Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-03

profits is itself, under any circumstances great
obstruction to the progress Of the masses; but we
believe that even that obstacle will one day be re-
moved-that problem in political science be solved
by civilization and Christianity. We believe that
the human intellect will never, with the light Of
the Gospel to guide and inspire its efforts, surrcn
Ter to the cold and hoartlcss reign of capital over
labor. But, at any rate one thing is certain, un-
der the worst form Of government, or the best,
namely: when Freedom becomes q burden and a
curse to the poor, Slavery-that is to say the en-
slavemont Of the mass Of laborers with response
bility on the part OF the master for their support
lis no longer possible When freemcn are una
bic to support themselves, among all the divers
fled employments Of free societies, it would be i'm
possible ior them TO find masters willing to take
the responsibility. The masses in Europe, in fact
owe their liberty to the excessive supply Of slave
labor, which, when it became n burden to the land
was cast aside as worthless. Who believes that
Irish landlords would take the responsibility of
supporting the peasantry, on condition of their be-
coming slaves? In fact, is it not notorious that
they help them to emigrate to America, and often
pull DOWN their cabins and huts, in order to drive
them off?
Freedom and individual responsibility are there
fore necessary conditions of the people in popu-
lous States and it depends upon the intelligence
and civilization of the mass, as well as upon the
wisdom and integrity of the Government, whether
their condition is happy otherwise.
On the other hand, wherever it is possible 90
hold the mass in savery-that is to say, wherever
it is profitable to the master to hold slaves it is
profitable to be free. If slave is good property,
it is because his labor is in demand, and certainly
he would not be injured by applying his whole
earnings to his own USE
We thank Providence that Southern Slavery
would be an impossibity in dense.y populated
or highly civilized society 1t is the enemy of Ed
ucation and the Arts, and they, in turn are the
enemies of Slavery. Slavery is the offspring of
barbarism, and must disappear with it.
We highly commend the candor and consistency
of Mr.. Fitzhugh and the Enquirer, in insisting up
on the enslavement of poor white men as well as
poor negroes. Their Bible arguments. and their
politico-economical arguments, alike apply to
white men and to black, and it is manly, though
it may be impoltic to come out in favor of enslav
ing the poor, without regard to color. Regarding
Slavery q blessing to the poor, it would be un-
Just in them to withhold its advantages from poor
white men. We hope to see proposition before
the next Virginia Legislature for carrying these
benefcient theories into practice.
We would at the same time call the attention of
Northern freemen to this phase of South ,rn
Democracy. All those who are proud to be rank
ef as Northern men with Southern principles, !"
should come oct and defend this platform" which
their Southern masters have made for them. TO
object to any plank of it is rank treason and ia
naticism. q.