Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-09

Mr.. Giddings ear hardly believe that we think
in favor of slayc-catching. We are sorry to
say that his speech and letter both prove him not
so much opposed 10 IL dshe should be. Else he would
not be willing to promise for himself and his constit-
.uents to the slavc-catchcrs, that they would not hide
the poor wretch when he was hunted, that they
would net defend him when assaulted, nor rescue
him when seized. We hope Mr.. Giddings' con-
%stituents will not be considered as voting for such
a compromise ut the next election. If so, for the
slaves sake, they had better stay at home. We
confess we DO not know what to think he would do.
His " fifteen years sayings and actings, in Con-
gress and out of Congress, lead us to confidently
believe that his opposition to slave-catching is such
that he would hide, defend and even rescue a
slave. Now he will pledge himself not to do any
of these heaven approved acts.
This inconsistency is a necessity Of tho position
of such as believing the Constitution to be a slave
returning Constitution, swear to support it, and yet
determine to obey their better impulses, by hook
and by crook, by legal tcchnicalities, or in some
way to avoid their assumed obligations. This pal
tering, lodging and compromising unfaithfulness
to their own anti-slavery hearts, is unworthy the
cause and the men who practice it. The substitu-
ton of the law of '93 for that of 1850 is no com
pensation for. Both are denominations, and should
be repudia:cd wi:hort compromise or hesitation.
STARVING FuGIrIvE SLAvEs.-A colored man in
Canada, named Rice, publishes mn appeal to Amer
lean Abolitionists, for assistance for the numerous
fugitive slaves in that portion of her Majesty's do
minions. They are said to be in n starving and
deplorablc codnition.
We find the foregoing set forth in several news.
papers, rs a striking instance of the thriftlessness
ought not to be deemed surprising that men and
women who have toiled for others all their lives
should find themselves destitute on emerging from
their condition of hraldom They should certain
ly be aided and sustained for q time at least and
not until their offspring, under the most favorable
circumstances for the development of their powers,
fail to provide for their own wants, should their
destitute condition be pointed out as proof of inca.
pacity.-Fiee Presbyterian.
The comments Of the Presbyterian are good
But we doubt the correctness of the facts on which
they are based. The man, RICE, on whose authori
ty the statement is made, we presume to be 2 uhit,
and not a colored man. AT any rate a white MAJ
of that name has for several years past in connect
ion with some colored men, been playing the leecl
under similar pretexts, and is considered by man,
of the most intelligent and liberal friends of tn,
fugitive as a nuisance, and working great injur,
to his cause. We have received numerous circu
lars and statements from the same source but hay,
had so little confidence in them, that we have uni
formly declined publishing or noticing them. AnC
so we shall continue to do, till we have better evi
dence than now, that the money is wanted and vii
be applied to the purposes specified.