Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-27

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quarter, 1t does not by any means follow that Sla-
very can do us no evil; for It has done and is
DOING us the very greatest mischief. Whilc we
were looking out for Slavery TO produce its evll
consequences in insurrcction, il has been eating
out the heart aud conscience of the nation work
ing the decay Of the spirit Of liberty. country
with such free institutions this cannot exist but
/ by passionate and supreme love of liberty burn
/ ing in every heart and ii is now come to this
I that we know not tho distinction between freedom
and Slavery, as is srrn from any OF the objections
| that have been urged against the cause OF abQn-
/ tion as, for instance, when VIC are charged with
/ being abstractionists-wi being jealous and fa-
natical for an abstraction. What is the abstrac-
tionl II is the golden rule Of Christianity, the
natural law Of human justice, the only thing from
the beginning of the world never questioned
The existence Of God has been denied; the doc
riuo of inn orality has been questioned; the OK
stencc of the outward world has been spcculatcd
upon and denied; but the natural law of Justice,
the golden rule, has never been questioned. This
is the abstraction about which the Abolitonists
are charged with being too Jealous!
Again: they have been charged with intorfer-
cnce; ; they have been accused of being mcddlc-
some. Why, their doctrine is to put an end to
interference; it is Slavery that really intcrferes;
that interiercs most cruelty with men and most
impously with God ording it over Gods heritage.
Then, again, what decay of the spirit of liberty
is revealed at this present iuncturc when the
country is overwhelmed by this niquitous Nebras-
ka BILL, the most melancholy thing about which is
the general inscnsblity of the pcople II seems
to me- If we felt rightly, all the business of this
great City would be s; end 4, and men would
Hook together in masses to express their outraged
sense of justice and freedom. Not as u clergy.
man, not MS Christian, but MS q man-and as a
man laying no great claim TO humanity--in the
name Of the Almighty, and no other name, | pro-
test against the Nebraska bill (great applause)
First and mainly, not because il allows Slavery in
Ni,.,T NJ. -
solcmnly with every possible sanction, forbid the
introduction of Slavery into that territory cloud
Aud, in the next place, because it is
moekery and an outrage of the very principle it
processes to support, namely, popular sovereignty.
What is the worth of that principle which is quail
iliod by the colour of the the skin? What is that
liberty which claims the right to violate liberty {?
What rightcan be established to iramplcon human
rights?
some eight or ten years ago VIC were all looking
to Europe for grand social revolution. We ex-
pcctcd that tue great cause Of human rights would
enter into deadly struggle with dcspotc power.
And how is it now2 There is war there; but
we hear not one whisper Of any popular cause.
1t is war of Kings and Governments. My
friends it could not be so if this country were
only true to its character and its destiny. We
have the forms Of republic, but in fact VIC are
becoming great barbarian empire, whose main
traffic is in human beings (applauso). And, under
Nutec circumstances, ", NS lney say slavery Is
necessary; it, as they contend, il must always cx.
ist, as it has always existed then there is nothing
left for us but to say that it is necessary aud must
exist forever. We must bind our hearts and con
sciences to 1t so that the voices pleading for the
slave shall be- in this nation like the voice Of fate
sounding for ever in our cars
But, as | said in the beginning, did not rise ia
make speech. beg simply to say, believe
am the only one of the speakers not belonging Ia
/ this Society; that am here by their invitation.
! by which feel greatly honorcd. In stating this
iact-that do not belong to this Society," dc
not wish to be understood as discaimIng their fcl
I lowship--far from it. But as the pastor of a
Christian Church, l consider myself as already
belonging to an Abolition Society, er o6iico Zap.
plause); and that every church in tho land is in
principle-in the ideal-an Abolition Society
although it must be confessed, with sorrow and
shame, the great majority very unlaithlul Alb
olitionists (applausc)
Mr.. GARRIsoY--I very deeply regret to announce
to the audience that our esteemed friend, Theodore
Parker, of Boston, will not be with us to-day to
address this assembly. have in my hand aletter
from him, received yesterday, in regard to the
event which keeps him away. | am sure that the
disappointment will be very great and very gene
ral but it is unavoidable. lie says:
"a melancholy death of a young mother has
Just happened among my friends, which makes il
impossible for me to go to New York / regret
that cannot speak at the meeting, for | have
much to say which burns in my heart until it gets
spoken. But the audience will lose nothing for
even the Anti-Slayery party has seldom had such
an array of talent and eloquence in single meet
ing"
The funeral which our friend is called to attend
/ is transpiring probably at this very time, and
hence the impossbity of his being here am
happy, however, to say that, beyond all doubt, OF
Friday evening he will speak at the Auniversar,
OF the New York City Anti-Slaycry Society, at tht
Tabernacle (applausc).
4 Hymn was then sung.
Mr. GARRISON then said: ] have tho pleasure o
next introducing to the audience one Of that pro
scribed class in our country a very large proper
tion OF whom arc held as chattels personal ant
the other portion are treated MS lcpors who ough
to be elected from all "healthy organizations
and trampled under foot one who passes for I
coloured man in our country, and if he be n col
CURED man, aye, and a black man, who of us i
4 white What reason he has for pleading her
personally that Slavery may be overthrown, will
tell you by giving.yOu an instance of this kind
which is very common affair at the South. On
Of the New Orleans papers says;
Isaac Goodwin free man Of colour; for com
ing into the State contrary to law, sentenced /
one year at hard labour in the penitentiary.
"James Turney free man of colour; for com
ing into the State in contrayentiOn to law sentenc
ed to one year at hard labour in the penitentary
9 The crime is for a man to stand on the soil O
1 Louisiana, aye, man! In old Massachusetts,
thank God, Robert Purvis is eligible to the high
f est Office in the gift Of the people appause)-a
is protected by the constitutional least if he will
not travel to Louisiana he is protected but wher
he gets there, he is arrested for being free mar
of colour, and thrust into prison to work out {
: year of hard labour, and then what? To be libe
rated? To be permitted to make his escape from
that honorable State? No, but to be melted into
tho mass of slaves never again to appear among
men as man. introduce to you Robert Purvis
of Byborry Pa.
MR.. PURVIS'S SPEECH.
Mr.. President; The remarks you have employ
| ed in introducing me to this audience excites
1 feeling in my mind scarcely ever dormant in tn
/ terrible ordeal through which we are passing ever
moment of cur existence, in the presentation tC
day Of that state Of things which victimizes us b
cruel and relentless prejudice. This, Sir,
!