Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-04-14
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II. VICTOR sCHOELCHER.

ing admirable letter Of Nj. Schmlcher reaches tht
/ public eye Ii is defence of the Republicans
Europe from tho charge, or the imputation, vi
Indifference to the curse and crime Of African
Slavery and of a readiness to purchase American
! help for themselves ut the price of silence on
American injustice and cruelty. Its text is an
earnest and cmIhatic warning to beware OF this
temptation, warmly expressed by Mr.. Joseph
Barker, in public letter of his, TO whom this
defence Is addressed by NJ. Schmlcher. The in
matiohS, or assertions. contained in the Manifesto
! OF George ~ Saunders, Of last summer, to
the entire wIn Lucss Of the Republican leaders in
I Europe to get what American sympathy and
assistance they could on these terms, demanded
IN expression Of opinion on the subject from some
ono OF them.
For many years previous to the Revolution Of
iS4S' NJ. Schmlcher had made the question of
French Slavery his specjaiHe the problem to the
solution OF which he had particularly devoted his
attention In the pursuit Of his inquiries into this
matter he had visited in person the French Colo
Mes and possessed himself of all the facts and
arguments bearing on the case. His labors had
uuquestionably been greatly instrumental in pre-
pairing the public mind of France for the glorious
Act which alone would make the Provisional
4 Government memorable in all time. BY the
| cheerful acknowledgement of NM. Lamartine and
Argo, 1t was owing to him chiefly that &c brief
! kepubhc was 50 gorously inauguratcd by the
Instant Emancipation Of all the Slaves of France.
As an Abolitionisr then, NJ Schmlcher is made
known by his works, and is deserving of the graft
! tude and admiration Of all lovers of impartial
Liberty throughout the world. His sympathy
with tie Anti-Slavcry Movement in this country
! has ever been earnest and we'll informed.
| lie Is a Republican in the highest and iustest
| sense Of the worG--G word that have done
! so much in this country to make term Of
shame and rcproach-hls who'e public life and
/ his present exile bear witness before all Europe
and the world. member Of the Assembly, he
1 was always found among the most strenuous
4 of tl,,l
/ with general safety At the time of the Corp
i d Etat, he was among the first to risk his life in
the attempts made to check that AtrOcty by an
appeal To arms. When the legions of the Usurper
had proved too strong FOR the undiscIplined vulor
of the Republicans, no one was sought after with
greater earnestnes by the tools OF the tyrant than
he. Escaping their pursuit, he has lived ever
since in London, faithful IL devotee to rational
liberty n his exile as when promoting the eman-
cipaton of the Blacks, organizing the Liberties
OF the Whites, or presenting his breast to the
+ bullets OF the Pretoran Guards of the ba stard
J, Bonaparte on the Barricades of Paris as a test
mony against his Crime. Soon after that act
was completed, Nj. Schoecher published, in Lon
don Descriptive Account of the particulars Of
It's perperatlCn under the titles of Les Crimes 8L
Depr DeceasLre," which will furnish, perhaps, tn,
most aathentie material to the future historian fol
that passage in the history of France.
w are sure that need say no more to nsur,
Tor this letter careful perusal the part Of al
our readers. They will be struck by the identity
lof views between this distant observer of oul
Policy and those held by the EXTREMIST wing o
the Abolitionists. 1t is not easy for cotempo-
rares to obtain standpoint from which to see
themselves as others see them. The Ocean be
l"ee" pu.S the European observer somewhat III
; 'hc position OF contemporary posterlty. The
",'I"'o "I 'He Ab'hti"hstS' standing by the side
ot a III? sIa!e ana STRIVING to look at all thing
affecting his condition, with his eyes, gives them Il
somewhat similar fcmotGncsS' ana consequent
cetr"ess o' VISION aS 10 the proportions OF actions
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= consistent man ,yhnso ,,,lIic ,ircirIos b,,o
stood the test Of temporary success, of defeat, OF
personal danger, of exile. We trust and believe
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LONDON, July 30th 1854.
Mn Josrpr, R,prrp pcUy SJ,6ar5,LG,o
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DEAR SIR; Permit me, IN the rame OF ou
common cause to- express the regret experienced
j, on reading the following sentence III your Iettc
oi 'ne -9'h ol july to il London Journal NV 0 t.
the DemocFatS OF europe II they covenant VIII
thc SiaVeh"iderS oi America to Keep silence on tn
s'e"'es' WRONG ever uoAe 10 humanity
And can 1t be that you admit such possibility
) read the letter IN which MIR. George y. Saunder.
formerly United States Consul IN London attri
, bntcs to European Democrats the resolution O
| giving u bill of idemnity to American slavery
but 1t did not seem to me necessary to protes
against IN assertion which is contradIccd by GU
doctrines and by cur daily actions.
T Hardly six months ago. Victor Hugo, in hi
sublime volume. Les ChatiMcnte, renewed his clair
= of Liberty for the Slave. The inspired revolu
tonary poet beholdS i'll vision the coming day Q
universal feeedom,
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And Cnlnmlf in sbamo sew y "ncc had slaves p
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