Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-29
From the South Carolina Times.
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JERRY
RESCUE.

The city of Syracuse, in the State of New York,
is the very hot-bed of abolitionism and all other
lawiess devices of the Evil One, to trample under
foot the religion Of the Bible, and Constitution of
tue Union, ano laws made in accordance with the
letter and spirit of both the Bible and the Consti-
tuition. IT. has become Infamous as the central
point at which assemble Woman's Rights Conven-
tons, Abolition Conventions, Name Law Convcn-
tons, and Conventions for the propagation of all
forms of error, fanaticism and treason. 1t was
there the fugitive slave JERRY was, by a decree of
the Court Of New York, over which, if we forget
not, one Judge Paine presided, declared free, in
pnlpaOlc contraventiOn of one of the plainest pro-
visions Of the Federal Constitution, which that
same Judge had solemnly sworn to observe, pro-
tect and defend.
The Syracusans seem to glory in their infamy,
and boast of their lawlessness. They have intro
dueed a new anniversary into the black calendar
OF ianatlclsm and crime. III the Evening Chroni-
Gle, published in their city, we observe that a call
has been issued for the observance of the Fourth
Anniversary of the Jerry Rescue" They wish
to signalize an event in which lawlcssness and
fanaticism were triumphant over the Constitu-
ton and the rights Of the Southern States of the
Confederacy. The call is in these chaste ~
words:-
1.-THE first day of October, 1855, the Fourth An
niversary of the memorable Jerry Rescue is at
hand. The spirit that defed oppression, and
scorned as a filthy rag the enactment of a law
.defying Congress, intended to give oppression
power and dignity, we thank Heaven is an embOdi-
ment at Syracuse. Its proportions are expanding
in contempt 0! political limits and political par
ties. As the organ Of such embodiment, we ap-
peal to our bold countrymen, and to the world, to
confess its Legitimacy Justice and authority. There
fore we call them to he at Syracuse, the first of
October next, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. to honor the
first successful and glorious strike, which, in the
United States, rescued an outraged slave and set
him free"
Is there a clover deep" into which it is possible
for lanaticism to sink its deluded followers? Why,
it would be just as honorable and praiseworthy to
commemorate tho anniversary Of th5 Gunpowder
Plot of Guy Fawkes, or that of the massacre Of
st. Bartbolomew's or rather the observance of
the anniversaries of these ever memorable, yet
most shocking and infamous events, would reflect
no more disgrace, than will the anniversary of the
Jerry Rescue upon The Syracusans. Why do they
not commemorate the death of Murrell, the MUIR
derer and stare Stealer? 1t would be quite as APP
proprlate. lie did no more, during his lawless
career, than the Syracusans have done. lie stole
negroes from their rightful owners. So have the
Syracusans. lie imbrued his hands in the blood
OF Shareholders. The Syracusans were ready to do
the same thing, if they had not found q plant
Judge willing to perjure himself, in order to carry
out their will under cover of law. We think it,
therefore, quite appropriate to the business they
have in hand, that the abolitionists of Syracuse
install Murrell into their calendar Of slave-stoaling
saints, and faithfully observe the anniversary OF
his marty3dOm.
lave not the Syracusans
"Some touches of remorse2 or is their blood
So madly hot, that no discourse of reason,
Nor fear of bad success in a bad cause
Can qualify the same ?"
If fanatic Gbolitionists ever have lucid intervals
it seems TO us the thought would sometimes occur
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the compact OF the Union at once annuls that de-
spised and condemned instrument ; that their refu.
sal to obey its plainest requirement absolves all
the parties to the compact from every obligation
to obey any Of its other requirements that tho
South may refuse to carry into effect such proyi-
sions of the Constitution and laws of Congress MS
were designed to benefit the North, with rs much
of right ms the North now refuses to deliver up
fugitive slaves on claim of their rightful owners
that the South will he forced by their lawlessncss
to declare the Bond of Union a nudity and mon.
%eratiye in other words, that the sovereign States
of the South will dissolve the Union, and "assume
among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the laws of nature and OF
natures God entitle them 1t seems to US that
such reflections as these would "giye them pause. /"
SelEinterest ought alone TO restrain their madness,
But no. Fanaticism never reflects, never reasons.
There is, therefore, no hope Of peace and security
for the rights and institutions of tho South, but
in the speedy dissolution of the Union rather, we
should say, as the Union has been already virtu.
ally dissolved by the North, in declaring It at sn
end. The Union is even now dissolved let the
Southern States so declare it. Let us leave syria
cusans and the people of the entire North to Oh.
serve as many Jerry Rescues as they may please
to observe let us leave them to glory in theiI
infhmy as much and as often as they choose. Let
us avoid all contamination Of an association with
them.