Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-22

AlUEtl HAahoNl ~ Nb@iA hiA kONAAAl W. 80
- not tho man to differ about tribes with n country
go full Of all the signs Of material prosperity, or to
10 necdlessly precise in noting its peccadiiloes'
Prudence" says the North British Rcrier, us
thamherG's fayorite theme and darling. IL IL the
aim uf eli his moral instruction, Right ieolinS,
correct ethics. and enlightened solfloro are not
uuly tho highest principles to which lo ."rpoaiS'
hut thcy seem TO b. 50 Appealed tn az to leave us
no room for reference to a higher standard Just
10; and to this dedication Of prudence and OF a
most tRcnlightcnod ~sell-lovo we may easily trace
tho favor with which slavery - viewed by Mt
Nlliiap, Chambers, and Che aladrity with winch
lie indirectly vet substantially defends IL. Pru-
.ience ADD self love are the groit ostenslblc sup
rorts Of slavery. The Stakeholder maintains 1T be-
r,ueo he believes it essential to his material pros
rnitv. tho northern abettor defends it with a view
In bs customer, or his son in law, or ms fellow
churclrmcmbcr, or associate in political action, or
other southern conneXion, or because he has II
MORTGAGE on southern property, or because he
breads the elayeholders' threats to dissolve the
Union If he should fail to assist them in main
t,nin, their favorito ipstitutiOn. Humanity, Jus
tee. mrrality. aud vital religious principle are
ALI sol aside by the Shareholders ana their adhe
rents from considerations OF prudence ana sen
love. and by none moro unscrupulouSly than Mr.
William Chambers. lie amply ~lustlies the crit
cism in the North British Reciep, and shows that
even n rrofossod moral teacher may be so dazzled
ly the Material prosperity OF tue United states;
that in order to silence the repro1ches OF the worlu
HutiNtL lliClt etdNN slsbuH' W - -, -,
pise his own obtuseness to The moral, social ana
economical evils OF which it is the fruitful parent
lut will actually labor to confOund all moral dis
,in,t,ons in its iefeucc. In tho paper already re
iorred to VIC find the following passage;
Turning to a work by the Rev. Robert Everest,
"A Journey through the United States ana part OF
,hmadal we find it plainly stated, that every new
factor, built in Lancashire creates u demand for
slaves on the banks Of the Mississippi The crime
,r rlaycrv. therefore, lies quito as much at the
door Of the English rs Of The Americans
En-laud's continued prosperity depends on inc
,uttln maaufActlrc and tins COTTON is II ProuucV
Of slavery. HOW inconsistent, then, for us TO re-
rroach tho Americans with Il system OF winch we
n,e the direct and principal elconra5ers Aet
hov has this truth been passed over II, lue Wu''
flri,ua disouisitions on the horrors OF American
slavery! 4 whole nation wceps over the wrongs
pf .I-nclo Tom while it hypocritically buys, ano
soins and wolrcs, aud draws II revenue from ln'
vcry article which Uncle Tom was urged undel
ttc lash i, produce. Until England ceases tt
iufchase American cotton, we THINK IN uecency'
II should refrain from consuming American slavery
III makes ma sAudder,' says Mr., W. II. baxter
"a, mink of ihc severe toll and heartless oppression
yltrh these wrctchcd beings undergo to support .
,.tit, nristocracv. and supply with the raw mater
al tho manufactures Of Manchester: IL mIGht DC
odl,i. that the northern states o! the Ohloh ouGnl'
to have as little t)'Say against inc souVn y u II
rylie,t as Earlaud. Their cotton manufacture
,%,1oly rests on compulsory labor and what !;
l'ly more ureu 10 Tebuke, the north sends repre-
.enia,iycs - Congress, who take the lead IN pro
lu,ts for extending the sphere OF slavery. Whii'
touching on Tie moral and SOCIAL eViIs Wnich III
,yitolly spring from the institutions OF Slavery
Mr.. Baxter does not shrink from adding, that tn
course pursued by tho party technically styled
ub,litionists, has been most Incorporate ana uh
wiso that a great dea! Of violence displayed OF
this question AT the south, is owing to the jamaica
d,inGs at the north and that dictatlor, menace
- ~, ,rIr lalnv the uny OF freedom Tor Tn
suffering Afr.cun.' | did not meet above n doze'
or twenty persons in America who entertained
different opinion from TINT now expressed to m
when iournoying through the States"
Now, if TIE lesson here inculcated be n SCUM
ono. we arc forbiiden to protest against any EVIL
connected with the production OF the astcleS w
consume. since the guilt Of the producer ana ina
If the consumer are Identical. If we use RUSSIAN
nax or hemp. corn or tlllow, we are as guilty a
tho noble who owns the sorf that grew them, an
become partners in the tyranny watch reveis l
eplendor on his unrewarded toll. The lac'
maker who eits singing by her cottage-door !
Noinurbamshir is no less criminal than Simo
I.-rcc on his plantation. The clerk who eats b
modicum of potatoes in the nearest London chol
houso becomes the unconscious inlietor oil ID
wrctch.ducss. poverty, and crime arising from u
onprcssion Of some Irish rackrenter. The snip
that carry on our commerce. between tue chuS
The earth are often floating hells, in which the poo
snilor suffers every extremity of outrage and mar
shin from the tyranny Of captains and the ayarl(
of sAip-owuers; therefore we who consume the pr
ducts tLey bring 10 our shores are p~artakers oil Il
guilt. WIN this logic stand good! IL chatt
slavery were not so important an element III u
material nrosnerity of the slave States II slav'
h,olders we're not 20 well dressed, so wealthy, al
so hospimbio if the number o. apologists l.
slavery amongst the prudent, prosperous, ana !
telligeul in the free states were not so great; NJ
Chamber would not attempt to silence all reno
,,r,o.a AGAINST American slavery by an argume
80 utcnlblo.
That she North sends representatives to Go
rress who take the lead in projects for eXtendi
The sphere of slavery" is a disgraeeIul fact but
rs one which should force upon Mr.Chambers sol
.euso Of the stupendous evil of slavery, instead
furpisbinc him with a plea against its opponen
THE geemfng anomaly may be easily explain'
Tho slave system embudies by far the most pote
"interest' in the United States. 1t rcpreseI
the greatest amount OF property. IT. is tue I'M
compact. the most active ana watchlui, the nv
ambitious, domineering and INSCRIPTIONS OF th'
all Tho slavehulders rule the Cabinet OF Was
lneton. A great majority Of the Presidents ha
been shareholders and since the system attain
it, present gigantic and portentous dl~enslol
not only has no known opponent OF slavery MI
tho presidential chair, but no such man has be
g~ppointed to any Office in the gilt OF the FEEDER
Government. With the exception Of John Quin
hdams. all the great American statesmen OF la
years have been noted for their adhesion TO
slave system. Calhoun OF South Caroilnla'
.I,reholIer. was it's thorougb-going defender a
.nnlnris,. Henry Clay was n Shareholder. Dan
Webster, the most renowned American ora'
f9rensic and parliamentary, prostituted his or
talents to the maintenance OF the System.
looked for the Presidency OF the unliea states
L,r rova ard and died broken-hearted because
south refused even to nominate him as a car
d,tc. The Florida war was waged for many ye
against the poor Indians of that country at a '
cApenee of blood and treasure, Tor tue SAKE 9l
~iar,boIders Texas was annexed to the Uni
states to provide siaveholding territory Tor
South. The Mcxican war was commenced
carried on for similar object. Thus the Ella
holders are politically omnipotent; they dictate
of Office in the civil, military, AM diplomf
services; they are the representatives OF III
haudrc4 millions sterling, worth of flesh and bic
No wonder that they possess enormous innuehc
the Free rs well as the slave States that Il
control the election of mcnlbers of Congre
ecduce the churches by the phantom of ecsiesia