Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-13

slaves. Without this they become weary in we'll
doing, and satisfy Themselves with measures Of
concession aud compromise. II therefore the alto.
ltionists of the West desire to see their cause ad.
vanced. they must come Toward with a new ill.,.
erality to sustain the Executive Committee they
shall appoint on this occasion.
The past year has been signalized BY the violence
which has marked the efforts Of the slave power to
extond it's territory. 1t has thrown off the mask it
has hitherto worn and boldly attempted to secure
its purposes by the subversion of the civil rights
of free citizens and by conquest of arms. This
new DEVELOPMENT OF slavery has awakened a spirit
of opposition altogether unprecedented in the ex-
tent Of its Influences upon the public mind. 1t is
awakening the purpose with some to meet violence
with violence and is combining the people OF the
Northern States in political resistance againstthcse
outrageous iuvasions Of tyranny An issue Is
really joined between a large portion OF the people
of the North and the slave power OF the south
True, the issue joined is not the real one thar
must come at last. But the marshaling in poIt'
cal battle array Of the slave holding and non slave
holding sections, on a question incidental to this
ultimate issue is an indication full Of hope to those
who look beyond the terrible struggle which must
convulse this nation. The mad purpose Of the
shareholders will we trust, ere long, lead to a con
1ict on the true issue. To arge on and prepare the
public m ind of the North for this event, has been,
and must still continue to be the labor oi the
Western Auti-Slavery Society.
While therefore we rel ice in whatever may be
gaincd in any conflict, aud by any means
While we recognize the importance of saving the
territories from the b~lighting curse OF Slavery.
While we repel by all honorable means all outrage
upon the liberti, IS of ourselves and our free white
fellow citizens-while we rejoice and labor most
earnestly that there shall be "no slavery outside
the slave States" We cannot consent to purchase
these advantages by the concession that slavery
has the right to exist in any State or on any spot
Of earth. We think it despicable and wicked to
attempt to protect the rights of free white citizens
in Kansas or to secure our own political and ply
steal prosperity and social ease, by cotsenting to a
union with Shareholders, who are Me most intn'
nous of pirates; or TO justify in any way their
pluuder upon human rights. We therefore with
cut concession and without compromise must con
tinue to seek the abolition OF American slavery as
an object of far greater and more comprehensive
importance than any other measure proposed by
the church, by the gnyernmen mt or by any political
organization. We have therefore according to our
ability sought to test the conduct Of all men and
the principles and measures of all organizations
and parties, our own among them. 10y the one queS'
ton IF human right to human freedom. Standing
unAinchiugly by this principle, and refusing to
abandon the millions Of friendless slaves. even
under the fallacious pretence of securing their
ultimate gond; and striving for fidelity in rebuke
of all the practical opponents OF liberty, whether
they assume their antagoristic position from per
verseness if heart or error of judgment, we ma
ourselves still a Sun NIL, ~despised minority. The
unscrupulous aud crafty, brand us ms impractica-
bles and fools. Those rendered querul"us by the
response of their cunsciences to our reprootS, cali
us Ishmaelites, who prefer finding fault with anti
slavery men, to efecting the redemption OF the
slave. BigotS and pious knaveS cry ihhdel, while
slaveholling, Uniun-loving patriots stigmatize us as
traitors. Our measures are contcuned and our
principles scorned, yet our work is before as, aud
fidelity has not lost and shall not lose its reward.
We cannot therefore consent to abandon our de-
mnnd of unconditional freedom for the slave and
the dissolution of all cOmpacts and unions that hold
hin in bonds.
Your Committee thoroughly convinced that sla.
very owes its continued existence and its continu.
ed spread and proSl Gritty to the wicked and com
promising union on which this government i, based
have labored 10 the best of their ability to induce
the people to abandon it preparatory to the estab'
lishment of i government based, on the principles
of human equality and natural justice. In fur
therance of this primary anti slavery measure, the
Committee the last winter. prepared and signed by
its officers. on behalf of the Society, a memorial
10 the Legislature Of Ohio, asking that body to
take the necessary, preliminary measures for the
withdrawal Of Ohio from the Federal Union. The
memorial asked the Legislature to decline entering
upon the election of a United States Senator-to
recind the laws regulating the election of members
of the House of Representatives of the United
States, aud election for President, to provide for
the amendment Of the Constitution Of Ohio which
shall repeal the 7th Sc :tion of the 10Th article,and
forbid all State officers to take an oath to support
the Constitution Of the United States, and such
othor measures as should appear e~xpedient to effect
a peaceful Withdrawal Of Ohio from the Federal
Union.
The Committee asked for the adoption Of these
measures;
LIST. Because the Federal Government had signal
" faxed to protect the people of Ohio in the enjoy
ment OF life, liberty, and property"
%. Because in the Union the influence OF every
citizen using the elective franchise is pledged to
the holding as slaves near four millions Of our
felloT beings.
8. Because we are forbidden by the Constitu-
ton to protect and aid the slaves in securing their
liberty.
4th. Because we would not be involved in the
crime aud disgrace Of recognizing pirates and KID
nnppers as ct to administer a government for tht
security of human rights and the protection Of blu
man liberty.
9Th. Because, it is evident from the nature o.
the case and from past experience, that no true
Union does or can exist between the free and slave