Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-03-31

and there is not particle more Of freedom with
the one than with the other Are the northern
people better off Is there any language that coul1
be applied to them, that cannot to the north
Look at tie struggle in the Territories. here Is
he man who will defend this cause south Of Mason
md DixOn's liner The right of petition is Virtu-
lly annuled: even in England this right IS care
lully maintained and the petitions Of tho Char
lists, whose avowed object was the overthrow OF
the government, sent up by cart-loads, were re
spectfully received, because it was the exercise Of
constitutional right. Here that right is tram
pied nnder foot. Three thousand clergymen, rep
resenting large majority Of northern sentiment
dared in the name Of their common right rs citi-
zens, to petition against the Nebraska bill. 1t was
thrown under the table rs n cast cii garment-not
Ireccivcd-not reported on-reiected.
! The Post Office is violated in its nmost sanctu-
Iary; the home correspondence is violated. The
| North does not ignore mems rights: Blacks go
South in their trading yossels-thcy are impris-
oned, business detained, vessels safety threatened
! illegal fines imposed still tie North acquiesces
though most certainly violation of the Constitu-
ton.
In the division Of the powers of government be-
tween the nation and the several States, one Of
those revcrting to the latter is the right to hold
fugitive slaves, and if the national government IN.
tcrleres to establish the reverse, it ourGges com
mon rights as much as if it placed a king in Penn
sylvania. Webster affirmed this opinion.
Northerners do for the South what the South
would not do for itself. 1t furnishes slave catch
ers for the oligarchy y-mercenares who take pos
session Of the streets they arc taxed for, and
army and navy arc called out to recover fugitive
slaves-al without color Of law Yet the North
acquiesccs.
4 Bill is now pending in the Senate, that binds
still more upon the North the slave power. To
maintain it, the bill takes away from the State
Courts the power to protect its own citizens and
yet the people Of the North talk calmly Of Seyas-
topo and OF commercc They have God sivcn
rights, yet, day after day-week after week,
months and years they bow to this ogarchy. 1t
has more than the power Of the Car it is only the
spirit Of the people that free them. 1t pcoped
the District Of Columbia with slaves against the
expressed wishes of q majority Of its citizens. 1t
did the same with Louisiana, Missouri and Arkan-
sas a war, the cost Of hundred millions of
dollars, was carried on, to obtrain Texas for slave
territory. Despotism cannot afford 20 he magnani-
nous; they forever cry,"sve." Northern rights are
prostrated. 1t has more than all the North, and
still it is not satisfied. 1t aspires to Kansas and
Nebraska. Northern statesmen are wise; not
fnnatical they care not for these matters. Terri
tory larger than the thirteen original states, con-
mNndng the trade of the Pacific, with the untold
millions of China, is wanted by this power too.
The speaker hated the word Compromises
principle should never be compromised, whatever
else is. 1t has sanctity that should not be violat
ed. Mr.. Clay went on to show how tho various
compromises had been honored by the South, and
its present aspirans.
! The Northern allies have bound the agtators Of
the South hand andSfoot. handed them to the
Phistines. What do now the advocates fPopu-
lar Sovereignty? They come from Missouri by
thousands with bowie-knves and rcvolvers, take
possession of The polls, and drive away the free
voters. This is pitiable. Give them Kansas, New
Mexico, Utah. Brigham Young has only to pass
law to sell children slaves, to reduce him low
enough for the embraces OF the slave oligarchy.
Give them all this end will agitation be suppress
ed? They mean to silence agitation by laws
which shall cast one into prison and deprive him
of his property. Popular Sovereignty will do
now and until The tide turns, and then it Will not
do. .
The peroration was very eloquent and foroble,
calling upon the people to consider their action
these views Of the subject, and lamenting his ina
blity to express in stronger words his senti.
ments.
During the delivery Of the lecture, of which we
have given an abstract, he repeatedly inter
rupted by the applause of the audience. As an
orator, Mr.. Clay lis pleasing; occasionally, how
ever, in excitement his pronunciation is quite in
distinct.
The lecture was two hours in duration, but was
listened to with unhagging interest from first to
last.