Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-17
REMOVAL OF THE CAPITOL.

west. The gagging, the insult and threats TO
which all in Congress subject, who dare in any
manner to be free in their utteraDcc, is convincing
the people that a slave holding city is no place
wherein to legislatc for freedom
We find the following editorial colloquy on this
subject, in the Leader:
pfSy- Remove the Capitol That will be The
next resolve of the North Clecetaad Le9acr.
Where will you put it? Who wants it? Who
will have it2 Settle all that frst.- Gin. Enquirer.
Remove it to Detroit and annex Canada, if the
privileged arstocracy intend to seccde from the
Union, and put WM. III. SEWARD in the new White
House or, remove it to St. Louis, if they can
content themselves within free Republic, and
put Old Bullion in the Chair OF State The peo-
pie want it. Any city will have it that can get it,
All that's settled. Now, what you gong to
do about it?
Mn. CABLE, Editor of the Bay City Mirror, him.
self formerly member of Congress- and who can
therefore speak on this question by authority, urg
es the measure strongly lie sets the necessity of
a removal in clear point of view, and presents
the morality of congressman and their surround
ings i'll no very enviabe light When the thing is
TO be brought about, we don't sec. There is Il
North first to be created. That done, we shall he
ready for the removal of the capiol--fur dissolu-
and effective:
We feel certain that the time is here, now upon
us, that gamblers pickpockets and robbers will fix
the terms and conditions upon which members Of
Congress can hold their seats at Washington city.
Bribery and corruption has, for years rast, been
reduced to system there, and nov it has come to
pass that he who is above their reach in that wav
must be bcsct by such poltroons rs Douglas No
body but coward would attack either Chase or
Sumner with unbccoming language, in Congress ;
and none would attack them, or either of them
with violence, but the brought-up clans of inG,my.
But brutes of this kind do always exist in and
around that city, where the very atmosphere is a
moral pestilence, and those who iawn and hattcr
members are putrefactiOn and malaria. No mem
her can have the same character at home and there
If good character pabiicy there. rest assured he
dare not act The same way at home. lie must
leave his good character at home until his return
and assume different there, or he will be
beset by hi'cling scrbblers, common price, five
dollars a column. who will rcvile and SANDER his
character, and msrepresent his action, with view
to drive him into II course of conduct that lis con-
science condemns. These are the weapons used,
arguments applied to the member.
The first is a fawning sycophancy with wine,
brandy and lady appendages. Unfortunately,
these first appliances have great influence
make drunkards and plant tools cut of men
whose characters at home were Of different
stamp.
The second item in their systematizcd course of
action, is to present the power Of FiLtLy Luc,e.
TO vote so and so--to carry such measure-to
throw the disbursing agency into the hands of SO
and 50, you and can realize fortune. To GER
tain caste of mind, this argument is all-powerful
aud convincing. They nibble first, and then swnl-
low the bait, hook and all.
In the third place. the member whose character
carries him above the influences of these applan-
ces, is bcset, if possible, first upon the floor which
is the signal for general attack by the bought-up
letter-writcrs and operators. For instance, when
Douglas makes an attack upon member, his
private secretary and reporter renews the attack
through the papers for which he writes, and reit-
Grated by his private secretary and rcporter in the
house-=for he kept two, one for cac house during
the last Congress, and doubt he has at least
that number this Congress If member of the
House is feared, systematic attack is the result
Witness the attacks on Col. Benton. II Ia true
his fame and name buwark on which their
poisoned arrows make no impression; but, sup
pose the same efforts were made upon n man of
ordinary fame, would they not PROSTATE him?
The remedy for many years we have proposed,
is a removal of the seat of government to more
central pOint-say Illinois. Tic centre of our
territorial boundary is on the line of Missouri,
west of Independence Missouri. If we had the
time and room, we could show conclusvcly that
economy, travel, ease, health, morally and politi-
cally, as well physically, time central position
all, all combine in pleading for it's removal.
Again yillancs, 50 deep and damnablc, have
been consumated in that District rs to demand a
living monument of the facts that would admonsh
the passcr by to avoid such consequences for the
future That city should be the monument itself
Yes, the monument of intamy is now completed,
is finished and only wants establishment to be
fully and f0rcibly understood through all coming
time.
Therefore let that polluted city in that District
be deserted by the Government by all that are
virtuous and honest. Leave it to the banditti that
have such debasing effects upon the honest unsus-
pecting who gathered there by the government
until it shall please the Divine Architect of the
Universe to cover that reg with new strata of
earth to the depth of few hundred feet, burying
up the pestilential putrifaction now rolling up its
poisonous stencil
Let that Capitol on that Hill become the abode
of the sea-sull, the night hawk, and the covey of
every unclean bird where their piercing shrieks
and cracking bills may keep the watches of the
night, while the day shall be gloomy enough for
the hootinS OWL
Let those ornamental grounds around that Can't,
tol, where now are consumdted so many daring
villanies and where freedom shrieks at every turn
be surrendered to kissing adders and poisonous
reptiles, and those pools now swarming with beau
tifuly ornamental fish, become the lurking place
of lizards and the exhibitions of manikins.
Let those massive public buildings become the
abode of monster, defOrmcd beasts of prev, whose
roaring howls and hideous yells will notify the
virtuous to como not near the abode of the croco-
die and the anaconda.
Let the now splendid mansions, built by the toll
and sweat of those who had no "straw for their
brick" nor beds, but whose tears and grcans can
yet be seen and heard, pleading for mercy where
there were mono until the reyelling bowl had pros-
trated the physical powers of their cruel oppres-
sors, become the lazares abodes of the lazaroni
as the effects of what now prevails therein.
These being consumated, the living monument
would stand complete, finished and embellished
for future ages to be admonished Of the conse-
quences attendant on past sins Of omission and
commission. And we are candid when we saw
that, this kind of picture held IN before each
man entering upon public life, would alone be suf-
fcient to warn many of the dangers to themselves
and others, The people must take all political
error-they alone can do doit-they have the power
Thase sentiments will cnll Lo..,, ,....- -. L.