Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-28

man. lover OF universal liberty, an advocate O
right for all. had no idea that man who hated
the tyranny of the English monarchy and aristoc
racy, could favor the tyranny Of an American
oligarchy. IL could never have entered my mind
that the defender of the rights Of his couutrymcn
could be Indifferent to the rights Of other men,
should rs soon have expected the earth to open oi
the heavens to fall, as have expected the repeater
Mitchell to speak in favor Of slavery, or declare &c
the world a wish that he had plantation stocked
with slaves. | should as soon have praised the
bascst devil in tie tabled hell Of orthodoxy, as
knowingly culogiac an Irish republican embryo
stakeholder. The flthicst aud most tcnoinous
thing that erawls could not have been More hateful
or oathsome to me, than the loud declaimer against
English tyranny, il had known at the time, that
he harbolod in his SOUL and concealed beneath his
professions Of zeal fer liberty the germ the spawn
Of that most heartcss, Infamous and cxecrabc des-
potism, American slayeholding dcspotism.
Yet such, alas was the case. John Mitchell, tie
Irish repeater and republican of l3iS, was, in
heart tyrant, dcspOt, STAKEHOLDER. His pro-
lessions of patriotism and love OF freedom were q
lie. IL was powcr-thc power 10 tyrannigc, to
plunder and to kill that be was seeking not free
dom and the rights of man. lie lns published 10
the world his ayowal, that he would like 20 be a
STAKEHOLDER. lie has had the Internal hardihood
to deny that slaychOlling is crime, n wrong, OF
even an impropriety. lie has given his aid to the
yilest the most infamous band OF despos on God IS
noblest band of Tciormers and philanthropists the
world can boast. lie has placed himself in the
most abhorrcd and criminal position human being
can occupy. lie las uttered a more revolving man
ilcsto than ever issued from the heart of either
despot priest or pirate lie has shown himself
one Of the most dcgiaded contemplate and hateful
monstrosties that ever offended the eye, or panied
the heart or shocked the moral feelings of human.
ity.
1t is vain to say that four years suffering from
the hands of tyrants has corrupted him; il ha.
only developed him. lie has not dcreneratcd hui
shown himself to have been originally and radi
cally bad. Had his heart been true to humanity
the injustice of his yrant prosecutors would only
have fired his soul tho moro against the deeds o
/ tyranny. If his soul had been really fired at frs
with tho love Of freedom, tho smothered Game
would have burst forth with double fury, scathin,
and blasting the tyrants and opprossors on ever,
hand. Thc braggart patriot was q coward traitor
The pretended advocate Of right and liberty was
I secret, deadly enemy Of mankind.
i | withdraw the words published in his favor
uttered them in ignorance cf his character. Iii
tyrant prosecutors hate as heartily, and donounc
rs heartily as ever; but in scizng and ejectinj
him, and frustrating his plots they were, thougl
unintcntionaly dcing the land Of Erin and th
human race n real service They were crushing
deadly viper. They were ciectng loaihsom
I traitor. They were saving the Emerald Isle iron
Q sinking into n deeper hell than that into 'whic
thSg llulhAclNeo llau piuHEeu ncf, ana from bCn
deyourcd by wilder horrors than those which the
l. themselves had let loose upon her.
Rejoice, unhappy country, that thou didst nc
pass from the grasp of thy opcn enemy, into Oh
embraces of thy pretended friend. Be glad,
Erin, that the plots Of this consprator were fru,
trated and that the exile of the inhuman traito
saved thee from another bloody conflict, and VI
other cruel mockcry Of thy hopes.
My friends, my former and my present reader.
| have freed myself from the responsibility tool
upon myself when | bespoke for the repealG
Mitchell your sympathy and aid. The man VIII
can battle with despots to-day, and to-morro,
publish his wish for a southern plantation wo
!, stocked with slaves can have no sympathy or al
from me. My heart abhors the monster, an
elects him. Let him 20. Aud may the curse
; and reproaches of the oppressed in ever
! nation haunt him; and the righteous indil
nation and robukc of every friend Of right an
freedom and humanity fall ON him, and oycrwholl
him with eternal iniamy.
Yours, for the oppressed and plundcred of ever
} country and Of every complexion.
7 JosEpn BARRIER.