareholders,
"Multiplv your human chattels as fast ana as far
as possible and for every five slaves YOU breed or
buy, you shall Se counted as if you were three adj
ditiona freeman: and a stakeholder therefore,
with five hundred slaves is equal in the govern
ment to three hundred and one freeman in the non
slaycholding States
10 such provisions and Guarantees as these the
honest aboiitiuuist will not give any voluntarily
support He will not nav SO high price as that,
even for tAe riglt of suffrage The constitution is
written instrument: its provisions, all interprc-
ted are before him: what he does he must do
with his eyes omen: and in the language of O Con-
mel, he abiures such a government in the name of
humanity and in obedience to the laws of the liv-
ing G9d
A-sooord rooson u.bv ohoiitinnists shopld mt
or need not take rort in the government is, be-
cause il is n useless waste of their energics-a
throwing of their strength away.
Nam, roonIo arc not o,,,ro pr .bp arch cnnninr
and 81 II r,rtb With the rnitcJ states ,rnvernmcnt
~ cDr,o,L r. ,.,s = ,,rin,, az sovor,1 ;1donondant
Sta,aS n,.ti,a tIn;r o,,,n InrrS md ine1itutions
,;,L = C"n,rro.s f. ovorc;sc - roncro1 uri .dirtion
,,,or tbcm and oorh St,,te large or small has
trr, Senators in tl,t C'orrrnss and M more
~, Co..
- ~ w. S,tIor ca,os to,
''"'cS ""Ii''t'u io all
a"H 'il. '''o safo 20" "a IL ~ w w. ~ L
~ ~; ~ esS "',ise 'S ] ''',J S''',o H. 800 tL
III N'o''i'0' 10 ''e'0 %o'o ''oo 0''I ny. i S;ao
.I os loon aImitted
Men, ,hen' M Mne,' "l's "IM 7."'va "",o CrtL nnI ono
l"vy nule eoIic ~ t'"'lS I'o tV,,i G,n a." I nv
oouV' " CIV, oo to @ ~ '''u o''o ,l,' li lni
WY tnu Sl',v Nv ooi
poPuiHu'n l"'," II iS' III l"o NorrnS ,
rs "e ~ te
% l,,o" ',''G il;G. Stto
Nv - L. 10 ~ ~ ~ - 80: - = 90 LII
"o '. ,''C'e -. T',i, ~ C
o. t'',''iy L'lo '', -. 80
WI ui1IT ''oI ;od
;n I -; 49, r ,:I,.a,,. r,o,
i5u, pp oG, i'Svu ~
s.''i w VIZ w. ir to i IT, ;,i l ar
I =; ~ 49,, -; ! ~, ,o,iaJ0 ,o.o
: : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;s 60
ur'on III S'5 pg GnerSI l,' ls'''CV ~
.tio Paw -" ~. >; tL
'Jo''S u, a oo.i nouiGS, t ,,i,G g.. IL &
& -; I.I ~ ~ "o"'u "I',' ao+(ad r ILe
Prosdt ANY c ",I G' ,o., tGaro L.s not
& ai'u w. - ,ataJ any
~, - ,Ia wy "u''c III I; onr iaSt
u, pS;l4 - y,+ ono o,a,
I W. pat,d 70 nvor.;so
~ w ~ I,GI 81;
o,,U .taU ~ '''', Ni rosar
~ I;t;J aI ,IosS at
~ 2 "o.,ol ny ~ I'D
Jai'I ,oi ,I
tr' ~ ,'''' ,oI ort;croIy in
tn grst rl"no 49, to 81
m tilo hts' Pi,ou !? iIefelt lic W
nerve, summoned eyery energy, and truIy deserved
success. But il was defeated. 1t oppo:cd sternlv
the Fugitive Slay, Law. though with no better
success. When California was admitted TO the
union AS a State, tho Free Soil party boasted a
victory for once because it secured for her a free