Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-11-11
From the Albany Evening Journal.
PORTRAITS BY STEAM--THE DOUGH-
FACE.

The Genuine Doughface was not always a
Donghiacc. Six years ago he was prominent at
Abolition meetings, and wrote rampant little para
craps for Tie Doay fosciH IF Immediate Eadaci-
pdti1R. That was before he disc0yerei that it was
David Wilmot, not Jefferson, who wrote the Ordi-
nance of 1887. SANDER (which never spares the
good and great says that he even belonged, in
those days, to the Slaycs-to-Cu
their-M Threats Society. But it is not
worth while to try to recall the circumstances t.
his memory. You misunderstood his moaning,
lie has written a letter to a friend lat the South
since then, in which that fact is clearly shown.
y t present he is known to himself, though not
to the community at large, by the name of Uonser-
vative and Patriot. He loves cur glorious Union.
He v~eneratcs the American Eagle. If he has an
enthusiasm, it is for the Star Spangle Banner; and
he says so on all occasions. lie is fond of quoting
from Ncbstcr's speech against South Carolina
Secession, where it talks about 'the broken frag-
ments of a once glorious Union, discovered, dis
cordnnt and drcnched, it may be, with fraternal
blood which he says was intended as Il warning
to ~posterity to not elect Anti-N ebraska members
Of Cor. Srcss.
and political evil, Not above his breath though,
at Washington, but very loudly at home. But he
thinks that by weakening the South it gives the
North greater commercial advantage and political
preponderances. He wonders that ''our folks
will not see in that light, and act for their own
lblCIcslS. w HCl III visits MS SOuIlern friends,
who live iii Charleston, he remarks i~celingly on
the aggressions of the North upon the constitu-
too rights Of the South and its rashness in pro-
yoking sectional disputes. lie almiros the south
ern character-so hospitable, courteous and chiv-
alrous. And the much miSreprescntcd condition
of the blncks-wcll fed and clothed, and taken
care Of in their old aye. What more do they
want? lie doubts whether separations often oc-
cur i'll families. He would like to have boon born
in Virginia. His southern friends, who live in
Charleston, consider him a remarkably enlightened
and liberal-miadel nan.
The genuine DOughlace never allules to the sad
accident which deprived him of the use of his
backbone. 1t is coniectured to have occurred at
Washington, where lie was once a II member, or at
Baltimore, where he has been several times u dele
gate.
If we remarked that lie became, three years
ago, the owner Of sixteen shares of Texas scrip,
that he is an applicant for a place in the Custom
House, or that Mrs. Doughface, previous to her
marriage inherited a fine plantation-stocked-
from her lamented uncle in Alabama-we refc- TO
these lacts as things apart, and not to be under
stood as bearing at all upon his political opinions.
For his disgust of mercenary politicians is well
known. HIS indignation at that money-maki- G
scheme entitled the Kansas Emigrant Aid Associ-
alton, is a case in point. lie was the first to point
out its sordid objects.
He is Il lover Of Peace. And Law. And Or
der. He considers the mob attack on the kidnap-
pers in Wisconsin a shameful outrage. lie is not
ii lawyer, but his opinion is that such offenses
come under the head Of high treason in the first
degree. lie is confident he has seen a decision
somewhere, to that effect, by Judge Story. The
authorities are justified in any amount Of force
yes, JlOodsheJ-put them down. lie j. SURPRISED
you should think there is any similarity in the
case Of Obadiah Shocks, the sc~hoolmaster. Shocks
to be sure was, silt to have been lynched and tar
red and t%eathered in Georgia, for receiving an
Anti-Slayery letter through the Post-Of6oe. But
where was the evidence Of it? Newspapers al
ways eXagerate. Besides, what business had he to
set himself up in OppOs.t ton to the well-knoWa
preiudices of the community,
lie has a keen eye fol danger to the Union. lie
declares it will ny into a thousand flinders if Bung-
town Centre elects Il Free Soil Constable. He
shakes his head when yon say Disunion has died
out It's designs are concealed. he admits but
they are SO much the more dangerous. His vigi-
lance is as u%ntirinS as that OF the old lady who
used to march at night up aud down the sidewalk
in front Of the City Bank, to guard it from rob
bers, after the careless Directors had all gone 10
bed.
He holds that all this agitation about Slavery is
an ism" IL is only temporary. They make II
great hulabaioo about Nebraska and all that, but
II Will blow over, aud that will be the end of il.
To he snre, he made the same prediction in AZ.
and again in 80, and agaiuip '52. But there have
been unforeseen circumstances since. When it is
over tins time, there will never he any MORE
Then demtg0gues aud fanatics will be kept at
home. as they ought to be, and men Of real talent
md ability put in Office.
lie doubts whether any Of these fellows that
make so much noise about their sympathy with the
slave would give the first dollar to buy ones free
dom. He would Of course. lie gave five to renu-
mertte Mr.. Lemmon for the aoss of his, and bold
y had 1t Published, with his name IN full, in he
l9"r0d1 IF ~LDmmece. IL was published twice
lie is not afraid to let his right hand know what
ais LIFT one IS about.
lie would like to know how we came Ia he 50
much wiser than our forcflthegs? Why didn't