Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-14
SLAVES IN THE SOUTH.

Mr.. Preston, Of Ky. replying to Gerrit Smith in
Congress, said
1--WE bold slaves because We are not willing to
gamatc, any more than the people of New York
with the negroes. We want to keep our Teutonic
blood pure. to be worthy defendants Of our great
race. We will keep them until God shall point the
time when they are entitled to freedom. The ordi-
nances ofthc Almighty are strange, beyond our COM
prehension. Let us wait, and God in his good time
will accomplish the object"
They hold slaves in the south, because they arc
not willing to amilgamatc Do they? Then
where do all the mulu;tocs quadroons octoroons,
&C., Of southern states, come from, if white gem
tlenen are SO anxious to keep their Teutonc blood
pureY Two young Virginians, with seyen-eights of
white blood IN their veins, recently applied Tor their
freedom, under a statute Of Va, which declares
that octoroons cannot be held as slaves Their ap
plicatOn was refused. and the public journals
tained the refusal, alleging that nine-enths of the
slaves in Virginia would soon have the prescribed
amount of "Tcuonic blood, and that the execution
OF the law, under which tho young men sought their
freedom would deranCe the whole social fabric Of
the State. Southern gentlemen, certainly, hayo q
high estimate Of their "Teutonic blood They do
put considerable premium upon it, when it is in
the market, and their own children are sold 10 the
highest bddcrl But this estimate Of the value of
their blood is not however, the abstract value, re-
erred to by Mr.. Preston; it is an estimate based
upon the principles and experiences of trade. The
sons and daughters of ''pure Tcutonic fathers"
and cOlorcd mothers, bring more money, in the
Southern market, than negroes and tho Teutons"
who sell their children, know this, and take adyan-
tage Of it.
Mr. Preston says that Southorners twill keep
their slaves till God shall point out the time when
they are entitled to their freedom" The invisible
God does not, now, amaze the foes Of freedom with
visible portents. He does not lead slaves out Of the
land of bondage by miraculous means. But he has
shown us, in special revolution, and in the laws Of
history that the oppressor and the oppressed never
have agreed about the hour when the power Of the
former and the bondage of the latter should cease.
Tic true Democrat believes that Gods appointed
time for giving to the title Of his freedom is
now, always now, till there is more slavery in the
world. The dcspot never comedies anything to lib
crty until he is compelled to do so.
Mr.. Preston pretends to have entire confidence in
Gods Providence and tries to make us believe that
he is willing to obey the Divine decrccs when they
are made manifest. At the same time he dcnounces
pains and penalties against all who teach slaves to
read. lie sustains law which makes slaves oil
free colorcd men if they do not leave their native
State. lie goes in for crushing out every spark of
the Divine mind in slaves so that their highest de-
sires and power may be animal. Every precaution
that can be taken by intelligent organized, naughty,
armed "Teutons"t to prevent ignorant, uncombined,
submissive, unarmed negroes from making any man
Hesitation Of manliness, had been taken by Mr..
Preston and his compatrots; and Heyare not likely
to see thehand Of God point the time when such
poor abioct men--but valuable stOck-are entitled
to their freedom. We believe that Mr.. Preston is
willing to wait long time for the accomplishment
of the freedom of American slaves.
Southern gentlemen who make such speeches rs
that of Mr.. Preston can only obtain, from candid
honest men, credit for hollow hypocrisy
cduseHS SPY