Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-03

seven years war, they clipped off a few outer
branches of the slave system. They shrunk from
the sentiment Of the civilized world on the slave
trade but looked forward to the abolition of il af
ter the lapse OF twenty years; and having thus
held off the evil at arms length, they sat down be.
fore their own firesides and enjoyed the material
prosperity which prudent sagacity had secured
for the present, and the country prospcred In the
meanwhile Slavery grew strong-strong enough ia
warp aside what was right in the Constitution--to
smother out of sight what was wrong-and to
make even greater use than had been expected
of what was compromised and gradually she has
taken fort after fort barrier after barrier defence
after defence which the fathers had erected, until
to-day she stands with her plume of conquest
floating over the untouched Territory of Nebraska
If victory is not recorded to-day il will be TO-
morrow--if not this session, il will be next; for
when has the South failed when, in any political
crusade has she ever been beateng
Tho Tribune, this morning, in an article of great
courage, Of noble enthusiasm, of generous and
even reckless daring, begins by saving that if the
Nebraska iniquity is consummated, the North will
60 on to resist as she has begun! (Appause) o,
that is an ominous prophecy She will resist as
she has begun" Well, she begun with twenty
majority ON the 2lst Of March against the scheme,
aud to-day she stands with twenty majority in its
favor She has begun by being brbed and bulied.
WIN she go on so? A voiue, Yos."l There has
been no beginning Of eiectua resistance yet
| When we have defeated at least one pro-siayery
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against justice in an unexpected grave, then we
VIII plant green sod over it, and write upon the
whltest marble the immortal epitaph, "Tho North
she has begun to resist aggression" (applause).
But do not tell us, at the very moment when the
proclamation comes from Washington that the
Government has bought up enough to secure its
triumph, that the North will resist as she has
begun. What is this North? 1t is the controlling
element OF the country controlling not only by
virtue OF vast numerical, but by virtue of a vast
moneyed majority. 1t educotes the country, it
furnishes schoOlmasters, it writes books for the
whole States. 1t is in fact the Government of the
Union. The South are but the slave overseers
the North are the Shareholders of the Union in the
true sense of the word We have no right TO lay
upon southern shoulders the fault of Texas annex
alton or anything else that the done.
lhe south could not have annexed Texas If she had
not first gained the North. She never could have
achieved single triumph in tAe whole career Of
her conquests if she had not FIRST gained the North
The South rules by the North and the responsibility
! for Slavery must be sought north Of Mason and
Dixons line The intellect the enterprise the cul-
ture, the money of the country are here. The ma
orlty is here; every element of political strength is
here therefore We arc responsible for every act o
the Government .. -.......'.
have said that political Anti-Slavery has failed
1t has done its best and am not here to find fault
with it. II has done its best under Washington
Jefferson, Rutledge, Lee, Luther Martin, Alexander
llamllton, and under greater and better than all
John Jay (applause). 1t has done its best under
the great men OF succeeding epOchs down to oui
own day, which is the day of little men (aughter)
Mr. Garrison thought should strain our optics tt
see down to the depths to which an unhappy Irish
man had descended. We of New England are MS
sharp-sighted as the sailor that has been long al
sea, and with eyes bleared with tears we have faith
omed deeper depth than that to find our owr
Everett and our own Webster (applausc). We are
accustomed to look down deeper far than the deptl
1 to which the unfortunate victim of Irish opprcs
sion has sunk. My friend Purvis said he had been
led to believe that Ireland had suffered from the
British Government, and he spoke in language a,
If he now doubted it. | do not doubt it, Ireland
has sent us one of her chosen apostles and British
tyranny has been so weghty and so bitter that il
has crushed his manhood out of him daughter and
applause) lie is the best and most living epistle
against the British Government, for it has writer
az over his moral nature what dreadful land the
Irish live in If he is specimen of its apostles
(renewed laughter). But don't llet us rejoice toC
J hastily, for New England from which some of u,
come have always been accustomed to regard a.
the Ireland of the empire. The manhood is crushed
out of our public men, and when we send them t
Washington theyare John Mitchels all over (laugh
) teri Yes, we the ireland of the empire
: When has boasted New England, with her pulpits
her schools her literature, her education of every
kind moral and intellectual sent from beneath the
religious or political institutions Of any Of her 81,
States q single man, who, unless he was covered
lAN
truer to liberty on the national arena than Joh1
Mitchell has been here? Our Adams, our Sumner
have spoken bold words for liberty, but it was mo-
until the great and respectable classes of the Whil
party had kicked them out of their companionship
4 it was not until they had been baptised into ar
AntSlavory minority that made them hateful i
was not until they had graduated from New
England college Of Anti-Slavery discipline and
taken their degrees under President Garrison that
they spoke out in behalf of liberty (applause).
But let me pause moment upon that charge
which many Of you will think very harsh, and SCI
whether am exaggeratng choose to speak o.
my own section of the country; i know it better
than do yours. 1t does equally well to illustrate
the influence of American Institutions and you viii
know whether do it any injustice when place tn,
facts before you. placed just now the name o
Edward Everett in juxtapositon with that of JOIN
Mitchell | do mot come here to blame Edward
Everett TO say that he does not represent Massa
chusetts. He does / do not come here to ocomplair
J that he has betrayed Massachusetts. He has not
He represents Boston and the constituency thai
sent him. lie represents money and the fashion
able pulpits; he represents the bank vaults 0
State street, and he represents Harvard College
all of them faithfully. He represents one Massa
chusetts-thank God there are two. / will tell yo,
: in moment what the distinction is between them
} My charge is not against him-that he misrepre
sents Massachusetts,; but it is against this Union
and assert that the State of Massachusetts, ha
been made what it is by the Union, which we ana
thematiso and endeayor to sunder, Mr.. Everett
! has been long in public life, and he has never ye
: met a rebuke from Massachusetts. WHAT right
: then, has any man to say that he misrepresent
/ her.
i A slight sketch of his life will be .he best intro
ductio;l for the remark which l wish to make OF
the influence of the Union and of public opinion
| wish TO bring the fault home to you fellow-cit
zens, on the subject Of Slavery. These men a
, Washington are not gods they do not create u
nor our oniniona 1hey do not even create mn hi;
opinion; political leaders never have. They ar
like snakes, tho tail moves the head (laugbter)
f 1t is public opinion at home that dictates tn
speeches of tho mere politician at Washington an
! ask to-day. who has right to say that Edwar
Everett mnrepresents Massachusetts! ~ go
5 Mr.. Everett was formerly an occupant of a Uni
: tartan pulpit Harvard College tempted him fron
b n and sent him 10 Greece. Mharo he naaand som