Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-18


urmcry stood in the niche under the painting.
as been removed, and bust of Daniel W Wcbster
ubstitued.)
/ think there are some men before me who have
! heard OF the name of John Adams, the second
/ President Of the United States. Look after him
4 you who have been IN Faneuil Hall before. DO you
think you can find him? There he is under the
stairs. Laughter.
/ (The bust OF John Adams is secrotcd near the
staircase of the gallery)
\ think, continued the orator, you have heard of
another man---tlo son Of that John Adams--a GER
tain John Quincy Adams
\ The portrait Of the son shares the solitude Of
the bust Of the fathcr.)
His picture, continued Mr.. p. the last time |
spoke here, UP there, (pointing to the Webster
\ picture.1 a noble face it is, too not more bold
than he was brave and faithful TO the idea of free
DOM Lool, around and see if you can find John
Quincy Adams. a voice" Here he is under the
stair" daughter and applause.) Is he there
All! me, he is out of sight! There Is the explana-
ton OF IT. (poiuting to the picture behind hinl 1t
was not Mr.. Wobstcr's speech against MIR. Haynes
measure that put this picture there. Oh no: il
was not that. IL it had been proposed for that
reason to give Daniel Webster place in this Hall
| he would have had the voice, and the hand too
think, Of every one now before nc. [Chcors.
However much Ecn might differ rs to the ultimate
argument therein, nobody could question the large
aDiiity aud great power displayed by that man on
that occasion but is there one Of you that even
for them would have put John Adams under the
stairs, and John Quincy Adams wholly out of
sight? Applause, and voice, No, not one So
say no. II was not that speech, mastery as it
was, against llayne, that put this picture behind
me- thank God it is behind mel loud laughter,
Misses and applause. 1t was the power thpt mado
Kentucky a slave State-thut put slavery in the
Constitution, and that has taken these monster
strides towards despotsm. 1t was the slave power
that put John Adams under the stairs. and John
| Quincy Adams clean out Of sight We feel it in
Faneuil Hall Hear, hear"
| There are some things for which l confess do
I loathe the South. do loathe the Southern States
for this reason, that they inHictng the greatest
shame on this continent that America ever had
They are blocking the wheels of freedom forward
and not backward. They are encouraging every
deSpot and discOuraging every brave freeman !
dcspise the South for that reason. There is one
/ thing, however, for which must honor the South
and that is tho unshrinking fidelity with which she
stands forth and defends her principles, in season,
out Of season, and on every occasion where Lcr
voice can be heard. On Plymouth Rock the first
day OF last August, when the sons Of the Pilgrims
met there to commemorate the departure Of those
irOn-hoartcd, relgiOus-soulcd men from Dclfthaycn
when scarce one voice was uttered III behalf Of
Massachusetts principles and the idea Of freedom.
with one Of the foebest and smallest voices that
ever heard did South Carolina set forth her prE-
tpe Of slayery,-evon standing on Plymouth Rock.
! When see such boldness and persistence, it is re-
] ]
/ lie DEVILS cause.
See how faithful the South has been In all the
l slave States there is not ant-slavery governor
In all Tie slave States there is not an ant.slayey
Judge WHO sits upon any prominent bench; and IN
/ tho Senate OF the United States there is not an
anti-slayery man that comes from slave State
Not one In the House Of Representatives, you
may poll the ninety members Of the South, and
there is not an antslayery man there Not one.
whenever slavery is in peril, every Southern
t l.say . -. l..
reSentatiyo walks up with his gun upon his shout
der, and toes the mark turns his eyes right brings
down his piece and discharges his shot at the word
Of command. They move rs one man. They are
marching towards ruin ! know it and You know
/ it. They know il not but they are faithful to their
own idea, and respect the dignity Of consccnd-
BUSINESS. even in a slave owncr or kidnapper if he
does It for conscience sake, and keeps his manhood
brave and living in his heart. Has the North done
! so? (Crcs Of ." No, no.") No. no (. so | say, no
I 1t never did so-not once. When the Convention
was assembled to make the Constitution the North
did not oppose putting slavery into it. Mr.. Gorham
represented this city, and he said, Massachusetts,
wants Uuion," not for defence las the South said
| for she had to defend hcrself-shc did so in the
Revolution, and defended the slave States besides.
| 1t was the truth-that was the brave part. But"
said Mr.. Gorham, Massachusetts, wants Union for
| the sake Of commerce." She did. She wanted an
exclusive privilege Of navigation, and to get that
she said, " Let slavery come into the Constitution,
and every five slaves be represented three free
men; and let the North agree to deliver up fugi-
tiyes when called for"
A Voice. "Shamc. shame!"
Mr. Parker So say, Shame! daughter and
cheers)
Much | despisc and loatho the idea of the
South there is not q single slave State south of
Mason and Dixons line that would ever have done
such scandalous thing as that / say this with
praise for the South and shame for the North.
am Northern man. There is not u drop of South
ern blood in my veins, but every drop of my North
ern blood bushes reddes red at the thought of the
dishonor we have brought upon ourselves by false
ness to the greatest idea that ever nation laid
down on its platform Of principle
Look now and see, what is the condition of the
North in respect to slavery or ani-slaycry men.
Is there Northern State that has got an anti-sla-
very Governor? | do not know one. How many
Judges can you find in any or in all the Northern
States, on the Supreme bench, that supposed 10
be friendly to freedom and hostile to slavery
You may go over the sixteen Northern States and
| think you cannct count five Judges upon tho Su-
preme benches Of these sixteen States, who are
against slavery.
Look at Congress. You have got thirty-two
Northern men in the Senate-men, mean North
crn in their geography; how many Of them are
North in anything else? This day, YOU cannot
find twelve men out Of the thirty-twO Northern
Senators, who opposed to the Nebraska bill. If
there were twelve men opposed to it, they could
order the ayes and noes upon every motion, and
thus prorac the measure, so that the country If It
has any life in it, should at last get roused and put
an end to this iniauity. Bat it cannot be done.
There are no. twelve men out of thrty-two North
ern Senators, who will lift up their voice against
il.
Go len to tho House of Representatives, where
the South has 90 members, and the North l43.
Every one of tn l43 ought to be opposed to the
Nebraska bill; but am told, that the Administro-
ton has polled the Ious privately and finds that
out of the 233 members, ii i,as got three or iour
majority in favor Of the Nebrask,I bill. Where
is the NorthY" asked Mr.. Webster. And some
persons grumbled, and said, Here" But the
whole North has answered. and said, "NowhSre'
There is no North.
Here and there there is little sprinkling Of
North in the Senate. We have got a very earnest
and faithful man there from Massachusetts, Mr..
sumner, loud cheers) Trust me, he is only re-