Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-30

dissolution of the Union? 4 few cOlouies,--thrc
millions Of people, u little barren torritOry-'oH
colonies as tho london porters called us, as the
abored along the street, t,-'oHr colonies dared t.
announce the principle of II dissolution Of tn,
Union. Hancock signed it in largo lettors-all hi
name in capitals King George could read il as IA
off rs London. iAppause.) When the Confoder
alton OF So grew too small to hold them, they rs
scmbed at Philadelphia, and formed the Constitu
ton Of 50. They had no right to do SO. Th,
Collaboration Of 50 to be psrpe,ual--to be
inyiolably observed by every State. The unior
shall be perpetual mark you Go read it! 1t
provides for no amendment, for no accession, fol
no alteration be agreed to in Congress, and con
irmed by the Legislature Of every State! Este
pe,Ictud is written all over it. No change, uues,
unanimously allowed. Oar fathers found the
parchment too narrow in 1887. They blotted the
este peJYclHa' with SItUS pgpuL, SuprcHta tcr--
the safety Of the people is the final and highest
law They came together and adopted their con
stitution. They announced their purpose to
secede If nine could agree, and eleven Of the thir-
teen States actually seeded, leaving two to shift
for themselves. Little Rhody' and North Carroll
MIA cried out, o, the Articles Of Confederation
they are to be perpetual. What right has Massa-
Ghuacts to secele, what right has South Carolina
to seccIe,-whGt righ. have New York and Penn
syIyania to seccdc from Rhode Island Chd North
Carolina? (Laughter) New York replied Us
Connecticut did in old colony time when the char
ter Of the King that Connecticut stretched west
rs lar as the Pacific ocean, aLd SO they claimed to
hold. But the Dutch, looking on the map, saw
that such a Connecticut took in all New York, and
cried-'Why gentlemen Of Connecticut. where
then is New York?' And Connecticut replied,
very coolly,' We don't know. (Laughter.) That's
no business of ours And SO New York, when
RHODE Island asked Where is your right to Sc
ceed?' answered. we don't know but we have
seeded and they stNd seeded, Suppose we
try it again, and see if they won't let US stay ont
l. = -. f.. loot.
(Laughter.( Every body is seeding The iOun'
dations Of the great deep broken up all over
the continent. Mexico has been broken up; Cuba
is to be broken up;-cyery body is seeding. Mas
sachuscts cannot afford TO be out Of fashion.
But, seriously, it is the political creed of the
day, that men and nations and countries and states
have the right to arrange their form Of government
for themselves. Ny dissolution begins first in my
own person. Nobody can make me Il citizen; God
made me Il man first, You can-you nineteen OF
the twenty-gGt together and form Constitution
write 1t out on parchment in large letters-seHl
1t with heavy seaing-waX, and say 1T is law ol
God kne i down and kiss it - but |, the twentieth
may refuse to obey you, and you have neither the
right nor the power to oblige me to obey. 10 be
sure you are the majority, and you may take tins
portion of the territory, and set up what govern
meut you please but, III the meantime, | shall
exercise the supreme right of each individual tl
say, Il will not enter into your gOvernmentH Is
not that good sense? (Ycs,0 Is it bad law
l'No.l Is not all government based on the consent
of the gOverencl? At least that is the American
idea. jefferson said every body said SO in
'7G they said 50 in 80; all the Constitutions say
so. You say, There is the Constitution 1 re-
ply Il don't like it | won't vote under it shall
do Just what please with it | think it stands in
the way Of my reaching that slave in the Carolinas
think it gives unjust power to his maser.--
1t sets upa government that has always turned
It's strength again him. l will not join It y Gap
pIauso.)
But, says my friend, 4 am going to join it.
know that you have puta certain construction upon
1t that l do not put no matter--l am going to
join it. know you understand my promise to be
that will return fugitive slaves--but do not So
understand it--lncycr shall do any such vile thing
am going to take Office, in order to bring the
uaion over to my mind. have right to be a
Senator, Judge, Commissioner, and not return
slaves, although acknowledge that the nation un-
derstuuds agree to do So That is what
ILOitttolisiS say--thoso who cali themselves 'Abo
litiuustsn So far as we have yet heard from Mr.
Charles Summer, he says so; and Joshua Il. Gid
dipgs saws 50. Ike sGrs-'Nhy DO you Garrison
ians stay outsider Why don't you come in and
exercise your influence, to convert the people and
turn the government into your channel" Let us
luOk at il! You say we don't mean to return
slaves but, in the meantime, You hold out that
Constitution to US, which it is allowed on all hands
now, for the sake OF tho argument does agree tha
slaves shall be returned--haye | q right to sweal
to support it, to get influence? Suppose me to bt
Il Unitarian Thoro is un orthodox church in Is
sex stroet--Dr. Adamss. go the clergyman, anC
| say DR.. Adams, what is your crecdE lie hands
me little book, containing 1.-THE trinity, th'
ntonemcnt and all the other Orthodox doctrines
and says Ae'Do you believe thatY | reply Yes
DO YOU want to Join the church p Yes vii
you sign .hat creed and swear to maintain III?
Yes Then you are Il member Having thus
entered the church, the exercises are finished, an(
| walk into the Street. and met one of thcs
friends here who know me, and he says, hear yol
have joined Dr.. Adams's Church say, Yes,
i thought you was Uuitarian.' so am 'uov
did you get in there, them Why, | signed thu
creed Did you say you believed i'll the atone
mnet &C. SEP Yes What did you do 1t for
/ 10 net MGueHce.' daughter and loud cheers.
Perhaps he pauses little locks puzzled and ask
me what | mean; and suppose | should say
have gone in there to convert those geniomen, aa'
my first object is to tell lie, and l say agree
with them--lhen they will respect me. (LauShte
and cheers) You know that would not be manly
YOU knoA it would not be honest; you know l
would do no good, now, the country stands exact
" like that church, holds up to us!a Constitution
1t says--'Mr, A. b., do you believe that?--that Is
TO support t?'--and to swear TO support IA thini
of course includes the affirmation that we think !
rirht. otherwise, we must think being wrong,
onght not to be supported Old Fletcher OF Sal
touu said--I would not do a wicked thing to saw
her! 50 say to this nation i will do anything
| can to save my country, but no man can ask M
to do wicked thing TO get influence; and cert"lnl.
is is a wicked thing for me to say mean to sup
port the Constitution, when | mean to do no sue!
thing (Applause) a.
/ Let me ask, Do these men really get any iniH
ence when they 90 to Congress do not stan'
here to pluck leaf from the lNurels OF Adams
Giddings Hale, Chase Of Ohio, Wilson, or sum
ner. believe that they have done and Will DO al
that men in their situation can doi but do no
believe that they have done or can do any thn
clfectua standing whore they are, They nay
stood there at Washington; they have done mani
service No brave, honest word or deed is eve
lost. But there is in all things wise way and
wasteiul one-a right path and wrong one
ted elaborate arguments they haze shown sIeeI
less vigilance; they have warned the country;-,or
where is the measure they have arrested Gio
dingq devoted himself lifelong to prevent the Go