Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-25
THE WORD WHITE"

The Homestead Bill, which has just passed the
House OF Representatives, and IS now likely to
pass the Senate, contains provision limiting the
advantages which it is Designed to secure, solely
TO that part Of Gods children, who happened to
live in a skin which passes for white. Blacks,
browns, mulattocs. aad quadroons, &C.. are to have
part or lot in the rights it secures to the set.
tiers on the wild lands Of the Republic. In the
political eyes of our legislators these latter have
no right to live. The great Legislator above, ac-
cordlng to our maSnanimOusr republicans, legislated
unwisely, and in manner which independent
Americans can never sanction, in giving life TO
blacks, browns, mulattocs, and quadroons, equally
with his dear white children and this, Congress
is determined to make evident, before Heaven aud
Earth and Hell Alas poor, robbed and mur.
dered people, for what were we born! Why was
life given us? We may not live in the old states ::
we may not emigrae 10 the new, and told not TO
settle with any security on the wild lands Were
made in sport given life TO have it starved
out Of US? provided with blood simply that it
may gush forth at the call Of the scourge? and thus
10 crafty the white mans love of torture. Some
cecds there are, so wantonly cruel, entirely in
ferna rs 10 stun the feelings and confound all the
powers Of reason. And such an one is this. What
Kind OF men those who voted for the Home
stead Bill with such an amendment Do they cat
bread afforded by our common mother earth and
do they ever pray that God, the common father o
mankind, will preserve them from famineY Mer
that act as they have now acted do not appear tt
believe either in the existence OF, or in the justice
Of God. II is impossible for us to argue agains
such mean, cowardy and wanton cruelty. Ameri
cans by birth-attached TO the country by ever,
association that can give right TO share in th
benefits Of its institutions the first successful ter
of the soi-and yet foreigners aliens, Irish, Dutch
English and French are TO be made welcome to
quarter section Of American land, while we are h
be kept of from 1t by the flaming sword Of the Re
public. Shame on the outrage!-F DoUglas PaI
DoUGLAs.--The Washington correspondent Of th
Christian LfeliigeacT says Douglas is an uneas
individual. lie will not remain in one place
minute at time. You might easily mistake hir
for one OF the pages" who are constantly AyinI
about executing the multitudinous commissions d
Senators. You sec him in his seat, reading
newspaper I; before you can turn your head, he In
disappeared, and is on the other side of the hall
with both fists flying, declaiming in the most en-
ergotic manner in the face Of some grave Senator
Anon, he is out on the lobby; in minute he j
back again in his seat, addsessing the chair. BE
fore you can think, he is rubbing his knees befor
one Of the CRATES and while your eyes ore still
upon him, as you suppose, he contriyes to evapOr
ate, and turns up, TO your utter astonishment, al
most in front Of the Presidents desk, where h
is coolly standing. with both hands ia his pockets
deliberately surveying the galleries. and quietl
staring at anybody that happens to attract HI
attention.