Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-18
PUBLIC LANDs-NEGRoEs AND INDIANS

Look at the scoundrelism of slavcholding Con-
gressmen They will except all colored men from
among the recipients of the public lands They
don't like it. "Itisunconsttutional, and all that
But most wonderful generosity they have towards
the Indians! Especially slarehOlding Indians
Mr.. orr's bill, is bill to introduce slavery into
every territory Of the nation. 1t is not enough
that it must curse Utah and New Mexico, Kansas
and Nebraska. 1t must reach TO Oregon, md en-
brace Minnesota and all the Iudian territories
These slavholders have an eye single and purpose
determined. to extend slavery over every foot Oft
territory Of tho United States. And if the two
bills before the House Of Representatives shall
become laws, viz: the Nebraska bill and the bill Of
Mr.. Orr, granting bounty of land on slaveholding
in tho territories, tie cork is done for Tie United
States possessions, except the present sixteen nom
nally free States. Not another State will ever Lc
formed out Of the territories, which will not be
STARE Stale. Not one. There is no irch Of soil
from which to form it. The Missouri Compromise
is repealed, and Indians scattered over the ter
ritores, organized and unorganized. And slave
holders will become Indians for the sake of occu-
pying the territories with slavery. They would
feel repuGnanco to adding Indian wife to their
colored hcrems and thus constitute themselves In
dian citizens, by Indian law.
The Nebraska BILL properly designated, is q bill
to introduce slavery into Kansas and Nebraska So,
Mr0rrs bill bill TO introduce slavery into Oregon
Washington, Minnesota and any other territory, if
such there be, ,whereIndians reside hunt fish roam
All this is to be be done this session, and what more
the future alone can reveal. There are no bounds
to the arrogant impudencc of slaveholding designs.
Farmers and mechanics, citizens of the North
and West, what think you? You have been strug-
Cling for years with difficulty and toll, almost
miserly boarding up your earnings and savings,
little by little, and for what? Why it was that you
might have farm for yourselves, and provide farms.
ample and productive, for your growing sons and
daughters. For this you have hoped and for this,
year after year, you, fathers and mothers have
toiled. Now this Congress, by these two bills, is
to blast your hopes, or compel you to purchase
homes for your children on slayeholdng, slave
trading soil. You have seemed to feel it no hard
ship in the past that you have been shut out from
the whole Of tic fertile and sunny South. That
has been matter Of course. One of which you
have never thought of complaining 1t is true you
furnished the money to buy Florida and Louisiana,
and gave them free will oGeringto slavery. Never
dreaming of setting your foot upon that soil, as
one Of its possessors, never mutering or peepng
one word of complaint, if they lynched or hung
your fellow citizens, who, trusting to the hospitals
ties of your benefciares, dared to assert their per
sonal freedom of thought and speech. 1t is true
that without thought of occupying her soil resi-
dents, you furnished volunteers for the Texas rebel
lion, you gave the votes for her admission to the
Union, and cheerfully paid many more than % ter
millions" to start her in the saveholding and slave
breeding business. You furnished money to con,
quer New Mexico and Utah, and gave up witt
Alacrty all claims upon any power in those terri
tories They we're too far south and the climate
was too genial for your modest ambition
But north of 800 S0> you hoped to have
chance for farms. On the plains of Nebraska
and among the lakes and swamps of Minnesota 20,
had an ambition to plant your farms, well il
the far of Northwest Of Oregon and Washington.
But in this modest expectation. you are doomed
to disappointment. Douglas and Orr are about L
forestall your hopes, and you must buy your farm
where slavery bghts the soil as it does the morals
of its inhabitants. Or you must be content will
Illinois, Iowa andWisconsin. What think youi Ar
these monster plots Of Douglas and Orr nothing Il
you and your children2 viii you fold your hand
in quietress and suffer them to DO consumatcd