Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-03-17
WHOLE NO. 493.

know that do nothing; that they are left rs
their own manhood for protection.
wish, Mr.. Chairman, misunderstanding ir
his matter We will not be catchposs N,r south
'rn Shareholders. We will stand purified from tho
institution. No law will, no law can, compel us I'd
catch the slaves. There. is there can le no law
which will force northern man, elevated and intel.
ligent freemen, to turn out and give chase -ftef
runway slaves. We have had domofStfA "
what say lotely in Wisconsin. There ii was dt-
cmpted to Involve freemen in this savecatching
policy. You have seen the result. Popular senti-
ment is onposed to it. Orr feelings of humanity
our principles of Christianity f6sbid IL; our con.
sttutional rights opposed to it.
Mr.. fletcher. The gentleman has got through
with all my queries to hiM and he is now branchl
irg off en- other subjects.
| am very well satisfied that gave the eensloi
man from Ohio Mr.. Giddngsl the opportunity for
the interruption which he has made. lie has stai
ted with that frahkness and that cahdot which hB
has uniformly exhibited when discussing this hhes=
ton, the sentiment and purposes cf the North SD
far as he has been able to learn it. We all know
that he is well posted up rs TO the sentiment of the
northern people, as to their PURPOSES hht ohirrts;
so far any action, present or future, CONNECTED
with slavery is concerned. lie says they are for
repeating the fugitive slave law that they i'll
favor of allowing the South TO tecovep MS they
best can, the slaves who have run away froth their
owners when they have reached n free State. lie
says also, that he is for that sort of legislation that
will remove slavery from the District of COhhbiAt
! the navy-yards, and all other territory bMned By
the United States. He says that he is in favor of
preventing the interstate slave trade md for cons
fning slavery TO the States where it now exists
that he is not disposed to allow slavery to 60 Into
any of the Territories of the United States but
that, on the contrary, he is determined, and ths
North are determined, to restore the Missouri COM
promise line, and to prohibit slavery forever from
the Territory of Kansas, even through the peopld
of that Territory may be unanimously in favor of
its introduction
Mr. Giddngs. ask the gentlemen to allow mo
to correct him in one particular. The gentleman
speaks Of my proposing to prevent the Interstate
slave trade. That Is hot prCciselS My position, So
far the transportation of slaves from oht slave
State to another internally is concern have moths
ing to do 1t is the cOastwise slave trade Upon the
high seas that pr6post to prevent. Congress have
the right to make regulations for the hdtigaton
of tht high seas, and desire that this shall be ont
of them
Mr.. Letcher. Very well; take it DIS it is now
, stated and it presents point which it is utterly
, impossible for the South to yield. 1t is pushing
this interference to an issue where it would e dsr
graceful for the South to attempt to shun it, rs
aecedo to the terms thus diditatd TO her bS the
North is basely to surrender all tldih to her prop
erty, and to admit that wherever it goes beyohd tho
limits Of slave State and enters free State, it
, becomes, in the ldhsuage Of the gentleman from
Ohio, " sovereign " in tht State to which it may
flee for the time being.
Mr.. Chairman, under such circumstances as
these, the gentleman from Ohio says he has no idea
that 1, any one who comes from the South would
be inclined to sever tic bonds Of the Uniuf---that
WE HAVE talked too much upon that subiettseand
that we will subrt hereafter, as we have always
Submitted heretofore In other words, that theru
is not spirit enough in the Soth~-thut there is hot
manness enough in the South-to stand by sotith'
ern rights, to uphold southern interests to protect
southern property, and to defend slavery wheheter
it shall be assailed by utr enemies from any guars
ter whdtever Sir, do northern gentlemen ehteri
tain this opinion of us DO they believe that we
have been reduced to abect position, that VIZ
have not the courage to assert our rights, hor the
power to defend our Property. If such is their
opinion then their conduct in endeatorhg to bring
about dissolution of the Union, by Forcing Upon
us the measures indicated tonight, is precisely
what might have been expected. They ought hot
to desire longer connection with us. They will
find, soonef later, if these questions are pressbd
they have been sadly mistaken
If we cannot he considered rs the equals Of these
gentleman from Ohio and the equals of those whom
he represents UPON this hoof; If the Surth de-
termined that shall not have peace oh this vital
subject; if they are determined To press il dt NIL
hazards regardless of consequences to themselves
and to us be 1t We shall have the agrrgabs
reflection of knowing that I've are not TO blumu
that the evil results cannot be charged upon us
that the North and the North alone, to blaine.
If the Union shall be dissolved, they cannot say
we did l..
But the gentleman frotn Ohio says the North will
not submit to have her ghs interfered with Sir,
/ will the gentleman be good enough TO tell us when
+ and where the Soatl has ever intcrfercd, e thef
= directly indirectly, with the rgifs Of the Nurtlf
II When have we of the South endedtbrcd to take
r away--to stcal by the aid of underground .fua.
road" by frce or fraud or by any other ihtapsA-
&C the property of the citizens of tile North IIatc
/ we ever made such an attempt upon the cotsttd'
II ents of the gentleman from Ohiog Never sir
never. | believe the gentleman processes to hold
to the doctrine If State rights declhftH IN tile
II resolutions of l79S and lT99 think the dccarhs
3 ton he has made tonight is very much the semt
K III substance, with that made few days ago by
d Mr. Wilson the Massachusetts, Senator in the 9th.
'r er end of the Capitol THESE two gentlemen hold
very much the same opinions In reference to Stat6
rights slavery, the fugitive slave law the Nebrds-
ka BILL and other questions of u kindred character.
T. They both hold to the doctrine that the north shall
a declare the law and the South sal hate the slo.
II rious privilege of submission The North is to
n make its demands, and the South is 10 yield u
i PROMPT obedience to those demands. The North is
to prescribe its thles, and the South are to COIN
u ply with them promptly and without murhier.
N Now let me tell the gentleman from Ohio that,
a whatever he may think of the spirit of the Snuth,
&c he will find that there is spirit there that win not
bmit to such requirements. lspo0k to the gentle
st man as coOy and cdlmly as ever uttered sehti
al ment in my life, when say that men Of al parties
If in the South-Denoerats, Wings, by whatever
maine known, by whatever organization they are
OF uuiudwil be found faithful in the hour Of trial
to the rights, interests, honor, md institutions oi
u the section of the country in which their lot Is cast
h They will never consent that the southern section
W of country shall occupy in this UhOn, that craven.
81 base and degraded position which he has assigned
ch to us Whichever that day shall come, the gentle
man may rest assured that the South VIII DC
~ unit That all party lines and all party divisions
nv will be obliterated That there will be one party
er in the slave States known only as the defenders OF
nd southen rights. Whenever we must surrender our
an rights give up the Union, there VIII oe no esi
a tation in making the selection. We cah live with.
n ont YOU. We can manage our own relations. We
,ls have the means among us that will give us wealth
a and mower, and far better is il that we should 60
ho and live by ourselves than that we should submit
' 10 such unrighteous and iniqutous demands ID