Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-04
q br Anti 5laprrp Bnele.
sa,cn,, ohio, February a, 1854.
THE QUESTION.


The question of to-day is the Nebraska question.
No tongue or pen should weary in It's exposure and
in remonstrance against it. If the people can be
aroused the evil con be averted. They will not
sanction such deliberate violation Of solemn COM
pacts--such shameless repudiation Of long recog-
missed obligation. Their indignation can be made
to bear with hottest fury against those villains who
propose thus TO surrender to slavery this immense
territory so long consccrated to freedom. They
can be aroused, if the effort is made-circulatc the
mastery exposure Of this plot made by the friends
of freedom in Congress. Put it into the hands of
every man who is not aware Of the extent of tho
contemplated wrong. Put it especially into the
hands Of Democrats. They are likely to be quite
ignorant on the subject. Their party papers are
almost all silent as the grave in regard to it.
They tell nothing of il. They are afraid and
ashamed to advocate it, and their party servility
compclls them to be silent. And this too when
they know that their silence will efectualy aid the
vilainy. Thus, without special efforts, many hon
est men will fail from ignorance of the facts to
speak out against an outrage they can but heartily
abhor. II is Of importance that men Of this stamp
and party shoald speak. Their voice will have
weight with those northern servile democrats,
whose votes are calculated upon to cary the n,ca-
sure. Ohio Democrats who have any regard for the
right, should especially speak The action of their
State Convention, recently in endorsing the Bati-
more platform, has helped to give courage for this
new outrage and insult and it becomes Ohio Demo-
Gratis who have any remnants Of either conscience
or dcccney, to solemnly protest against this slave
extension.
Meetings for remonstrance are being called as
we rejoice to see. Cleveland has set a noble exam
pie, she had most spirited meeting on Saturday
night last and passed series Of resolutions, and
sent them on as tho rcmonstrance of Cleveland
against the wickedness Let her example be fol-
lowed But let not Cleveland stop there. She
should get the name Of every man who can and
will write his name, to such q reinsurance and send
it on to back up the voice of the public meeting.
The following were among the resolutions adop-
ted at the Cleveland meeting:
Resolved, That If the covenants and obligations
of the Missouri Compromise may be thus abrogat
ed, after an acquesccnce in its provisions by all
sections of the Union for than thirty years. We
can hereafter have no confidence in any act of le
gisaton, and have no security that the antslavery
provision in the Ordinance of 1877, or any of the
safeguards Of the Constitution itself will be res
pected, when they stand in the way Of the accom-
plishment OF any scheme or purpose Of the slave
power, or personal aggrandzement
Resolved, That as ireemcn, irrespective Of party
names or afhnities, we pledge ourselves to oppose
to the utmost Of our power this projected scheme
OF outrage, usurpation and treachery, the spirit
which prompts it and the men engaged in it, and
never cease our opposition till there shall be ter
ritory into which slavery be introduccd-till il
shall all be incorporated in sstcrhood Of States
whose constitutions shall prohibit its introduction
within their borders
Resolved That while We denounce the South fol
its ayaricc and punc faith, We would use more in
ldignant terms of apprehension in our condemna
tionof Northern politicians, who for partisan pur
poses or personal considerations, would curse witt
: Slavery that vast Territory, larger than all tn
Free States, excluding California, set apart by ou
fathers as a heritage for freedom and a home 70
; the free laborer.