Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-08-05

lion bill. with the understanding that it must pass
IN that form, and in no other. This done, its pas
sage by the Senate. and approval by the President
will not be doubtful. Let The lovers of Liberty in
the House Of Representative fgll2S the example,
attempted by tn divocatcs Of SltforS III the. Sen
ate Mt the clgs0 Of the thirtieth Congress, and the
triumph Of freedom in Kansas and Nebraska will
be achieved before the close Of The first session OF
the next Congress.
That success will consolidate our PARTY. will
teach the North its power, will excite the people
to independent action, and we shall be prepared
to act and vote for the full and perfect lustrGtiUn
of ourselves and the Federal power from the cor
tagion of Slavery.
But | am told, that il we 60 into this proposed
union, tried and faithful friends of humanity will
he constrained to retire from public life, and men
who have heretofore acted with the Wing and
Democratic parties will be selected for public sta
tions that in our own district, those who have
hitherto opposed us demand that | shall retire, md
that some new man to whom they have not been SO
hostile shall be our candidate for Congress.
Of one thing, however, ! feel well assurcd-that
no man will be selected who is not devoted to the
doctrines which we have so long laborcd to cs
tablish and my answer to the suggestion is
"Lct not my name be used 10 pJcreHt SUch a WiiOH
nor in any deg1ee to diminish It's numbers, its mora
or political influence.
When | first asserted the duty of an entire sep
aration of the people of the free States and ON
Federal Government from the support Of Slavery
| did not expect to gain popular favor thereby
On the contrary, | expected the advocacy OF thai
doctrine would at once consign NE to private life
1t was not the desire Of Office which prompted me
for many years, SOLITARY and alpno, in this body.
to meet the snccrs and frowiis Of Shareholders and
their servile imitators, both here and in the coun-
try. Nor was ] prompted. by such motive to incur
the assaults of former political friends, who de-
nounccd me for refusing to 20 with them in the
surrender Of those rights.
IWO years since. our urOSDpctS were Gloom V .
dependency prevailed hmong our friends, and
success was almost hopeless. Then | should most
gladly have retired, could | have done so honor
ably. Now we expect scarcely the show of oppo-
sition in our district and we cherish the firm cx-
pectation of a majority in the next House of Rep
rcsentatives who coincide with us as to the duty of
restoring Freedom to the Territories. And were |
to say that | am unwilling to constitute one of
that majority, after contending for the same rrin-
ciple SO long in a hopeless minority, you would not
give me credit for candOr. But that desire is q
mere personal feeling, embracing no moral or po-
litical principle, and ought not to guide the judg-
ment or the action of myself or any other person.
Let tie cause be consulted, Select such candidates
as will best unite the People, and will best apply
our victory to the promotion Of Freedom, to the
elevation of mankind.
Feilow-citizens, much remains to be done: we
have but lust entered upon the great work which
lies before us. Our first general victory will be
but the commencement of Il greater and more ex-
tended responsibility. In the prosecution of this
great work, many will tire and faint; many will
withdraw from it, and coming generations will be
found lahoring for the consummatiop of that re-
form which We have commenced. Thus far, the
people of our District and of the Western Reserve
have occupied an Honorable position in the main
tenancc OF those doctrines which are destined to
regenerate our nation, and to bring back our Coy
eminent to the support of principles which stimu-
lated its founders to proclaim the right of every
human being "to life and liberty" a Self:erident
truth.
feel an abiding confidence that union and wis.
dom will guide your councils, that you will remain
firm to the purpose of separating yourselves and
Government from the c~ontagion of Slavery.
Your obedient servant,
J. r. GIDDfSos.
Washington city, July 81, 1854.