Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-13

lsayery is the concern Of every part Of the Aneri
lean people, because the whole American people
and the American Government have, though in
defiance OF the Constitution, made 1t such. And
as they have made it such, he dsnationaiisiag q
sLdrery las the Phrase is with the independent OF
Free Democrats) is not the whole duty 70 which We
are called. Wo will not have done our whole duty
when we shall have abolished all the slavery which
exists within the exclusive Jurisdiction Of Congress
For slavery, under the State Governments, also
has been fOstered and established BY the whole
American people and the American Government
and add, by the way, that had it not been so fos
tered and established there would at this day. have
been no slavery in the land.
II John Smith has built distillery and if he
has, also, encouraged his neghbors to build half
dozen more and, especially, il he has patronized
and profted by the half dozen distillerics; then,
his work Of repentance is not all done when he has
broken up his distillery :-and none the is II
all done, because IL was contrary to law, that he
had part in getting up and sustaining the hall
dozen distilleries The dc-Smahing Of all this dis
tillation and of all the drunkenness that has re-
suited from It, obviously fails to cover the whole
ground OF his duty, unless, indeed, as is proper,
the de-Smuhing is Interpreted TO mean the break
ing up of all these disti!leries and their resulting
drunkenness. SO, too, the dendiioRdlising Of sa-
very unless It DO thus broadly and justly interpret
ed, falls short of the measure OF the duty of the
nation. The nation, whether constitutionally or
unconstitutionally, has built up slavery; and
therefore, the nation should ond it, and pay to end
| IL.
| / said that shall be blamed for speaking un.
wisely on the subject Of slavery. i add, that
shall be blamed for speaking on it, at all. To
speak against slavery in any manner, and espe-
cially, in the national councils is construed into
hostility 10 the Union :-and hostility 10 the Union
is, in the eye of American patriotism, the most
odious OF all ofences-the most henous Of all
crimes.
I nr;za ,ho Irn;on k.....o - Al. .-..I.-
courage, philanthropy, and piety, of which il was
begotten. lprize il, because | prize the signal
suHerings and sacrifices which il cost our fathers.
prize II, because prize its objects-thosc great
and glorious objects, that prompted to the Dec
laration of independence that were cherished
through seven years war; and that were then
recited in the Preamble of the Constitution, as
the objects Of the Constitution. / prize IL for the
great power it has to honor God and bless man. l
prize it, because believe the day will come when
this power shall be excrted to this end.
Now, surely, opposition to slavery cannot be hos
tity to such Union. Such Union is not assailed,
and cannot be endangered, by opposition, however
strenuous, to slavery, or TO any other form Of op-
preston, or to any system Of iniquity. To attack
what is good, is to be hostile to such Union. To
attack what is evil, is to befriend it.
Nevertheless, the position is persisted in, that
to attack slavery is to attack the Union. How
are we to account for this persistence in this absurd
positionf II is easily accounted for. The position
is not absurd. There are hro Unions There is
the Union of early times-that, which our fathers
formed, and the most authentic record Of the
formation of which, and Of the spirit rnd objects
of which. is to be found in the Declaration Of
Independence and the Federal Constitution. This
is the Union openly based on the doctrine Of the
equal rights of all men. This is the Union, the
avowed purpose Of which is " TO establish justice
and secure the blessings Of liberty" Then, there
is the other Union--the Union Of later times-of
our times-manuiactured, on the one hand, by
Southern slPveholders, and on the other, by
Northern merchants and Northern politicians.
The professed aims Of this new Union are, of
course, patriotic and beautiful. Its real and but
thinly disguised, aims are extended and perpetual
slavery, ON the one hand, and political and com
mercial gains, on the other. The bad character
OF this new Union is not more apparent in its
aims, than in its fruits, which prove these aims
Among these fruits are Union Safety Committee
Resolutions; Baltimore Platforms pro-slayery
pledges OF members Of Congress; Resolutions Of
servile Legislatures; contemplate Inaugurals, in
which, now Governor, and now President, &c
an lengths for slavery; and, above all, or rather
below all, Union-saying and slave-catching ser.
mons OF devil-deluded and devil-driven Doctors o.
Divinity. To this list is, now, to be addeC
the stupendous breach Of faith, proposed in tn,
Bill before us. This Bill. which lays open all oui
unorganized territory to slavery. is n Legitimate
iruit Of the new Union. The conservation of al
the national territory to freedom. sixtyfve year.
ago, was the legitimate fruit of the old Union
Which is the better Union? By their fruits y,
shall know them.
! Now, the matter is not explained by SAYING
that this new Union is but misinterpretation O
the old. Mislnterpretation cannot 90 so far as tC
change the whole nature Of its subject. Oh no. il
Is not misinterpretation But il is distinctly ant
entirely another Union, with which its manuiactu
rers are endeavoring to suppant the Union giyer
to us by our fathers :-and this suppantng Unior
is as unlike the precious gift, as darkness is unlike
light as falsehood is unlike truth.
when, then, we, who are laboring for the over
throw OF slavery, and for the practical acknowledg
ment OF the equal rights of all men, are charged
with hostility to the Union it u.s. indeed pretended
by those who make the charge, and for the sake
OF effect, that We are hostile to the origina. and
true Union. Our hostility, nevertheless, is but tC
the conJured'up and spurious Union. Our only
offence is, that we withstand the base appeals anc
seductive influences Of the day. The only cause
Tor the abundant reproach, which has bcfalen us
Is, that, IN our honesty and patriotism, we still
stand by that good old Union, which is Union foi
justice and liberty; and that we bravely oppos,
ourselves to those artful and wicked men, who
would substitute for it Union for slavery, anc
place. and gain; and who are even impuden
enough to claim, that this trumpedup Union i,
identical with that good old Union Yes wicl ed
artiul, impudent, indeed must they be, who car
claim that this dirty work of their own dirty hand,
is that yeritable work Of our fathers which is the
glory Of our fathers.
have done. Methinks, were wise and good
man, and could have the whole American people
for my audience, should like to speak to them
in tho fitting phrase, which such man commands
the words of truth and soberness remonstranct
and righteousness. And, yet, why should H.
for in all probability, such words would be Of
little present avail. The American people are, o,
yet in no state ito hear with their ears and under
stand with their hearts their are dull ofhearing
Yet, awhile, and he who should speak to them sucl
words, would, like Lot, 'seem as one, that mock
ed" This is nation of representation tn,
North to the South-from the East to the West
and, what is more, Of strong and successful Cd
Pressors ;-and, hence, there is but little room {
hope, that she will listen and repent This natior
holds, In the iron and crushing grasp of slavery
between three and four millions, whose poor heart
writhe and agonize no less than would ours, wer,
their fate our fate. And, yet, she is not conten
even with these wide disolations OF human rinhi